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Over-excited pour. One more to go with new Loki. They must like wcipa in Asgard.

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König Pilsener, or King Pilsner to us beer groupies here in the States. Note the alternate Pilsner spelling. König Pilsener is a predictable and tasty German Pilsner brought to us by König Brauerei. 1516 Reinheitsgebot beer purity law met, decent head, 4.9% ABV, medium carbonation, you could clump this beer in with Bitburger or Radelberger – buy whichever is on sale!

Really a decent brew, but like many others, comes in a feeble and inadequate 3-gulp, 330 ml, 11.2 ounce bottle. Kinderflaschen!!! Babyflaschen!! C’mon fellas, we need this in “them BIG CANS” your competitors are sending us. !!! 500 ml !!!!! Good brew, go give it a try.

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Stone IPA – This beer is kinda like a reunion, coming on home. Brewed here in SoCal, this was the IPA that started it all for me. This was back in the day when an IPA was an IPA, and a hazy was something you screwed up while fining your beer!

Back then I was able to pick up fresh kegs of Stone IPA at the nearby Escondido Flagship location. I bought a Sanke setup and trained on counter-pressure filling my flip-tops on those Stone IPA kegs. Stone was just miles ahead of me, I was still trying to figure out why my home brewed IPA’s turned brown. Those were the days!

Fantastic and iconic beer, one of the leaders in the movement. 6.9% ABV, perfect in all ways!

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Finally back to civilization and Internet connection.

One of my favorite brewery/pubs.

Decomposing from Vaca with Schillings first wild ale. Pretty good.
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Here's the brewery
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Wet hopped Italian pilsner Aosta was really really good
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Festbier G'Sufa!
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Creamy Czech lager on one of many balconies on the Ammonoosuc River. Tomavé 10°
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Today is feeling a lot like IPA Day around here. Truth be told, I grabbed this stovepipe out of the cold case thinking it was another can of Sierra Atomic Torpedo, which shares similar can color elements.

To my surprise, it’s a can of Lagunitas Maximus, 9.0% ABV West Coast IPA. Hey, these Green/Orange color schemes are beginning to mean one thing … Hammertime!

Boozy and full in presentation, this is a very balanced IPA, not so different from the Stone I just chugged, but higher ABV. So there are some warming elements to the alcohol, but the hopping and malt bill seems about the same to me. Medium carbonation, slight head, some lacing. Really a great West Coaster, give it a try!

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