New Beer Weekend #299

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  1. snaotheus

    snaotheus Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,924) Oct 6, 2008 Washington
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    Steel Bender - Port Barrel Aged Brickie, American stout at 8.5%. 12oz can served in a snulip. Can is dated 11/18/25.
    Dark with a medium to small head, turns into a wispy layer with a thick ring and rather impressive one centimeter curtain that doesn't want to let go of the glass. Smell is chocolate with some kind of fruit added, raspberries was the first thing that came to mind. Coffee and anise are in there, too.

    Taste is interesting. Fruit is more distinctly port, coffee is stronger and chocolate is present but...watered down? Anise is there too, but also not strong.

    Mouthfeel is medium to heavy without being oppressive, chewy, or sticky. Overall, it's good, and interesting, but not excellent.
     
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  2. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    Dang @snaotheus put us over to 9 pages. Y'all killed it this weekend.
     
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  3. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    "Bobbi" is a Farmhouse Pale Ale from Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle. I would have to say this is a much better than average sour Saison and on the whole it's quite sippable.

    Pours a hazy pale yellowish with a persistent wisp of foam in the Blanche de Chambly goblet. Aroma is acidic. This is quite tart but not entirely sour. There is a fruity taste with some malty sweetness to go with the acidity. The familiar hops provide an unusual flavor of lemon and green apricot. Yeasty aftertaste with some bitterness. The brewery says "Dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops and fermented with our house blend of wild and feral yeasts and bacterias."

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    #163 mactrail, Apr 13, 2026
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