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2026-04-27
Tastes nostalgic.
Draft
Danker than the Kiwi. Drying, resinous.
Draft
Light, sweet, goes really well with a lime.
Draft
2026-04-25
2026-04-24
2026-04-23
All I get is hops. Not bad but that’s all I get.
This has a very nice make backbone to the IPA. I actually really like it. Jet said this is exactly the same as the Gummysaurus. Because he is completely nuts.
This is like the Face Smack except they like added Hello Kitty flavor.
It’s fine at first then takes a hard left into muskiness. With all the negative connotations of that word these days.
Very Framboise Boon-y. In a good way.
This is really good. It's just sour, and the right type of sour, not game fruit. I don't even notice raspberry.
This is really good. There could be a little more hop juice in it, but niggling complaints.
This immediately evokes a memory of a different flavor that I can’t place right now but I’m going to call Sarsparilla inaccurately.
Fuschia is not a flavor that I’d have put in a beer, but it works surprisingly well! Could be the summery weather influence.
A pretty standard hazy IPA if you’re into that sort of thing
Thank goodness. Still like sour green fruit. Still good.
Smell is like old, dusty, rancid o dried oils. The taste is not much better.
Weird efforvescent spicy with a strange sour hint. I don't get it. It might be thyme and oregano? It's weird.
This is so perfectly balanced. The sweetness from the bourbon and the sourness from… berliner… a power coupling
Spicy and floral, almost perfume-y. Which isn't a good thing for me, salt.
2026-04-22
It's not too bad. A slightly lighter, grassier character compared to the IPA I had immediately beforehand.
Bottle at Home
Rough, brackish IPA. Perhaps the sort that IPA drinkers like
Bottle at Home
Well it’s s little bland to be honest… not pepperminty or chocolately enough
It's meh. A little bitter on the first sip, like a pale. Thereafter it's more like a macro beer..
I had this after the IPA and I think that was not good for this… the flavors all seemed dull.
Bottle at Matt’s House
Really good representation of the India Pale Ale. Floral. hoppy. bitter
Bottle at Matt’s House
2026-04-21
Tastes like a shandy. Lite beer with fizzy lemonade. Not really my jam.
Nice summery feel. Cherry is da bomb.
Strangely sugary and fruity. Kinda cotton candy-y. Not necessarily in a good way?
Delicious. But yeah, sour fruit punch is a good description.
2026-04-20
I don't have a strong memory of the old Elysian beer except that I didn't like it. Either this is a big improvement or I've matured in my taste. It's dry, it's resinous, but it's also lightly fruity and tastes sophisticated. Bitter, a little rooty.
2026-04-17
This was really good, slightly roasty, enough prickliness to overcome any typical nitro blandness, and the creamy head is hand-in-hand with the overall texture of the beer.
Nitro Draft at Zaucer, Redmond
2026-04-16
2026-04-13
Super mellow citrus IPA. Sweetish, opaque. No bitterness at all on the finish.
2026-04-12
Fragrant lager with a kiss of citrus, I think. Sweet overtones.
2026-04-11
Sweet, boozy, fragrant with caramel and licorice and coffee. The sweetness is surprising here, and so is the cleanness of the finish.
2026-04-04
2026-04-03
2026-04-02
Might have been the aftereffects of the Vital Spark on my palate, but this was really astringent, herbaceous, medicinal.
Extremely tart, peachy. Not very funky, more like a kettle sour. Had to take a break between sips.
2026-04-01
2026-03-31
Definitely tastes more like berries here. It's good, if dry.
2026-03-30
2026-03-28
2026-03-26
This doesn't tate at all like an IPA to me - more like a lightly fruity blonde maybe? Decidedly unhoppy.
Fragrant, sweet, cereal lager. The flavor is a bit too intense, I think. Tongue feels oily.
2026-03-25
Way too sweet, not very coconutty either. It tastes a bit like marshmallow fluff, I guess, but really wanted some more backbone here.
Tart, wonderful citrus punch flavor. Not too sweet, and not fake-tasting at all.
2026-03-22
Classic robust stout flavor, slightly peppery hops and smooth, milky-sweet finish.
2026-03-17
Coffee, and quite sweet vanilla - almost over-the-top. Boozy and dessert-like, but glad it's a small glass.
