Day 5 from @BartS . Was off on the style thinking it was a barleywine. But in fact was a Strong Ale. Not fav style but still enjoyable.
Day 6 was right up my alley. This beer is/was fire. Thought peanuts even Graham crackers but turned out it was hazelnuts and the sweetness from the vanilla bean was perfect complement to the bourbon as it warmed. My first Horus beer and a collab with Jwb.
Day 6 from @brewnic . 750 ml bottle with patina green wax. Pours the color of motor oil from a 1964 farm tractor that has never had an oil change with a small head that dissipated rapidly. smell of decadent chocolate, vanilla, dark roast coffee with a touch of alcohol. Taste is chocolate, maple, vanilla coffee with a touch of cinnamon at the end. Reminds me of chocolate maple fudge. Nice thick mouthfeel and a bit of warming alcohol.
The reveal day 6, Pudding Dribbles from Forager. Very good imperial Porter that I have heard of and am glad I got to try. Thanks for a great six pack and the extras @brewnic !!!
My Day 2 beer from @Scottsbeer got me in such a daze, I forgot to post 3-5. So before I even think about opening Day 6... Day 3 brought sweet and tart, vanilla and/or marshmallows, currants and what I thought was raspberries. Pretty damn spot on, and as it turns out, I've had this beer before in the past as well. This was a nice, but short lived break from the stouts!
Day 4 was a beer that was very familiar to me. Chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Along with the writing under the covered cap, I knew what it was... I've had this beer at multiple different points in its age, and have always loved it. But there was something different about this one; I have a feeling that FB changed their recepie, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this beer as damn tasty. Thanks again @Scottsbeer
I already had my suspicions with my Day 5 bottle, as it was a 22oz bomber, with a plain gold cap. And with it being Friday and all, and taking a small sip to catch a load of barrel, coffee and chocolate, it took me very little detective work to know... 2019 Cycle Friday! This sucker got better the more it warmed up, a total boozy chocolate bomb by the bottom of the bottle. Thanks again @Scottsbeer
Don't have a "kill shot" because I have way too many beer bottles that are full so keeping emties for 6 days just didn't happen. But through digital wizardry I was able to put this collage of the super generous week from @brewnic together. Thanks @brewnic . You will not be forgotten
Day 5 from @Jackd33 was a freaky Friday switch with Day 2. The beer opened up with big ol' nilla nuttiness: Southern Grist Hazelnut Praline, easily my top 3 hazelnut beer with Cycle and 3 Sons. Seems it's not an easy nut to pull off, had a few that just didn't taste like a real hazelnut, but this one nailed it: Day 6 also brought some nilla nuttiness, along with a whole bunch more flavors: Prop'19, a big want on my list, and it exceeded my expectations: Amazing beer for the finish, thank you Jonathan!
Kill shot of the curated line-up from @Jackd33, clearly a lot of research and planning went into this and I just wanted to say big thanks for this excellent effort Jonathan, it was a great beer week in my book!
Day 6 has arrived thanks to @azuelke Crowler style with some OG Adam glassware An excellent fruit bomb from 3 Sheeps! Thanks Adam for an excellent SummerSixer!
@Vidblain sent an awesome #summersixer2020 box. Pic 2 is the kill shot of my wrapped bottles. Nice mix of sours and stouts, many of them were major wants too (dude did his research). Thanks so much! This group is legit af. Cheers!
Day 5 brought two big dessert stouts from @Sturgeon83: the first was sweet with really nice cinnamon, but no heat. As it warmed I got a very slight coconut taste. Snake Buns- this captured the essence of a cinnamon roll perfectly. The coconut rum barrel was a nice choice for barrel treatment. 5B was a big bourbon barrel stout. I was thinking peanut butter cup- Snakes on a Plane! They nailed the flavors with this. It *almost* made me want to watch the movie! Day 6 brought a Garagiste Mead! This was all PBJ all the way so it had to be: Reboog Vitis! Fantastic mead that I was able to share with friends. Thank you for a great 6 days, @Sturgeon83! I’ll post a kill shot tomorrow!
Behind again: Day 4 from @cpsfgd A fruited sour. I was thinking passionfruit and/or guava. Really tasty and clean beer. It reminded me of a better and more sour version of liliko'i kepolo from Avery. No clue what beer it actually was, but I liked it very much. Reveal: Bridget with pink guava from 2nd Shift! This was really good! Thanks, Chris!
Day 4: A dark, thick BA stout. Nice level of sweetness and the alcohol is there, but it's smooth. Really great chocolate smell and taste to it. Not sure which beer it is, but it's a very high-quality BA stout. Reveal: Medianoche from Weldwerks! I wasn't expecting a Colorado beer! This was really great. One of the better BA stouts I've had in a long time. Thanks, @cpsfgd!
Day 6: Day 6 was a fruited sour. Judging by the style and the nondescript silver cap on the bottle, I assumed that this was something from Side Project. The fruit seemed to be either some kind of berry or maybe cherries. It was quite sour, but not in a biting acidic way. This was a really enjoyable beer. Reveal; Kriek du Fermier from Side Project! I was on the right track! This was really great. Killshot: here's the killshot of all 6 days. Thanks for a great 6 days of beer @cpsfgd!
man- what a kill shot! Even missing the Snake Buns bottle this was an amazing lineup from @Sturgeon83! Thank you so much for a great week! Cheers!
My Day 6 beer from @Scottsbeer was an odd one. I knew it was a barrel aged stout, but the barrel was changing at different temps. I know by the bottle and cap it was from CCB. Straight from the fridge, it tastes like an aged whiskey barrel stout, then it warm up some, then I was getting something sweet like wine. Finally at room temp, it was still sweet but was giving off more of a whiskey flavor. Turns out, it was indeed wine. Thanks again Scott!
