HM cantaloupe cider.

Too hoppy for style but good IMHO... I lived in DC area 25 years so I've had a few of these... I used to own 718 I Street in Near NE, right next to Trinidad... near the brewery in Ivy City. Spent many a late nite at Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club bar on Bladensburg Rd. NE, where it was featured next to the PBR.Grabbed a sixer of this for some commercial calibration.
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View attachment 779765View attachment 779767View attachment 779768View attachment 779770A fun morning fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains today. A few beers after returning back to the camper.
I love me some English styles. I should brew a bitter with some EKG.Kitchen pass for a couple weeks while my wife is in Minnesota attending a wedding and other events.
Stopped this afternoon at a buddy's brewery (Apogee Brewing), for a couple beers.
First up a By Jove, an English style Pale Ale. (not pictured). Tasted a bit off, and I let them know. Next up Space Cadet, a Belgian style Blonde ale. Quite good.
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Lastly, a short pout of a Brown Ale, Booster Brown. OK, but I it should be better. Too hoppy and not sweet/malty enough.
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After I got home I had a glass of my own Best Bitter, "Bugger All." Yeah, that's better.
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Where's the pic of the fishes? I gotta get the fly rod out soon, that looks like a nice place.fun morning fly fishing in the Smoky Mountains today
The right one..?So I made a Pliny the Elder "clone"...posted a pic and mentioned that I've never tried the original. I live in S. Florida. @TwistedGray volunteered to send me a couple (and some others). This community of beer nerds and brewers is amazing!
Side by side taste test...The real thing is smooth and bitter, but still somehow balanced. Mine has the same hop profile and overall flavor but has an almost phenolic bite. Not even close! It looks very close, though...can you pick out the real Pliny? Cheers! and thanks again Thomas!
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