2026-03-16
Had a better reaction to this than last time. I think the vanilla melded a little better into the overall grapefruit flavor. There was still a slightly smokey/harsh aftertaste that belied the harmony.
2026-03-14
Cloudy, buttery, uric. Leaning toward a German pils but with more robustness of flavor.
Light tasting but pleasant amber lager. Notes of plum and date, just on the edge of watery, but goes down easy.
2026-03-12
Dry, slightly vinous, peppery. I really like this kind of saison, the only ding here is that I ordered the doppelbock.
Festive and molassessy, this reminds me both of chai and the old Sam Adams gingerbread stout. Cinnamon, cardamom, nothing too poky - easy drinking and tasty.
2026-03-11
Absolutely could have been over the top but I think it actually evoked the flavor really nicely. Banana, chocolate, vanilla, booze.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
2026-03-10
2026-03-09
2026-03-08
It’s like a beer made by monks and their secret side fling with strawberry blonde hair…
Bottle at Odin Lounge
2026-03-06
2026. This would be a lot normally but to my mind this is exactly what you want if you're ordering a Triple IPA. Citrus-grape, fragrant, piney, resinous, undeniably strong but somehow also not overwhelmingly acrid or bitter.
A strong, creamy stout. Thick and lightly sweet, chocolate up front. Interested in knowing more about this one.
2026-03-05
Citrus pine, clean, not bitter. Very drinkable.
2026-03-01
Unsweet, light roast, milky finish. Moderate bitterness on the back end, but finishes clean.
2026-02-25
Crisp and dry, with a dry, vaguely citrus finish that adds a lot of character to the beer. I thought it was quite bright and drinkable.
2026-02-24
2026-02-23
A little more robustly flavored than you'd expect from a dark lager... Very similar to the porter, but maybe a little smokier?
A throwback porter, with some more hop fruitiness up front in addition to the roast, notes of licorice. Like a proto-CDA.
2026-02-20
Based on my previous log, this is helped by not being on nitro. It is still a fairly bitter beer for what is ostensibly a smooth (or at least sweet) style. It's neither of those things.
2026-02-19
Lemon-pine, strong hoppy follow-through. Pithy. Tastes like can. First class is nice, though.
Can
Lemon-pine fragrance up front, bright and strong, with a sweet lager finish. Very drinkable.
2026-02-18
There's something savory/fermented about the smell here; it reminds me a little of black bean paste (jjajang), so you can bet I was worried. Flavor is actually quite nice: dried fig, a decent amount of heat, caramel but unsweet. Less desserty than other Parabola variants.
Chocolate/caramel-forward, very warming. Toasted pretzel. There's a sharpness of bite, rye-like, and a woody edge on the thing, and I can't decide if that's a bug or a feature. My assumption is this will get more awesome with time.
2026-02-17
A little more sharp on the alcohol. Overtones of licorice candy, sugar syrup. Quite good but it can't measure up to the Grainshift.
Delicious, smooth and frothy. Graham and chocolate at the forefront; otherwise it feels like everything I remember about Parabola (a beer I have not had in some time).
2026-02-16
Sweet with that same bit of musty nuttiness that seems to be common to all of these golden stouts and porters. It was a better match once I got the fish wrap.
2026-02-15
Dry to the point of almost being sour, but otherwise very flavorful. Cereal, hints of apricot, grassy, bitter finish.
2026-02-12
Malty-hoppy caramel pale ale. Went well with good.
Bottle at Home
2026-02-11
Caramel, smooth, actually fairly sweet. Pretty strongly bitter in a way that counteracts the nitro smoothness.
This is a nice, creamy and lightly sweet porter, but I honestly cannot taste any plum in it.
Not tart, exactly, or savory, especially, but the essence of pickle juice is here in the smell, the taste. One might wish that this was a little more assertive in anouncing its pickleness; I like it, but there's a little bit of uncanny valley in the way it sits at the edge.
Don't know if this is the age but this feels a little lighter in body than expected, very subdued. Really smooth whiskey notes on top, caramel, light booze, but there's something missing here, especially with "toasted" being in the name.
