Ymm, Beer!

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From last week:

Blink of an Eye-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Near and dear to my heart, aka local.

Credit-wbmcards88 from the 2022 Family Tree warehouse sale; $15, a steal; not enough thank yous out there for this one!!
Style-"…The past 10 years have gone by in a “Blink of An Eye” -There is no better way to exemplify the last 10 years of Hardywood’s barrel program than to make the ultimate Misfits blend. A rich and full-bodied beer with a silky mouthfeel. Aromatic notes of molasses, toffee, tootsie roll, and dark chocolate. Full flavors of dark fruit, chocolate covered cherries and tobacco linger with a smooth and warming finish.
The Blend:
32 month aged Foolery 40%
9 month aged Trickery 20%
21 month aged Trickery 10%
29 month aged Ruse 10%
5 month aged Hoax 10%
9 month aged Puffery: 10%…
Format-caged and corked 750 ml bottle
Stemware-2018 Hardywood GBS Complete Set tumbler
Appearance-extremely dark and viscous; mighta been 3 bubbles for the “head”
Nose-beyond alluring
Mouthfeel-warm, very gooey fudge
Tastes-dark chocolate, bourbon, raisins, dates, figs, dried cherries, more bourbon, black strap molasses, char, dark toffee; is that enough?
Adjuncts-not sure I could list all the usual suspects
IBU-probably mid 50s
ABV-13.7%; very dangerous
Overall impression-a stunning blend of their usual GBS imperial milk stout, long boil barleywine, Cru and maybe another beer or three from their cellars; wbmcards88 is free to correct any mistakes in this post, too
Ymm, Beer rating-top shelf cat 3; a truly fantastic cornucopia of brews

Plus, with names of brews like Ruse, Trickery, Puffery and especially Hoax, why wouldn’t I be reminded of, nah, never mind:

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More ketchup from Saturday:

Appanator (draft)-Booneshine Brewing

Local? Yep, from the brewery

Credti-fuse; thanks!!
Style-doppelbock
Format-crowler; shared several ways
Stemware-small Ommegang pilsner taster
Appearance-pale bronze; small, offwhite head
Nose-light caramel syrup
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-light caramel, flowers, lightly toasted wheat bread
IBU-30 (guess)
ABV-7.8%
Overall impression-good brew for the style
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; perhaps a bit more “body” raises it to cat 3; very pleasant with bratwurst and cheeseburger sandwiches off the grill; I was too full to have a hot dog sandwich after a brat and a burger but perhaps I shoulda had a plain hot dot and called it just that, a hot dog

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From Saturday afternoon:

Nuclear Seahorse-Booneshine Brewing Company

Yep, it was local.

Credit-fuse; thanks!
Style-(NE) hazy DIPA
Format-pint can, shared several ways
Stemware-sticking to my 2 ounce samples from my Ommegang mini
Appearance-grapefruit juice; small amount foam
Nose-grapefruit and papaya
Mouthfeel bitter and juicy, Lucy
Tastes-white grapefruit, white wine, splash of OJ
Grains-“local NC malt, toasted oats, flaked wheat”
Hops-Sabro, Mosaic, Idaho Gem and Hallertau Blanc (last 2 new to me)
IBU-likely 40 something
ABV-8.5% (sneaky)
Overall impression-very good pairing with our grilled meat sandwiches and a buncha quite tasty sides
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; looking forward to the full pint @fuse traded me when we left

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Still working on Saturday’s tasting:

The Third Fellowship of the Extraterrestrial Occult-Burial Beer Company collaboration with Resident Culture Brewing Company

Local local

Credit-RJ, one of many, many, many cans he brought and opened and shared; thanks!
Style-American IPA for which I’ll call shenanigans
Format-bizarrely labeled pint cans (yep, he opened two of them ), shared several ways
Stemware-still sipping from my 2 ounce Ommegang minis
Appearance-white grapefruit juice with modest froth
Nose-tropical fruit salad
Mouthfeel-juicy and a bit pithy
Tastes-fresh squeezed pineapple grapefruit juice, hints of white wine, honeydew (or honey don’t) and cantaloupe
Grains-some kinda barley/s, wheat )no hall) and oats
Hops-Strata, Motueka, El Dorado and Citra Cryo
IBU-38 (actual # on Untappd)
ABV-7.5%
Overall impression-typical Burial, meaning another excellent (NE)IPA
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; checked all the hazy IPA boxes

