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.

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.

A pleasant, inoffensive lemon-pine IPA. Not bitter.

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.

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.

Spicy, malty, bready. There's a hint of smoke and caraway and some rounded hop flavor too; other beers do these flavors and I'm a little offended but it's really well balanced here.

Sweet, bready. Firm flavor of coriander here, along with an almost-hint of apple+cinnamon? It's very pleasant.

Grapefruit+citrus sweet hazy IPA. Lightly herbaceious. Fruity hops seem to be the signature at this brewery.

Fruity/hoppy lager, pine-lemon. Mildly sweet finish but not much cereal. This is like a pale ale that finishes more like a lager than the other way around.

Interesting stout base for peanut butter; it's more of a cola-like stout with fruitiness and round hops poking through. Definitely has peanut butter but it's a strange mix.

Exactly what you'd expect.

An unpleasant odor right away, sulfur and dishwater. The flavor isn't quite as off-putting, but it's hard to get over that first hit.

Lightly fruity Kölsch but the finish is particularly bitter.

A bright, lightly hoppy golden ale where the fruitiness of the watermelon is right there on the finish rather than being a weird tacked-on flavor. My palate is famously finicky with watermelon so maybe it’s just a good day, but yum.

A summary, sweet-lemon saison with peppery clove notes. Just a tiny bit on the oily side, but it's nice.

Caramel, light raisin, delicious and smooth. Definitely boozy and slightly tacky, but it's delicious.

Slightly spicy, but otherwise so smooth. A creamy-roast unsweet stout; notes of pumpernickel.

Sweet, Helles-like, but with some interesting Belgian-ish spice notes lingering on top. A little funk. My taste buds might be seriously compromised by the Petite Mort, but I appreciate that this isn't actually coming across as "just another lager"

A sweetish lager, lightly fruity, with some wet-hay-like funk. Tastes English if you ask me.

Intensely pungent lemon-pine IPA with vegetal overtones and a drying middle. Light diacetyl butteriness. Finishes clean but this is not a light-hearted beer.

A caramel amber lager with an assertive roast bitterness breaking through an otherwise cereal sweetness. Ain’t a Sam Adams.

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.

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.

Seems lighter than last time. The notes from my first log still seem to be very true, especially the cherry notes. It's as smooth and as light as a boozy amber can be, maybe??

Somewhat tart, tacky stout with a plummy alcohol finish. It doesn’t have the sophistication of the manumission. Perhaps a bit more prickly than the regular BA Sherwood from yesterday.

Date/toffee/rum, somewhat strong in alcohol character but balanced nicely with a smooth, roasty stout. Burnt sugar aftertaste.

Look. I was pretty drunk by this point. It was good, I didnt really taste the coconut and that's on me. It's a good porter.

A very pleasant, light-light rice lager. I was in the middle of a very aggressively-flavored catfish po'boy (delicious though) so I'm not sure I can describe this in a more nuanced way.

Definitely doesn't taste as barrel-forward as the beers I usually get from Métier. This is good but it's not blowing me away. Slightly tart, tacky... barrel/booze character is lacking.

Seems like a large difference from last time and context is probably quite relevant here. But today this was a great followup to La Mort Rouge.

It's not as red winey as I remember - more like La Petit Mort in being caramel forward with a little bit of fruitiness. Don't know if my tastes have changed or if it's just simply being a 7 year old vintage.

Lightly sweet, caramel dark lager. Hint of roast, a little tang. It’s inoffensive but sometimes that’s exactly what you are looking for.

Interesting that this is based on Thor’s Hammer, since twice now I’ve found it significantly for successful. Maybe it’s just the vanilla? Who knows?

Primary flavor is reminiscent of pear, with a funky gose like character on top. The finish gets more cereal and sweet over time, but you can taste the salt for sure.

Tastes like a milkshake sour, mildly tart raspberry/sour strawberry and a mellow semisweet finish. It’s not especially milky except in the late aftertaste.

