Feels similar to my previous description except… I didn’t really like it this time. Feels very sour, a little funkier than I’m comfortable with; I’d call the flavor off.
Prickly, dry, coffee. Lightly acidic. Bitter backbone but finishes clean. I liked this!
Brackish, super dry. You’d be forgiven for calling this almost tart. Finishes on some mild cereal, which is nice.
Hoppy, dry, high alpha bitterness. A callback to hop bombs of 20 years ago.
It’s not bad but if you’re going to advertise mango, coconut, mochi, you’re going to have to deliver on that. Instead you have a mellow but otherwise unremarkable tropical IPA.
Caramel, malty, pine, jalapeño, bitter, drying, lightly spicy. Waikiki took over the old Aloha Beer location.
Vague stone fruit, perhaps a bit of nuttiness, a little sour, a little funky, but not too much in either direction.
Fragrant and sweet, citrus; a hopped Mexican lager? It’s still very light but really does not scream the typical style.
Bready, dark, sourdough-esque. Hints of coffee, but this is definitely on the brown rather than stout side.
Lemon pine with the emphasis on lemon. Oily, drying, bitter and drying.
Toffee/caramel, smooth, maybe a little vinous even? These are always so reliably good, even while being slightly different every time.
Fruity opening, very malty, perhaps overly malty. Turns a corner into almost going sour. Grassy/wet hay aftertaste.
Citrus, fruity, some wheat funk that mellows it out and gives some sweet, cereal milk character.
Postdoc Bourbon Barrel-Aged Binary Barleywine (unknown release)
Caramel, sweet, boozy, balanced. This was really nice.
Butter caramel, acidic, roast coffee, smooth and assertive at the same time. It delivers on the name, for sure.
Fremont Miscere (2024)
This beer is a lot, in a 2013 this would have been an unprecedent experience kind of "a lot". Lightly smokey, very sweet.
Clean but not exactly bright; coriander, cloudy funk. Ends with tartness.
Sweet, whiskey-forward, caramel, cherry. Smooth. The net effect is almost like one of those coffee hard candies. It's not profound, but it's extremely enjoyable.
Pretty good, mellow, slightly lemony. Cereal finish. Somewhat unusually opaque/thick, in an almost disturbing way, maybe? It tasted good though.
I'm guessing the only difference between my previous log and this one is the flatness. This was decently carbonated and it offset the bitterness a bit (although it was still quite bitter). Probably made it less authentic though.
Orange forward, pithy. This is a juicy pale for sure, although the bitterness is pretty strong.
Thin, unsweet stout with forward spice. It is pretty much accurate although I’m pretty sure the gingerbread version of this made for a more enjoyable beer.
A pleasant, inoffensive lemon-pine IPA. Not bitter.
Blueberry and lemon together is definitely going to land on the tart side, and this one defnitely is. The clean sourness of the lemon mixes pretty well with the cloudy, slightly funky blueberry flavor. I think this would totally depend on your mood (and I didn't really seem to like this last time).
Grapefruit forward, a little bit of pith bitterness, but overall very mild. I liked this.
What if Cherry Coke, but a beer? Seriously, though, it's not cough-syrup like, and it's not really an authentic cherry flavor either. Once I had the realiziation I definitely couldn't untaste it.
Cascade Where There's a Willet (unknown release)
Cocoa and roast, smooth but also flattish. The barrel is there but the finish is more bitter than boozy. A little of a chore to finish.
It's light but with a strong bitter backbone, made me think of something like an Italian pilsner but with the sweet, floral notes of rice. Reminiscent of jasmine.
Some white pepper and corander up front followed by vinous white grape notes. Tart and drying. Love this!
Sweet, lightly yeasty ale with some floral hop, funk, and bitterness coming to the forefront from the cask pour. Saison-like.
Fairly bitter, clean, thin mouthfeel. Caramel and hop oil, sweet but with an astringent finish.
Very weird having this right after the sour, it took a few sips to recalibrate. Hoppy, rooty, plenty of caramel, clean finish. Wood rather than booze.
Immediate up-front tartness, a fruity, grapey-apple flavor that isn't too far off from a fancy Martinelli's. Fairly sour.
Banana/stone fruit; a very mellow, summery beer. Bit of bitterness on the backbone but it’s a nice, yeasty beer.
