Wake up yeasties it's soon time to go to work. Uhh snpa in the glass, yumm.
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HB Mosaic Blonde after kegging a Cali Common and pregaming for a Bryan Adams concert tonight. Yes, I are a Boomer. Wanna see my Medicare card? 
I was 18 in the Summer of ‘69.
I was 18 in the Summer of ‘69.
Son came up with this drink for my wife's 64th. Super smooth and fantastic.
Day 20 of the January IPA extravaganza, and nowhere near the end of the Beermeister32 stash. I’m telling ya, these IPA’s are like the stars, they are NEVER ENDING!!!
Today we take a snapshot in time, all the IPA’s I was able to round up from Brewery X, Anaheim, California, since 2018. I just have this lingering feeling that there are another dozen or so I couldn’t find. That’s how it is in the IPA world. We work years at making the perfect Pilsner, or Stout, or Oktoberfest. IPA’s aren’t that. IPA’s are fulfilling the crazy and hoppy indulgences of Brewery owners and Brewmasters everywhere. It just doesn’t end! Make one batch call it some funny name. Tweak that batch and give it another name. Most importantly, sell them ALL to your customers!
In order of ABV we have:
Slap & Tickle IPA – 6.7% ABV, and tasty. This is a classic Westie, I taste Simcoe. Great beer.
Quack IPA – 7% ABV – The can says this beer is the official fan beer of the Anaheim Ducks. Tastes a lot like Slap & Tickle without the Simcoe. Maybe that was an adjustment to please the beer masses who just want a simple IPA at the game.
Halo – 7% ABV - Again, not so different from Quack. Not really tasting much difference here. This makes me suspect a lot of beers in the IPA realm might use common base recipes for the malts with slight tweaks to the hops. Very close to Quack in my humble opinion.
Tumble Time – 7% ABV - Again, very similar to Halo. Color looks like a bit of C40 added, but again very similar beer.
Roulette – 7.4% ABV - I’m starting to sound like a recording, but Roulette is also similar to Quack, Halo & Tumble Time. Says Citrus and Mosaic hops on the can. It just has the hazy muddy murk going on, and really not too much of it.
To wrap up, these beers are all very similar, there is less difference between them than at other breweries I’ve tasted. All good, all West Coast style except for Roulette which is a Hazy NEIPA. I see their advertising all over the Ontario Airport video monitors, makes me thirsty just looking! Next time in Anaheim, give them a try, their SoCal advertising budget must be huge! Hey that means good beer right?
Today we take a snapshot in time, all the IPA’s I was able to round up from Brewery X, Anaheim, California, since 2018. I just have this lingering feeling that there are another dozen or so I couldn’t find. That’s how it is in the IPA world. We work years at making the perfect Pilsner, or Stout, or Oktoberfest. IPA’s aren’t that. IPA’s are fulfilling the crazy and hoppy indulgences of Brewery owners and Brewmasters everywhere. It just doesn’t end! Make one batch call it some funny name. Tweak that batch and give it another name. Most importantly, sell them ALL to your customers!
In order of ABV we have:
Slap & Tickle IPA – 6.7% ABV, and tasty. This is a classic Westie, I taste Simcoe. Great beer.
Quack IPA – 7% ABV – The can says this beer is the official fan beer of the Anaheim Ducks. Tastes a lot like Slap & Tickle without the Simcoe. Maybe that was an adjustment to please the beer masses who just want a simple IPA at the game.
Halo – 7% ABV - Again, not so different from Quack. Not really tasting much difference here. This makes me suspect a lot of beers in the IPA realm might use common base recipes for the malts with slight tweaks to the hops. Very close to Quack in my humble opinion.
Tumble Time – 7% ABV - Again, very similar to Halo. Color looks like a bit of C40 added, but again very similar beer.
Roulette – 7.4% ABV - I’m starting to sound like a recording, but Roulette is also similar to Quack, Halo & Tumble Time. Says Citrus and Mosaic hops on the can. It just has the hazy muddy murk going on, and really not too much of it.
To wrap up, these beers are all very similar, there is less difference between them than at other breweries I’ve tasted. All good, all West Coast style except for Roulette which is a Hazy NEIPA. I see their advertising all over the Ontario Airport video monitors, makes me thirsty just looking! Next time in Anaheim, give them a try, their SoCal advertising budget must be huge! Hey that means good beer right?
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@Beermeister32 None of those are session beers...I admire your stamina and always respect your eloquent opinion 
. On topic: 2 great beers courtesy of @fourfarthing ..."Portrait of a Panic Attack", mixed fermentation, brewed a few years ago. Aged on oak and currants. A light and refreshing beer with flavors as expected from the description. Not a sour, and seems low abv, great depth and complexity. The other..."Minor Chords of Major Works", a dark sour with only subtle lactic sour flavor. More carbonation, which lightens the dark flavor, no roastiness. Very quaffable and makes me want a sixer. Exactly the kind of beers I was hoping for when I drafted his selection at the last Fellowship of the Homebrew. For those not in the know, there is a new trade upcoming, join in!
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. On topic: 2 great beers courtesy of @fourfarthing ..."Portrait of a Panic Attack", mixed fermentation, brewed a few years ago. Aged on oak and currants. A light and refreshing beer with flavors as expected from the description. Not a sour, and seems low abv, great depth and complexity. The other..."Minor Chords of Major Works", a dark sour with only subtle lactic sour flavor. More carbonation, which lightens the dark flavor, no roastiness. Very quaffable and makes me want a sixer. Exactly the kind of beers I was hoping for when I drafted his selection at the last Fellowship of the Homebrew. For those not in the know, there is a new trade upcoming, join in!
Wheat sour tester. Philly Sour didn't get it where I wanted it so I added some lactic acid and ac vinegar. This turned out pretty well. Nice round tartness versus what I think lactic alone would do.
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B'ham brewed hazy IPA just to try something different for me. I avoid IPAs since the ones I have tried locally have always seemed to be trying to see how much bitterness they can cram in, blowing up my palate for anything that comes after. This hazy isn't that. Kinda like a slightly sweet alcoholic grapefruit/citrus smoothie with some lingering slight hop bitter. Not bad but not something I would drink very often.
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Perfect Rob Roy.
SWMBO was in the mood for a cocktail.
SWMBO was in the mood for a cocktail.
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Its f’ing cold
Lampy
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Peach Hooch. Taste like juice when backsweetened and came out very clear, considering how murky "peach nectar" is.
Should I chill another while I sip this one?
Warm it up
orionol73
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Clearing out the Christmas leftovers
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Nail biter, more beer
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A good northern head on my 5 Points best bitter. Soon subsided.
Breakfast.
A pint of my Sussex Best Bitter.
Cider at a cast fest fundraiser.
All good, pro brewers and HBCs present.
I like that glass. My wife just brought me one like it from her trip to San Antonio.
HB 50/50 8.5% pale wheat sour and 5% passionfruit cider (which is about 20% Flanders Red). All wild-fermented. When these kegs are gone, 
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