What beer are you drinking now? #2256

Fantastic as always. Aromas and flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, molasses, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, dark bread, fudge, and herbal/pine hops; with lighter notes of raisin, licorice, smoke, charcoal, and coconut. Some increasing booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Light-moderate herbal/spicy hop, roast/char bitterness; and light bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full bodied. Very creamy, silky, velvety mouthfeel; lightly slick, sticky hops, chalky char/roast, and oak tannins. Lightly increasing lingering hop/char bitter, oak tannic dryness. No acrid/astringency. Dangerously smooth sipping; mildly warming 14.8%, minimal barrel booze. Spot on rich Russian imperial stout style malt complexity, balancing earthy hops, and amazing barrel integration. Looking forward to reviewing Cafe Deth soon enough. Grabbed a lot of cans this year of both.


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Insane NEDIPA as always. Aromas and flavors of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, and light pepper/pine hops; with moderate wheat, biscuit dough, light honeyed malt balance; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium-full bodied creamy, bready, grainy wheat/oats in the mouthfeel. Slight hop stickiness, with a touch of increasing lingering bitter dryness. Zero hop astringency. Dangerously drinkable for 9.3%, minimal warming ABV. One of the absolute best in the style I've had, smoothness is unmatched. Pure citrus/tropical fruit juice hop flavors, with a touch of dankness. Never overly sweet/heavy feeling on malts for the ABV; perfectly balanced. Super soft mouthfeel. Old Nation definitely has the best MI NEIPAs.


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This was insane. Thick pour, nice head retention/spotty lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, cookies, brownie batter, and toasted dark bread; with light notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, and yeast earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms. Very mild herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; perfectly creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel. Slight sticky hops and chalky char/roast. Slightly increasing lingering bitter dryness, no cloying sweetness. Mildly increasing warmth of 11.8%. Dangerously smooth sipping. Mind blowing for a dessert stout as expected. Insanely rich malt complexity and perfectly balanced oreo cookie/cake-like flavors. Not overly sweet/heavy for me at all. Hope they make it again, was very hard to find more than a couple bottles.


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Insane DIPA as usual. Aromas and flavors of huge grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate honey, biscuit, light caramel/toasted malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Good sized pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body, and fairly crisp finishing. Balanced bready/grainy malt, and sticky/resinous/rindy hops in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing resin dryness, no hop astringency. Super smooth, not overly aggressive, minimal warming 9%. Amazing classic Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade, Citra profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; great bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering resin dryness. Well attenuated for the ABV. One of the best west coast DIPAs ever made, especially with having no newer hops.


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