tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25003309939104600422024-03-05T14:25:41.892-08:0025 Beers of Christmas Reviewing a beer a day throughout the month of December and other blog-worthy experiences about beer!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512475617067798343noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500330993910460042.post-69254873344715466612018-12-25T18:44:00.003-08:002018-12-25T18:44:39.671-08:00December 25th - Founders Brewing Company Curmudgeon's Better Half<div style="text-align: center;">
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I had every intention tonight of reviewing one of the 4 or 5 Christmas themed beers in the fridge tonight after sitting down to write up the 25th post of the month, but they're all bomber bottles and I'm just not feeling like downing that much at the moment. I took one of them to the family party this afternoon, but neither my brother-in-law of myself really felt like drinking anything at that time. After all the food we ate this afternoon and even more this evening, It's a struggle to make this happen tonight. </div>
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Plugging in a forward direction, instead of a 10% ABV + bomber bottle, I opted for a 12 ounce bottle at approximately 12.7% instead. Tonight, from Founder's Brewing Company in Michigan is <a href="https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/curmudgeons-better-half/">Curmudgeon's Better Half</a>. This beer was bottled on 8/22/18 and is part of their Barrel Aged Series. According to the website tonight, this Old Ale is brewed with molasses and aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels. <br />
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It's fitting that last year's 25th post was <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2017/12/december-25th-founders-brewing-company.html">Founder's CBS</a>, which was outstanding by the way. It's pretty pricey for a bomber bottle at $24.99 locally this year, but I assure you that you won't be disappointed if you pick one up.<br />
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I've likely said it before, but I'm just too lazy to check back in other posts, Founder's makes some pretty outstanding stuff. My summer go-to IPA is their All Day IPA which for 15 cold cans is relatively cheap no matter where you grab it. KBS is always solid bourbon barrel stout. Breakfast Stout is a winner in the cold winter months. And if you're into scotch style beers, <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-13-founders-brewing-backwoods.html">Backwoods Bastard is another no brainer choice</a>!<br />
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As for tonight's selection, I poured it into my brandy snifter glass from the 12 ounce bottle. The color was a cloudy caramel color with a reddish-hue. The tan head laced the glass all the way to the bottom. Aroma was pretty straightforward from the description. There was sweet maple syrup and bourbon with just a touch of vanilla on the nose as well.<br />
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This beer is definitely thick on the mouthfeel. The sweet bourbon hits your palate first, but doesn't warm things up like you'd expect a beer like this to do, which is definitely OK. Sweet molasses hits you next with some definite caramel and vanilla flavors coming through. For 13.2%, this thing drinks pretty smooth. The alcohol is definitely there, but doesn't bite you at all and is very well hidden.<br />
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The whole thing finishes more sweet than bitter, with just a hit of the latter. The whole thing ends with a syrupy coating on the tongue that wants you coming back for some more. <br />
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All in all, a great beer! I grabbed a 4 pack to try this earlier this month and got 2 more in my case club delivery a few weeks later. <br />
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If you've been one of the loyal readers for the duration, I thank you for taking the time to read and either be entertained or gather some knowledge about beer. For the first time this year, I've had some folks actually tell me they've picked up a beer or two on my recommendation, or something that they think they'd like even if it wasn't for me.<br />
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I'm not going to reflect for too long here tonight, but as numbers of readers for each post was down this year, it was still fun to put beer into words. Sometimes, just telling a backstory, recalling a fun or fond memory, recalling something that I forgot about before I told a backstory, or just finding a fun meme or gif that made me laugh was worth it. The <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2018/12/decekber-18th-listermann-brewing.html">99 Problems beer review from Listermann Brewing</a> brought back in a genuine blog post some memories that I had forgotten about with my brother and sister-in law and our visits to them in NYC. I also found a Jay-Z gif that I still love to this day...<br />
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Who knows if this will survive into next December outside of the blog posts? Instagram is a pretty easy way to do the #25BeersofChristmas but there is some joy in this format as well. I guess whatever happens, stay tuned into next year and it just may happen again.<br />
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I wish you and your families a happy and prosperous new year and a blessings filled 2019! The best is yet to come! Cheers!<br />
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After a long day today and just wrapping up my Santa duties for the year, I'm finally sitting down after a few well-earned beers at the annual Christmas Eve family gathering. The Dogfish Head IPA sampler pack had some old favorites and a new one in there too! </div>
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I knew this morning what I was going to review tonight so I stuck it in the fridge quick this AM. My Tavour order showed up earlier than expected, but this special guy was something that I've been sitting on for nearly a year and I've been waiting for just the right time to break it out. I think that tonight is as fine a night as any!</div>
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An order from earlier this year from Tavour included something that I knew I'd have to let age slightly until the blog came back for the 6th year. Folks across the craft beer scene rave about Oklahoma based <a href="https://prairieales.com/">Prairie Artisan Ales</a> and their <a href="https://prairieales.com/bomb/">Bomb!</a> <span style="color: black;">A<span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "catamaran"; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-shadow: none; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">n imperial stout aged on coffee, chocolate, vanilla beans, and ancho chili peppers under normal circumstances, <span style="color: #b00000; font-family: "times new roman";">t</span></span>his</span> particular selection is the Christmas Bomb! A 13% ABV imperial stout brewed with some additional spices, this thing would probably keep and mellow for years on end. </div>
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The beer poured from a 12 ounce bottle, black as can be with a thin bead of mocha colored head at the top. Thick, syrupy malts, bourbon sweetness, some spices in the background, vanilla, and a slight pepper heat can be found in the aroma of this behemoth. </div>
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For real though. This beer tastes amazing. I'm calling it a 5 out of 5 before even telling you any more about it. I mean I will, but you just need to know it's that good ahead of time.</div>