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Exposure-Nightmare Brewing Company

Not local

Credit-RJ, who opened 2 of them, at least ; thanks!!
Style-TIPA, probably a NETIPA
Format-pint can, or two, shared several ways
Appearance-slightly cloudy, amberish yellow; small, foamy topping
Nose-citrus and pine
Mouthfeel-mildly bracing
Tastes-grapefruit, orange, resin, hint of caramel, pith
Hops-Cryo Mosaic and Citra
IBU-“no IBU” but mama didn’t raise no dummy and a TIPA will have some bite so probably 50s
ABV-10.1%
Overall impression-really potent stuff here but pretty balanced and I enjoyed it quite a bit
Ymm, Beer rating-low to middle cat 3; mighta been a bit higher but palate fatigue setting in as this was #8 sample, IIRC.

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Next to last Saturday sample from the 10 beer, 8 hour flight:

Cherry from the Monastery (draft)-Booneshine Brewing Company

As local as you can get.

Credit-fuse who procured this “on their journey” to the mountain; thanks for sharing!!
Style-fruited Belgian style stout, imperial style
Format-crowler, shared many ways with RJ only opening one of these…
Stemware-continuing my 2 ounce samples (x2)
Appearance-dark ruby brown; modest, light tannish pinkish foam
Nose-cherries and milk chocolate
Mouthfeel-soft and sweet
Tastes-dark cherry jam, milk chocolate, dark caramel and a hint of sour which was a bit dissonant until one realizes Belgian style stouts are different than the US versions
Adjuncts-cherries in some form and I’d suspect some dark candi sugar, too
IBU-50s?
ABV-8.8%, IIRC
Overall impression-very interesting brew that made a nice prelude to dessert
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; would pair nicely with some dark pastry desserts along with the wonderful lemon pound cake, lemon curd and think and decadent raspberry sauce that was actually served

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From Monday’s beer and pizza summit:

Weekday Pool Party (draft)-Wise Man Brewing Company

local enough

Credit-device rep treat; thanks!
Style-blonde ale
Format-fresh from the spigot
Appearance-clear/clean, light yellow with a trace of foam
Nose-floral, corn syrup
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-light Karo syrup, flowers, light grain
IBU-maybe 25
ABV-5.5% which was highly quaffable on an 80+ degree late afternoon
Overall impression-pleasant pairing with a New Yorker pizza; no sandwiches
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; good repping for the style

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Pizza beer #2:

Sharp (draft)-Burial Beer Company

A bit farther from local but still in the old North State

Credit-device rep’s card; thanks!!
Style-Helles/Mai/Lente/honey/summer bock/lager
Format-freshly drawn
Cupware-yep, 8 oz plastic
Appearance-clean, very pale amber; smallish head
Nose-light caramel
Mouthfeel- as soft as a blonde, ale, that is
Tastes-light caramel, floral, hint of honey (but don’t tell Mrs. dd)
Grains-German Barke Pils and German Munich
Hops-Herbrucker, Saaz and Grungegeist
IBU-low 20s?
ABV-6%
Overall impression-good porch/pizza pounder
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; looking forward to the pint RJ sent home with me on Saturday and also a side by side with Cabin Fever

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Last night’s finishing beer (well, technically starting and finishing beer :smiling_face:)

Accidents Hop’n-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Adopted local

Credit-wbmcards88 from the Family Tree and nrrrrvous for the delivery; thanks and thanks!
Style-flavored IPA imperial stout (dafuq?); technically, a blend of their (new to me) flagship IPA/DIPA, Great Return, and Cassowary, an imperial milk stout
Format-pint can, not shared
Stemware-2019 Hardywood GBS Complete Set teku
Appearance-medium to dark brown; generous tan head
Nose-milk chocolate and hops (huh?)
Mouthfeel-bitter but soft
Tastes-milk chocolate covered jellied orange and grapefruit candies, coffee, dark caramel; no coconut to my palate :frowning_with_open_mouth:
Adjuncts-coffee, coconut and lactose
IBU-probably low 50s
ABV-9.7%
Overall impression-cognitive dissonance, but I enjoyed it one I got beyond the strange combination of brews but Hardywood pulls it off well
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; this woulda been good with some brisket

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For Teacher Tom from last pm:

