What beer are you drinking now? #4637

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  1. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    [​IMG] A 7% Summer crusher. Cheers all.
     
    #21 SawDog505, Jun 30, 2025
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  2. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

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    Cheers!
     
    #22 VABA, Jun 30, 2025
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  3. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Getting into another Homeplace (Burnsville, NC) brew, this being a SIPA weighing in at 4.7. Getting lots of grapefruit and pine from the Mosaic and Simcoe. Nicely done!
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #23 CarolinaCardinals, Jun 30, 2025
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  4. MutuelsMark

    MutuelsMark Grand Pooh-Bah (5,787) Jan 23, 2015 Kentucky
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    That is a great friend!
     
    #24 MutuelsMark, Jun 30, 2025
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  5. runbirddrinkbeer

    runbirddrinkbeer Pooh-Bah (1,722) Oct 24, 2009 Florida
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    Monday afternoon Cheers from Balboa Park. At a cafe after touring the Japanese Friendship Gardens. Matriarch WCIPA collab between Societe and Blah Brewing. [​IMG]
     
    #25 runbirddrinkbeer, Jun 30, 2025
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  6. LarryV

    LarryV Grand Pooh-Bah (5,420) Jun 13, 2001 Massachusetts
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    Oxbow Farm House Pale Ale

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    #26 LarryV, Jun 30, 2025
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  7. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Visited Balboa Park museums a handful of times over the years. Always something interesting on display.
    I will never forget the Medieval Torture Exhibit from Italy maybe 10 years ago. I normally am not a squeamish guy BUT i experienced a Déjà vu borderline panic attack (which is not me either). I stepped out for 10 minutes, went back in, and immediately had to leave again. I occasionally have a Déjà vu moment but that was world-class for sure :scream:
    Back in the real moment and enjoying a Bigfoot.
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #27 CarolinaCardinals, Jun 30, 2025
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  8. muchloveforhops3

    muchloveforhops3 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,999) Apr 5, 2009 Montana
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    Now working on one from @jzeilinger.. :heavymetal:

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    Cheers, advocates!
     
    #28 muchloveforhops3, Jun 30, 2025
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  9. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

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    Cheers!
     
    #29 VABA, Jun 30, 2025
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  10. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Grabbing lunch and beers. Hoping the second is better than the first.

    Big Dog’s Las Vegas Craft Lager

    2.52/5 rDev -27.6%
    look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25

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    Full review linked above. WBAYDN treatment= Bad Dog. I’ve had good or better beers here on previous trips, so will try one more.

     
    #30 ChicagoJ, Jun 30, 2025
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  11. defunksta

    defunksta Grand Pooh-Bah (4,164) Jan 18, 2019 Wisconsin
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

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    1) Phase Three Mindspark (7.8% canned 4/21/2025): A NEIPA from Chicago with Mosaic and Mosaic Cryo for flavors of smooth grape, berries, floral tangerine, tropical lime and green melon.
    versus
    2) Phase Three Baguette Bonanza (7.8% canned 6/11/2025): A NEIPA from Chicago with Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy & Elani for flavors of mango cream, melon sorbet, blueberry. (Correctly matched the two blind)

    Phase Three NEIPA Battle. First is Mindspark. All Mosaic here and one of their best in my opinion. Smooth, robust, and tropical. Robust Mosaic and amazing what they can do with the single Mosaic hop.
    Next is Baguette Bonanza. Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy plus some Elani for some pineapple and bright peach notes, even some mango. Fantastic flavors here, but still a bit too fresh and needs a few weeks to settle in and develop some of them.
    Winner: Mindspark
     
    #31 defunksta, Jun 30, 2025
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  12. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    [​IMG] Good Vibes only on this Monday. Cheers
     
    #32 SawDog505, Jun 30, 2025
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  13. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

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    Cheers!
     
    #33 VABA, Jun 30, 2025
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  14. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Another day of golf, another 7K IPA.
    Cheers!