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There are flavors galore in this beer. You got some cinnamon, sweet chocolate, bourbon sweetness, vanilla, mild chili pepper heat, coffee and a mixture of spices that just work so darn well in this imperial stout. Nothing overpowers anything else here. I love the pepper heat, but it comes in just as quick as it leaves as to also not overpower anything else in the beer. Everything plays so nicely together for a beer of this style and ABV that it's outstandingly made. I've always balked at paying a premium for something like this, but now I'm glad I have the regular, run-of-the-mill Bomb! sitting in my beer room aging as well. I'm super-excited to try the normal variant of this style another night. </div>
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Merry Christmas Eve to you and yours! See you tomorrow for the final entry for 2018!</div>
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This beer may be the one exception to the rule when it comes to this beer blog. I always vow that I'll never review a beer more than one time, however, since Stone Brewing Company always decides to tempt me with their Enjoy By series, I feel obligated to share the knowledge I gather with the masses.</div>
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It was the very first beer I reviewed <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2013/12/december-1st.html">(11.12.13)</a> in the infantile stages of this beer blog.<br />
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Released on 11/27/18, this beer is made to be enjoyed within a 37 day window, which <a href="https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/stone-enjoy-ipa-series/stone-enjoy-010119-brüt-ipa">according to the ticker on their website</a>, I have just over 8 more days to drink it before it becomes less fresh. From what I've seen and read about this beer, some of the hop aroma drops off (especially the citrusy notes) as you get further from the production date. I'd argue that it still would be fine after the first of the year. So if someone tells you it'll explode if you don't drink it in time...</div>
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As I mentioned a few posts ago, the Brut IPA is now a thing. <a href="http://newtobrew.com/2018/06/21/brewing-a-brut-ipa-with-advice-from-professional-brewers/">A quick read tells me</a> that in order to achieve the dry mouthfeel of this new style, a brewer needs to add specific enzymes to the brewing process to achieve a close to 1.000 final gravity reading, similar to what water would be if you used a hydrometer to measure it. Hydrometers measure the sugar amount found in the wort (alcohol free beer at the beginning of the fermentation process). As the yeast eats the sugar and farts out CO2 gas, alcohol is a by-product. The bigger the difference between initial and final readings (pre- and post-fermentation) the more % ABV your beer contains.</div>
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Pouring the 12 ounce can into my DFH IPA glass, so I could get a pretty good idea of what I was getting from the 11 hops used to brew this DIPA, was a nearly transparent golden amber color with some effervescent head at the top. I'm sure the glass had something to do with that, since it's etched at the bottom to enhance the carbonation of a beer in it.</div>
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As for the flavor, it was bubbly at first and quickly turned to a dry mouthfeel for sure. Not as dry as drinking some champagne, but pretty close if it weren't for the slight malty sweetness I gathered on the palate. The only two hop flavors I get are a slight citrus coupled with some earthy notes. On another note, there isn't a thing here that screams 9.4% ABV. It's definitely masked super well! </div>
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After last night's miss on a milk stout with some spices added into it, I figured I would remind myself this afternoon what I was looking for in a milk stout before heading into the evening hours tonight. <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/specialty/arabicadabra">Arabicadabra</a> from Bell's was a quick selection to review this afternoon. Sounds like coffee beans mixed in with some magic today! </div>
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<a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/">Bell's Brewing out of Kalamazoo, Michigan</a> has been distributing beer here for a few years now. Their Two Hearted Ale, Kalamazoo Stout, Winter White Ale, Oberon Ale, and recently their 30th Anniversary Cherry Stout Reserve are all beers that I've found to be absolutely enjoyable. Again, I don't usually purchase any of them myself (most recently Oberon was on sale after the summer months...I snagged a 12 pack of that at a cheap price!), but if my brother-in-law buys it, I'm all in!</div>
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From the bottle, poured into my beer coffee mug (I'll tell you the story of where it came from in person sometime if you're curious...) a nearly jet black beer with a nice looking medium brown and milky head at the top. The aroma was straight up roasted coffee with just a touch of chocolatey goodness.</div>
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First sip was definitely sweet (like what I wanted last night) and full bodied for a 5.5% ABV selection. Creamy goodness filled my palate as well with each and every sip. There is some chocolate in the flavor as well, albeit just a touch. The beer finishes slightly bitter, but not overly so. There is also a dry sort of taste that lingers, just like my cuppa joe in the morning! I dig it and you may too, if you enjoy this style and some coffee mixed in!</div>
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Well, it's official. It's Friday and Christmas break is finally here. This last week has been pretty tiresome between work, responsibilities of being an adult and beer blogging. Top that all off with a family Christmas party that only offered Coors Light and Blue Moon. I'd say that it's time for a proper drink this evening.</div>
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Tonight, from Colorado, is Left Hand Brewing Company's <a href="http://lefthandbrewing.com/beers/chai-milk-stout-nitro/">Chai Milk Stout, the nitro version</a>. I expect this to be a pretty easy drinking beer with a fuller body at smaller 5% ABV. I hope this sweet stout is just like the original just with some additional, complimentary spices added. Not sure what the exact blend will be, but it's b<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">rewed with "aromatic spices," according to the 13.65 ounce can.</span></div>
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A vigorous pour down the center of my nonic pint glass resulted in a beautiful cascading of nitrogen bubbles to the top of this nearly opaque black beer. This quickly turned in to an ever-present and frothy head at the top. Not sure how I feel about this, but there is some sediment in this glass too...floaters galore that are suspended in the animation that is my drinking vessel.</div>
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The aroma is definitely a chai spice bouquet, dominated by cardamom and cinnamon. With each sip, a sweet lactose sugar fills the taste buds first, and from a spice standpoint, the cardamom definitely takes the stage with some lingering cinnamon and other spices on the backside. Star anise, slight vanilla and even some orange notes come into play throughout the sip. The spices are definitely the focus of this beer and it shows. For my taste, this is just a little too much for the creamy and fuller body of the milk stout style. I will say, however, that as the beer warmed up just a tad towards the bottom of the glass, the spiciness subsided slightly and things meshed together a bit better for my subjective palate. </div>
