Ymm, Beer!

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Deth’s Tar-Revolution Brewing

Local when bought

Credit-thirst and need for inventory disposal
Style-BBA RIS
Format-3/4 pint can; not shared
Filled-SEP/29/2022 12:10:11
Glassware-pictured
Appearance-West Texas crude; half finger tan topping
Nose-bourbon and semisweet morsels
Mouthfeel-lubricious
Tastes-followed the nose with some burnt molasses and a hint of java
IBU-50
ABV-14.8%
Overall impression-rivals Bourbon County Stout
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 3; yea, really

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Dragons with Matches-Incendiary Brewing

Local indeed

Credit-can’t recall if gifted or traded by @richardjackson199; either way, many thanks!
Style-double barrel aged Belgian style quad
Format-500 ml waxed shut and capped
Bottling date-11/2/23
Stemware-when it’s from the Camel Cities, it’s consumed from Stella snifters
Good looks-“extra deep golden” (Crayola credit); modest tan head
Nose-dark, dried fruits soaked in good bourbon
Mouthfeel-sultry and alluring
Tastes-raisins, dates, figs, dark caramel, really good bourbon and a hint of wood
Barrels-Weller (27 months) and Buffalo Trace (15 months)
IBU- maybe 20
ABV-12%
Overall impression-another terrific Incendiary brew
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3

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Berry Monkey-Victory Brewing Company

The Keystone State is not local

Credit-couldn’t pass up the two buck off sale while waiting for traders from @Meld
Style-soured and fruited tripel
Format-12 oz can, not shared either night
Best by-FEB 21 25 PBG 24052 06:57 FL
Stemware-Ommegang tulip
Appearance-pale and slightly cloudy pinkish orange; generous Belgian lacing
Nose-a raspberry/lemon lime soda
Mouthfeel-ticklish
Tastes-a sour, high gravity Rubaeus (lemons, limes, oranges and raspberries)
Adjuncts-raspberries and maybe some Belgian candi sugar and coriander (last 2 not verified)
IBU-maybe 20
ABV-9.5%
Overall impression-the Rubaeus comparison is high praise
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; I’ve liked their Golden Monkey for a couple decades, found their Sour Monkey enticing and was rather impressed with this one, too, especially at the price point

If you ever see a mixed 12 pack of the above 3, buy it/share it/trade it!

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Shade of Lies-Incendiary Brewing Company

Twin City local

Credit-trader fro @richardjackson199; thanks!!
Style-BBA flavored RIS
Format-500 ml bottle, waxed and capped; shared 3 ways though not exactly equally
Bottled on-04/20/23
Appearance-“extra deep golden” (Crayola color); no head
Nose-bourbon and dark chocolate
Mouthfeel-yes, please, may I have another
Tastes-semisweet chocolate, bourbon, java, hints of maple and coconut
Adjuncts-maple, coffee and coconut
Grains-2 row, roasted barley, chocolate malt, flaked oats
Yeast-American house strain
IBU-guessing 40
ABV-12.5%
Overall impression-luscious
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; tough arena

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Dragons with Matches-Incendiary Brewing Co.

Exceptionally nearby when purchased

Credit-can’t recall if this was a trader or retirement gift from @richardjackson199; either way, many thanks!!
Style-flavored BBA dark Belgian strong ale
Format-waxed and capped 500 ml bottle, shared 3 ways, but, as the photo shows, not equally
Bottled on-09.09.2022
Glassware-as pictured
Appearance-“deep golden” (Crayola); murky with a very thin, tan head
Nose-bourbon and cinnamon
Mouthfeel-“killing me softly”
Tastes-bushels of dates, figs, raisins and plums, bathed in bourbon and sprinkled with cinnamon and a dash of vanilla
Adjuncts-black plums, Madagascar and Indonesian vanilla and Ceylon cinnamon bark
Grains-Pilsner, Caramunich I, Caramunich II, Chocolate, wheat and Special B
Yeast-Lachouffe
Barrels-Weller bourbon (blended 26 and 14 month)
IBU-objection, your honor
ABV-12.7%
Overall impression-masterful
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 3

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Punch Brook-Oxbow Brewing Company

Local when acquired

Credit-muled product by @Meld; many thanks!!
Style-stainless aged farmhouse ale with raspberries
Format-500 ml bottle; almost shared equally
Timing-“enjoy within 3 years”
Stemware-Gouden Carolus chalices
Appearance-pink and effervescent
Nose-raspberry lemonade
Mouthfeel-tickly
Tastes-a moderately puckery raspberry lemonade seltzer
Adjuncts-might be some raspberries :woozy_face:
IBU-maybe 10
ABV-6.5%
Overall impression-Rubaeus would be a fair comp
Ymm, Beer rating-low/mid cat 3; this was better than Rubaeus

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Black Forest Cake-Southern Pines Brewing Company

