Ymm, Beer!

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God Complex-Resident Culture Brewing Co.

Note: if you’re thinking I’m going to post about spicy chicken sammiches, you’re in the wrong thread

Close enough to local.

Credit-more dog sitting beer fees
Style-DIPA vs NEDIPA
Format- 1/2 quart can
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-pineapple grapefruit juice on CO2
Nose-tropical fruit juice blend
Mouthfeel-freshly squeezed and zested
Tastes-grapefruit, lemon lime, tangerine, mango and a splash of papaya
Hops-Citra, Mosaic cryo pellets and Galaxy
IBU-“no IBU” but, being slightly smarter than I look, I’ll guess <50
ABV-9%
Overall impression-pull up another chair, Burial, there’s another terrific NC brewer in the 'hood
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; would side-by-side with anything Burial or Veil; still waiting for my Tree House and/or Trillium deliveries…

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Mas Agave Clasica Grapefruit-Founders Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids ain’t local

Credit-availability; experience; Visa card
Style-tequila barrel aged grapefruited imperial gose
Format-12 ounce bottle
Stemware-Founders snifter
Appearance-cloudy, pinkish amber with a small head
Nose-agave and grapefruit
Mouthfeel-a bit of syrup
Tastes-grapefruit syrup (WTH?), agave, tequila, pinch of salt, wood
Adjuncts-sea salt and grapefruit juice
IBU-<10
ABV-9.7% (holy , a gose )
Overall impression-as good as I remember from 2020 (wait, something good from 2020 )
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; I’ve never had a Paloma cocktail but it’d had to be made with fresh ingredients to be better than this

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Más Agave Clásica Prickly Pear-Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, remember?

Credit-couldn’t resist
Style-tequila barrel aged and fruited imperial gose
Format-12 ounce bottle
Stemware-Founders snifter
Appearance-a clean, brilliant fuchsia with a smallish, pink head
Nose-berries and booze
Mouthfeel-almost cloying yet a bit tart
Tastes-cranberry, raspberry, tequila, wood and a kiss of salt
Adjuncts-prickly pear extract, sea salt
IBU-<10
ABV-9.7%; truly dangerous
Overall impression-take equal parts of Raspberry Tart, Cranbic, Blushing Monk, tequila reposado (sorry, TW, no vodka ) and a pinch of salt and pour over ice; outstanding addition to the Mas Agave line
Ymm, Beer rating-top shelf cat 3; better than the grapefruit and I’ll let you know tomorrow if I think it’s better than the lime version

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Más Agave Clásica Lime-Founders Brewing

Not. Local. From Grand Rapids, MI, Beer City, USA!!

Credit-memory and availability
Style-tequila barrel aged imperial gose
Format-12 ounce bottle
Stemware-snifter
Appearance-golden/amber, slightly cloudy, smallish head
Nose-Margarita
Mouthfeel-limey and boozy
Tastes-agave, syrup, fresh squeezed lime, tequila, wood and a kiss of salt
Adjuncts-agave and lime
IBU-15 (Founders sez so )
ABV-10%
Overall impression-a great concoction
Ymm, Beer rating-cat 3.99; just as good this year as last year; it’s better than Prickly Pear, but not dramatically; delighted to have bought a 4 pack and will share with family next week

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Push It Real Good-Newgrass Brewing Co

Shelby is kinda local

Credit-dog sitting fee; shamelessly stolen, umm, borrowed from older daughter
Style-push up pop style fruited sour ale/Berliner Weisse; milkshake sour?
Format-pint can
Stemware-nonic pint
Appearance- a box of melted lemon/peach push up pops, shaken and stirred; “hey, what’s that swimming in my beer?”
Nose-sour peaches
Mouthfeel-see appearance
Tastes-peach, lemon /limeade, vanilla, cream
Adjuncts-peaches, vanilla, lactose, pastry cream (WTH; next thing you know, someone will be shit posting some inane garbage about poptarts)
IBU-likely <10
ABV-6%
Overall impression-a boozesicle; despite all the apparent wailing, this was pretty good
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2 for creativity and making it taste like it read; points deducted for the rather unappealing appearance and strangeness but worth a single or a share; yes, it was even worth “stealing” from our daughter