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I had 2 other cans of New Trail Brewing Company's Holiday Cookie prior to that night, super excited to try it each time, and both times I wasn't overly impressed. Full disclosure, each of the three cans I had were enjoyed after having something else beforehand. Maybe my palate was tainted from something else, but tonight, with a fresh and clean palate, I'll enjoy this one last can from the 4 pack.</div>
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For the record, and before I review this beer officially tonight, I love what these guys are doing and all other beers I've had either on site or in a can from a local distributor are outstanding. There are lots of IPAs, and that's kinda my thing, so I'm biased there I guess. I've had 3 darker beers that have also beer pretty good as well. <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-6th-new-trail-brewing-company.html">We can't forget Little Bear</a> now can we?</div>
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As expected with a hazy IPA tonight, it poured a light golden hazy hue with a slight off-white head at the top that had some semi-decent lacing in the glass. The aroma was more distinct when it was slightly warmer in the glass, but regardless, I got some vanilla bean along with what reminded me of sugar cookie. There seemed to be a grapefruit undertone to this as well, which is something that I'm not too fond of in most IPAs. If it wasn't grapefruit, it was definitely some variant of citrus for certain. </div>
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According to Untappd, which is the only place I could find exactly what else was going on besides the vanilla and lactose mentioned on the label, it is "heavy handily hopped with Azacca" hops. Azacca is likely where the citrus undertones came from. Something, that for me, doesn't fit what the label and name tell me I'm to expect.</div>
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Looking at the label and the name, I know what I was expecting from this and I didn't get it 4 times in a row. It wasn't my palate, that I can assure you of. This is a fairly decent IPA, but the beer needs a name change. Things just don't add up from what I expected compared to what I tasted. </div>
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That being said, I won't rate this either here, or via Untappd. Two of my friends via the app gave it a 4.5 and higher out of a possible 5 stars while 517 others rated the beer globally with a 3.93 out of 5 average rating. </div>
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Still unable to find a suitable choice for the theme, it'll be as close as we can get again this week for the final installment of what is supposed to be Winter Warmer Wednesday. Something like a barleywine style ale should do the trick. It'll definitely warm things up in the throat with each sip, that's for certain. Plus, there's a picture of the abominable snowman on the label. Nothing says winter like a bumble!</div>
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From here in PA, <a href="http://stoudts.com/">Stoudts Brewing Company</a> brings an English Barleywine to the table tonight which is 8.5% ABV. Old Abominable Barleywine is a tad light from what I'm used to from a barleywine ale, but is still well within the guidelines for the style which ranges anywhere from 8-12% ABV. </div>
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Something easily found locally, at least as the distributors I frequent, Stoudts produces a wide variety of beers that suit my taste. Scarlet Lady, Fat Dog Imperial Oatmeal Stout, and their Double IPA are all safe selections for me. I haven't had any of those lately, and maybe after tonight, it'll be time to revisit a few of those next time I'm throwing together a mix-a-six.</div>
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Tonight's selection, which came from my case club, poured a very nice caramel brown color with a beige head at the top of my splinter glass. Pretty standard aroma here in a sweet caramel malt. The first sip surprised me when I got a mouthful of mild spices, a la a winter warmer. Cinnamon and a slight clove brushed the palate first followed by rum soaked raisins, caramel malts and even a slightly sour green apple flavor, oddly enough. The beer definitely warmed things up and finished relatively dry on the palate with another touch of slight cinnamon. </div>
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For the final WWW post (or the closest I could come) of the year, this beer rounded out the theme pretty well. It's not something that knocks you down after drinking it like other barleywine beers, but still has the flavors that you'd expect from the style. The apple still throws me for a loop, but it works for my taste buds! Grab one and enjoy the last few days before Christmas!</div>
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I honestly grabbed this because it reminded me of that guy up above there bobbing his head and trips to NYC with my wife to visit my brother and sister in law. My wife and I used to pretend we were pretty BA and blast the Black Album while rolling down Harlem River Drive back before any of us had kids. When we approached the neighborhood where they lived, I definitely made sure we didn't roll down 117th street and Madison Avenue at too high of a volume though. I wasn't afraid of anything, just wanted to make sure we knew where we were going and didn't get lost is all. You turn down the volume on your radio when you're pulling up to house too, right?</div>
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Not sure exactly what the deal is, but it appears that there is a homage to hip-hop culture when it comes to naming some of Listermann's beers. Taking a look at their <a href="http://listermannbrewing.com/on-tap/">current taplist (on 12/18/18)</a>, there is a beer called PAC, a west coast IPA, BIGGIE, an east coast IPA, and Hops Gon Give It To Ya, a NEIPA. If you don't know why the last one is a homage to hip-hop, we can't be friends anymore.</div>
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Since it's from Ohio, it's possible you'd be able to get this west of here, towards Pittsburgh, but I'm not sure what distribution looks like. The fact that it went from Ohio, to Seattle, Washington and back here, tells me that you're not going to have an easy time locating it anytime in the near future. If you see it, give it a whirl and help me figure out what that lingering taste on the back end of things is tonight.</div>
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A quick review tonight, from <a href="http://www.oddsideales.com/index.html">Oddside Ales</a> out of Michigan, is their imperial brown ale Nutbandit. Brewed with natural hazelnut flavors. I'm expecting something good here tonight with this 9.25% ABV brew. Let me tell you exactly why I feel that way. </div>
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It's about the history here. Albeit, this brewing company is something new to me that I've only started to see locally just recently. A few of their beers are on the local distributor shelves including a really odd one (I guess it is in the name, right?), Blueberry Raspberry Lime Fruitsicle, a 4.5% refreshing beer that tasted exactly like sherbet ice cream. That was, believe it or not, outstanding for my taste!</div>
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Pouring a nearly opaque brown color with a creamy, light brown thick head at the top, the aromas here were nothing short of hazelnut for sure. The beer left some pretty decent lacing on the glass the whole way down my nonic pint glass, which makes its first appearance this month!</div>