Bought at the taproom

Credit-younger son in law felt guilty drinking up my cellared ales so he bought while interviewing in SP; thanks!!
Style-BBA pastry imperial stout
Format-waxed and capped 500 ml bottle with a pull string; shared 3 ways and darn near equally, too
Stemware-mini snifters
Appearance-exceptionally dark brown; really thin, tan head
Nose-dessert!
Mouthfeel-luscious
Tastes-dark chocolate bourbon fudge, generously laden with cherry liqueur
Adjuncts-some form of cherries
IBU-56 (bottle recycled now and can’t read the number on the label :face_with_peeking_eye:)
ABV-13.2% (booze cake!!)
Overall impression-pure decadence
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 3

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Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew-Southern Pines Brewing Company

Bought at the taproom=local

Credits-younger son in law after a job interview; thanks!
Style-BBA RIS, gourded and spiced and everything nice
Format-rip stopped, waxed and capped 500 ml bottle, shared 3 ways
Glassware-small tumblers
Appearance-kinda darkish brown with a nice latte topping
Nose-booze pie
Mouthfeel-a bit thin
Tastes-many Thanksgiving pie spices, bourbon, pumpkin
Adjuncts-cinnamon, ginger,”pumpkin spices,” and coffee
IBU-30
ABV-9.6% (lightweight :woozy_face:)
Overall impression-despite the purchaser not liking coffee beers too much, younger daughter not being a big pumpkin fan and the fact this beer is 2-4 months “early,” we all rather enjoyed our sipping
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3

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German Chocolate Cake-Southern Pines Brewing Company

Another direct from the taproom purchase

Credit-younger son in law delivers again; thanks!!
Style-BBA and flavored imperial pastry stout; not some cheapass, juvenile, toasted, goo filled garbage
Format-pull ribboned, waxed and capped 500 ml bottle, shared 4 ways
Glassware-tumblers
Appearance-midnight; thin, beige head
Nose-bourbon and dark chocolate cake batter
Mouthfeel-Oh. My.
Tastes-dark chocolate, bourbon, muted coconut and pecans, molasses
Adjuncts-toasted coconut, pecans, cacao
IBU-73
ABV-14.9%
Overall impression-totally decadent
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 3; couple quibbles would be the muted coconut and pecan tastes (difficult to brew, I’d guess) and the $20 price tag as it was waaay more approachable when @Tripping.William and I both found some pint cans of this and Drunken Vigils for about $8-9 each for pint cans a few years ago.

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amarelle-Oxbow Brewing Company

Local for the purchasing rep

Credit- for transaction; thanks @Meld!!
Style-fruited and “barrel aged mixed fermentation farmhouse ale”
Format-500 ml bottle, shared 3 ways and darn near equally, too
Freshness instructions-“enjoy within 3 years”
Glassware-tumblers
Appearance-light neon red; lots of brief fizzies
Nose-tart cherries
Mouthfeel-more pucker than expected
Tastes-Sour Patch cherry candy
Grains-“100% Maine” :woozy_face:
Adjunct-Montmorency cherries (Montmorency cherry - Wikipedia)
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IBU-maybe 10
ABV-6.5%
Overall impression-very well executed
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; even the sour “haters” liked this one

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Chaos and Revelry-Altered State Brewing

Only 4 miles from home

Credit-mule order and pick up special; thanks @Meld!!
Style-DIPA
Format-pint can, shared (unequally but fairly as our younger daughter is not a big IPA fan) 3 ways
Freshie info-no dating on can but this was released last week for their second anniversary; pretty damned fresh
Glassware-tumblers
Appearance-well blended tropical fruit salad
Nose-tropical fruit salad
Mouthfeel-more hoppy than expected
Tastes-guava, ? passionfruit, ? papaya
Hops-Citra (a fave) and Riwaka (not common, somewhat newish)
IBU-mid 40s
ABV-8%; all their DIPAs are 8%
Overall impression-had trouble with this one and I’ll blame my uneducated palate WRT Riwaka hops
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2, but, if you like unusual hops, your palate might put this in low cat 3 for adventure/new flavor and taste reasons

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Double Trancendance-Altered State Brewing

Can’t get much closer

Credit-shared order with @Meld; thanks!
Style-DIPA
Format-pint can, shared with no one
Stemware-oversized wine glass
Appearance-yellow haze; generous foamage
Nose-citrusy
Mouthfeel-juicy
Tastes-nectarines, peaches and a splash of pineapple
Hops-Nectaron (only one listed anywhere)
IBU-maybe 30
ABV-8%
Overall impression-much more mainstream than the Chaos and Revelry
Ymm, Beer rating-low/mid cat 3; not quite Burial/Veil level but not far away

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Prismatic Energy-Altered State Brewing Company

Remains only 4 miles from home

Credit-contained in a recent order from @Meld; thanks!!
Style-TIPA
Format-pint can; no sharing
Brewed on-unknown but released about 3 weeks ago
Stemware-fit nicely in my large wine glass
Appearance-pineapple juice with froth
Nose-many citrus drippings
Mouthfeel-juicy with a bite
Tastes-pineapple, OJ, grapefruit, mango and a drizzle of pith
Hops-Nelson, Enigma, Rakau and Motueka
IBU-WAG is 30
ABV-10%
Overall impression-a really good TIPA is tough to balance the IBU, ABV and fruitiness; this nailed it
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; yea, I liked it a lot

