Ymm, Beer!

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Cosmic Cabbage-Monday Night Brewing

Local for the buying/muleing guy

Credit-a trader from OPK; thanks!!
Style-hazy 2x IPA (Intergalactic Planetary Ale; no, really, it’s on Untappd)
Format-pint can
Cupware-6 oz plastic hotel stuff :face_with_peeking_eye:
Appearance-peachy gold; smallish head
Nose-peach, tangerine and weed
Mouthfeel-juicy
Tastes-peach, tangerine, THC, grapefruit and cantaloupe
Hops-Mosaic Cryo, Citra Cryo, and Columbus
IBU-“no IBU” but FSS, I’ll estimate low 50s
ABV-9%
Overall impression-it’s been 8 years since I had my first and only Monday Night product and I was delighted OPK ferried this up from parts unknown in the Peach State
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; even thought this is labeled a “no coast IPA,” it’s still a large, almost filled stadium for the style; Delighted to have one more

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Welcome home beer last pm:

Cerveza Pacifico Clara-Cerveceria de Coahuila

Aquí no

Credit-trader from Bob Green at the VT tailgate; thanks!
Style-light Mexican lager
Format-12 oz can
Glassware-standard pint vessel
Appearance-pale yellow straw; modest head
Nose-floral and corny
Mouthfeel-light
Tastes-matched the nose
IBU-maybe mid 20s
ABV-4.4%
Overall impression-nice pairing with a fried chicken Caesar salad
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 2; I drink very few of this style but this was pleasant

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Waffles & Syzurp, A Brekkie Ale-Deep River Brewing Company (Johnston County’s first legal brewery)

Credit-next to last retirement beer mixed case from our beach coowners; thanks!
Style-breakfast beer!!
Format-pint can
Calendar stuff-03122 993 #WAFFLESAND
Glassware-nonic pint
Appearance-maple syrup; modest head
Nose-tree sap
Mouthfeel-almost sticky
Tastes-a lotta maple, waffle batter, cinnamon, dakr brown sugar
Adjuncts-fresh maple syrup and spices (not specified)
IBU-“no IBU” as waffles and syrup aren’t made with hops
ABV-6%
Overall impression- I had my doubts but this was quite good; woulda been tasty with breakfast or poured over griddled items
Ymm, Beer rating-at the risk of triggering or our beloved webmaster, I’m giving this a low cat 3 and would sip another

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With a plate of pasta, marinara sauce and marinated chicken breast nuggets:

Bright-Burial Beer Company

Yep, that’s it for the name of the beer; someone at Burial musta had a nice day

Credit-the last of my gifted retirement case; thanks!
Style-Italian style pilsner
Format-pint can
Freshie data-03 AUG 2022 EXISTENCE IS FUTILE
Stemware-standard pint vessel
Appearance-very light straw; lotsa fizz
Nose-flowers and melons
Mouthfeel-it tingled
Tastes-flowers, light Karo, honeydew
Malt-Pilsner
Hops-Grungeist, Hallertau Blanc and Huell Melon

{editorial comment/question: how the hell is this an Italian style pilsner if all the hops are German?}

IBU-30
ABV-5.5%
Overall impression-hey, we had home made “Italian” tonight so why not?
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; not exciting but well brewed and would have again if offered

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Night cap. Now:

Sour Monkey-Victory Brewing Company

Was local when we visited the are a couple decades ago.

Credit-one of 5 sets of triplets from a recent trading session with August West and Mr. Green
Style-their Golden Monkey, soured
Format-12 ounce can
Stemware-Gouden Carolus chalice
Appearance-light gold and fizzy
Nose-tangerine, lemon and orange
Mouthfeel-slight pucker
Tastes-tangerine, orange, lemon juice, maybe coriander or cardamon, hint of black pepper from the Belgian yeasties
Hops-Tetnang
IBU-10
ABV-9.5%; whoa, for a sour?!?!
Overall impression-a nice twist on their long standing tripel, Golden Monkey
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; not too sour, pleasant flavors and high gravity; looking forward to last can next week

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Sunny Little Thing-Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Kinda local.

