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Batsquatch Hazy IPA by Rogue Ales, Bedford, OR. Rogue has a good track record with me, but it's been awhile since I've anything new from them. This opaque beer is fruity with flavors of apricot and mango, a nice mellow beer. At only 6.8% ABV, this one can easily replace your breakfast juice.
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Hazy Memory IPA by Lagunitas Brewing, Chicago,IL/Petaluma, CA. A very complimentary follow-up to the Rogue beer, the juiciness is less nectar-like and the ABV is a more reasonable 8%. It's a limited release, and while unfiltered it's not nearly as opaque as the Rogue beer. No chunks.
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I just liked the label, and they were out of Bunnies so I thought I'd try something else from Lamplighter. Hazy and juicy, the name probably comes from Galaxy hops. The brewer says it's "Bowie inspired." Okay then. Will buy again, although it's more of a summer beer.
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Doubled-Up DIPA by Revision Brewing Co., Sparks, NY. I took the kids to Flight Bottle Shop after a visit to the library (something that's starting to become once-every-3 weeks habit), and after adding a 4-pack of pounders to my tab, I noticed a sign on a table stating that all beers on that able were 20% off/6. This was a normally $10/6 table, so $8.
I need to stop back in and see if they are still running this special and if they still have more of this beer. A very nicely balanced bitter (75 IBU), piney but not resinous, and 8.0% ABV. This a beer that does everything just right without being over the top in any aspect.
I need to stop back in and see if they are still running this special and if they still have more of this beer. A very nicely balanced bitter (75 IBU), piney but not resinous, and 8.0% ABV. This a beer that does everything just right without being over the top in any aspect.
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Hey Flap! Midwest IPA by Riverlands Brewing Co., St. Charles, IL. I work in St. Charles 3x per week...methinks I need arrange for a "honey I have to work late" night. This is a nicely balanced, moderately sweet IPA with a bitter finish but is yet not especially fruity. 7.2% ABV sold in reasonably priced pounders, I'd buy a can of this again, although I'm more interested in checking out the source.
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White Light Apricot Witbier by Middle Brow Brewing, Chicago. 5.1% Belgian style dreck. 'nuff said. Too sour to get much apricot flavor.
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There was a sale rack at the bottle shop. I must not have had my reading glasses on, I thought it said apricot wheat beer. I totally missed the "Belgian style" subtext.
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Oro de Tontos by Greenbush Brewing, Chicago? That's what the can says, anyway, although their website assures me they are still in Sawyer, Michigan where I visited them a few months ago. Mexican style lager isn't something I'd normally get, but it's Greenbush, and it was cheap. A slight honey flavor mellows out any astringency found in the likes of Corona and it's ilk. And I appreciate that. At only 4.5% ABV, you might as well drink this if the water ain't potable.
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As your attorney, I recommend you take that beer and use it for a breakfast michelada...remember that you start the day thirsty.Jeff V wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:31 pm Oro de Tontos by Greenbush Brewing, Chicago? That's what the can says, anyway, although their website assures me they are still in Sawyer, Michigan where I visited them a few months ago. Mexican style lager isn't something I'd normally get, but it's Greenbush, and it was cheap. A slight honey flavor mellows out any astringency found in the likes of Corona and it's ilk. And I appreciate that. At only 4.5% ABV, you might as well drink this if the water ain't potable.
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I had to look that up. i have a jalapeno beer in the walk-in beer cooler (Bent River). Tomato juice in beer sounds horrible, although people from Kansas used to try to convince me otherwise. I use lime for two things: keeping avocados from turning brown when I make guacamole and key lime pie, the best of all pies. Keep it away from my drinks, please.
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You never started your day with a Bloody Mary? Same idea but with beer.Jeff V wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:43 pm I had to look that up. i have a jalapeno beer in the walk-in beer cooler (Bent River). Tomato juice in beer sounds horrible, although people from Kansas used to try to convince me otherwise. I use lime for two things: keeping avocados from turning brown when I make guacamole and key lime pie, the best of all pies. Keep it away from my drinks, please.