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The hazelnut aroma was followed up by some sweet chocolate and coffee notes as well. As for the flavor, this was as smooth as it gets with a decent medium body to it. Roasted and sweet malt take the stage right next to the hazelnut flavors that were advertised. A chocolate mocha flavor makes a brief appearance as well. The whole thing finishes off with a light bitterness, but more of a sweet stickiness and just a touch of coffee lingering around after the sip. </div>
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Call it nostalgia tonight, but there are two reasons that I purchased tonight's beer. Reason number one was because <a href="http://www.barebottle.com/">Bare Bottle Brewing Company</a> out of San Francisco makes some pretty good stuff. Reason number two was because it reminded me of Mario Kart, and when I saw the name it took me right back to the worst course in the game. Yep...Rainbow Road. I always fell off that course and even if I was ahead in the tournament standings, I still lost first place after that course when I was a kid.</div>
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If you're like me, you spent some time in your childhood playing some video games. I probably spent way too much time. Many a summer afternoon between swimming and baseball and again in the evenings, my friends and I spent a great deal of time playing Mario Kart for the SNES and the N64. We got pretty good at it, but to my knowledge, none of us knew about a Rainbow Road shortcut. I mean, now that I searched for "Rainbow Road Shortcut" online, looking for beer reviews and the such, I ran across tons of videos telling me how to take the shortcut. I really don't care anymore, but I wish I would have known about that before today.</div>
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I guess my kids get their gaming hobby honestly. If they've been on a screen too long, it pains me to tell them turn it off, because I know how much fun some of those games can be, but I guess adulting can be hard at times with the responsibilities and such.</div>
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So, about that good news I mentioned earlier. One really cool thing about this company is that every single can or bottle that I've had always has their recipe on the label somewhere. AND they scale it down to a 5 gallon batch. So if you're an all-grain homebrewer, you can replicate it yourself in your own backyard or garage. I mean the water profile and exact yeast strain may not be the same, but you can get it pretty close I'm sure. I found this odd the first time I saw it since most brewers like to keep their recipes in house for obvious reasons. Not these guys. If you want to brew it, you'll have to take it from here and copy the recipe down. If not, read on!</div>
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Poured from a 16 ounce can was a slightly hazy and golden yellow beer. There was a nice and thick, creamy white head at the top. The aroma was pretty generic tropical fruit, almost like that Del Monte fruit cocktail I used to eat all the time when I was a kid with cherries mixed in. Also, nostalgic for me in a very peculiar way. </div>
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Picture the colors of the rainbow here. There are flavors of strawberry, orange, peach, tart citrus, kiwi, and a hint of mixed berries. That pretty much covers the spectrum, doesn't it? There is just the slightest of sweet malt here with a mild bitterness that leaves fruity notes on the palate for quite a while after each sip. This thing is full of fruit flavor that isn't overpowering.</div>
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I won't continue to bore you with Tavour details. If you got time to kill, you can read about two of my experiences <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2017/12/december-7th-fort-george-brewery.html" target="_blank">with them here</a> as well as <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2017/12/december-11th-brewery-vivant-tart-side.html" target="_blank">here if you have the time or the desire</a> (or if you're a first time reader this year!).</div>
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When the push notification came out around noon that day a month or so ago via the app, this beer piqued my interest and my taste buds at the same time. Imagine my delight as I read the description below from my smartphone screen:</div>
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I'm down for a blonde ale with vanilla and coffee! Let's face it, this sounds like a recipe for something pretty special! However, it is called Friend Zone...</div>
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That name has the potential to sound ominous, but I will choose to be optimistic, at least for the time being. If you don't understand why it sounds ominous, maybe you've been under a rock for the past few years. Please feel free to brush up on your <a href="https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&source=hp&ei=Gv39W_XXOIjr_QaXqa3ICw&q=friend+zone&btnK=Google+Search&oq=friend+zone&gs_l=psy-ab.3..35i39j0i20i263j0l8.70.1544..1646...0.0..0.226.1443.2j8j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i67j0i131.1JDDm8SlLdM" target="_blank">friend zone definition</a> before moving on today. If you're good with the hip vocabulary lesson, carry on!</div>
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The aroma was only that of some slight hints of coffee and a slight vanilla sweetness. Unless my nose is off today, there isn't much to gather there. Vanilla hits the palate first followed by the sweetness that I also gathered from the aroma. It is either from the malts used or possibly some lactose. There is a slight coffee bitterness, but not really as pronounced as I thought it would be for a tiramisu beer. For how it looks, it's a pretty medium-full bodies beer with moderate carbonation. A sweetness lingers on the tongue after each sip with just a hint of coffee in the background. <br />
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A mid-morning doctor appointment allowed me to take a day today and enjoy some company with my wife along with an excuse to finish up some Christmas shopping in Harrisburg. A pre-requisite of any shopping trip I agree to outside of a 20 mile radius is the ability, if I choose to do so, to visit somewhere to grab a quick drink and bite to eat. That's not asking too much, is it?</div>
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After traipsing through various clothing stores I figured that I earned the ability to ask for a quick pit stop on the way home. I asked an old college fraternity brother of mine, who is local to the area, if there was anywhere he recommended I should stop. He got back to me pretty quickly and recommended <a href="http://www.evergrainbrewing.com/">Ever Grain Brewing Company</a>, in Camp Hill. One of my co-workers frequents the place and also recommends it highly. I've had some of their canned stuff before and it's spot-on.</div>
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<b><u>(Top Left) Big Bad Wolf </u></b>- A collaboration with <a href="https://www.wolfbrewingco.com/">Wolf Brewing Company</a>, a triple IPA that was outstanding to drink today. A 10.1% ABV beer that masked the alcohol bite very well. Very fruity and enjoyable, so be careful! I snagged a crowler to take home too! Derek has made an appearance or two at the Selinsgrove Brewfest and his stuff is amazing! I didn't realize it was a collaboration effort until writing this tonight and I shouldn't be surprised at the quality here. Awesome!</div>
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<b><u>(Top Right) Blue Detour</u></b> - Another quality IPA selection today, full of fruit, but more bitter than the above selection, which was OK in my book. Cans are locally available for sure if you'd like to try it. I recommend this one also for any hophead. </div>
