Sand City (2020)

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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    They just released a blend of Even Mo Hygge (Evil Twin) and Lava Dome (Great Notion) with a bit of a tweak. I picked up a 4-pack, I’m probably gonna crack one tomorrow night, so I’ll report back. It’s not cheap, but I’m sure it’s gonna be great.
     
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    In all honesty, it’s a bit of a chocolate bomb. Thick and smooth. Full disclosure, I was pretty tired, had had a bunch of other beer before, and may have been a little too cold when I opened it but I really only got the chocolate and cocoa powder over anything else. Next can I drink I think it’ll be room temperature the whole way through.
     
    #42 guinness77, Oct 4, 2020
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    JRAP20 Aspirant (200) Jan 9, 2019 New York

    I may or may not have a can of last year's Four release "cellared" in the back of my fridge, a la 120 Minute... will report back on the vertical tasting
     
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    Msudukie Pundit (920) Oct 26, 2013 New York
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    What do we all think 5 will be? My guess is a combo of 4 and their yummy (sarcastic) just released pumpkin ale - a first ever 12% pumpkin IPA. Tell me that doesn’t sound delicious .

    Please just give us a midweek, low key DIPA for the 5th Anny.
     
    #44 Msudukie, Oct 14, 2020
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    I really wouldn’t anticipate anything “big” in regards to this anniversary. Although they deserve to have a huge blowout (hell, 5 years as a (successful, especially) brewery must feel like a decade), I doubt with all the covid restrictions going on, theyll be able to celebrate the way they’d want to or, even, have a big release.
     
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    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Hopefully we get something around 8.5 for the Anni beer. 12% IPA last year was a bad choice,who the hell wants a 12% IPA!

    Will be interesting to see how they release it, midweek would be best, but with no time slots like some of the other breweries, that could even be tricky with a cluster of people showing up at same time.

    One great thing about brewery, I don't think they have ever put the tose in any of their IPAs.
     
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Agreed. In all honesty, I wasn’t a huge fan of 4. It’s hard to get the abv up that high without getting that sweet syrupy yellow onion taste.
     
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    Comparison_Ford Maven (1,293) Apr 4, 2014 New York

    This batch of 4 is, to be blunt, not good. Hard to even pinpoint certain tasting notes, but they're all pretty bad. Onion? Isopropyl alcohol? I don't know...but it's a mess.

    Here's to hoping that they're not trying to "up the ante" this year.
     
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    They teased something on IG a few days ago about something in a barrel so I’m thinking a stout of some sort.
     
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    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    at 12% was easy to pass up this one when it came out and now. Seemed like a very odd choice to me for an Anniversary beer.
     
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    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Maybe two Anni beers, one IPA and one Stout?
     
    #51 jrnyc, Oct 20, 2020
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    Comparison_Ford Maven (1,293) Apr 4, 2014 New York

    Cracked a can of 5th Anniversary just now. For having a hop bill that's comprised entirely of hops I don't normally care for, this somehow works for me. Also surprisingly smooth/easy drinking for having a bunch of hops that I think of as being exceptionally "dank."

    Not the best beer I've ever had from them, but definitely an above average Sand City beer.
     
    #52 Comparison_Ford, Oct 22, 2020
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Five is fantastic. Best DIPA they’ve made this year. It’s so danky.
     
    #53 guinness77, Oct 23, 2020
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Saw the new digs today...gonna be beautiful. Nice, big outdoor area with a gas line outside for a fire pit and possibly a retractable tent. Inside is huge with a beachy wood motif thing going on and a nice long wooden board from door-to-door for people to sit like an extended bar. Barrels and tanks look beautiful. Should be about a month, looking forward to it.
     
    #54 guinness77, Dec 9, 2020
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  15. JRAP20

    JRAP20 Aspirant (200) Jan 9, 2019 New York

    Anyone try the barrel aged stout yet? Looking forward to cracking it at the right time
     
    #55 JRAP20, Dec 9, 2020
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    5?
     
    #56 guinness77, Dec 9, 2020
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    JRAP20 Aspirant (200) Jan 9, 2019 New York

    Yes
     
    #57 JRAP20, Dec 9, 2020
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    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    I drank one on Halloween, and I was already pretty fucked up, but I loved it. Pretty balanced and thick enough. I have another one I’m gonna hold onto for awhile.
     
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