Credit-trader from AW last month; thanks!
Style-fruited wheat ale
Format-12 ounce can
Recency bias-090622 C 14:16
Glassware-Dogfish Head nonic pint cuz my Sierra Nevada Kellerweiss pint glass was dirty
Appearance-hazy, pale orange; modest fizz
Nose-tangerine
Mouthfeel-citrus sexy
Tastes-I’d have sworn tangerine but Sierra Nevada begs to differ claiming orange and grapefruit
Adjuncts-orange, grapefruit
Malts-Two-row Pale, Wheat, Oats, Cara-Pils
Hops-Crystal
Yeast-ale
IBU-10
ABV-5%
Overall impression quite refreshing with a Ceasar salad dinner
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; nothing special but the adjuncts bumped it up a bit

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Real dessert/nightcap yesterday after pumpkin pie:

Cherry Cheesecake Blender-Hopfly Brewing Company

“Born in the Mount; brewed and canned in Charlotte”

Credit-I actually selected this 4 pack myself to trade 2 with OPK and sip/share the others myself
Style-fruited pastry smoothie sour
Format-pint can
Glassware-standard pint vessel
Appearance-cherry smoothie; modest foam
Nose-sour cherry pie (no bets!)
Mouthfeel-smooth, fruitey, sweet and sour
Tastes-sour/tart cherry cheesecake; that is all
Adjuncts-cherries and lactose
IBU-“no IBU” but they’re wrong again cuz I think about 10
ABV-6%
Overall Impression-it wasn’t The Veil but not many are; this was damned good
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3 but with a little twisting, my arm will move it up to mid cat 3; find it and buy it!

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Late last night:

Big Little Thing IPA-Sierra Nevada Brewing

About 4 hours away

Credit-trader from an AW mixed 12 bagger; thanks!
Style-west coast IPA
Format-12 ounce can
Freshness stats-090722 C 09:53
Glass-snifter
Appearance-clear, gold and foamy
Nose-grapefruit and pine
Mouthfeel-less bitter than expected
Tastes-grapefruit juice, zest, hint of orange liqueur, resin
Grains-Pale malt, Wheat malt, Munich malt
Hops-Magnum, Crystal, Chinook, Idaho 7, Columbus, Cascade, Mosaic
Yeast-ale
IBU-45; less than I expected
ABV-9%
Overall impression-would make an interesting side by side with Dogfish Head 90 Minute, another “old school” westie IPA and long one of my faves until all the new boiz arrived
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; I think I had this a couple years ago and liked it a lot

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First play from scrimmage:

French Toast Bastard-Founders Brewing Company

It was local when we visited in 2016.

Credit-August West for sharing; great call and thanks!!
Style-BBA and flavored Scotch style ale
Format-12 ounce bottle, shared 3 ways but not quite equally
Brewing date-sometime in February, 2022
Glassware-the traditional Duke 2010 championship pint glass
Appearance-dark amber, no head
Nose-“I don’t need anything else for breakfast”
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-maple, cinnamon and bourbon, vanilla and dark brown sugar
Adjuncts-maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla
Barrels-bourbon
IBU-maybe 30
ABV-11% (yea, why the hell not start off with a long TD pass?)
Overall impression-another great Founders variant in their core beer/barrel aged/Bottle shop series
Ymm, Beer rating-easy mid cat 3; trying to arrange stealing one from AW’s transfer portal in the next week or two {shameless}

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On our second possession:

Belgian Twist-Founders Brewing Company

Still not local

Credit-another great call from AW; thanks!!
Style-Flavored Belgian style tripel from their Bottle Shop Series this year
Format-12 ounce bottle shared not quite equally 3 ways
Freshness stats-sometime in February, 2022 (I’ll correct the date on the French Toast Bastard shortly)
Glassware-rinsed 2010 championship pint
Appearance-light bronze; small head
Nose-typical triple with some orange liqueur and candi sugar
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-orange liqueur, twist of ring, candi sugar and a moderate agave finish
Adjunct-blue agave nectar
IBU-25
ABV-10%
Overall impression-really nice “twist” to the style; delicious pairing with chicken Brunswick stew
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; no TD here but still a wonderful beer

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And, for the victory:

Bourbon Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate-Foothills Brewing Company

A bit less local for us than for the 336ers.

