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Jet has logged 466 beers a total of 493 times.
Jet's favorite beer so far seems to be Goose Island 2015 Bourbon County Rare: 100 (logged 1 time)
Jet's favorite type of beer seems to be Stout.
Jet's Log
Complex. lots of corny corniness and cornish cornundrums cornucopiating
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
Ummmm it’s like used grounds of a burnt coffee were poured into my lager.
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
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
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
This is pretty close to canonical.
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
I cannot believe i’m saying this but this might actually be too stouty too bourbony too barrelly
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
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.
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
really balanced light lager. good flavor, a little herbal. goes down easy
Draft at Miskatonic Craft Kitchen, Naperville
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.
Draft at l’Osteria, München
just a little hint of orange peel in a typically wheaty wheat beer. Perfect after a long arduous day of shopping and chocolate tasting.
Draft at Republic, Zermatt
it’s better this time. but i’m also really thirsty and tired so pretty much anything was gonna be at least decent
Bottle at Brown Cow Pub, Zermatt
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.
Draft at Jellyfish Brewing Company, Seattle
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.
Draft at Jellyfish Brewing Company, Seattle
A good hearty stout on a cold dank night.
Bottle at Jellyfish Brewing Company, Seattle
It did not come in pints, alas. But i highly recommend the meat pie.
Draft at The Green Dragon Inn, Matamata
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
Can at some airbnb, Turangi
All beers taste better after a 13 mile day in the mountains.
Can at Some airbnb, Turangi
Great refreshing beer. the elderflower is not overwhelming.
Draft at Canyon Brewing, Arthurs Point
It’s like a less sweet almond joy… with everything that implies.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2014)
Solid. A little bit more of that nice lingering almost toasty finish that I like.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Really solid. The finish lingers nicely with toasty notes.
Nitro Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
It’s too sweet like how Starbucks is too sweet.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
The rum is too forward. This is hard for me to write but it’s true. Otherwise not enough going on for a stout.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
This is the lemon version of the lager. And it’s better.
Bottle at Mamma Grazia, Punta Mujeres
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.
Nitro Draft at Woodin Creek Kitchen & Tap, Woodinville
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.
Bottle at Home
Was this too… malty? Is that the word I’m looking for?
Normally not a fan of the IPAs, but this one wasn’t too bitter on the hops.
A refreshing blonde, maybe a little grassy.
Smooth and silky.
Nitro Draft at The Northman Beer & Cider Garden, Chicago
Perfect balance of tart and fruit and… um… beer?
Also perfect for a hot summer day.
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
Draft at Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard
Too sweet and artificial flavored. If it was actually banana and cream, but it’s not.
Draft at Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard
I knew there was something wrong with this but it took Matt explaining that it was too sweet!
Draft at Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard
I thought this would be disgusting. It’s not. Actually quite good. The pickle is not over the top.
Draft at Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard
Too light and unable to overcome the pralines and cream I apparently paired it with…. Hahaha
Smooth on nitro. Which is all one asks. I do like the rye hint
Nitro Draft at The Black Duck Cask and Bottle, Issaquah
Nice chocolate and cherry notes. Very pleasant but too hard for today.
I think having this after the disco lemonade colored my opinion of it.
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.
Can at Home
I dunno… seems kinda normal and standard. Not in a bad way, just not in a creative and inspiring way either…
Bottle at Home
It’s not as complex as I expected this. But I do feel like a god.
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
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.
Can at Home
Well, I think it’s starting to go bad because if it’s supposed to taste like this, then yucky
Crowler at Home
A complexity that’s takes a few drops to come though. A tad on the sweet side for my liking but
Bottle at Home
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.
Bottle at Roy’s
It’s like someone poured OJ into my beer.
Draft at The 522, Woodinville
Refreshing and cool on a hot day. Surprisingly complex.
Very Smokey. Almost peaty. Like drinking an Islay but in Beer form. That’s probably sacrilegious to say. Oh well.
Bottle at Smaller
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…
Draft at Cuccurucù, Roma
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.
Bottle at Can Caus, Santa Flavia
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!
Draft at Farmstrong Taproom, Mt. Vernon
This is an excellent sour. Which coming from me is high praise. The fruit is just enough.
Draft at Blast 825 Brewery, Orcutt
Single hop which actually agreed with me!