Draft at Odin Lounge
2026-02-10
Really tasty. I don't like raspberries, honestly, but what this beer evokes is the smell of a frashly bought box of berries before you eat them and realize you don't actually like raspberries. Fragrant and dry and clean with a hint of white chocolate and cereal funk.
The least remarkable beer here. Sweet and hoppy with a kind of oily resin following through in the flavor.
Surprising and delicious. You have the banana and just hint of white pepper here, present from the other beers here, but there's exactly enough fruit flavor and tartness here to create a profile that's not exactly apricot and not exactly anything else - just a really bright, berry-like bell ring of a flavor. I love this.
Banana, clove, white pepper. Light and pleasing, and the sweetness counteracts the characteristic closing bitterness here realy nicely. I do like this.
A bit acerbic, strongly medicinal herbal quality about this (ginseng?) with strong white pepper and a touch of clove. Otherwise sweet and light.
Flavorful pilsner, cereal, lightly sweet and grassy.
2026-02-09
Super-fragrant; lemon, pine, touch of apricot. Very clean and mellow but oily finish.
2026-02-06
Really nice and mellow but to be fair it's hard to start strong and work down. I liked it but there's no way I can accurately describe this.
Intensely fragrant, over the top I think.
Boozy, sweet, caramel, slightly tart. There's fruitiness in the lingering aftertaste. As usual, it's a lot, but it's nice.
2026-02-04
Maybe it was having this after the Jinju, but this almost felt like drinking vinegar. It was just so much!
Bottle at Odin Lounge
2026-02-02
2026-01-30
2026-01-28
They renamed this "Benevolent Blonde" for charity. Tastes a little fruitier, a little less lagery than my previous description. Not bad.
After the previous two beers this really kind of stuck out as gimmicky. A bit over-roasty and tacky with cinnamon coming through first, and then a not super integrated apple flavor.
A really fine dubbel ... brown sugar and biscuit up front, with a unexpectedly fruity, dry finish. Raisin-ish, maybe.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
This is absolutely no knock on the beer; it was just under 12 years old! In fact, in its defense it was surprisingly palatable for a beer that age: no weird sediment, some molasses caramel syrup, a clean but prominent raw alcohol flavor. Enough left to hint at past greatness, even if we waited too long.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
2026-01-26
Very dry, very peachy - like the flesh of the fruit and not at all candy-like. Assertively tart but not puckeringly sour. Extremely clean.
2026-01-25
Both coconut and vanilla are the faintest hints, but there’s an overall mild sweetness that works well with the cask flatness. Slightly tart and tacky but cleans up quick.
2026-01-23
A clean if unremarkable lemon-pine IPA. Maybe if this wasn't my third I would have a more defined opinion on it.
A nice German hefe, banana, slightly tangy, clove-forward.
A really nce citrus hazy with notes of orange and mango. No bitterness and a clean finish.
2026-01-21
I don't remember how I felt about this, other than clearly thinking this tasted more like ginger snaps than what I think of as gingerbread.
Tart, extremely thick, kind of like drinking a melted mango sorbet (complimentary!). Almost unidentifiable as beer.
Intense citrus/grape fruitiness, almost over the top but stats on the right side. Bright and finishes mellow.
2026-01-20
2026-01-14
Fragrant and flavorful, a robust lager with fruity/citrus overtones.
Thick and sweet, like most Bottle Logic stouts. Smells very nutty and tastes like smooth chocolate sauce, and booze. In my memory this isn't quite as great as the Shell Theory, but it is very nice.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
Fragrance of banana hard candy. Flavor is not so much cream pie, but is very roasty coffee, candy banana. Thick and tacky.
2026-01-13
2026-01-12
May have been a mispour, sinc ethis tastes very much like a wit. Peppery and estery, dry and very drinkable. (Tap was one away from Holy Mountain White Lodge—possibly that?)
Grapey, unsweet, light buttery notes and some dry bitterness bring out the vinous aspects nicely. Alcohol pokes through a bit strongly.
2026-01-09
2026-01-08
Grapefruit / pineapple / vanilla. It's like a weird cross between a creamsicle and a citrus smoothie. For its style it's not bad, but a few too many flavors to be truly enjoyable.
