TheGent

I enjoy all things beer: drinking, reading, talking, trading and exploring.

Domestic work travel takes me all over the country and I go out of my way to try local beers, bars, and breweries when possible.

Most recently I was in Cali. Quick trip. In and out in 24 hours. Was finally able to grab a bottle of Blind Pig and it was a great IPA. I also had my first Revision beer, which was a West Coast IPA that knocked it out of the park. Offshoot was a first timer as well.

Later this year I’ll be in Chicago a couple times, Minneapolis (I’m really hoping to stop at Barrel Theory), Charleston and some others.

Cheers!

Styles

• American IPA
  • Love the NE, West Coast, East Coast. I’ve had only a handful of Brut. Not all that intriguing to me so far, but I’m open.
• Stout
  • Love a big, chewy, barrel aged stout with a bunch of ingredients.
  • Equally, if not more impressed, by a straightforward stout with bold flavors.
  • Not into cloyingly sweet beers.
• Porter
• English Barleywine
  • This might be my favorite style
  • Throw it in a barrel and you’ve won me over
• American Wild Ales - Fruit or not
• Blended Lambic - Fruit or not
• Unblended Lambic - Not my favorite
• Gueuze - Love
• Flemish Browns and Reds - Yum
• Belgian Doubles, Tripels and Quads, but prefer the latter two
• German Lagers of all Sorts
• Brown Ale
• Saisons
  • I’ll put this here: I like Brett.
  • But I love sour.
• American Barleywine

There isn’t much I don’t like and am always open to trying new styles or takes on styles.

My wants are current.

Trading history includes three formal trades on BA and participation in Can Can BIFs #7 and #8.