Beers From Here and Beers From There
????: Cobbler Jams
?????: Sour IPA
???: 8.2%
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????: Citra, Kahatu and Cashmere
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???????: Other Half Brewing Co. – Brooklyn, NY
??????? ??: @OtherHalfNYC
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??????: 3.75/?
?????: Some interesting flavors in here. Almost a bit too much. It does tasty like a cobbler jam. I would have given this a higher rating with a bit less cinnamon I think.
??? ???: Cool abstract design.
????????: Little late at 34 days after date on can.
????: Unfold the Scroll (Batch 2)
?????: IPA
???: 8.3%
???: –
????: –
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???????: Monkish Brewing Company – Torrance, CA
??????? ??: @monkishbrewing
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??????: 4.25/?
?????: This is a tasty beverage. So crushable and easy to drink. Not sweet and no hop burn.
??? ???: That’s sweet. Great drawing.
????????: Science… 3 months after date on can.
Beer: Juice Williams
Style: IPA
ABV: 8.25%
IBU: –
Hops: Mosaic, Motueka, Strata, Nelson Sauvin, Wai-iti, and Sabro
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Brewery: Great Notion Brewing – Portland, OR and Cellermaker Brewing – San Francisco, CA
Brewery IG: @greatnotionpdx and @cellarmakerbrewing
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: As expected it’s juicy and hazy. Can’t go wrong there. Lots of stone fruit and pineapple flavors that I’m picking up. It has some slight bitterness at the tail but certainly no hop burn or anything like that. Great beer from these two.
Can art: Always fire from GN and their labels. “There’s a tear in my beer” is printed on the can near the date if you can’t read it. A sweet reference to the Hank Williams song.
Drinkage: 4 days after date in can.
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Beer: Pillow Hat
Style: IPA
ABV: 4%
IBU: –
Hops: Citra and Motueka
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Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewing – Beacon, NY
Brewery IG: @hudsonvalleybrewery
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Rating: 3.25/5
Notes: Ok. I get trying to make hazys and such but I’m just not digging it too much at all. It’s certainly not terrible but just not anything special… Always looking forward to more from Hudson Valley.
Can art: One of the top breweries for can art and this is no different. Sweeeeet.
Drinkage: No date on can but not long after the release.
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Beer: Mandala
Style: IPA
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: –
Hops: Southern hemisphere hops?
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Brewery: Great Notion – Portland, OR
Brewery IG: @greatnotionpdx
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: Not too shabby at all. I’ll be honest that I wasn’t expecting much as I was a bit mediocre on Mandela but this one turned up pretty legit. Those southern hops stand out well and are very balanced making this one pretty smooth.
Can art: Awesome art work.
Drinkage: Day of release which was 8 days after date on can.
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Beer: 3-Way (Citra 2019)
Style: IPA
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: –
Hops: Citra and ?
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Brewery: Fort George – Astoria, OR, Ruse Brewing- Portland, OR, and Cloudburst Brewing – Seattle, WA
Brewery IG: @fortgeorgebeer, @rusebrewing, @cloudburstbrew
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: Ah yes you know it’s summer when 3-way pops up. This year features a collab with Ruse and Cloudburst. Those are two solid breweries and combined with Fort George, that’s an awesome 3-way. This year they are rotating the dominant dry hop and this version was of Citra hops. It’s nice and bright and easy to drink. Not much hop bitterness and slightly juicy but not very hazy. Good stuff. I’m sure I’ll be drinking the shit out of this beer all summer.
Can Art: Awesome design with the three brewery cats.
Drinkage: 13 days after date on can
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