It's the perfect scam really. How many times can you expect the average noob to visit a brewery? Sure, you have aficionados who will visit repeatedly, but they don't usually buy gift shop crap. So they foist all this crap (that they buy from a middle source and slap on labels) onto the "tourists" who are most likely to be 1-shot customers anyway. I say write some reviews that address this issue. Shame them into doing the right thing. It wouldn't take much of a campaign to short circuit their social media aspirations.
Alrighty, hello again... for real this time! I'm gonna post this review, then catch up on everything since I last posted. Without further ado... Beer #1: (Alc. 7.2%) (Hoof Hearted Brewing - Tickling the Ivories) Smell: Melon, peach, and grapefruit up front. Then a whiff of pine introduces the bready body. With a pithy note sustained throughout. Taste: Melon, peach, and some sweet grapefruit. A sustained pithy note, faint pine. All on a bready body. Overall, quite a juicy brew! Dominated by an even sweetness, yet nicely tempered by pith and pine. The dry undercurrent strengthens towards the back end, but it never comes across as unpleasantly bitter. And of course, I HAVE to include a hottie pic to go with my return beer! (I just wish there was a glass of juice in the pic or something, lol.) Anyway... here ya go...
HA! Perfect gif to run across while I'm drinking my current beer! "Hoof Hearted" Brewery? Yeah, that would be said "Hoo fHearted", lol.
And here I am, practically two fucking hours later, with my second beer. (The fuck? TWO hours?!?) To be fair, I'm almost done with this one and will (probably) be started on the next by the time you read this. So, there's that. Beer #2: (Alc.8%) (Stillwater - Frond) Smells: Dank pineapple and a hint of stone fruit wander forward. Citrus notes come up with the thick cracker body. All on top of a creamy sugar base. Tastes: Smooth stone fruit and soft pepper notes stride forward. Dank pineapple and listless citrus notes ride alongside a biscuit body. Overall, this was an interesting beer from the first sip. The head was insanely thick, like some kind of dessert foam. This gave a slightly different taste profile than it has after the foam dies down. Either way, it's a tasty (if dark in profile) brew with a pleasantly thick creaminess. (Taking too long to find a decent pic, skipping this one.)
And there was the end of the night's mission. It was time for the last beer. Beer #3: (Alc. 9.6%) (Decadent - Multiflora) Smellin: Green hops, sweet and bitter, right up front. Soft citrus wafts through. And... maybe... the faintest of banana notes? And a body somewhere between cracker and bread. Tastin: Green earthy notes bring along quieter citrus notes, both riding a heady bouquet. A distant mistaken banana gives way to a biscuit backbone. Overallin, I really think this has elements of a bouquet of floral flavors. Not perfumey or anything, but more like honey... like wildflowers and honeysuckle. As for the banana notes, don't expect to drink it and be like, "Hey! Banana!"... it's more like an ambiance than hard lighting. I feel like it's better than I'm explaining though, so... if you see it and think my review made it sound like a "maybe", just get it. Trust me, you'll like it! And, of course, it's easy enough to find a pic to go along with flowers!! The difficult part was which one to go with. (I decided to just pick a decent one from the beginning of the results.) Here y'as go :
Trying to mix some ipa's and stouts and porters between my jreams and other sours. Too many sours in a row will fucks your tummy up.
Same And another lager from Birds Fly South earlier, a local brewery that always has excellent sours and a decent lager, it seems. And also had Wicked Weed Pernicious IPA earlier. Meh.
Hey there! HAPPY NATIONAL BEER LOVER'S DAY!!! (Obviously, this is perfect timing for me. XD) Hope you're all doing well. I'm doing beer! Which ones? Well, let's find out! Beer #1: (Alc. 8.2%) (Flying Fish - Few & Far) Smell: Faint tangerine outlines softly bitter hops. An easy cracker body holds a note of pine. Taste: Pine and faint nectarine/tangerine on a cracker body. Softly bitter hops holds hands with hints of sweet malt. Dry and piney finish. Overall, the flavors here are unobtrusive. It still has a solid profile, it's just kinda laid back. Tasty and very easy to drink. The strongest note is dry and piney, but it doesn't charge at you. Not bad. (And sorry, but I have no idea what kind of pic would go with this.) (As always, please feel free to add your own suggestions!)
And then there was the next beer! Yay! Beer #2:: (Alc. 7%) (Evil Twin - Key Lime Pie) Smells: Maybe key lime pie? Not sure if it's me or the beer, but... I can barely smell this at all. Tastes: More tart lime, less creamy pie. A cracker body with subtle graham notes. Kind of drinks like a sour. Overall, this is a tasty brew. I hoped for more of a pie taste, unfortunately it just doesn't get all the way there. It's still yummy, but it should've been called "Key LimePA" instead. Either that, or have added some lactose. Ok, so, like, I tried. But, while not bad, this is the best pic I could find:
And then there was the last beer of the night. (But certainly not least!) Beer #3: (Alc. 11%) (Demented - Wrath) Smellin: Fireside chocolate. Appropriately bready body. And the most distant raisin note amidst the sweet malty/espresso background. Tastin: Smoky chocolate espresso. Biscuit body. Faint, sweet malt undercurrent. A velvet beauty. Overallin, a beautiful stout that I wish I'd tried one of the other dozens of times I've seen it! S'okay... good shit is good shit and worth waiting for. This stout is smooth, velvety... just right up my alley. (So weird. I totally expected to be able to grab a pic for this with no problem. But, alas, my luck is lacking.) (Maybe one of y'alls can find something???)
You...tasted the soap? Sidenote, Sierra Nevada is overrated. Really don't know how they exploded from microbrew to being as huge as they are now.