Florida Orange IPA-3 Daughters Brewing Company

It was local for him

Credit-trader from TT; thanks!
Style-not telling
Format-12 ounce can
Glass-standard pint
Appearance-clean orange amber; modest offwhite head
Nose-orange zest
Mouthfeel-a little bitter, a little sweet
Tastes-orange zest, pine, hint of orange liqueur
Adjunct-might be some orange in this one
IBU-62
ABV-6.9%
Overall impression-a bit too west coasty for me but the orange saved it
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 2

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Wednesday nightcap from TT:

Void Shaker-Funky Buddha Brewery (“Let Your Funk Flag Fly”)

Local for the buying agent

Credit-trader from TT and I think his vivacious accomplice slipped another into the cooler; thanks!
Style-barrel aged coffee stout
Format-12 ounce bottle
Stemware-Funky Buddha chalice snifter
Appearance-very dark brown; medium beige foam
Nose-coffee and booze
Mouthfeel-“may I taste that again, please?”
Tastes-coffee, bourbon, dark chocolate, char and dark caramel
Adjuncts-java
IBU-probably low 50s
ABV-11%
Overall impression-well balanced bourbon, coffee and imperial stout flavors
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; looking forward to bottle #2 later this month or trading

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From Thursday:

JoJo Beans-81 Bay Brewing Company

Local for the agent

Credit-Teacher Tom trader; thanks!
Style-coffee porter
Format-12 ounce can
Freshie info-CANNED ON 11/15/21 15:58:29
Stemware-DFH nonic pint glass
Appearance-clean brown with a light tan head
Nose-medium roast
Mouthfeel-roasty
Tastes-java, milk chocolate, dark caramel
Adjuncts-Alert Coffee Company beans
IBU-maybe mid 30s
ABV-65
Overall impression-would make a nice pairing with barbeque, noun or verb, stand alone on a plate or on a bun/roll, aka a sandwich
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 2; Booneshine’s Hatchet and Fullsteam’s Coffee is for Closers are bette

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Rehydration after 2+ hours of dancing last pm:

Palate Painter-Booneshine Brewing Company

Just a few miles away

Credti-trader from fuse; thanks!
Style-American IPA
Format-pint can
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-slightly cloudy, light bronzy amber; moderate foam
Nose-grapefruit
Mouthfeel-minimally bitter
Tastes-grapefruit, pineapple, light caramel, hint of rind
Grains-Two Row, white wheat, Cara Pils, honey malt
Hops-Calypso, Ekuanot, Mosaic and Magnum
IBU-maybe low 50s
ABV-6%
Overall impression-very pleasant nightcap
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; even with a slight lean toward a westie style, there was enough fruitiness to make this very easy to sip quickly late last pm

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From earlier today:

Squatchy-Booneshine Brewing Company

Pretty nearby for the buying guy

Credit-trader from fuse; thanks!
Style-blonde ale?
Temporary storage vessel-pint can
Transition vessel-Goose Island nonic pint
Appearance-cloudy pale yellow amber; generous froth
Nose-lemon orange hard candy
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-lemon/orange hard candy, splash of grapefruit
Grains-malted barlye, NC wheat, flaked oats
Hops-lemon drop
Yeast-German
Adjunct-distilled citrus oil
IBU-maybe 30
ABV-5%
Overall impression-delightful almost summer afternoon/evening brew
Ymm, Beer rating-easy upper cat 2; paired nicely with some gourmet real chicken nuggets and some mac 'n cheese with some Buffalo sauce

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Evaporating rapidly as I type:

Bourbon Cherry Cordial Stout-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Local indeed

Credit-a trader from nrrrrvous from his Family Tree #2 box, IIRC: thanks!!
Style-BBA blended and adjuncted imperial stout and porter
Format-12 ounce stubbie
Secret freshness code-buncha letters and numbers on base of bottle but who cares?
Tumblerware-yep, 2018 GBS Complete Set cutie pie
Appearance-rather dark brown; 1.5 finger head
Nose-booze, dark chocolate and cherry juice
Mouthfeel-“Take Me Home Tonight”
Tastes-bourbon, brandy, cherry jam, dark chocolate, wood, char, dark caramel
Barrels-1) A. Smith Bowman bourbon for 13 months and RIS brewed on 3/18/21; 2) Heaven Hill bourbon for 4 months and imperial porter brewed on11/29/21 (but the stat sheet claims “brandy barrel,” too (dafuq?)
Adjuncts-“sweet cherry puree” at 20 lbs/bbl
IBU-probably low 18 (I’d have guessed high 40s)
ABV-13%
Overall impression-a bit thin but not unexpected given the porter/stout blend and that’s a very minor observation; otherwise, this was a wonder night cap and paired well with some pecan chocolate chip cookie dough
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; thinking I liked this a shade more than the RVA brew crew but I’m a huge fan of chocolate covered cherries and/or Black Forest cake so I’d buy/order a couple 4 baggers of this at a future warehouse sale