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I've been trying to get people to buy into the idea of a michelada for like 10+ years. No one - and I mean no one - has been interested. Maybe I'll start a new Xmas morning tradition!
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Only once on a golf outing. One dude had too many, fell out a moving golf cart and shattered his ankle. It didn't set right and had to be re-broken.
Vodka makes more sense than beer. Since I try not to drink shitty beer, it seems like it would be a waste of good beer to add pollutants to it.
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Southwest and American are based out of DFW. Come on down, and you can edumacate me. I'm sure plenty of the locals will hoist a glass with you.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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It generally malfunctions from sometime in April through sometime in October. There's also those occasional days/weeks where it turns into a blast freeze and destroys everything not removed in time.
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My FIL lives just outside of Dallas (I think within striking distance to Fretmute, actually) so it's not an unreasonable request - particularly since you got your Ebola under control.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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I don't understand the resistance, they are delicious! I think you've talked me into making them this year. Usually we drink White Russians made with eggnog.
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Got sick off of beer mixed with tomato juice 30 years ago. Have not gotten near the combination since.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Three Floyds LizardSnake IPA. Stupid name, stupid label, and ultimately stupid beer. I do give them credit for releasing a proper bitter IPA, but the orange flavored hops did not do it for me.
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Sloop Brewing's Confliction, a dry-hopped sour ale. Tasty, interesting, and easy-drinking. I'm a big fan of this style of beer.
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Working for the Weekend DIPA by Spiteful Brewing, Chicago. Harsher than most DIPAs, this is a quite bitter beer. Which I like just fine, just don't expect any hints of juiciness. At 7.9% and sold in pounders, it could pack a little more bang for the buck, but that quibble is minor.
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Flying Monkeys Sparklepuff Tripple IPA, clocking in at 10.2%, which I assume would barely be JeffV approved.
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Had an hour to kill between shopping and fetching the boy from school, so my daughter and I stopped at Flight for a few.
Hops in a Can by Revision Brewing, Sparks, NV. A NEIPA, it's not overly juicy. The flavor overall is pretty mild, but the 10.5% ABV is good. Had on tap, not in a can.
Joe Daddy Stout by Pig Minds Brewing, Machesney Park, IL. A different beer was on the printed menu, I ordered by number instead of name, so I was surprised to get a stout when I ordered something else. It's a decent beer, if unremarkable. 8.5% ABV
C.S.E. Space Crystals by Lil Beaver Brewing, Bloomington, IL. New England style DIPA, this had a nice mild flavor, not as rich as I expect DIPAs to be though. I was running out of time and had to settle for a 5 oz sample of this one. 8.6% ABV.
Hops in a Can by Revision Brewing, Sparks, NV. A NEIPA, it's not overly juicy. The flavor overall is pretty mild, but the 10.5% ABV is good. Had on tap, not in a can.
Joe Daddy Stout by Pig Minds Brewing, Machesney Park, IL. A different beer was on the printed menu, I ordered by number instead of name, so I was surprised to get a stout when I ordered something else. It's a decent beer, if unremarkable. 8.5% ABV
C.S.E. Space Crystals by Lil Beaver Brewing, Bloomington, IL. New England style DIPA, this had a nice mild flavor, not as rich as I expect DIPAs to be though. I was running out of time and had to settle for a 5 oz sample of this one. 8.6% ABV.
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Yeah but what did you have to drink?Jeff V wrote:Had an hour to kill between shopping and fetching the boy from school, so my daughter and I stopped at Flight for a few.
Hops in a Can by Revision Brewing, Sparks, NV. A NEIPA, it's not overly juicy. The flavor overall is pretty mild, but the 10.5% ABV is good. Had on tap, not in a can.
