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Jet has logged 475 beers a total of 502 times.
Jet's favorite beer so far seems to be Goose Island 2015 Bourbon County Rare: 
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(logged 1 time)Jet's favorite type of beer seems to be Stout.
Jet's Log
This 100% Real Carbonated Beer was 100% that. it was better than Hite even. in fact, my new standard when thinking about ordering a beer is now, this MF better be carbonated and it sure as hell better be real.
A good czech lager that takes me right back to Wenceslas Square Aaaahhhhhh the sweet acrid smoke from the klobasa stands and $1 gallons of beer….
So mellow but just a tad of spice in there to make it lively. Perfect for a cold December night. Reminds one of the brighter days ahead. Liquid hope you might say.
It’s like I just brought home the christmas tree and there are pine needles all over the house and sap trailing from the garage all the way into the living room that I won’t get out until we sell the house years later. More bottle it and drink it.
Smells like Tabasco and tastes like watered down Sriracha
Complex. lots of corny corniness and cornish cornundrums cornucopiating
Ummmm it’s like used grounds of a burnt coffee were poured into my lager.
I started to like this but as the lemon hits there is this kinda unpleasant waft of almost medicinal scent that disagrees with me. that and the mango was undetectable which is unforgivable in a product with the word mango in the name haha
I cannot believe i’m saying this but this might actually be too stouty too bourbony too barrelly
Really complex and well balanced. nutty but also sweet. toast. a little char even forest floor. it expanded my perception of what a dark lager is.
really balanced light lager. good flavor, a little herbal. goes down easy
It’s like having a chocolate covered frozen banana. Only it’s liquid. And fizzy.
A little too bitter on the first impression. And there are hints that it could get complex and maybe even a bit malty but then it kinda dies out and is just meh.
bavarian wheat beer in bavaria. on a beautiful summer night. the only thing missing is you.
just a little hint of orange peel in a typically wheaty wheat beer. Perfect after a long arduous day of shopping and chocolate tasting.
it’s better this time. but i’m also really thirsty and tired so pretty much anything was gonna be at least decent
I quite liked this beer - surprising for a sour beer. I got the blueberry but not as much of the ginger, which is probably for the best.
You know, honestly, I was a bit underwhelmed. Maybe I should have had this one before the stout… but it just didn’t really stand out to me.
It did not come in pints, alas. But i highly recommend the meat pie.
Very creamy. a wee bit heavy for me on this summer night but it would be better on the same date in the other hemisphere
It’s like a less sweet almond joy… with everything that implies.
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2014)
Solid. A little bit more of that nice lingering almost toasty finish that I like.
Really solid. The finish lingers nicely with toasty notes.
The rum is too forward. This is hard for me to write but it’s true. Otherwise not enough going on for a stout.
A little bit alcohol forward after a few sips but otherwise a fine stout.
Surprisingly strong but in a good way for sure. The finish goes on and on
So I didn’t like this because it’s watery. But then it paired well with food. But then I realized it’s just watery. So. Whatever.
Okay I get the idea of making this moon sour… it really brings out the raspberry. But I’m not sure I like it?
It’sa really nice standard German Pilsner. Pleasant for these last dying days of summer. A short finish. Especially compared directly with the Czech Pilsner
New Glarus Black Currant (2022)
My first impression was that this was a bit too sour - but as I went, the sweetness and the sourness kind of balanced out. And it was a pleasant sour. In the end, surprisingly good.
I would expect a quad to be bolder, mustier? But this was fine to drink even if a bit unremarkable.
This is much better than the banana thing. Proof that peaches > bananas
Too sweet and artificial flavored. If it was actually banana and cream, but it’s not.
I knew there was something wrong with this but it took Matt explaining that it was too sweet!
I thought this would be disgusting. It’s not. Actually quite good. The pickle is not over the top.
Too light and unable to overcome the pralines and cream I apparently paired it with…. Hahaha
Nice chocolate and cherry notes. Very pleasant but too hard for today.
Super refreshing on a hot day. The lemonade makes sense as a name
“Pineapple” and “beer” do not mix. Or so I thought, prior to having this beer. I was utterly surprised at how well this worked. Just enough of the sweetness and tartness of the pineapple but not overwhelming. A true balance act.
I dunno… seems kinda normal and standard. Not in a bad way, just not in a creative and inspiring way either…
It’s not as complex as I expected this. But I do feel like a god.
I think someone gave this to me over the summer and I’ve only just gotten around to trying it in November. And I feel like this would have been even better on a sultry lazy summer evening… but even on a crisp cool night it’s pretty good. Definitely get the grassy, hoppy thing.
Well, I think it’s starting to go bad because if it’s supposed to taste like this, then yucky
A complexity that’s takes a few drops to come though. A tad on the sweet side for my liking but
This has the unfortunate misfortune of following one of the best stouts I’ve had… but it is nice enough.
Truly a privilege to have had this beer. The balance, the sweet and the dry, the char and the smooth molasses. Sublime really.
Very Smokey. Almost peaty. Like drinking an Islay but in Beer form. That’s probably sacrilegious to say. Oh well.