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Minotaur-Mortalis Brewing Company

Avon, NY ain’t close

Credit-trader from @Meld; many thanks!!
Style-fruited sour ale
Format-pint can; “I drink alone”
Stemware-same old large wine glass
Appearance-mangoes with some bubbles
Mouthfeel-pulpy
Tastes-pineapple OJ from the blender with half a bushel of lime squeezings
Adjuncts-pineapple, key lime, orange, passionfruit and golden raisins
IBU-10
ABV-6%
Overall impression-reminded me of a Tefnut; high praise
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; toss some soft serve ice cream and vanilla in the tank, bump the ABV up to 10% and it is a Tefnut; this was terrific

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Vortex of Decadence Ghost Tingle-Altered State Brewing

Four miles by car

Credit-impulse buy last fall
Style-flavored RIS
Format-500 ml bottled, shared with myself over 2 nights
Stemware-mini snifter
Appearance-some dark brown Crayola hue;
few bubbles
Nose-dark chocolate and some Scoville Heat Units
Mouthfeel-a but thin with some finishing heat
Tastes-dark chocolate, hint of smoke, maybe some almonds and some finishing heat
Adjuncts-flaked coconut (missed due to the peppers), roasted almonds and cacao nibs; not on label but hinted at with “Ghost Timgle” :woozy_face: ghost peppers
IBU-maybe 40
ABV-13%
Overall impression-heat was rather mild but still masked the coconut
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; perhaps some added cinnamon or vanilla would have mitigated the heat better

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Covert Narcissism (draft)-Altered State Brewing

Same distance from home

Credit-thirst and proximity
Style-NEIPA
Format-freshly spigotted
Glassware-tumbler
Appearance-Dole fruit juice; one finger head
Nose-pineapple grapefruit juice
Mouthfeel-some bitter, some juice
Taste-adult Juicyfruit gum?
Hops-Citra, Enigma, Nelson Sauvin and Belma ( ; even the brewer knew little about this variety)
IBU-30s
ABV-5.9%
Overall impression-crushable
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; might be underrating a bit

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I Can Feel Your Anger-RAR Brewing

One of their Out Of Order variants. Is that correct, @Meld ?

Local only if you drive out of your way heading home from Maine.

Credit-part of a cash/trade transaction with @Meld last month; thanks!!
Style-massively fruited American sour
Format-pint can, not shared
Stemware-large wine glass; hey, it all fits :woozy_face:
Appearance-a creamy lavender shake; strange looking stuff
Nose-blueberries and bananas
Mouthfeel-Cookout!!
Tastes-imagine a blueberry crisp that has been blenderized with banana pudding and a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Adjuncts-“copious amounts of blueberries, banana, pastry cream, Cinnabon pie crust and lactose”
IBU-no one really cares
ABV-5% (IOW, not beer )
Overall impression-sounded like a disaster reading the label but I found it fascinating and delectable
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3

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Blueberry Maple Pancake-Ellicottville Brewing Company

Ellicottville and Little Valley, NY are not nearby

Credit- and transaction with @Meld; thanks!!
Style-BBA fruited and syruped amber ale
Format-pint can, solo
Freshie info-12/08/22 LV B161 09:43
Stemware-Founders snifter
Appearance-cloudy amber; small, off white head
Nose-maple syrup and bourbon
Mouthfeel-breakfast
Tastes-bourbon, maple syrup, caramel and subtle blueberries
Adjuncts-blueberries in some form and Sprague’s Maple Farm syrup
IBU-maybe 30
ABV-7.5%
Overall impression-coulda used more berries but I’d still consider pouring over pancakes or waffles :woozy_face:
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3

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It’s Complicated-Big Oyster Brewery

You know, the other brewery in Lewes, DE

Credit-trader or purchase from @meld; thanks!
Style-flavored golden stout
Format-pint can, unshared
Glassware-the bigger than I thought Founders snifter
Appearance-cloudy, gold and frothy
Nose-coffee and caramel
Mouthfeel-smooth
Tastes-more coffee than I’d’ve thought, subtle raspberry, caramel, muted chocolate
Adjuncts-coffee, white chocolate and raspberry
IBU-30s
ABV-7%
Overall impression-would’ve liked more chocolate and fruit in this one
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; fun beer

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Ultimate Oktoberfest-Founders Brewing

Read the back label; amusing stuff. A BBA imperial German-style Marzen loaded with floral, light caramel and bourbon flavors. A seductively smooth brew at 9.4% ABV and guessing low IBU. Thanks @AugustWest who will be searching out a 4 pack from Total Wine for trading/purchase at the Ucon tailgate. Mid cat 3 quality