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Tefnut Raspberry-The Veil Brewing in collaboration with Omnipollo (https://omnipollo.com/)

Local? Depends if it was brewed in RVA or Sweden

Credit-Nrrrrvous; many thanks!!
Style-triple fruited imperial gose
Format-pint can, shared
Stemware-Gouden Carolus chalice, because they have 8 ounce lines on them
Appearance-beer ain’t pulpy and reddish purple; surprisingly large, dark pink head for a gose
Nose-berries and berries
Mouthfeel-smoothie
Tastes-raspberry beret, err, puree along with lemon/lime, sorbet and a hint of salt
Adjuncts-triple raspberries
IBU-kidding, right?
ABV-10% (a booze shake)
Overall impression-amazing
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; can’t decide if we liked this or the Pineapple Whip Orange Swirl variant better

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Shade of Lies-Incendiary Brewing Company

336 local

Credit-RJ199; thanks!!
Style-BBA flavored RIS
Format-capped, wax dipped with a “rip cord,” 500 ml bottle, shared two ways
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-“it was a dark and stormy night” with a rim of tan foam
Nose-java and bourbon
Mouthfeel-lubricious
Tastes-as advertised/expected, coffee, bourbon, coconut and maple with a generous drizzle of dark caramel and a sprinkling of char
Adjuncts-maple, coconut and coffee
Grains-2 Row, roasted barley, chocolate malt, flaked oats
Yeast-American house strain (for you brewnerds out there)
IBU-apparently, a secret, but I’ll guess 60 based on the style
ABV-12.5% :partying_face:
Overall impression-delectable; was dessert #1 last PM
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 3; tough to have any criticism of this concoction except it is on the spendy side

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Bourbon Barrel Coffee Joy-Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

Local for our son

Credit-trader from ^^^^; thanks!!
Style-booze candy imperial stout
Format-bomber from Wolf’s Ridge 7th Anniversary boxed set last fall; shared two ways Monday night
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-very dark brown; thin, tan head
Nose-shot of bourbon, mug of java
Mouthfeel-a bit thin but smooth
Tastes-Mounds bar, shot of espresso, splash of vanilla syrup, dark caramel
Adjuncts-coffee, vanilla, coconut and cacao
IBU-maybe mid 50s?
Overall impression-addicting; another gem from Wolf’s Ridge
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; delectable

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Inner Tube-Burial Beer Company

Local

Credit-gifted by our part time nurse today for a special occasion in the very near future; thanks!
Style-lager
Format-12 ounce can
Glassware-standard pint glass
Appearance-clean/clear; yellowish straw; modest head
Nose-flowers, corn
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-corn syrup (not high fructose), floral bitterness, light caramel
Adjuncts-corn and rice (Untapped sez so)
IBU-probably 25
ABV-3.5% (I coulda had 6 of these)
Overall impression-simple yet tasty
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; nothing sexy but a good pairing with some fries, a kale salad and chicken nuggets

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Beer education time:

Grove-Brewery Bhavana

Local

Credit-needed traders
Style-DIPA
Format-normal looking cylinder but the other 3 cans from the 4 pack were “outdented” (first bad sign)
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-hazy with a ginormous, foamy and “soapy” head (second bad sign)
Nose-cardboard soaked with week old pineapple OJ (strike 3)
Mouthfeel-^^^^
Tastes-^^^^
IBU-?
ABV-8%
Overall impression-spoiled/turned/hyperfermented/stale beer
Ymm, Beer rating-cat minus 1; wrong thread

I had 2 ounces (on call) and our younger son-in-law had the other 14 ounces and couldn’t finish it. I expected as much when I saw the 3 other cans but chilled the normal appearing can anyway and we were both edjumacated.

See next post.