Amber, rich opening, dry resin middle and a cream-ale like cereal finish. The dryness carries on a bit afterwards. Like this quite a lot.

The lavender is not at the forefront here. It’s primarily a citrus IPA with a strong, sweet overtone (I think this is where the lavender is coming in). The hops are pretty assertive and get stronger through the glass.

Very nice... A slightly sweeter Gundpowder Plot that really brings out the caramel. I never thought the base beer tasted particularly barrel-aged, but maple and vanilla really brings out (or at least simulates) that character.

An intensely fragrant, pine-lemon hop bomb up front, although there's a mellow caramel cereal to the finish that counteracts this somewhat in a pleasing way. Still, its assertiveness may get in the way of pure enjoyment.

Starts out with orange/grapefruit hazy hop notes but gets quite tasty very fast. Hints of white pepper and coriander give it a Belgian flair, with a bit of vinous/buttery funk to finish. A little too tart to be a summer gulper.

Could have been a nice beer, but it's a little over-heavy on the lime, especially the tartness. There's a fair bit of sweetish funk as well, but the net effect is that this isn't really bright or refereshing, it's more of a chore. And the sourness just keeps going on and on.

Though its darker, this is fairly similar to the Spackler’s, except not nearly as bitter.

Bright and bitter. Normally it’d probably be too much for me but I think after the sour Helles this was nice.

Don’t know if the can is bad but this feels tart and a little dank, doesn’t match my description from when I was at the taproom.

Don't get a lot of barrel here. It's a smooth stout with caramel notes but it's almost more savory than sweet, despite a foamy, malty finish. Feels like this is maybe quite different every year.

Pine, herbaceous, sunny but with a vegetal, highy bitter finish.

Clean, avoids being syrupy while also being believably cherry. Not getting a ton of “pie” here though, other than it not being necessarily as sour as it could have been.

Looks like barely diluted compote and tastes looks it- berry, slight fruit funk, skewed toward the sweet rather than complex. Not bad but also not all I’d hoped for.

Cocoa, roast, creamy and light. Appreciate any Milk Stout that isn’t simplistically sweet.

Far too much hop character to feel like a lager to me, but this is quite tasty and enjoyable. Orange-grapefruit with some noticeable tartness, dry body, but also quite sunny. Goes down easy.

Flatter than the Brewtea, which accentuates some of the herbality of the hops. Bergamot is at the forefront here, there's less drying from the tea. It's good but not as good as the other one.

A very mild bitter with a nice dryness from the tea. Light esters and an unidentifiable fruit roundness on top of the yeast. Quite decent.

This is really pleasant to drink. You can see the similarity to the Midday, but with that bit of roast added in ups the game. Interestingly, it doesn't have the bitter bite of the Midday. This really tastes like what I'd imagine a dark rice lager to be rather than any other dark lager type, which makes it worth it!

This doesn't work for me. It has the sourness of an oud bruin, but it feels kind of tacked-on to the base doppelbock, which is kind of inoffensively sweet. The net result, with no funk or depth to balance it out, is a real kind of vinegary simpleness to the flavor.

Funky saison, up-front sweetly floral, finishing with a bit of horse blanket and bitterness. Not totally sure I get rosemary here other than in some woodiness. Leaves the tongue feeling a bit fuzzy.

Not bad at all, actually, athough it doesn't do anything to convince me that the "white stout" style isn't a scam. This tastes more like a sweet-ish coffee blonde rather than anything stout. It's a nice kind of toasty flavor but there's no real depth of body here (maaaaaybe that's the point). It is clean and tasty.

Starts out feeling a little watery; a lightly sweet, tangy lager. However, there's an interestingly bracing bitterness, almost woody, that dominates the second half of the sip. Appreciate the hit.

The most "normal" beer here, it's a sweet citrus/pith hazy that finishes pretty much exactly as it starts. Lingering alpha.

The flattest beer, almost makes me think of a nitro pour. More sour on the finish than the others. Feel murky; I got more of my stout fix from the Conejo Azteca.