Draft at Blast 825 Brewery, Orcutt
Cinnamon actually goes really well in this stout. And nitro of course. Yum.
Nitro Draft at Blast 825 Brewery, Orcutt
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.
Bottle at Home
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.
Bottle at Home
Molasses is the forward thing here. Thick heavy and stout.
Bottle at Home
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.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Yeah this is nice. The coconut is not too overwhelming, it’s quite drinkable. Not too heavy.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
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.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
This is a very nice wheat beer. Crisp.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Nicely paired with the Cuban sandwich. A hearty, tad sweet stout that warmed on a cold rainy day.
Draft at Elliott Bay Brewery Pub, Seattle
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.
Bottle at Home
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.
Bottle at Chez Kim
I’m reminded of Homer Simpson asking Apu, “what do you have in the way of a dessert burrito?”
Bottle at Chez Kim
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.
Bottle at The Teplitskys
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.
Can at My Airbnb, Zermatt
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…
Bottle at My Airbnb, Zermatt
Honestly i expected a little more complexity but it goes fine with my pulled pork sandwich.
Bottle at Brown Cow, Zermatt
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.
Bottle at My Airbnb, Zermatt
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.
Bottle at LX39 SFO-ZRH
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.
Can at Home
Just a lingering bitterness that doesn’t quite sit with me
Can at Matt’s Place
Just a nice hint of the sweet malt but maintains the crisp lightness of a lager
Can at Matt’s Place
Normally not a fan of hoops forward beers but this one is fine.
Can at Matt’s Place
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
Draft at Two Brothers Tap House, Warrenville
I agree with Matt’s assessment
Draft at Two Brothers Tap House, Warrenville
Funny thing is earlier tonight i passed up the piña colada for dark Cherry ice cream. And it’s the same with beer.
Draft at Two Brothers Tap House, Warrenville
Not feeling the ipa right now
Draft at Two Brothers Tap House, Warrenville
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.
Draft at Jimmy's Grill, Naperville
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…
Bottle at Day 613958295 Isolationville
Superlative Urn beverage consumed with gratitude to Eden.
Bottle at Super Bowl LV party with ourselves
Really chocolatey and poured smooth. Maybe just a tad on the sweet side for me but solid.
Bottle at Home
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!
Bottle at Home
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!
Bottle at Home
Apparently I had this seven years ago. The beer is the same, but the world has changed.
Can at Home
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.
Can at Home Again, Home Again
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.
Can at Home
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.
Can at Home
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.
Can at Home
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.
Can at Home
Very nice on a warm summer day. Good grainy flavor but smooth as you’d expect from a lager.
Can at Home
Thanks Roy! This was a nice farmy monky-almost ale. A nice way to spend a quarantine Friday.
Bottle at Home
Tasty. A little bitter but that’s rye for ya.
Draft at Rincon Beer Company, Rincon
It’s this or Medalla. Which means, pass the Ron del Barrilito, por favor!
Bottle at El Jibarito, San Juan
Sweet. Also I’m like 4 Ron del Barrilito 3 stars in so maybe rating system not entirely reliable.
Draft at La Taberna Lúpulo
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.
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
The more I drink this the more complex it becomes. The port-barrel is niiice.
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
A tad on a sweet side, but solid
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
The coriander doesn’t hit you too hard which is a good thing.
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Nice balance between the sweet and the not sweet
Draft at MacKenzie River Pizza, Bozeman
Nice and creamy smooth. Not too strong.
Nitro Draft at Tamarack Brewing Company, Missoula
Another collaboration with Other Half and another winner
Draft at Põhjala Taproom, Tallinn
This was the best beer on the trip. A collaboration with Other Half, and the balance is excellent. Nice complex taste and lingering finish.
Draft at Põhjala Taproom, Tallinn
So this was presented as a dessert Stout and it's a bit wacky
Draft at Põhjala Taproom, Tallinn
The best of the porters here other than the collaboration. And it has the added sex appeal of üüümmmmlääüüts
Draft at Põhjala Taproom, Tallinn
Finally getting to some dark (real) beers... Alas this one was a little watery
Draft at Põhjala Taproom, Tallinn
The real birch leaves are awesome!
Draft at Pudel Baar, Tallinn
Doesn't seem very Kolshy but what do I know, I'm some sort of... buckaroo...
