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2014-10-08: Redhook Pilsner
2014-07-12: Stiegl Radler

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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
Dark winter ale with bright, bitter, spices (anise? clove?). Underneath there's a gingery cola-like caramel fruitiness.
Bottle
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.
Fair Isle Bolete (unknown release)
Both farm-funky and surprisingly sour. Kind of the definition of a challenging saison.
Malty, slightly roasty. Interesting that I can’t pin this down, but I’d say somewhere between a Schwarzbier and a light porter. Nice.
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.
Very light, tastes like an earthy coffee but notably watered down. It’s ok.
Very forward woodsmoke flavor. Beer is good though slightly less sweet than others I’ve had in this style. Finishes very clean.
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.
Port sweetness, so smooth, actually delicious and I lament that I just missed the keg blowing here.
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.
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.
Tasted weak, but to be fair, it was after a bunch of strongly flavored things.
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.
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.
Smooth up-front, some roasty bitterness. The finish strongly caramel with maybe just the slightest hint of nut and salt.
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.
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.
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.