2026-01-07
(5.6%) Sweet and spicy brown but the ginger tastes very much of the dried root: sharp, bitter and medicinal. There's a mild candy quality when the flavor turns to aftertaste. It definitely does not make me think of gingerbread... intense ginger snap? But that's still underselling it.
Prairie Okie Noir (unknown release)
Lots of the wood here, caramel, fruit, toffee. It's smooth but also quite sweet and intense - at 13+% it's a lot.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
2026-01-06
Clean and lightly sweet,, with a primary orange kind of flavor.
Surprisingly smooth, plummy. I'm used to this feeling more raw and boozy.
2026-01-05
2026-01-04
2026-01-03
A piney, pithy IPA, with some mellow/bitter sweetness that I can only imagine is coming from the tea. I like tea beers but I kind of wish it wasn't sweet-on-sweet; I think the effect is best when there's something in opposition to mellow.
Can at Home
2026-01-02
Unsweet brown but with a really mellow caramel that rounds out to the finish. No spice profile, lightly estery. The effect is kind of like a nut bread, warm and wintry.
2025-12-30
it’s like drinking a s’more
Bottle at Home
2025-12-29
2025-12-28
2025-12-27
Much thinner than other variants; clear cinnamon that I also think turns into a spice bitterness that dominates the finish. Maybe the least successful version I’ve tried.
2025-12-26
2025-12-25
Piney, hop oil; very little fruit or body. But a nice, bracing, grassy bitterness. For that flavor profile, this is actually pretty good.
Intense coffee, maple, whiskey. Sweet and roasty and thick.
Can at Family
Grape-forward, fragrant and hoppy, A little on the sweet side, and finished quite bitter.
Can at Family
2025-12-23
The fragrance is super strong. Berry candy and coconut, I think the same dominant aroma as the IPA. Tart, dry, hibiscus-lime. High, sweet aftertaste.
Much fruitier than I expected. There's a tart saison quality to this. Liquour-soaked raisins, vinous.
More of the same toasted sesame but has more of a coffee candy follow-through. There's an unusual florality to it too.
Fragrant, floral, strong buttery coconut that is strong but melts into the flavor. Long candy aftertaste. Wow.
Toasted sesame on the nose. Sparkly but roasty, unsweet, light-drinking.
Surprisingly fragrant, sweet but with a citrus rind perfume and bitterness. Definitely more strongly characterful than most in this style - really interesting!
2025-12-22
Whiskey and cherry syrup, some light roast. Thin but boozy. Honestly would have liked less overt cherry flavor but this isn't bad at all!
Sour peach, a nice flavor but somewhat over the top.
Hazy, citrus, oily but not perfumey. Firm pithy bitternesson the end. Clean.
One of the cleaner rice lagers I've had, lightly fragrant, sweet, grassy, clean finish. Yum!
Sweeter than Shell Theory, thinner in texture. Does make me think of chocolate sauce, with a nutty finish that comes out of the background. Less boozy, but also less decadent.
Smooth, milky and chocolate. The caramel is in the silky texture rather than an overt flavor. Strong as all Bottle Logic beers but more smoothed over, delicious.
2025-12-21
Sweet, smooth. Pretty much as advertised, even if it tasted stronger than it soudned.
Draft at Cow Palace
2025-12-20
2025-12-19
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).
Light plum, toffee, thin mouthfeel but lots of whisky.
Fruity, unsweet, light. Drying and tart but not at all funky.
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
2025-12-17
2025-12-16
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.
Flavorful, sweet cereal. Grassy, bitter finish. Works really well with the lime wedge and holds up to it.
2025-12-15
Unsweet roasty coffee porter, a bit lactic. Quite drinkable.
Spiced, hoppy amber lager. Sweet up front but has a strong resinous dryness that comes in fast.
2025-12-14
Can at Nakita’s Xmas Party
2025-12-13
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.
2025-12-12
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.
Toasty and hoppy, light, kind of a classic American brown ale.
2025-12-10
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
2025-12-09
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.
2025-12-08
not enough cherry. really kinda… i dunno. boring. musty.
Can at Home
2025-12-06
Dark winter ale with bright, bitter, spices (anise? clove?). Underneath there's a gingery cola-like caramel fruitiness.
2025-12-05
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.

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