Like the Alebrijes, but with the addition of roast and a little coffee. Which makes it an improvement. It's also a little more carbonated, which helps.

A little watery, accentuated by this being mostly flat. A little corn sweetness, with a slightly tart finish.

Tropical hops, fragrant and fruity, dominate the opening here. This beer is bright and crisp and dances on the tongue before resolving into a sweet cereal finish. A little bit essential-oily but it’s nice.

Toffee, butter caramel, wood. Dissipating and dry, this is a beer for sore taste buds. Wonderful.

Extremely clean-tasting pale ale; fragrant, piney, a round, non-specific fruit character that gives this a champagne character. Refreshing, easy-drinking.

A roasty-cream coffee stout, a little sweeter than I'd prefer, but at least there's a dry finish. Lactose?

Cloudy-funky lager, somewhat citrus-infused. There's definitely some heat in this, although it's not as assertive as I'd have guessed with ghost peppers. Of all of these, this is the most drinkable.

A lime-forward hop bomb that also seems to have that coconut overtone present in the Happy Hoh. Also: is not hazy at all?

An intensely alpha IPA, citrus rind, pine, and ... coconut? Almost?? Seems unlikely, but that's the flavor I'm getting.

Amber lager with a significant caramel backbone and aftertaste. Behind all that, a light grassy bitterness provides contrast. It's a very clean and light after the stouts.

Smells like strawberry jam. It doesn't 100% meld into the stout, which is robust and roasty. Note: if you mix this 50-50 with the Mrs. Voorhees it's pretty good.

Decent peanut butter fragrance and flavor; just a bit sweeter than I'd prefer and there's some abrasiveness to the finish. It's fine though.

Toasty, dry brown ale. The swetness is in the interesting spice profile on the finish, almost reminiscent of a root beer? Sarsaparilla? I liked it.

Similar to the Ruby Ale but a little murkier, more sour, it has that lactic sweetness you'd expect from the description, but the finish isn't quite as pleasant.

Raspberry, lightly sweet, cereal finish. Really pleasant to drink.

Has a strong whiff of vodka right up front. This is stronger and less smooth than In Bed, although you can taste the elements in it. The roast remains and a bit of cream, but I missed that buttery finish. Also not gonna lie, I don’t taste the barrel.

A really excellent stout. Starts out a little more taster than expected, but resolves to malty, bitter caramel finish. Not sweet.

This doesn't scream peanut and it's even less distinct than in the treat, but it does seem to make the difference in cutting the sweetness of the Bar. The finish is still sweet, but it's just ever so much more interesting getting there.

Chocolate, whiskey, an unapologetically sweet finish that thankfully isn't syrupy. Sports a pretty mellow finish for such a young beer.

Thin, only lightly sweet, but with a nutty finish and some mellow cacao. It doesn't really make me think of a candy bar, but it seems all the more drinkable for it.

A chocolate-umami stout, although I wouldn't go so far as to say I tasted truffle. It's not unlike candy cap beers I've had before. Faintly sweet and flat, as one might expect from a cask.

Chocolate caramel, a bit of roast. Unsweet. Probably the most balanced beer of the bunch? But maybe, also the most expected.

Woody stout, roasty and on the verge of smoky. Just sweet enough to be interesting, but there's an unusual vegetal quality to the roast.

Medicinal, rooty, bitter. Kind of empty of body, but clean.

Cereal lager with a bit of grassy funk on the finish. Lightly vinous.

Cereal sweet lager; Helles-like, with hints of apple up front and a brackish, sweet finish. Really drinkable!

Banana, clove, white pepper. Classic Hefeweizen flavor.

Coffee and sweet cream. Roast is somewhat dominant and gives this a slightly charred flavor combined with the lactose.

Extremely intesnse, sweet booze; raw-tasting, maple, dried fruit. Somewhat too over-the-top to really love.