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    #34 lordofthewiens, Jun 30, 2025
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  15. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    Surly Hell is one of the best lagers in the US. Massively underrated in my opinion.
     
    #35 The_Kriek_Freak, Jun 30, 2025
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  16. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,786) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Cross posted with the what mid atlantic brew are you drinking now thread.

    today while on vacation in PA I am drinking a PA brewed kolsch. this is Trauger Brewing out of Philly, PA and their Koelle Kolsch. Picked up this 5% ABV brew today at a local beer store.

    onto my review:
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    I am sampling a chilled 16 oz can poured into my snifter. Im not at home so glassware is more limited but this will do just fine.
    canned on date stamped on can is 24172.... Im presuming feb 17 2024. But that is a long time ago. Hope this isnt that old. I like to try kolschs so I grabbed this one with out looking too closely.
    the bee pours a mostly clear golden color with a fluffy bleached white head of 3 cm foaming up on my admittedly sort of aggressive pour.
    This foam fades slowly to a sturdy surface covering and I get some windowpane lattice when I sip or swirl from my beer.
    Aroma is pretty mild with some grainy malt and cracker mixing with a little grassy hop note. But nose is pretty muted overall.
    First sip reveals a light body with very smooth texture with very fine and tingly carbonation. Beer drinks very easy, which is expected for the style.
    Flavor profile is some grain and cracker and then a little lemon and some white grape note too. Finish is very dry and hints of bitey spicy hop note lingers long after each swallow. The dryness encourages me to take the next sip.
    Pretty good brew for a hot summer day while on vacation. I would drink it again. Sort of anxious to see how some of the other brews that I bought from this style measure up.
    3.98 in the BA DB
     
    #36 sulldaddy, Jun 30, 2025
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  17. crazyspicychef

    crazyspicychef Pooh-Bah (2,341) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Day from Hell.
    Doctors orders.
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    Ahhh, much better.
    Smoking some chicken wings on the ole Weber, dodging the thunderstorms.
    Cheers!
     
    #37 crazyspicychef, Jun 30, 2025
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  18. Ocalafox

    Ocalafox Grand Pooh-Bah (4,505) May 17, 2016 Florida
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    Alaskan Brewing Juneau Juice at the source in Juneau AK, cheers mates!
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    #38 Ocalafox, Jun 30, 2025
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  19. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Enjoy your Alaskan trip Van @Ocalafox ! Juneau is one of the few capitals on my tic list, one of two I can’t drive to from Chicago.

    Second pour, this one much better.

    Big Dog’s Brewing Dirty Dog IPA

    3.79/5 rDev +2.2%
    look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

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    Full review linked above. WBAYDN take, this is a solid IPA, old school pine and bitterness. They brew goid IPAs. Good Dog!

     
    #39 ChicagoJ, Jun 30, 2025
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  20. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    Bizarre Brewing -- Crow of Desperation
    English-style rye stout
    ABV 4.4%; pouring temperature: 41.7 °F; canning info: 04/01/25
    Source: @snaotheus
    Auxiliary vice: Mashbuild -- Wheated

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    4.21/5 rDev +3.4%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

    Phenomenal look; different colors of the pour (depending upon the light) -- dark purple, garnet, dark brown -- all clear; dark and opaque body in the glass; beautifully dense and creamy head, tan colored and long-lasting. Gorgeous nose; rich dark grains; mocha with a hint of rye spiciness. Rich and flavorful; cocoa and dark, bitter chocolate; grain char bitterness; semi-sweet. Heavy mouthfeel; dense and viscous; charred grain dryness.

    This well-crafted rye stout hits on all cylinders. It brings a robust complexity and balance to the palate. I detected the rye primarily in the smell; but it likely added a nice, expansive element to the taste profile as well. Just a beautiful dark beer.

     
    #40 beergoot, Jun 30, 2025
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