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<b><u>(Bottom Left) Oompa Loompa Stout</u></b> - An oatmeal stout full of smooth chocolate flavor. Not too much on the coffee side of things and very light on the ABV at 5.2%. Creamy and also enjoyable. </div>
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<b><u>(Bottom Right) Dark Necessity</u></b> - A Russian Imperial Stout that, for my taste, was way too bitter. I usually finish what I order, but I left this one behind unfortunately. I generally enjoy sipping a RIS on occasion, but today wasn't that time I guess. Roasted malts and coffee take the bitter to another level here for sure, but this one was not my thing.</div>
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<b><u>Strawberry IPA</u></b> - Definitely as advertised...a smooth, soft and creamy strawberry flavor was present. I expected something that tasted artificially flavored, but it definitely tasted like the real thing. Not overpowering on the strawberry side of things at all. Definitely another must-try IPA.</div>
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<b><u>2nd Anniversary BBA Stout</u></b> - I'm a sucker, like others, for a nice bourbon barrel aged stout. Sweet and malty enough to warm things up on the inside for sure. Even though Dark Necessity didn't thrill me at all, it definitely works when aged in a bourbon barrel. Another crowler for the cooler to make it back home tonight!</div>
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If you're ever in the Camp Hill area, definitely swing by this place. There is food on the one side of the building (with full service, if you're into that thing) and a beer garden, a la Troegs, on the other. Plenty of space to enjoy a beer or two! Cheers!</div>
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Just like that, we're over halfway home tonight on the 13th day of the blog. This always seems like it's going to take forever to enjoy a beer, take some notes, put those notes into actual complete sentences and thoughts and at the same time make it semi-entertaining for folks who enjoy beer and just enjoy a quick and fun read in the evening. Then, repeat that 24 more times during the busy holiday season.</div>
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In any event, at the over-halfway point tonight is something that is right up my alley while, at the same time, stepping outside of the IPA comfort zone I feel I reside in lately, outside of the blog. Well, maybe inside the blog too. Normally, I shift my focus this time of year to stouts and porters, but not a whole lot has caught my attention lately locally, or otherwise. This selection tonight, however, is something that it from the realm of the peculiar. I got 2 of these in my local case club swap a few months ago. Unfortunately, the drink by date was back in February, but with an IPA it should be fine. </div>
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Back to the point, I've saved this beer simply because it's odd and I thought it would be something fun to review. From New Belgium tonight is their new twist on the IPA style, <a href="https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/the-hemperor-hpa/">The Hemperor HPA</a>. </div>
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I'm not really sure what I'm going to get here beyond a hoppy beer that has some dank and/or resinous character to it. I've experienced that before in some beers and they're usually pretty decent. I'm not sure, however, that I've ever experienced something with hemp seed.</div>
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Before imbibing tonight, because I enjoy my job, I did my due diligence and found out a little more information regarding this beer and the hemp seeds that were used to make it. <b><u>First and foremost, there is NO THC or CBD </u></b>in this beer to produce any intoxicating effects (there's still alcohol of course), so we're safe in that regard. Second of all, it appears that there are some pretty interesting health benefits from eating the seeds including packing in some protein (9 amino acids in total) as well as omega fatty acids. If you're curious as to some of those benefits, <a href="https://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/hemp-grows-in-popularity">you can get some additional information here.</a> Not really sure if that comes through when they're added to beer, however. My guess is just the flavors they impart will be present.</div>
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A cloudy golden with decent off-white head was poured from the 12 ounce bottle. I experienced a pretty nice lacing in the glass throughout the sipping and note taking. </div>
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The taste from cold to warm changed slightly. When it was colder the majority of the flavor was that of floral and earthy hops. There was obviously some dank resin there too. A sweet and sticky malt presence was there with some definite sweetness and lingering earthy bitterness. As the beer warmed up, all I could taste was an overpowering orange citrus flavor that really didn't mix well with anything else in the beer, definitely not the hemp seed. A bitter, dirty orange peel is the best way to describe it. </div>
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I guess the novelty is there for someone who wants to give it a try. I saw mixed reviews on <a href="https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/192/326798/">Beer Advocate</a> and <a href="https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/new-belgium-hemperor/604730/">Rate Beer</a> tonight as I was making sure I was tasting what I was supposed to taste. Some people clearly loved it because it reminded them of something specific while others described it as skunky and really not that good. I'd tend to lean, heavily mind you, towards the latter. I'll try an IPA that has nearly anything in it, but the two that I got from the previous case club delivery will be all that I need to experience from this small vein of the IPA style.</div>
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Tonight's selection is going to be a close as I can come to a winter warmer style beer. I honestly can't find any more of this style locally or otherwise (you know, Tavour) that I haven't already reviewed via the blog. I even went in town quick tonight and still, nothing. </div>
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Luckily, I have a friend in New Jersey that, by way of his son-in-law, another beer drinking buddy of mine, keeps me supplied with stuff that is brewed in New Jersey and surrounding areas. This can was part of a 6 beer care package sent from NJ back to central PA. The other 5 friends are long gone. I hung onto this one just in case I needed an emergency plan for WWW. I guess that time has come. </div>
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The 12 ounce can from <a href="https://www.capemaybrewery.com/">Cape May Brewing Company's</a> 5-Spiced Ale, Mop Water is going to come pretty close I believe. The description from the can leads me to believe that, other than being a brown ale, this will be super close to the style I require on a Wednesday in December.</div>
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<i>"CMBC's Chief Mop Man mandated a beer brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and a s-load of real vanilla. Combining these spices with the flavors of German malts creates a brown ale perfect for cool autumn evenings and bitter winter nights."</i></div>
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A malty cinnamon aroma fills the nose along with some definite vanilla and spices, as advertised. As for the flavor, it's dang close to a winter warmer style, just a tad less malty. A sweet cinnamon flavor definitely leads the spiced charge of this beer, but even though this spice combo is either hit or miss for me, this one doesn't overload my palate with nutmeg. A semi-sweet malted finish is present with very minimal hop bitterness. If I had to pinpoint a comparable beer (not by style, but by taste), I would definitely compare this to a lighter bodied Stone Xocoveza.</div>