Maybe it was because it was on draft, maybe because it was fresher, maybe because it didn’t cross an ocean before being drunk, maybe it was just refreshing after walking three miles in 85 degree heat… maybe it was sipping a beer on the banks of the Tiber…
It’s so hot one can only drink lager. But this one is fine. You can taste the multi cultural history of Sicily in every drop. Or maybe that’s the sweat from my forehead. It’s hot.
I didn’t know dark lager was a thing. I wouldn’t quite say this is life changing, but I’ll certainly be seeking out more!
This is an excellent sour. Which coming from me is high praise. The fruit is just enough.
Cinnamon actually goes really well in this stout. And nitro of course. Yum.
So. I’m trying not to let the earlier IPA color this but a little fatigue is setting in. Dark and brooding, the way this sort of thing should be.
So complex… one of the early rum aged stouts right? There’s something strange about rum aging, where you’d expect a sweetness but i actually find it brings out the wood more than whiskey barrel aging.
Molasses is the forward thing here. Thick heavy and stout.
I just didn’t really like something about this… it’s hard to place but almost reminiscent of old laundry… a dank mustiness that did not appeal.
Yeah this is nice. The coconut is not too overwhelming, it’s quite drinkable. Not too heavy.
Georgetown Bob's Brown Ale (2021)
You know there’s this weird subtle under taste here that doesn’t sit well with me. Otherwise it’s fine.
Nicely paired with the Cuban sandwich. A hearty, tad sweet stout that warmed on a cold rainy day.
I was waiting for the right occasion to open this beer that Gene brought us over the summer, and I’m happy to say that I shared it with Mike during his visit (first since lockdown) and that the beer is wonderful, a really pleasant sour that is complex and woody and fresh at once.
Brew Dog Paradox Port Dundas (2010)
After 11 years it was flat but still quite good. Not too sweet which is the way to do this… a little bit of molasses for me. Spice. Dark but not brooding.
I’m reminded of Homer Simpson asking Apu, “what do you have in the way of a dessert burrito?”
So the thing about Stella is this: it will always remind me of this dish that Gene made back when we were down-the-hall neighbors at the Sevi in Queen Anne. He might not even remember this, but I do, and will, forever. Because it was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. And it had a bit of Stella in it. So Stella’s always gonna be alright in my book.
Having enjoyed the Hell Quöllfrisch, I figured I’d try another beer from the same brewery, and they delivered! This one is much less musty, while maintaining a cereal base upon which some sweeter, almost fruit almost wildflower overtones mix. It’s nice.
Ugh. You cannot name something “Matterhorn” and be this dull. This is super unfortunate because I had even gone down to their brand new tasting room where I met the owner and talked him up and everything… only to find out that I was four months early… they were still working on opening it up to the public. So I did what I could and bought a bottle at the grocery store next door. At least I didn’t have to hide my disappointment in front of him…
Honestly i expected a little more complexity but it goes fine with my pulled pork sandwich.
I bought this beer to cook with, and had a little leftover, so I felt compelled to drink it. I think that is pretty much all that needs to be said.
A little musty, which isn’t really what I’m looking for in a lager, but somehow it worked fine. There was a wheaty malty body to it that really didn’t speak lager to me, so once I got over the dissonance from the label, and just savored a nice beer from the other side of the world while finally actually going there again… what more can one ask? Oh I forgot to mention that I chose this beer because it’s from Appenzell, which also makes some pretty yummy cheese.
I have no idea if i categorized this correctly but whatever. It’s good. Like I’m hanging out with people for the first time in over a year good.
Just a nice hint of the sweet malt but maintains the crisp lightness of a lager
Normally not a fan of hoops forward beers but this one is fine.
It’s just too weak and the thing about things that are flavored like piña coladas that aren’t piña colada’s is they are basically like drinking sunscreen
Funny thing is earlier tonight i passed up the piña colada for dark Cherry ice cream. And it’s the same with beer.
A beer poured by someone else on a perfect Midwest evening with friends and family outdoors? Maybe this skewed the results, but i don’t care.
There is an instant of really pleasant surprised confusion as the tea flavors hit (I had not read the label or prepared myself in any way to know what this beer was supposed to be about)… but then the just overwhelming sweetness and viscosity come through…. and it doesn’t work. Tea, even Earl Grey, is not supposed to be *thick*. It can be broody, heavy, moody, dark… many things. But not *thick* and basically that kinda ruins it. I’m pretty sure tea will never go with a thick beer like stout for me…
Superlative Urn beverage consumed with gratitude to Eden.
Really chocolatey and poured smooth. Maybe just a tad on the sweet side for me but solid.
Normally I would never say this, but this could have been just a tad sweeter. I’m sure everyone else loves it, and I might also have loved it any other time, but for some reason I wanted something with just a tinge of sweet with the sour in cherry and this was just short of that. Also, thanks Roy and Sara!
Firestone Walker Molé Merkin (2019)
The cinnamon and chili are immediately present in the nose. So much so that I expected it to overpower the palate, but surprisingly, it balanced it really well with the cocoa. Very good. Just short of perfection. Also happy birthday Mike. Thanks for the beer!
