Secret Santa IPA brewed in Cleveland with grapefruit and habanero peppers. Not too bitter, nice grapefruit flavor, pleasant lingering heat, 7.6%. I like it!

You forgot Wawa Coffee.Grew up in Philadelphia. Tastykake is a household thing. Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes are a favorite of many. I saw this at my beer store today. It was the last 6 pack. Victory Brewing collaboration with Tastkake. Peanut Butter Kandy Kake Porter. Don’t I have to buy this? Its really good. Nice aroma. Theres chocolate and peanut butter in the flavor. 6%
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I spent half my life trying to get out of Phila. Now I live in the ‘burbs. I don’t have good memories there or associate with that city. There are a few good things that come out of Phila though. Amoroso rolls, soft pretzels, hoagies, cheesesteaks, and yes, Tastykake.
I hope you like the Copper Leaf crowlers. A friend who went pro brewed those beers and his Flanders is amazing.
Wow that’s looking fantastic. Is it the dank Columbus you shared here before?This is about as clear as it gets. My hb’d west coast. Columbus, Motueka, Nectaron. Glass credit goes to @RCope View attachment 868857
Thanks man. Yah, it is. Beer starts with a beautiful cannabis dankness and then opens up to bright lime forwards citrus with stone fruit and finishes with a touch of that nz diesel character. Really enjoy this beer a lotWow that’s looking fantastic. Is it the dank Columbus you shared here before?
Great brewery. They opened a second location right across from the beach. Food is phenomenal. Last time I was there the founding brewer was cleaning the dishes. Great guy.Station Four IPA, from Vitamin Sea Brewing (was an xmas gift from a good friend)
Verdict: 6.8% abv, unknown ibu (i'd guess bu/gu around .50), very hazy and foamy, and "all in all, it's pretty good".
Why the Conkers?Secret Santa IPA brewed in Cleveland with grapefruit and habanero peppers. Not too bitter, nice grapefruit flavor, pleasant lingering heat, 7.6%. I like it!
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They are Buckeyes that were likely shipped as a "rattle" to cover any sloshing sounds made by the beer inside. Countermeasure to avoid detection.Why the Conkers?
What tree are Buckeyes from?They are Buckeyes that were likely shipped as a "rattle" to cover any sloshing sounds made by the beer inside. Countermeasure to avoid detection.
I mean I am guessing that is why they are there...
I hope you like the Copper Leaf crowlers. A friend who went pro brewed those beers and his Flanders is amazing.
Ohio buckeye is the state tree of Ohio, U. S. These buckeye nuts came with the Secret Santa beers, most of which were brewed in Ohio. Makes me suspicious.What tree are Buckeyes from?
Edit they are conkers.
Horse chestnut tree and the fruit is called conkers. Children in the UK drill a hole in them put string through them and them try and break another child’s conker.Ohio buckeye is the state tree of Ohio, U. S. These buckeye nuts came with the Secret Santa beers, most of which were brewed in Ohio. Makes me suspicious.![]()
Yeh but the fruit are still conkers.I had thought they were the same as well but they are actually two different things.
Buckeye vs Horse chestnut
I heard they banned this activity in the school yards in Ireland about 20 years ago because of insurance costs.Yeh but the fruit are still conkers.View attachment 868944
Kids have technology today that we didn’t have in the 1960’s. We made our own entertainment.I heard they banned this activity in the school yards in Ireland about 20 years ago because of insurance costs.
But it might be just that the kids are not interested anymore.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29519601
I’ve been saying this for a few years now. I’m in PA. These days we don’t see much at all outside of Boddington’s in nitro cans and of course, Guinness. Yeah, Samuel Smith. Sometimes I can find Smithwick’s. We have one sort of local restaurant that does scotch eggs and stuff. They often have Smithwick’s on draft, There’s a British style pub in a town a couple hours from here. They had Bluebird Bitter on cask last time I was there.Originally I thought I’d spend a couple weeks hitting the British brews imported into the US. After a beer shopping trip recently, I was taken back by the limited offerings available here. Samuel Smith is represented well, many of the others not so much.