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After last night's let down, I figured I'd reach for a beer that is definitely my style tonight in hopes of rebounding. A double IPA all the way from one of the US's non-contiguous states. Straight from <a href="https://anchoragebrewing.company/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" target="_blank">Anchorage Brewing Company</a>, by way of Tavour is Patterns. I forgot it was another Hazy DIPA.</div>
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Tonight, however, this particular beer bucked the norm for my taste. There is a definite juiciness present like I expected, but the flavor doesn't even come close to the aroma. I expected another OJ-esque flavor with some acid bite, but I was way off here. There is a definitely more pronounced malty backbone that coupled with the hops used give this a VERY bitter grapefruit rind flavor. By far my least favorite of the hop flavors in a beer. There is also a slight resinous taste to this bitterness. The bitterness sticks around for a while and a dryer finish adds to the confused and disappointed state my palate is in right now.</div>
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I enjoy a bitter beer and definitely a bitter IPA, but when bitterness reminds me of grapefruit, I just can't get past it. I finished it, but it's nearly almost too harsh for my palate tonight. Time for good news, bad news again. You unfortunately/fortunately won't run across this unless you're Tavour-ing. So, if you're interested, I'm sorry. If you're turned off, you're welcome. </div>
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I'm definitely in the mood for something lighter in ABV tonight instead of something like last evening. At the same time I purchased the <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-7th-neshaminy-creek-brewing.html" target="_blank">Ecomis from W and S</a>, I snagged another single can from <a href="http://neshaminycreekbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company </a>that was new on the shelf. Maximum Mocha Porter, a "robust porter brewed with chocolate and lactose and conditioned on single origin <a href="https://riseupcoffee.com/" target="_blank">Rise Up</a> coffee" will be what I pour tonight.</div>
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I had it all planned out. I was going to make it a point to go to New Trail Brewing in Williamsport to get their Holiday Cookie Hazy IPA to review tonight. Why you ask? Because it was family cookie baking night in the Mohr household. It just made sense. I had a 4 pack. Well, more like 2 since I had a few ahead of time, but that's besides the point. My whole plan to review that beer got flipped upside down at approximately 11AM this morning when my brother-in-law told me to call an audible. He was bringing some tasty treats instead. </div>
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Every year, my in-laws get together at our place and the kids help decorate some cookies. Tonight was that night where we throw some sugar cookie cutouts and gingerbread men in the oven after throwing sprinkles all over the place. The kids even did gingerbread houses this year. They look pretty good!</div>
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Among the treats my brother-in-law and I enjoyed together were <a href="https://troegs.com/beer/golden-thing/" target="_blank">Golden Thing </a>(a DIPA from Troegs), Nuts for You (a PB stout I grabbed from Tavour from <a href="https://www.drinkzaftig.com/home" target="_blank">Zaftig Brewing Co</a>.) and we did sample the Holiday Cookie from New Trail. I'll review that one another day as I still have a can left from my 4 pack I snagged.</div>
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Ever since <a href="https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/anheuser-busch-inbev-buys-goose-island/" target="_blank">BA InBev purchased Goose Island in 2011<span style="color: #b00000;"> </span></a>to start to share some of the craft beer market, folks I follow in some Facebook groups basically disowned Goose Island, saying that it was no longer craft beer. To be honest, I truly don't care who owns a brewery. If someone "sells out to the man," so to speak, because they have good beer and a large international conglomerate appreciates that and pays you for it, I can't blame them. If the beer doesn't change and now you have backing from someone who essentially has a never-ending supply of cash. That's just a no-brainer in my book. </div>
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A quick review today since the season keeps us moving on the weekends. Isn't it crazy when you have more time during a weeknight than a weekend day? I mean I don't, but maybe you do. Even during the holiday season, weekend days are pretty laid back for me. So, since you're busy today unlike myself, you'll get a quick review and post this afternoon.</div>
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A collaborative effort from <a href="http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/" target="_blank">Moderns Times Beer</a> out of San Diego, CA and <a href="https://fairstate.coop/" target="_blank">Fair State Brewing Cooperative</a> in Minneapolis, MN, Spirit Foul boasts that it is a "silly, hazy, fun" IPA. Not a surprise here, but another single can W and S purchase. A pour into my splinter glass was a translucent and hazy golden orange. Pretty standard for another New England Style IPA. The pour almost reminds me of a dreamsicle frozen treat.</div>
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One of my favorite, local, all-time IPA selections comes from<a href="http://neshaminycreekbrewing.com/" target="_blank"> Neshaminy Creek</a>, out of Croydon, PA. This brewery which is NE of Philadelphia pumps out some pretty good stuff in my book. </div>
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<a href="http://neshaminycreekbrewing.com/beers/the-shape-of-hops-to-come-imperial-ipa/" target="_blank">The Shape of Hops to Come</a>, a Double IPA is something that is not only plentifully available at any one of my local distributors or grocery stores, but also comes at a very fair price point. I can spend anywhere from $8-11 on a 4 pack of these and I'll savor each one of them because they're that good. A pretty bitter DIPA, however, just right for when I'm in the mood for something hoppy.</div>
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A few weekends ago at W and S, this Neshaminy can caught my eye because the name didn't really make any sense. As you've been told before, I'm a sucker for can art and the fact that a nonsense word was the name of the beer intrigued me all by itself.</div>
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Poured to my DFH glass, Ecomis appeared very hazy as well as unfiltered with an orange juice translucence. Lots of aroma came from the glass, but I mainly noted some peppery spice, mild fruit and pine. My first sip was that of a medium bodied, ever so slight malty sweetness. That was followed up by one of the most complex hop bombs that was ever dropped on my palate.</div>
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The ever changing bitterness ran the gamut from peppery spice to fruit to earthy and back again, all wrapping up on a sticky resin that lingers on the palate. There was just the slightest alcohol heat here (9% ABV) wrapped up inside this super complexity of hoppy goodness. </div>
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This beer reminds me a lot of The Shape of Hops to Come, only less bitter with more flavor. If this were a year-round offering, I would crown this my new favorite Neshaminy Creek brew, hands down.</div>