Apparently I had this seven years ago. The beer is the same, but the world has changed.
I was trepidacious about this upon reading the label, but I’m pleased to report that the flavors are subtle. Almost too subtle. Like several sips in, the pepper finally starts accumulating enough to register. Otherwise, I have to admit I don’t really get the peanut here, even though it’s the third ingredient listed behind water and barley. Hmmm.
Yes, I can taste the peaches. It also says something about Mango on the can. But really all of this is overshadowed by the fact that it is an IPA... with all that bitterness and general non-goodness.
Honestly it just tastes like any other IPA to me... which is to say, not something I’d go out of my way for. I read the label just now and it claims “notes of lemon and mango.” But uh, no, I don’t think so.
So if I’d wanted lime in my beer, I’d cut one up and squeeze it in myself. And not have started with an IPA. So... yeah.
First impression was a bit of a shock because I didn’t read the label, but after a few more sips, it started to really come together. I mean, this is pretty much eating a Mounds bar in liquid, alcoholic form. They should add some almonds to it and make it even better. Also, this is totally silly but I like the *feel* of the matte finish on the can. Yeah, I said that. It matters.
Very nice on a warm summer day. Good grainy flavor but smooth as you’d expect from a lager.
Thanks Roy! This was a nice farmy monky-almost ale. A nice way to spend a quarantine Friday.
It’s this or Medalla. Which means, pass the Ron del Barrilito, por favor!
Sweet. Also I’m like 4 Ron del Barrilito 3 stars in so maybe rating system not entirely reliable.
Boon Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek (2018)
So I kept expecting sour and it just wasn’t there. Which in my younger days I might have thought was good, but this is just too fruity and sweet without that sour to balance.
The more I drink this the more complex it becomes. The port-barrel is niiice.
A tad on a sweet side, but solid
The coriander doesn’t hit you too hard which is a good thing.
This was the best beer on the trip. A collaboration with Other Half, and the balance is excellent. Nice complex taste and lingering finish.
The best of the porters here other than the collaboration. And it has the added sex appeal of üüümmmmlääüüts
Finally getting to some dark (real) beers... Alas this one was a little watery
Doesn't seem very Kolshy but what do I know, I'm some sort of... buckaroo...
Surprisingly agreeable given the hoppy description. It works though, the hops don't overwhelm. Nicely balanced and refreshing on a summer Baltic night.
Bought this beer because it had the fewest number of words I could decipher. Turns out this is not a terrible way to choose beer after all!
Surprisingly oakey. Hinted at a stout almost. Or I was projecting my desires onto it...
Pleasant and fruity while also being a gose. Not my usual thing, but it was nice on a hot summer afternoon.
Having this midday was probably a mistake. It’s thick. Like molasses. That said, it was still a tasty meal.
Aged a bit but just short of perfection today...
Liefmans Kriek-Brut (2015)
So perfectly balanced... Fruit is perfectly balanced by the sour and just that hint of mustiness.
Light. Smells like POG. Which is kinda disturbingly good.
This one is legitimately good. Creamy burnt sugar notes. Nicely oaked. Smooth on nitro. Hint of coffee and chocolate.
Yup finally a good one. Either that or in finally drunk enough to loosen up the higher ratings
Too fruity for me but I do like the lemon on a hot summer night
This was not as pineappley as I thought it was going to be. It was really good. Also, it was free because they had to tap a new keg and the server decided that ten minutes was a long time for me to be lounging by the pool without a drink.
Breakside Err to Excess (2018)
Did I have this one at the brewery? I forget. If I did, I must have liked it enough to bring home a bottle. Which I then left in Mike’s car. Fortunately, he gave it back and now I have a nice little tasty, albeit fleeting, souvenir, from that trip.
So it was a bit old and I was afraid it was like skunked but it came into its own and was great.
Right. Thick. But not quite sold on the coconut.
So having spicy Thai is generally not good for beer tasting...
I dunno. Maybe it’s me, but anything heavier than a lager doesn’t seem to go with Chinese food for me... which is a shame because this beer was pretty good. Just didn’t go well with dinner.
Breakside Err to Excess (2018)
It's yum+. Because it's better than the Fourth Wave. But not awesome level. It's like butter pecan ice cream in a beer. With coffee. And alcohol. How can you go wrong.
Meh. Could be penalizing for being late in the tasting but not impressed.
Surprisingly palatable IPA. Apparently I don't hate "hazy" IPAs... as much. Or something.
Just enough of the grapefruit and orange to keep it interesting.
Really long malty finish. If you're into that this is awesome. I'm not sure I am though....
Starts tame and then kicks in a bit before finishing nice and easy. Just a hint of malt? Grassy too but in a good way.
They started making this stuff under the Japanese occupation, just as my grandparents were born under the occupation, so it seemed appropriate to drink this while my uncles reminisced about their long and interesting lives under a free Taiwan.
Well it has character. The label says "lager" but coulda fooled me.
Well it seemed good when I first started but then the Blandness just takes over and in the end it's just meh
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