Draft at Žuvinė, Vilnius
Most lagers down here don't react too well to bullets...
Draft at Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square, Vilnius
Surprisingly agreeable given the hoppy description. It works though, the hops don't overwhelm. Nicely balanced and refreshing on a summer Baltic night.
Draft at Pudel Baar, Tallinn
Really unhoppy. Which, surprisingly, makes it taste kinda wrong.
Bottle at Lendav Taldrik, Tallinn
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!
Can at Lapland Hotel Bulevardi, Helsinki
Surprisingly oakey. Hinted at a stout almost. Or I was projecting my desires onto it...
Can at Home
Pleasant and fruity while also being a gose. Not my usual thing, but it was nice on a hot summer afternoon.
Bottle at Home
Having this midday was probably a mistake. It’s thick. Like molasses. That said, it was still a tasty meal.
Bottle at Home
Smoke. Lots of smoke. Which I like.
Draft at Reichenbach Hall, New York
Aged a bit but just short of perfection today...
Bottle at Casa de Calvin, Bothell
Liefmans Kriek-Brut (2015)
So perfectly balanced... Fruit is perfectly balanced by the sour and just that hint of mustiness.
Bottle at Casa de Calvin, Bothell
Light. Smells like POG. Which is kinda disturbingly good.
Bottle at Casa de Calvin, Bothell
This one is legitimately good. Creamy burnt sugar notes. Nicely oaked. Smooth on nitro. Hint of coffee and chocolate.
Nitro Draft at 掌門精釀-台中勤美店, Taichung City
Yup finally a good one. Either that or in finally drunk enough to loosen up the higher ratings
Draft at 掌門精釀-台中勤美店, Taichung City
I dunno. Just nothing standing out here. Kinda bland.
Draft at 掌門精釀-台中勤美店, Taichung City
A bit too middle of the road... Not creamy enough
Draft at 掌門精釀-台中勤美店, Taichung City
Too fruity for me but I do like the lemon on a hot summer night
Draft at 掌門精釀-台中勤美店, Taichung City
Way better than I thought it would be. Goes perfectly with pork!
Bottle at Lechonera Los Pinos, Cayey
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.
Bottle at Home
So it was a bit old and I was afraid it was like skunked but it came into its own and was great.
Bottle at Beeeeves, Redmond
Right. Thick. But not quite sold on the coconut.
Bottle at Beeeeves, Redmond
So having spicy Thai is generally not good for beer tasting...
Bottle at Sweet Chili Asian Bistro, Bozeman
Just enough maltiness to make it interesting
Draft at Bellevue Brewing Company, Bellevue
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.
Nitro Draft at DTF, Seattle
Not too peachy not too sour. The way I like it.
Bottle at Addo, Seattle
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.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Just not really into the raspberries...
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Meh. Could be penalizing for being late in the tasting but not impressed.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Surprisingly palatable IPA. Apparently I don't hate "hazy" IPAs... as much. Or something.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Just enough of the grapefruit and orange to keep it interesting.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Goes well with the blue cheese and bacon waffle fries...
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Really long malty finish. If you're into that this is awesome. I'm not sure I am though....
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
Yeasty a bit.... But clean and crisp as you'd expect a pilsner to be.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
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.
Draft at Breakside Brewery, Portland
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.
Bottle at 雞家莊, Taipei
Well it has character. The label says "lager" but coulda fooled me.
Bottle at Home
Well it seemed good when I first started but then the Blandness just takes over and in the end it's just meh
Can at Home
I’m not into fruity beer but this seems drinkable.
Draft at Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard
A hint of celery or cucumber kinda in a bad way.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
It’s bad when the best tasting thing you’ve had at a brewery is the cheese plate.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
It reminds me of walking into a Hello Kitty store.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
This would taste better if the Cubs were winning.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
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.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
A bit watery. Reminds me of a rose wine. In a bad way.
Draft at Alter Brewing Company, Downers Grove
Really coffeeey and chocolateley. Also, engineers do more after midnight than most people do all day...
Draft at Canton Brewing Company, Canton
Smells like URLACHER. No, not really it is a little too sweet and
chocolateley
Draft at Canton Brewing Company, Canton
Really nice a bit malty but balanced and just the right hoppy
Bottle at Royal Docks Brewing Company, Canton
Wonder what this would be like sipped through a straw out of a box...
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