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Beer education time:

Grove-Brewery Bhavana

Local

Credit-needed traders
Style-DIPA
Format-normal looking cylinder but the other 3 cans from the 4 pack were “outdented” (first bad sign)
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-hazy with a ginormous, foamy and “soapy” head (second bad sign)
Nose-cardboard soaked with week old pineapple OJ (strike 3)
Mouthfeel-^^^^
Tastes-^^^^
IBU-?
ABV-8%
Overall impression-spoiled/turned/hyperfermented/stale beer
Ymm, Beer rating-cat minus 1; wrong thread

I had 2 ounces (on call) and our younger son-in-law had the other 14 ounces and couldn’t finish it. I expected as much when I saw the 3 other cans but chilled the normal appearing can anyway and we were both edjumacated.

See next post.

{trip to Total Wine early afternoon and returning with new 4 pack without argument and profuse apologies}

Grove-Brewery Bhavana

Local

Credit-my personal can from the 4 pack, saving a 2nd for myself and trading the other two
Style-DIPA
Format-normal pint can
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-pineapple juice, unfiltered; 2 finger head
Nose-tropical fruit salad
Mouthfeel-damn juicy
Tastes-pineapple grapefruit juice with splashes of lime and mango
IBU-probably 50s
ABV-8%
Overall impression-ahh, like I remember from 2 or 3 years ago
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; not convinced BB is “back to form” yet from before pandemic and/or sexual harassment scandal but this 4 pack from the transfer portal was very good

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Three Chopt Tripel-Lickinghole Creek Brewing

Local for that anxious fellow.

Credit-Nrrrrvous; thanks!!
Style-BBA honey ginger ale
Format-750 ml bottle, shared two ways
Stemware-small chalices
Appearance-first 8 ounces each glass was slightly cloudy, orange bronzy; remainder was turbid
Nose-ginger, bourbon, orange
Mouthfeel-soft and bubbly
Tastes-orange, bourbon, ginger zing, drizzle of honey sweetness and some garden flowers with an attitude
Adjuncts-honey and ginger
Hops-New Zealand Sterling and Montueka (from memory as I left the bottle at home)
IBU-probably 30s
ABV-13.5%; not lethal but deceptive
Overall impression-another quality concoction from the RVA area
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; a notch or 1.5 notches below the BBA Ardent Honey Ginger

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Dark Apparition-Jackie O’s Brewery

Local now for the son of dd, but previously located in the region

Credit-son; many thanks!!
Style-BBA flavored RIA
Format-375 ml bottle, shared 2 ways last PM
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-verrrry darrrrk brown; thin, tan head
Nose-espresso and bourbon
Mouthfeel-salacious
Tastes-java, vanilla, bourbon, char/wood, dark caramel
Adjuncts-vanilla and coffee
IBU-probably 50
ABV-13.8%; last night’s ABV winner by 0.3% (small sample size)
Overall impression-another amazing Jackie O’s brew
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 3; world class offering and likely not cheap but I was worth it yesterday and son was happy to share his birthday present to me

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Bad Attitude-Resident Culture Brewing

Queen City is close enough

Credit-needed another 4 pack for my trading package
Style-DIPA, New England style
Format-pint can
Stemware-teku
Appearance-pineappley grapefruity squeezings; generous head
Nose-juicyfruit gum
Mouthfeel-fresh squeezed
Tastes-pineapple/grapefruit/orange juices, splash of cream, pithy, white wine, some peach and mango
Hops-DDH with Nelson and Mosaic
IBU-secret; probably 50s
ABV-8.5%
Overall impression-damn, these guys are consistently good (recency bias )
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; Burial/Veil quality good

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Appalachia-Wicked Weed Brewing

Kinda local

Credit-son or son-in-law bought a 12 bagger of this for beach beer for the weekend; thanks!!
Style-session IPA
Format-12 ounce can
Stemware-standard pint glass
Appearance-light yellow straw; fizzy head
Nose-Ocean Spray light tropical juice cocktail blend
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-light grapefruit/pineapple juicy juice
Hops-Motueka, Citra and Mosaic
IBU-<40
ABV-4.7%
Overall impression-pleasant pairing with a homemade grilled pimento cheese, bacon and tomato sammich on whole wheat bread (no hot dogs harmed to make said sammich)
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; nothing exciting but well brewed and refreshing

