Probably influenced by the wide swath of flavors in today's tasting, but I definitely tasted the gochujang this time. It's still good, although it's definitely more eyebrow-raising.
Much less sweet than the AleSmith (anything would be), and nicely spicy. Some fruit body from the habaneros, though I would say there's not a ton of vanilla here. Really quite tasty.
Very, very, very, very sweet. Vanilla and chocolate, mostly. It's not unpleasant but I cannot imagine drinking an entire glass of this.
Quite tasty and clean, although it didn't scream "margarita" to me. No real hints of tequila and there's very little salt contribution (unlike what I remember from Savage last week). It is a tasty lime-forward citrus sour though.
A nice easy Kolsch with a bit more body than usual but nothing too special. Some light orange zest vibes and a hint of spice.
Well-balanced hazy IPA, pineapple-forward juicy character and devoid of any bitterness. Finishes very clean for the style, IMO.
Postdoc Hogus Maximus Extremis with Amburana (unknown release)
Much sweeter than expected, thick, pungent, boozy, slight licorice flavors on the top.
Drinking a campfire, but in a good way. Lightly caramel, sweet, smoky, but completely balanced.
A very enjoyable light dry chocolate stout, and while there's just a hint of light gochu in the aftertaste which turns into a lingering heat, there is little to no discernible jang.
Starts with a really tart white peach flavor, almost candy-like, but resolves into a bit of drying bitter lemon, ensuring a clean finish.
Fruity, hazy, hops up front and on the nose. Clean finish, although this definitely is closer to an IPA than a pilsner. Sweet fruit lingers on the aftertaste.
Booze bomb, sweet and syrupy but not quite at the level of the Slow Burn from yesterday. Notes of chocolate syrup, pineapple, caramel.
Sweet, roasty, not at all over the top. A really nice example of a beer that evokes a chocolate pastry.
Yo, it's a Guinness. More than anything, we just needed something to reset the palate after the chilies.
Starts up front with cacao and a bit of burnt sugar, and then the heat comes. The chili is actually quite fruity (the habaneros?) in a way that isn't super enjoyable IMO. Sits tacky in the throat afterwards.
Mellow roast, not explicitly briny but measured in a way that manifests as super-balanced. Really liked this, and it seems that oyster stouts remain on an all-time winning streak.
Citrus, smooth, cereal. Sunny D? Smells like a hop bomb but it isn't, and in fact isn't bitter at all. Very enjoyable.
Unsweet IPA, lightly grapey, turns to a nice cereal right when you think it’s going to turn bitter (which it never does).
I definitely seem to have evolved since I last had this, nine(!) years ago. Brut, grape and wood, some light bitter funk, sparkly. A hint of licorice on the finish? Only thing holding it back may be its lightness.
Starts out great, citrus, malty… but the citrusy finish gets cloying after a while.
Less citrus, more herbal than the Carpool Lane. This one's not sweet. Still oily, quite bitter.
Lemon pine backbone with a light, bright, lager finish. Bracing bitterness but it's not unpelasant.
Sweet, hint of tang, bright fruit; I know this is mango but there's a beautiful POG-like quality. Clean finish, definitely not cloying.
Citrus, a bit acrid in its bitterness, oily. Wears its alcohol plain on its sleeve.
Fantastic rice lager IMO. It's floral, sweet, light, but also brackish, cereal, almost a little salty. Great balance.
Brackish, lightly sweet, a bit uric and tacky. Faintly floral, alcohol on the finish.
Toasty amber, lightly tart and dryingly bitter in a way that recalls a Brett saison? Not exactly what I expected but it was enjoyable. Finishes bready and clean.
Extremely delicious, I feel like this may have been the best straight peanut butter stout I've had, maybe?
Intense but actually also well-balanced. Chocolate on the nose, notes of plum, cacao, toffee, caramel. Finishes clean. Comparison: Stickee Monkee?
Very floral, slightly tart, but so, so clean. Pith backbone but without some of the oily aftertaste you'd get from, say, a hazy IPA.
Clean dubbel character. Caramel, clove, and... licorice? Maybe not, but the flavor is hinted at for sure. Two exemplary beers so far.
Wonderful. Opens light, caramel, wood smoke that blends into a sweet but clean finish. Perfectly balanced.
High alpha hop bomb that is tempered considerably by a drying fruit finish. Lemon-pine-stonefruit. I think I sense a theme in the yeast here?