2014 FW Velvet Merkin. Bomber into a snifter at cellar temp. Look: Coke-brown with an enormous light-brown head. 4.25/5 Smell: caramelized brown...
2016 Bretta IPA by New Belgium. Best-by dated 6/18/17 (I'd intended to drink it on that date, but I bet an extra week won't have made the...
This is really in the thick of the competition for my personal "Best beer of all time". Jealous!
Weird, I liked this year's vintage fresh the best of any vintage (I've had it fresh every year it's been released).
Picked up half a case of Stickee Monkee at the Goleta Costco today for $8/bottle. They looked to have at least another two cases on the shelf when...
Came here to say this. If it were me, I'd vote for skipping the hassle of LA and head straight to Third Window, which is legit in my top five of...
2014 SN Narwhal (dated 7/24/14). 12oz into a tulip at cellar temp. Look: dark brown, with a light brown ring of foam. Fairly active carbonation....
Nectar (sometimes aka Humboldt) Black Xantus. Bottled dated 11/xx/13, so about 3.5yrs old. Fresh review here. Bomber into a tulip at cellar temp....
Stone "Your father smelt of elderberries" (fresh review here). Bottled 9/02/15. Served at cellar temp in a Duvel tulip. Look: very good-looking...
Looks like no one's started a May thread, a third of the way through the month. For shame! To kick things off: 2016 St. Archer's Coconut Stout...
FW Imperial Walker's Reserve (fresh review here). Bomber into a snifter at cellar temp. Look: very dark brown (SRM 35), with essentially no head....
nb, I read @bulletrain76's comment above to mean that this was a one-off thing, so next year should see things return to normal.
FW Champs de Fraises. The aroma on this is a metaphysically impossible amount of strawberry goodness. The taste is equal parts strawberry and...
Having just done a vertical of '14–'17 over the last few days, I find this year's vintage to have a fairly different character from previous...
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