Credit-August West for the win; thanks and more thanks!!
Style-y’all got this one already
Format-traditional 12 ounce bottle, shared kinda/sorta 3 ways
Bottle neck ink-111822 (and a buncha other numbers and letter that meant nothing and I don’t remember anyway)
Glass-rinse and repeat
Appearance-Quaker State
Nose-dark chocolate, bourbon
Mouthfeel-see name
Tastes-moderate bourbon, semisweet chocolate morsels, baker’s cocoa, black strap molasses, dark fruits, charred grains and a hint of espresso
Adjunct-cocoa
IBU-75
ABV-9.6% (yep, we finished with a “light” beer )
Overall impression-still magnificent after about 10 years of production
Ymm, Beer rating-top shelf cat 3; soooooo happy to have AW share the freshest beer he’s ever had with CB&B and me before we left the tent to attend the game yesterday

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Tropicália-Creature Comforts Brewing Company

Quite close for last month’s beer mule

Credit-trader from OPK at a tailgate last month; thanks for porterage (even thought this is an IPA )
Style-American IPA
Format-12 ounce can
Bottom of can ink-ON: 07/07/22 BY: 10/07/22 56 08:28
Glassware-Sierra Nevada pint glass
Appearance-clean gold; moderate head
Nose-orange rind and pine
Mouthfeel-appropriately bitter
Tastes-orange rind, pine, light caramel, splash of grapefruit juice
Hops-Citra, Centennial and Galaxy
IBU-65
ABV-6.6%
Overall impression-good for the style, reasonably balanced and paired well with turkey day leftovers
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; the shelves above it are really crowded with westie/American IPAs

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Hazy Little Thing IPA-Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Near Asheville

Credit-trader from August West last month from his buncha “Little Things” 12 pack; thanks!
Style-coulda been a hazy IPA
Presentation-3/4 pint can
Fresh data-090622 C 08:03
Sipping container-Magic Hat standard pint cuz my SN pint was used for the Tropicalia
Appearance-hazy yellow with light gold edges; good foam
Nose-pineapple and grapefruit
Mouthfeel-a bit juicier than Tropicalia
Tastes-OJ, pineapple and splashes of grapefruit and tangerine
Malts-Two-row Pale, Munich, Oats, Wheat
Hops-Citra, Magnum, Simcoe, Comet, Mosaic, El Dorado
IBU-35
ABV-6.7%
Overall impression-ended up not a fair comparison with a westie/American vs a hazy; I liked this a bit better overall with 30 less IBUs and a bit more juiciness
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; not much “better” than Tropicalia, maybe a 90 beeradvocate type score to 88 or a 3.9 Untappd to a 3.8; the SN is good but def not a cat 3 beer; delighted to have had both!

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If it had a hot cheesesteak sandwich in the box, it’d be local.

Credit-mine!
Style-read the label
Format-12 ounce can
Is it fresh stuff-BEST BY FEB 16 23 PBG 22228 10:35 FL
Stemware-Dogfish Head nonic pint because it’s nearby
Appearance-hazy, goldish yellow, foamy
Nose-light citrus
Mouthfeel-mild juice
Tastes-a little grapefruit, pineapple and OJ
IBU-35
ABV-6%
Overall impression-liked this hazy a shade less than the Sierra Nevada Little Thing
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 2; happy to have sipped one and trade the other two

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More from the city ('burbs actually) who booed AND pelted Mr. Claus with snowballs:

Cloud Walker-Victory Brewing Company

Was local when we visited a couple decades ago.