Caramel-forward, boozy but mellow. Light notes of stone fruit, but the caramel is dominant. Just a bit of bitter fire on the finish, which may or may not be preventing this jumping up a level. Otherwise delicious.

Sweet, richly cereal lager. A touch funky/cloudy in flavor on the finish. Still, this was probably the best of the flight.

Creamy, thick stout. Maybe has lactose? It's sweet in an out-of-balance way and tackier on the finish than I expected.

Tastes like a coffee Vienna lager with some smoke/hops backbone adding bitterness. Slightly sour finish.

There's something a bit vegetal about this sour, like rhubarb without strawberry. It has a nice cereal finish but it's hard to enjoy.

Citrus-grapefruit hazy. First impression is that this is sweet - not syrupy, but with a bit of a candy/cereal sheen. A little herbaceous: mint, thyme? Clean finish.

Exactly like drinking a blueberry muffin. Clean, sweet, bready finish. Probably needs you to be in the exact right mood.

Pine-resin opening, almost over the edge on pungency, but this does resolve into a more mellow caramel finish. Fizzy, a touch sour.

The oily pungency of this IPA sits kind of uneasily on a basic bed of strong alcohol in this beer. It's intense and a bit off, and finishes with a kind of sour dankness too. I'm not sure if there's something for someone to love here, or if my palate is off, but I really don't like this beer.

Fudgy cream stout, sweet with a slightly sour finish. What knocks this down is something off in the fragrance, at odds with the flavor.

A lot. Bourbon, tobacco, coffee, fireplace. Umami, complex finish, and not necessarily in a pleasant way.

Chalk this up to “should have known better” but usually my weird bets pay off. Right up front this is sulfurous and skunky, then the funk never resolves into something that makes sense. This is just funky without much identifiable mushroom or salt, and unpleasantly drying to boot.

Light but actually reminds me of sake; fruity, vinous notes and just sweet.

Syrupy, and strongly vanilla in the same way as the Vaca. Very strong, and I couldn’t really have done more than this splash? Ends tacky.

Not like any other Baltic Porter I can remember, this is quite hoppy, to the extent I might have compared this to a CDA. Not roasty, round hop flavors.

Very vanilla, light coffee. There’s something earthy, nutty in the fragrance. IMO this is too sweet and finishes tacky.

More juicy than tart. Definitely fruity, but tastes more Like a dried peach or apricot to me than the fresh variety—has the same kind of molassesy? finish.

Pale, almost transparent, but extremely drinkable. Sweet, cereal. Light without tasting watery.

Plummy with a light overtone of booze. Has the same rooty, vegetal sweetness that seems common to all the beers in this flight.

Not as dark as I tend to think of for CDAs, but the flavor is familiar. Rooty and astringent, not so roasty though.

Bitter and just a bit tart, finishes clean.

Drier than most whites, I think, with very little cereal sweetness. Hints of citrus.

Thicker than the nut brown, a little harsh on top, this is definitely a beer that is more about the nut than the pie. It’s not really sweet although it has a bit of molasses sugar in the background.

Still pretty prickly for a nitro, which means it worked for me. Roasty but smooth brown ale, friendly ad hoc bar situation.

Unusual style, I like this a lot. Tasted a bit like a coffee Schwarzbier, I guess. Light roast, light body, lactic finish.

Honey forward, but you can still tell it’s a triple.

Darker and more caramel than I expected, lots of banana, lots of orange flavor contributing to a more tart finish. Can’t tell if this is more American or European, the flavors sit in the middle.

Slightly tart, building up over time. Definitely strawberry and rhubarb, with a bit of a malty beer finish.

Strong pine/lemon IPA.

Smells like lemon candy. Tea is mellow, but less prominent than in the Lucky Leaves. Lemon is like cleaner - definitely doesn't taste like lemonade or a shandy, which is what the description made me expect.

Base is a fragrant, sweet rice lager. You can get the black sesame and tea in equal and light, but identifiable amounts. This is delicious!

Light-tasting without being watery, sweet and malty. Pretty close to a cream ale.

