Friday, January 7, 2011

Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza

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Do not order this again. Slightly sour and funky but it just doesn't hang together.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Heavy Seas Prosit

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Not very malty. Pretty boozy. The Avery was a lot better.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale

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Pretty sure I've had this before.

Truly bitter. Lots of grapefruit and piney hoppiness. Thanks to the Mikkeller & Weyerbacher brews single-hop brews, I can taste the Simcoe hops in it. Slight roasted malt /chocolate flavor underlying the hops.

I should have bought two bottles.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Russian River Supplication

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Mmm. Tasty. Sour beer, aged in oak barrels with cherries added. Apparently it starts out as a brown ale.

Not too tart or over the top. The cherry taste helps balance the sourness. I like it a lot better than the Lindemans Gueze and the Rodenbach.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Russian River Pliney The Elder

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Not sure what I was expecting. Definitely lots of hops. Slightly grassy. I wish I could place the hops used in this just from taste. It's not over-powering. Nicely balanced. Good times. Alcohol comes through a little more as it warms up.

Bottled on 9/21/10 and enjoyed on 9/25/10.

Thanks to Alan for the recommendation.