Credit-part of a mixed 15 pack I procured for traders last month.
Style-hazy/juicy IPA
Format-12 oz can
Was it fresh data-BEST BY FEB 16 23 PBG 22228 21:15 FL
What’d I drink from-standard pint glass
What’d it look like-diluted pineapple juice with meringue
What’d it feel like-tropical juice cocktail
What’d it taste like-pineapple, mango, peach and OJ
IBU-55
ABV-6.8%
Overall impression-another tasty but still somewhat pedestrian NEIPA
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 2; a 15 pack was <$20 so about $1.30/can is fine for a good can of ale

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Brown Ale-Legend Brewing Company

Local for this particular beer mule

Credit-trader from Bob Green; thanks!
Style-hmm…
Format-12 ounce bottle
Bottle inkage-none
Glassware-standard pint glass
Appearance-kinda brown ; too much foam
Noise-nutty
Mouthfeel-brown
Tastes-nut mix, dark caramel, brown sugar and earthy hops
IBU-maybe 30
ABV-5.8%
Overall impression-solid stuff; haven’t had one in a few years unless nrrrrvous traded one recently
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 2; woulda been a good tailgate pairing with various stews last Saturday

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Movie beer last PM, ya know…

As A Treat with Cherries and Coconut-Cigar City Brewing Company

Local for the buying/trading guy

Credit-Teacher Tom trader; thanks!!
Style-flavored imperial stout
Format-12 ounce can
Izzitfresh-CANNED08/11/22 @08:07 244 445
Stemware-Funky Buddha tulip (thanks, TT!!)
Appearance-deep, dark brown with ruby glints
Nose-dark chocolate, cherry jam
Mouthfeel-pillowy
Tastes-semisweet chocolate morsels, cherry jam, dark caramel and a hint of coconut
Adjuncts-cherries and coconut, I think
IBU-36
ABV-12.4% (had to check Untapped for this as this stat is not on the can; whoa!)
Overall impression-quite a sipping delight
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; a bit more coconut flavor and/or some barrel aging likely bumps this to the middle tier but, I am NOT complaining as I am delighted to have received this AND have one more to hoard or consider sharing

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Synchopathic-Destihl Brewery

Not local

Credit-a dog sitting payment from last month; thanks!
Style-dry hopped sour ale
Format-12 ounce can
Bottom of can ink-B1590 09:23 canned on 03/10/21 (I gotta start pilfering this stuff sooner )
Stemware-Gouden Carolus chalice
Appearance-amberish straw; slightly cloudy and minimally fizzy
Nose-dilute vinegar
Mouthfeel-mild pucker
Tastes-dilute apple cider vinegar with a drop of cherry and generous squeezes of lemons and limes
IBU-12
ABV-6%
Overall impression-rather decent, especially with its age
Ymm, Beer rating-lowest cat 3 but was suspecting spoilage and much more sour so I was pleased; nowhere near the facial contortions experienced when sipping their Fladers Red several years ago

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Wild Little Thing-Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

“Family Owned, Operated & Argued over for Years”

NC local

Credit-final trader from October from AW; thanks!
Style-“slightly sour ale”
Format-12 oz can
Dates and times-090722 C 01:58
Stemware-second Gouden Carolus chalice
Appearance-cherry Seven Up; next to no head
Nose-passion fruit
Mouthfeel-slight pucker
Tastes-I may be FoS here, but this tasted like passion fruit
Adjuncts-guava, hibiscus and strawberry
Malts-Two-row Pale, Oats, Wheat
Hops-Cascade
Yeast-ale
IBU-7
ABV-5.5%
Overall impression-rather refreshing
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2

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Dance juice last pm:

Easy Ringer-Victory Brewing Company

Not local

Credit-needed some traders last month and this was in the Victory 15 pack
Style-session IPA
Format-12 oz can
Freshie stats-BEST BY FEB 17 23 DT 22229 1338 FL
Glass-yes
Appearance-diluted grapefruit cocktail
Nose-weak citrus
Mouthfeel-weak sauce
Tastes-really diluted grapefruit juice cocktail
Hops-Strata, Citra and Cascade
IBU-likely low 30s, if that
ABV-4.3%
Calories-96
Carbs-3g
Overall impression-meh
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 2; the limited # of other session IPAs I’ve had were more flavorful