Nice saison, tangy, flavorful - maybe almost too flavorful. I don't get a ton of brett, which I think would have offset the intensity of the flavor a bit.

Strangely this follows right on top of the Black Marble, it's got many of the same flavors but without the nitro more interesting flavors poke through - primarily cereal and coffee. It's not especially carbonated, but it does prickle a little.

Very smooth from nitro, hints of roast and black coffee, maybe just the slightest bit of blackcurrant, after which a bit of a sourness comes to the forefront. Seems more characterful than a Guinness, but I still don't love nitro.

Surprising flavor, as it seems to be dominated by something resembling an earthy, vegetal coffee, both in smell and flavor. There's the faintest bit of funk poking through, but that's the only sign of farmhouse in this beer.

Tasty! Not extremely different from the Apply Brandy stout from last week, but you definitely get that rum and citrus.

The strength of roast here is coming through, as well as a boozy burnt-sugar toffee overtone. Somewhat tart on the finish. Walks a line between mellow and over-the-top, and doesn't always straddle it.

At first this is dominated by a musty-sweet wet hay character, but it tones down into a kind of caramel smoothness - the end of this glass was a lot more enjoyable than the beginning.

Feels very different from my last log; this is thicker, blacker, more assertive. Still lots of caramel with some fudge notes poking through.

The flavor isn't bad, but this very much comes across as a watered-down wheat ale; light clove, banana-like esters, but a kind of impurity of flavor through the middle that ends in kind of a too-dry yeasty tartness. Slightly salty on the finish.

Has a pretty off-putting vegetal smell, almost like boiled greens, but it tastes much better than that. In fact, I would say this is maybe the most palatable I've really ever considered a raspberry beer (for the record, I very much dislike raspberries). This is fruity, lightly sweet, but not actually sour IMO.

Smells strongly like guava and is absolutely delicious; nectar-like, moderately tart and almost unrecognizable as a beer (or even alcoholic). I love this.

Light apple and brandy on the nose - definitely has the smell of something strong and over the top. That said, the characteristic sourness of Big Block's barreling actually works in this beer's favor, it's pretty toned down and balanced. Really pretty nice, I'd say.

Pine and resin, but a lot lighter-tasting in a nostalgic way than IPAs have trended toward in recent years. It's almost quaint.

Very clean but quite puckery, tastes almost identical to a sour guava candy I had the other day. Also tart orange and as it all fades away, I nice cereal aftertaste.

I'm told this is not the same as the Flathead and a red that they only ever do on nitro here. It's quite nice - mildly sweet, buttery, biscuity, notes of coffee. Bitter enough to counteract the nitro blandness I usually don't like.

Somewhere between a German Pilsner and an English lager, malty and rich with a bit of a wet hay/champagne overtone. The prominent feature of this beer is how creamy it is--that's nice.

Back to not tasting the gochujang (yes, the same 4-pack), though it does sneak in on the aftertaste.

Honestly? I liked this but I don't really remember it given where I got it in the evening.

Reliably delicious porter.

Dark and mellow with a lot of chocolate/caramel and a touch of molasses. There's a certain kind of tacky tartness that all these beers today had in common, which is a nice familial touch - but it is tacky.

A sweetish barleywine with some caramel or wood-vanilla notes. Pretty good but I only had a splash.

"An oaked version of our 10th anniversary beer (8.9% - 24 IBUs)" This isn't a huge leap from the non-oaked version; the main difference is up front where there's a bit of woody bitterness/complexity that takes the place of that first approach of chocolate. I think this is a slight preference although it is a little less evocative of the cake.

Exactly as described - notes of fudge, lightly tart cherry, a "juicy" liquor flavor. Over time the tartness gets a little more dominant and does linger a bit.

A pretty solid caramel brown ale, a bit of brackish/roast dryness, but I really can't say this says coffee very strongly to me. Lightly sweet and mellow.

