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Jet has logged 417 beers a total of 440 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
“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
It’s bad when the best tasting thing you’ve had at a brewery is the cheese plate.
An IPA that actually isn’t an outright assault on my taste buds! But still an IPA, so let’s not get too excited here.
Really coffeeey and chocolateley. Also, engineers do more after midnight than most people do all day...
Smells like URLACHER. No, not really it is a little too sweet and
chocolateley
Really nice a bit malty but balanced and just the right hoppy
Wonder what this would be like sipped through a straw out of a box...
Strange Fellows Boris (2016)
This would be really good if I could get over the slight medicinal taste... unfortunately it gets more noticeable as you go not less.
I think they do these every once in a while but still felt special because we got the insider connection. I've never seen it anywhere else, anyway.
So I’m eating kinaa spicy food with this prolly not the best for partiality... also mike you’re missing the party get over here
Super drinking time. Also, how do you categorize a draft that went into a can?
First drink in Cuba! Are you surprised it was not a Cuba Libre? Also, finally a el presidente I can agree with!
I didn't even want to log this because apparently I've already logged it. Boo.
Just not quite as complex as the cold smoke but smooth enough to drink on a nice summer night
a nicely balanced scotch ale that isn't Smokey at all because they named it after a kind of snow, not for its actually smokiness... Who's to know?
nice Berliner weisse which im not allowed to call sour. But this is what i wanted tonight yeah
not as sour as i was expecting which is a good thing. Just a really nice refreshing tasty tart drink after 10 hours on the road
Really nicely balanced hops. A fragrant almost lavender hint on the finish. Great summer brew.
Watery. And now that matt and gene mention, fake fruity.
Matt pointed out a metallic aftertaste that once noticed, Cabot be ignored. Alas.
A little less character than I'd like but maybe i shoulda had this before the sour
Schooner Exact Wa-Dat? Sour IPA (unknown release)
Really nicely balanced. Just sour enough, not too bitter.
This is good but I'm getting kinda tasted out.
I wanted to like this but it's the things that aren't ginger that Ms alle this kinda bleh.
So I was really looking forward to this but it just tastes weird. Too sweet? Something. I dunno.
The label says this is the perfect complement to summer fun but, well, it's not summer despite the nice weather, and watching the cubs lose is not fun. But the drinking is good.
look after a hard days climbing i'd drink pbr and call it fine. this was considerably better. that said, disappointingly, they no longer serve the lobster mac n cheese. booooooo
I bought this because I thought there is no way a beer could taste like a gin. But I dare say, this is like drinking a a G&T in beer form. Weird to be sure, but weirdly appealing.
Not so vanilla-y that is distracts from the scotch aleness, which is a good thing. Nice variety on the standard offering.
Ok so once i got over the musty sock taste, it was actually really good. But it took a while to get over that bit.
Summery crisp beer, the only complaint is the hops are a tad forward for my taste but i could see others really enjoying that.
Yes,a bit strange and bitter but still refreshing and light on a summer afternoon. Err morning. Right.
Nice easy summer beer. Complex enough on the palate though to keep you on your toes.
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