Joe Daddy Stout by Pig Minds Brewing, Machesney Park, IL. A different beer was on the printed menu, I ordered by number instead of name, so I was surprised to get a stout when I ordered something else. It's a decent beer, if unremarkable. 8.5% ABV
C.S.E. Space Crystals by Lil Beaver Brewing, Bloomington, IL. New England style DIPA, this had a nice mild flavor, not as rich as I expect DIPAs to be though. I was running out of time and had to settle for a 5 oz sample of this one. 8.6% ABV.
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Most of what I bought I had to take home. They needed to spend the night in the walk-in beer cooler.
The first of the DYO six pack is Death by Viking by Solemn Oath Brewing Co., Naperville, IL. I like Solemn Oath's beers, although they tend to be unmemorable. It's a local brewery, and frequently their beers are the best offering at nearby restaurants. Death by Viking is the first premium offering of theirs I've had. Dubbed "American Imperial IPA" it certainly has more oomph than your typical APA (10% ABV, sold in pounders). Flavor-wise it has a clean finish, no cloying fruitiness and the bitterness doesn't destroy your taste buds. All in all a fine effort, I would drink it again but the price is in the $20/4 pack range, meaning it will probably be a long time until I revisit it.
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fjoggy fjords by Marz Brewery, Chicago, IL. Another local beer from a brewer I've not heard of before, this was expensive ($5/can. 12 oz). It styles itself as a "Nordic Style IPA". I am unaware of the vikings ever venturing to India, but ok, whatever. This beer produced more head than any I've had in years. The flavor was pleasant, mild in all categories. At only 7% ABV though, it's way overpriced for what it is.
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Nice Pair of Slacks by Central State, Indianapolis, IN. A "brut style IPA", this super dry beer does not allow flavor to linger on your palate. The hops hit vanishes before it can even be characterized or identified. At 8% ABV, it's apparent market is those who don't really like beer but are ok with the idea of a beer buzz. A 4 -pack of pounders will get them there eventually.
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Holiday Cheer by Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX. Last year, a beertender recommended the Shiner holiday beer they recently put on tap. It was good, but I've not had a pleasant experience with bottled Shiner beers in the past. At $11/12, I couldn't resist. I brought a 12 to a party last weekend, and it got immediately drunk (and not all by me!) This beer is a dark brown color, but is brewed with peaches and that's the dominant flavor (to the exclusion of anything else). It's more like peach nectar since it's only 5.4%, but I do like it. It was not a sell-out at my recent party, but it's a toss-up between this and Celebration Ale for something to bring on upcoming parties on Presents Day and Presents Day Eve.
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Wand DIPA by Half Acre Beer Co., Chicago. Half Acre always puts out a solid product, if not especially memorable ones. This is a nicely balanced DIPA that delivers a 8.0% punchline. Sold in pounders, I have neither reason to buy this again nor reason not to.
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Mountain Traffic, a hoppy red ale by Crux Fermentation Project.
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Ryeway to Heaven by Revolution Brewing, Chicago. You might call this rye with beerish overtones. At 15% ABV, it's an outstanding session beer, especially if consumed in large steins. But I have to admit, it didn't taste much like a beer. But if you like rye...
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Wild Bill's IPA by B.B.G.B.Brewing, North Aurora, IL. Another nearby brewery I know nothing about. Can claims "home grown hops." Someone should tell them to use the buds, not the roots. 8.5% somewhat saves it, but I won't buy it again. This has been the 4th beer in recent weeks that tastes of dirt and it's a trend I don't like at all.
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Curb Check Hazy Carrot Cake IPA by Black Lung Brewing, Waukegan, IL. Brewed with carrots and spices, initially it really did seem like carrot cake in beer form, but they overdid the spices, particular the clove which toasted my palate before I was even halfway done with the pounder. The Madagascar vanilla bean ostensibly used was undetectable. I love carrot cake, but this needed more vanilla and a little sweetness to offset the harsh spices. Close, but it's no. At only 7% ABV, it doesn't even serve a good dessert beer.
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