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<a href="http://neshaminycreekbrewing.com/beers/ecomis/" target="_blank">According to the website</a>, this appears to be only a once a year release and it's very limited at that. I guess I'll need to make sure I grab a few more of these next year instead of just the one can I grabbed the other weekend. Bottom line is that if you enjoy hops and bitter beers, this is a must try! </div>
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Locally, the distribution chain for this new-ish (Established in November 2017) brewery has been outstanding. I don't know about you all, but I usually don't get the chance to have multiple canned/bottled beers (these guys strictly can from what I know) before visiting a place, however that's what I've experienced with this Williamsport Brewery. <a href="https://www.newtrailbrewing.com/#home-section">New Trail Brewing </a>(<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">240 Arch St. Building 18 in Williamsport</span>) has a pretty quaint and cozy place for being smack dab in the middle of an industrial park. </div>
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A few weekends ago, a friend invited my wife and myself to journey north to visit this place. When we started driving into the location where the brewery and taproom are housed, I felt we weren't driving the right kind of big rig hauler to go past the industrial park gates (he drove an SUV for the record), but that didn't stop us from enjoying a sampler or two and some food truck appetizers before dinnertime. When the weather gets nicer outside, there is a decent outdoor seating area to chill and partake in some outdoor games (like large Jenga and some ring toss) or relax by an outdoor fire pit. A very laid back locale for certain!</div>
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Most of the distributed beers that I enjoy from this brewery are of the IPA or NEIPA style. There is a hazy IPA dubbed Holiday Cookie that is coming soon that I may have to get my hands on and review as well later this month. Maybe just in time for family cookie baking day...</div>
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As for this particular beer, their Belgian-Style Tripel, it pours a relatively clean and clear golden hue with some slight haziness. There is an ever so thin bead of head at the top of the pour from the 16 ounce can.</div>
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The aroma is that of any traditional Belgian Tripel, slight banana and clove undertones here, but nothing very overpowering. There is also a nice toffee-malt sweetness there as well, to round things out before sipping on this 8.6% brew.</div>
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I'm going to sound very stereotypical here, but to me, this tastes like a beer where nothing too fancy was attempted to be done. Just straight forward Belgian Tripel. It's clean, crisp and nowhere close to boozy and overpowering on the alcohol side of things for the style. The beer has its sweet maltiness with virtually no hop bitterness whatsoever. I get the banana and clove flavors that come through on the palate towards the end of the sip as expected. Simple. Clean. True to style. All in all, a tripel worth travelling for! Last I checked, this was available in-house for now, but will be distributed very soon!</div>
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It's back! Your annual installments each and every Wednesday of Winter Warmer Wednesday. It's pretty self-explanatory. A Winter Warmer style of beer is reviewed in the middle of the week, just because we've set that precedent before! </div>
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Bottom line, this style is very malty, sometimes spicy and just perfect for warming things up this time of year. I've had a few that are overly spiced to my distaste and only a select few that I'd seek out again. </div>
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The only problem this year is that I'm unable to locate many of these that I've not yet reviewed. I'm hoping that my case club that just came in has at least one of them tucked inside the cardboard box. Otherwise, I need to either make a shopping trip or call an audible.</div>
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Tonight's selection was one that I saved from the <a href="https://sierranevada.com/beer/specialty/snowpack" target="_blank">Snowpack,</a> a winter mixed 12 pack from Sierra Nevada. In addition to this beer, included in the pack is their flagship Pale Ale, a coffee stout (which is pretty tasty), and Holiday Haze (as you guessed, it's a hazy IPA, which was middle of the road for me). This Winter Warmer Lager is only available in the Snowpack s<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">o, after my review you'll either need to pick up an entire 12 pack to enjoy this brew, or steer clear of it altogether. </span></div>
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Hands down, this time of year my favorite selection from them is their annual <a href="https://sierranevada.com/beer/seasonal/celebration-ipa" target="_blank">Celebration Ale</a>, an IPA. Made with fresh hops, that beer is as hop-forward as they come for me. It's definitely a staple for me this time of year.</div>
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The pour was a pretty nearly transparent mahogany red color with a creamy, beige head at the top. As expected, the aroma of this beer was a roasty, sweet caramel malt. The taste also was pretty predictable, with sweet malty caramel taking the forefront. A nuttiness and some toffee backed things up. The spice profile wasn't overpowering in here either, but the entire thing tasted rather thin in body. For a 6.7% Winter Warmer, it wasn't too robust like I wanted. A sticky bitterness finished things up here. </div>
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I told you it was happening, and tonight is the night. My first time dipping into the most recent Tavour order. If you have no clue what I'm talking about, you missed it last year. <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2017/12/december-7th-fort-george-brewery.html" target="_blank">Go check that stuff out</a> and come back when you're ready. If you're up to speed, we move onward!</div>
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Feel free to skip this part if you need to or just don't care. A quick education on Brett yeast if you need it. A "wild yeast," Brett tends to grow on fruit skins. Back in the day, a brewery was likely near a farm or other area where produce was grown. That means lots of Brett yeast. Before brewers used extensive methods for sanitizing and cleaning brewing equipment, it was very common for a beer to at the very least to be partially fermented (or contaminated) with some of the funky stuff. If you've had it before, you know it. There is just an overall funkiness that is unmistakable in both the aroma and the flavor of the beer that is intentionally (or sometimes unintentionally contaminated) fermented with it. Usually a fruity, spicy acidity is what the strain is known for. The Brett does produce some acetic acid, which makes sense, given the information above. I'm no scholar, so that should make sense to all of you reading this tonight! </div>
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Getting back to the beer. From the can, this spicy saison poured a hazy golden color with a very rich and creamy head at the top. As for the aroma, it was all Brett yeast with some spiciness from the coriander, and some light citrus notes.</div>
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At first, the beer was likely too cold, as serving temperature listed on the website is recommended in the 46-54 degree range. I wish that was something listed on the can I have. The cooler temperature I started drinking this at made things very overly bubbly with respect to the carbonation level of this beer, and that was the predominant experience I had at first. Not too many of the flavors really came through except for the funk.</div>
