carnevoodoo
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Means nothing to me.
West Coast IPAs and double IPAs are not sweet. They're usually super dry and hoppy. This is the way I prefer them.
Means nothing to me.
Probably the one that stands out in my mind, and I'm sure this reflects poorly of my beer "taste", is Alesmith Speedway stout. I had not tasted a beer in quite some time (sad story for sure) when we visited Stone in Escondido. I decided to splurge, having read it was highly thought of. I'm sorry to say it was just too strong for me. After half a glass, I made some college age group very happy with my donation to their education.
I still feel pretty foolish about this and at some point I'll probably give it another try. As I get older, I just find myself gravitating towards more mild beers. If I wanted the heat of alcohol in a stout, I'd probably add everclear to my favorite beer.
This is not to badmouth Alesmith. I had a keg of theirs at my wedding and have enjoyed all the other styles I've tried.
I recently bought a Magic Hat sampler pack and I really wanted to like each one, but it turned out that I couldn't get on board with any of 'em.
I might get stoned for this, but after reading some of the reviews on HBT I decided to give Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale a shot. Keep in mind that I am a big Sierra Nevada fan (their Pale Ale is one of my favorite brews), so I was really excited to give this one a shot and figured Christmas Eve would be a perfect time to give it a shot. To keep it short.... it was more disapointing than the year I got no presents from Santa because I blew up the neighbors mailbox.
Bad Elf Winter Warmer.... I got a 1/4 of the bottle down after and hour and tossed the rest. Tasted like bad Bud with rotten apples. Also was not impressed with Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA. I love hops but it just did not work for me.
Recent huge disappointment...Rogue Chipotle Ale. Not sure what I was thinking when I bought it. Was barely drinkable and only after I started eating chips and salsa with it. Love almost all other Rogue ales but this one will not make my repeat list. Really wanted to like it though....
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