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Delayed posting:

Banana OG-Commonwealth Brewing Company in collaboration with Bottle Logic Brewing

Not local

Credit-a trader from RJ199 several months ago; thanks!!
Style-BBA flavored imperial stout
Format-waxed and capped 750 ml bottle, shared two ways
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-dark, dark brown; small, latte head
Nose-bananas, PB, chocolate and booze
Mouthfeel-creamy
Tastes-a bourbon swizzled, chocolate covered banana with a hint of salt
Adjuncts-banana, peanut, cacao nibs, Madagascar vanilla bean and sea salt (Elvis would die again for this one)
IBU-probably 50
ABV-14%; booze candy!!
Overall impression-decadent liquid dessert
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 3; took 2 of us about an hour to finish this;

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Another delayed post from Sunday night:

World Wide Stout-Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Delaware ain’t local

Credit-trader from son a couple years ago (4 pack); thanks!!
Style-you should know by now; “a very dark beer brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley”
Format-12 ounce bottle, shared 2 ways
Bottled on-04/11/19 2032
Stemware-mini snifters
Appearance-darn near onyx; 3-4 bubble head
Nose-alcohol, char, dark chocolate, espresso; no adjuncts
Mouthfeel-smooth and warming
Tastes-dark chocolate, burnt caramel, dark/dried fruits, char, espresso
IBU-probably 50s
ABV-16% (no typo )
Overall impression-still a world class beer; pretty ambitious to have this following a 14% ABV large format bottle, taking about another hour to sip 6 ounces each of this one
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 3; happy to have 3 left for a mini vertical with a 2017 version and for tailgate

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South of Eleven-Hoof Hearted Brewing

Local for the Buckeye beer-buying guy.

Credit-son; thanks!!
Style-DIPA, NE style
Format-pint can, shared two ways last PM
Stemware-Gouden Carolus chalices with 8 ounce/250 ml lines so no one got shorted
Appearance-hazy jooooce
Nose-pineapple OJ
Mouthfeel-even more joocy
Tastes-tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, peach, cantaloupe and orange marmalade
Hops-secret (no, not Vic’s Secret…)
IBU-98 (no damn way!!)
ABV-10.2%; frighteningly easy sipping
Overall impression-worth of a seat at the Veil and Burial table
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; sorry he only brought one; will make me look at more Hoof Hearted Brews in Columbus in August during our visit

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Garcon de Ferme-Wicked Weed Brewery

Local enough

Credit-son who shared this beer gifted to him by a friend; thanks!!
Style-Foeder aged Brettanomyces farmhouse ale fermented with a pound and a half of fresh, whole peaches per gallon
Format-12 ounce bottle
Stemware-small chalices
Appearance-slightly cloudy pale orange with a small bubbly head
Nose-wet hay and peach jam
Mouthfeel-it tickled
Tastes-matched the nose with some lemon/lime tartness
Adjuncts-sounds like millions of peaches, probably from the country
IBU-maybe 10; tart/sour, not bitter, if that makes sense
ABV-5.9%
Overall impression-as others had said, it’s how WW made their rep; damn good sour/farmhouse ale
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; if you see one, buy it and share it!!

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Marveloso 2020:V7-Commonwealth Brewing Company

Not quite local.

Credit-RJ199; thanks!!
Style-double barrel aged, flavored imperial stout
Format-500 ml bottle, shared with our son Tuesday night
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-very dark brown, no head
Nose-lotsa bourbon, vanilla, dark chocolate
Mouthfeel-smooth and lubricious
Tastes-dark chocolate, bourbon, coconut, burnt caramel, char, wood, more bourbon and coconut
Adjuncts-marshmallow, coconut, walnut, cacao nibs, Tahitian vanilla beans and Ghirardelli dark chocolate (kitchen sink not included )
IBU-who cares?!?!
ABV-13.5%; stunning
Overall impression-amazing creation; our son thought it was by far the best beer he had on his week long trip to NC
Ymm, Beer rating-upper tier of cat 3; not cheap (trader) but not in the Veil price zip code