In much, much better condition than the Parabola - clean, chocolate, cinnamon and just a hint of booze. Fruity in a cola-like way, and well-balanced.

Long in the tooth, with an uncomfortable amount of sediment. I'm not sure this was cellared well.

Very prominent banana fragrance and flavor; weird because they're not unlike common esters but clearly made with real banana. This is followed by the unexpected sweet follow-through provided by the vanilla and lactose. This is good! But maybe just in smaller quantities.

Pine-resin, quite dank. Bitter backend, although to its credit it is clean. There’s only so much I can enjoy a beer that tastes like sucking on sap though.

“This Landbier Hell is inspired by the country lagers of upper Franconia, Germany. Deep malt character highlighted by German heirloom malt and a bright, firm bitterness delivered by the highest quality Spalter hops.” Collaboration with Volks Bräu Unexpected flavors for a lager, dry, bready, hints of spice. Definitely tastes rustic although it’s more drying than drinkable IMO.

Ultra-thin mouthfeel and translucent, brown. This doesn’t scream “stout” although it is fairly roasty. Tastes like coconut candy without much toasted character… wish this had more body. This is like a soda.

Thin mouthfeel, very light caramel, an overtone of bitter spice (anise?). Coffee is light, like a cold brew.

Chocolate-roast porter, creamy mouthfeel, pretty smooth. Finishes a bit bitter, a tiny bit tart.

Pungent, resinous, oily. Not my cup of tea.

Quite a prickly stout, very roasted, with poky hops. Could pass for a particularly roasty CDA. The bitterness is strong, and lingers.

A thinnish stout with a smooth, simplistic sweetness to start. Had a kind of musty finish that reminds me of the pickled leaf that turned me off the actual dessert.

This is an odd one - starts lightly piney and then, although there's no indication of why in the bill, very strongly resembles a chile beer. Not spicy, but with all the other bitter, fruity, vegetal flavors you'd get. Which is a huge win for me, honestly, I love it.

An ideal milk stout. Rich, creamy body but with enough roast to balance it out. Notes of bittersweet chocolate. Clean finish.

Bitter, a little metallic. Not bad, but not great either.

The "draft" machine that made this in the Sakura lounge was certainly itneresting, especially where it injected the head separately and afterwards. Smooth and sweet.

A light drinking, fruity pale that isn’t too challenging… reminds me of a Manny’s. Works really well with this curry.

Tastes Belgian?? I am almost certain they poured me the white instead, especially considering the Hopworks pedigree. Logging it as the IPA though. Light, sweet, estery?

A hoppy lager with quite a bit of yuzu, although it's not so much like drinking a lemon (which makes it better than the T Y Harbor yuzu lager).

Peppery Belgian yeast character. Banana. Rapidly drying finish with a bit of funk. Bitter.

Roasty and creamy, milky-sweet. Subtle notes of licorice. Clean finish.

Smooth, lightly sweet, grassy, bitter finish. It's almost like it's on nitro. Leaves the tongue tingling. Don't know how much of my enjoyment is the view here in the Sky Room, but it's considerable.

Clean, sweet-tart plum/raisin notes. Just a tiny bit of funk. Wears its alcohol quite plainly.

Has the characteristics of a Belgian pale: estery, mellow, but with a pretty heavy-handed hit of yuzu. Enough to say that this beer is almost lemon juicy, with a tart finish.

Very light for a stout, makes me think more of a roasty brown maybe. Notes of coffee, cacao, caramel. Not sure I taste orange though?

Surprisingly this almost feels less hoppy than the lager. Clean, pine, orange, touch of resin but it finishes clean.

A surprisingly hoppy lager, clear, bright opening that gets piney and bitter fast. Quite a bit of resin.

Light, cloudy, coriander, citrus. Dry finish. Delicious as always.

Actually quite good: yeasty, caramel sweet, with a bit of tang to finish. Gorgeous label, too.

Malty, sweet, slightly vinous. Somewhat bitter but flavorful. Reminds me of an English lager.