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As things warmed up slightly, the flavors that were intended to come through, did so much easier. The saison-style that is advertised without a doubt comes through with some spicy notes, again, from the coriander. Lemongrass also lingers on the palate with a dry, yet pleasant finish. The saison/Brett combination seem to compliment each other fairly well here.</div>
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Well, it's been exactly 2 days since I've had an IPA on the docket to review. I guess you know what I'm having tonight! Tonight from <a href="https://singlecut.com/" target="_blank">Singlecut Beersmiths</a> in New York is an Imperial IPA named Softly Spoken Magic Spells. I've save you from artsy tonight and get down to business, but there could be some Pink Floyd references here for sure. <a href="https://bryanmohr25.blogspot.com/2017/12/december-11th-brewery-vivant-tart-side.html" target="_blank"> I did that last year.</a> I won't do that to you again.</div>
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I've sampled this 8.6% IIPA before and was blown away by it if I remember correctly. I saw my own can waiting for me at good ol' W and S, just in case I haven't mentioned them yet in the last 3 days. A bit on the pricer side for a 16 oz. can (nearly $6 at the store), I decided to let this one sit for just a few weeks, just in time for a review and to force me to enjoy it and analyze it to paralysis.</div>
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The aroma was a rather deep, yet tropical-centered aroma. I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but it was almost elusive and ever-changing. I did pin down a few of the layers here that consisted of mostly oranges and tangerines along with some general sweetness, bubble gum, slight pine notes and just a soft hint of malts in the background. After reading up on the beer, I guess that's what is meant by the "softly" portion of the name. </div>
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Getting to things a little later than expected this evening. A pretty busy day taking care of stuff around the house today along with wishing my best guy a happy 7th birthday! </div>
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Back in my high school days, I delved into lots of genres of music. Some of them I still listen to occasionally and some of them I left behind or outgrew. Metallica has been a band that I've followed more so than others for certain through their career. I even went so far as to dig back into their older stuff when I was a young adult. I started my appreciation for the group with the Black Album, and Enter Sandman. My uncle used to play a ton of heavy metal music in the car when he and I would spend Sunday afternoons together shopping at the local flea markets and baseball card shop in Winfield. </div>
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It doesn't get much use, so I broke out my fancy pilsner glass tonight and poured this from the can. A slightly golden pour filled the glass with just a slight haziness. At first a bubbly white head topped this brew and it stayed with me the whole way through the sample.</div>
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A traditional pilsner corn aroma was present here with some sweetness in the background. I'm hoping for more than some Miller or Coors Light flavor here. It'll be <i>unforgiven </i>if that's what I get here tonight.</div>
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The first sip definitely caught me off guard. A very pleasant pine or spruce bitterness was the very first thing I tasted with this beer with just a touch of sweetness. After a while, there was some cracker notes along with some grassy and slight earthy undertones as well. Strangely enough there is a white grape flavor at the end. </div>
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We all know I'm an IPA guy, but this is a hoppy pilsner if I've ever had one! Turns out this is definitely <i>the hero of the day! </i></div>
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If you're into pilsner style beers or just in the mood for something lighter in body and ABV (5.7% to be exact), go ahead and <i>ride the lighting</i> and give it a whirl!</div>
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OK, that last reference was a stretch. Tonight seemed forced slightly so I'll stop now. My artsy side is just getting warmed up though. You'll be in for a treat later this month, but that should be it for tonight. See you tomorrow evening!</div>
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And so it begins, the journey that I (and you, vicariously, of course) take each December for the past 5 years. Being that it's the weekend, it's perfectly acceptable to start things prior to dinner time this year. Couple that with the fact that I just returned from Target for an impromptu shopping trip on a Saturday during the Christmas season. If you've never experienced crowds like that before during the day, feel free to join them there. It'll be fun. I promise.</div>
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So, upon returning home and taking care of some small chores around the house (not to mention eating a very late lunch), I opened the fridge to see what choice numero uno would be this chilly, rainy Saturday afternoon. I mean, after that shopping trip, it was warranted.</div>
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One particular can caught my eye that I snagged from local distributor, W & S in Northumberland earlier this week. </div>
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I decided to reach for the <a href="https://www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/" target="_blank">Captain Lawrence Brewing Company</a> Double Pull, a limited release according to the can. A stout brewed with espresso clocking in at a hefty 10.5% to get things rolling this month. The rest of the can tells me it's brewed with milk sugar, so I expect a sweet yet bitter flavor that is going to come from the espresso. </div>
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Before reviewing this beer, I have to tell you that if you're an IPA fan, you need to find <a href="https://www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/orbital-tilt/" target="_blank">Orbital Tilt, </a>which is also a limited release unfortunately. The brewer makes this beer with rotating hops, however, the one I had this past fall was outstanding! I shared with my brother in law and another beer drinking friend of mine and they both agreed.</div>
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The pour was a deep opaque black with a creamy, yet thin head at the top after I poured it down the center of my beer/coffee mug I like to use for coffee stouts like this one. </div>
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The aroma, as expected was coffee/espresso dominant with a touch of sweetness. Pretty straightforward there. </div>
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An abundance of bitter (not overly bitter mind you) coffee flooded my taste buds upon my first sip with some roasted notes as well. The bitterness definitely lingers here on the palate but the beer finished with the sweetness I expected with the lactose sugar advertised on the can. The mouth feel is relatively lighter than I expected for an imperial stout. It's more of a medium-heavy than something that weighs it down. Very likely the mouthfeel is a by-product, albeit intentional by the brewer, of the flaked oats in the recipe (also noted on the can). Thick and syrupy this is not, that I'm alright with that!</div>
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