Roast, thick, lightly sweet. Been a while since I had the non-barrel version of this and it's actually a relief (in the past, I might have thought this was too roasty).
Draft at Black Raven Brewing Company, Redmond
Light plum, toffee, thin mouthfeel but lots of whisky.
Draft at Big Block Brewing, Redmond
Fruity, unsweet, light. Drying and tart but not at all funky.
Draft at Big Block Brewing, Redmond
A tropical IPA that is absolutely overwhelmed by sweet vanilla/lactose. It tastes like dessert, but it's really not at all what I'm looking for in an IPA.
Can at Home
Sweetish, soda-like, tastes of mandarin orange and grapefruit. That part is pretty nice, but there’s a high alpha bitterness on top with something’s unpleasant going on, like plastic fumes.
Draft at Flatstick Pub, Redmond
Flavorful, sweet cereal. Grassy, bitter finish. Works really well with the lime wedge and holds up to it.
Draft at Flatstick Pub, Redmond
Unsweet roasty coffee porter, a bit lactic. Quite drinkable.
Draft at Flatstick Pub, Redmond
Spiced, hoppy amber lager. Sweet up front but has a strong resinous dryness that comes in fast.
Draft at Flatstick Pub, Redmond
Definitely jammy, but there's something very uncanny about the "peanut butter" in this beer. Vegetal, green, it's not creamy and it doesn't meld at all into the flavor.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
Malty, roasty, creamy stout. Somewhat tart and finishes with the same hop florality as the Hyphen.
Draft at Bugu Brewing Company, Monroe
The most "normal" of the flight. Biscuity, sweetish aftertaste.
Draft at Bugu Brewing Company, Monroe
Extremely light, peach forward, interesting floral bitterness. Might be mistaken for a seltzer, but there is the barest hint of cereal on the end.
Draft at Bugu Brewing Company, Monroe
Two extremely pale beers in this flight, although this one has strong pine hop florality. Just fascinating.
Draft at Bugu Brewing Company, Monroe
Light and bone dry, very clean. Apple, apricot, pineapple, but in more of a Kasugai Gummy aspect than fresh fruit. Long, lingering cereal. Not at all what I was expecting, but I really like this.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Really nice raspberry balance. Just tart enough but not pucker tart. lovely
Can at Home
Slightly chalky texture, lightly sweet but also roasty-bitter smooth stout. You can taste the caramel, but it also a little disjoint.
Draft at Thirsty Hop, Kirkland
Holy Mountain Street King (2025)
Toasty and hoppy, light, kind of a classic American brown ale.
Draft at Thirsty Hop, Kirkland
Assuming this is the rum barreled Guava Dawn. A little disappointingly the flavor never really comes together… On the one hand, you have a bright, tart, clean sour, and then you just have rum. It’s not melding for me tonight.
Can at Odin Lounge
Dark winter ale with bright, bitter, spices (anise? clove?). Underneath there's a gingery cola-like caramel fruitiness.
Bottle at Flatstick Pub, Redmond
Roasty and lots of barrel character. Remarkable that this is still good 9 years after coming out of the barrel, but it also hasn’t transformed into something remarkable either.
Draft at The Hop and Hound, Bothell
Fair Isle Bolete (unknown release)
Both farm-funky and surprisingly sour. Kind of the definition of a challenging saison.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Malty, slightly roasty. Interesting that I can’t pin this down, but I’d say somewhere between a Schwarzbier and a light porter. Nice.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Sweet, tastes pretty good but it does kind of you in the face with peanut butter in a way that other beers of this description mange to find more balance.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Very light, tastes like an earthy coffee but notably watered down. It’s ok.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Very forward woodsmoke flavor. Beer is good though slightly less sweet than others I’ve had in this style. Finishes very clean.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Alesong Bière de Noël (2025)
Bright, clear, up front maraschino cherry with overtones of cinnamon and other holiday spice. Very smooth, and if it’s less complex than other “prestige” beers, it’s not any less enjoyable.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Reuben’s The Crows (2025)
Port sweetness, so smooth, actually delicious and I lament that I just missed the keg blowing here.
Draft at The Bine Beer & Food, Bothell
Tasted weak, but to be fair, it was after a bunch of strongly flavored things.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
So creamy. Cream everywhere. Even creamier on nitro.
Nitro Draft at Tapped Public House, Mill Creek
The smell is very strongly of hot cocoa or fudge, which is interesting because there is no hint of chocolate in the description. I like the flavor, which is reminiscent of a pineapple sundae with chocolate syrup.
Can at Odin Lounge
Fascinating - definitely tastes like realistic watermelon juice followed by sourness. As that comes in you get hit with assertive spice - tastes like someone mixed this with habanero water. The heat lingers, and may be a little too strong to be higher-rated.
Can at Odin Lounge
Whatever they did to add the blueberry to the Hazy IPA has tempered both flavors really nicely... It's actually quite a dry flavor, quite good.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
As noted the other day, the blueberry is barely detectable in this. Side-by-side the main difference is that the aftertaste is fruity rather than caramel. They're both pretty great though.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Smooth up-front, some roasty bitterness. The finish strongly caramel with maybe just the slightest hint of nut and salt.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Have to admit, the blueberry is a minor hint at best here, but this is still really tasty. Next mission is to have this right next to the non-blueberry version to compare.
Draft at Postdoc Brewing, Redmond
Less sweet, more roasty than I expect from this style, reminiscent of a lye pretzel or water cracker. Just a hint of grassy sweetness before bitterness takes over.
Draft at Maelstrom Brewing Company, Kirkland
Pelican Mother of All Storms (2023)
The smoothest of the three, unsurprisingly, but also lets more of the raw alcohol through. It's also slightly more simplistic in its sweetness, although, let's be honest. This is still awesome.
Pelican Mother of All Storms (2024)
I think this was the best of the flight - smoother, sweeter, disspates in the finish and there's none of the bitterness that was present in the 2025.
Pelican Mother of All Storms (2025)
A Thanksgiving flight! The youngest here is redolent of plum, caramel, date, and as always, quite smooth. Slight cola qualitites. Finishes a little bitter.
Flavorful porter, thin mouthfeel but roasty and hinting at licorice and blackstrap molasses. Bitter finish.
Draft at McMenamins Sand Trap Pub, Gearhart
Quite flavorful, opens like a German Pilsner, but dries out fast. This is quite bitter, almost acrid. Decent but not easy.
Can at Home
It’s pretty sweet. And it’s a thick sweetness so the effect kind of accumulates in your mouth. I was really impressed at first taste but the more i have the more i’m kinda like hmmmmm. Would probably have rated one tick higher if i’d gotten the tasting size.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Quite sweet, reminiscent of Candi sugar, but it smooths out what otherwise would have tasted very alcoholic. Definitely one for a small glass after dinner.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle




