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From last PM:

Orange Blossom Pilsner 2-Orange Blossom Brewing Company

Local for the Sunshine State beer mule

Credit-TT; thanks!!
Style-honeyed imperial pilsner
Format-12 ounce can
Stemware-why, I just happened to have a clean Funky Buddha tulip/chalice
Appearance-yellow orange with a modest foam head
Nose-boozey honey
Mouthfeel-cold but warming
Tastes-honey, light caramel, flowers and some alcohol heat
Adjuncts-honey
IBU-30, max
ABV-11% ( )
Overall impression-fond memories of this from a few years ago and delighted to sip again
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; perhaps a bit too sweet but still very refreshing and potent on a warm, late spring night

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From last pm:

Amber Colored Glasses-Cigar City Brewing

Local for the purchasing agent.

Credit-trader from Teacher Tom; thanks!
Style-fruited sour
Format-pint can
Bottom of can ink-CANNED 03/02/22 @09:32244 396
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-yellow orange amber pinkish; generous head
Nose-canned pineapple juice
Mouthfeel-puckery and fruity
Tastes-pineapple juice, passion fruit (which to me tasted like mango drenched OJ), lemon sour candies
Adjuncts-pineapple and passion fruit
IBU-7 (it’s a sour)
ABV-3.8%
Overall impression-excellent selection as even Mrs. dd took more than a sip (3 or 4 actually )
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; a most pleasant brew on a hot spring night; not sure what I’ll do with can #2…

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Night cap an hour or so after taking off my Amber Colored Glasses:

Rye on Rye-Boulevard Brewing

Happy to adopt this escapee from the land of DinK

Credit-trader from RJ; thanks!!
Style-rye ale sequestered for quite a while in rye whiskey barrels
Format-12 ounce bottle
Please enjoy by-05JAN2024 C L010522 09:08
Glassware-stemless Incendiary teku
Appearance-clear amber; thin offwhite head
Olfactory-must and whiskey
Lingual-warm and sweet, just like…
Gustatory-whiskey, rye/must, caramel sauce, wood
IBU-maybe 20
ABV-12.2%
Overall impression-extremely grateful to receive a bottle; shoulda sought our a couple 4 packs
Ymm, Beer rating-top shelf cat 3; I could drink myself fearless and handsome with this but it’d likely only take 2 of them

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Gold-Beale’s

Sorta local.

Credit-trader from nrrrrvous; thanks!!
Style-Helles
Format-pint can (no freshie data)
Glassware-Goose Island nonic pint
Appearance-clear, pale gold; 1 finger head
Nose-flowers and light corn syrup
Mouthfeel-soft and alluring
Tastes-garden flowers, corn, light caramel
IBU-15
ABV-4.8%
Overall impression-for a low bitterness, low ABV, unexciting style of beer, this is simply wonderful to enjoy on a warm. late spring eve
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; nothing sexy here, simply a clean, very well brewed lager that is greatly appreciated

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Never Never Again Again-The Veil Smoothie, err Brewing Company

Yep, RVA, still local.

Credit-trader from nrrrrvous; thanks!!
Style-double fruited version of their Never Again sour gose
Format-pint can, shared not quite equally
Stemware-large wine glass
Appearance-raspberry sorbet with a pinkish purple meringue foam top
Nose-raspberries galore
Mouthfeel-hint of sour, lot of sweet
Tastes-raspberry smoothie with a small salty sprinkle, fresh lemon/lime squeeze
Adjuncts-"…More than half a ton (literally) of raspberry purée was added…"
IBU-“no IBU” and they might be close but I’d guess <5
ABV-5.1% (nah, no alcohol in this beverage)
Overall impression-terrific fruited gose that Mrs. dd liked even more than I did and amazingly, more than The Weapon from Wednesday night
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; amazing concoction