Special Brews Bottle Shop

14608 Hwy 99

Suite 307

Lynwood, WA, United States of America

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Really, really good. Clean, dry mouthfeel with bright strawberry-like flavors, hints of florality, and a tart-to-clean finish. Had to buy a bottle of the Hanami afterwards, which looks related (but sencha based).
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Medium-thick, sweet, a bit raw in its barrel sweetness but not at all syrupy. I think with age this would be truly great; for now, it kicks you in the head a bit but manages to stay fairly smooth. Very strong; I could only drink about 3/4 of this 10 oz pour before I started worrying about needing a nap.
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Bracingly tart, bit of salt on the lips, nice cherry flavor. Finished slightly sweet and very clean.
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Cereal/malty, just a hint of esters, brackish finish, not too boozy (which can be a danger with Maibocks). This was pretty much what I was looking for.
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Yup, still good.
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Pale, thick-headed beer. Lots of banana and clove, with a strongly alcoholic flavor poking through on the back end that makes this seem stronger than its six-something percent. A bit like a weizenbock without the wheat. Decent, but probably a little too much clove for me to love.
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Less burnt than I remember from last time, although still just as weak on the peanut butter. This makes a pretty okay smooth imperial porter, although it still felt a little strong on the alcohol and gets a demerit for disappointment on the peanut butter front.
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Very nice tripel with white wine fruit and funk rounding things out very nicely. Smooth and complex at the same time. Slightly high on alcohol flavor over time, but that's the only (slightly) negative thing I can say about this beer.
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This was pretty good, but I absolutely failed to take notes. Sorry.
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Light roast smell. Good roast taste with a unadulterated bitter edge and finish. No resinous tackiness.
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Smells like a cherry coke, but most of what could have been syrupy is cut nicely by toasty stout bitterness, smoothening and becoming more dark chocolaty.
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Slightly sour start graham cracker sort of finish along with a lingering sweet-sourness.
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More distinctly spiced than the Draak, with clear Belgian character and a roundly fruity, sweet flavor.
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Dry, plummy flavor with subtle festive spicing. Smooth and subdued fizz, like an excellent unfiltered cider.
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Pours opaque and headless, like liquid toffee. Sweet, with tons of molasses and bourbon: a stronger §ucaba, maybe? Surprising, super-clean finish. If it were just a little less strongly alcoholic in flavor, it would have been perfect. I'm just glad to have been able to try out outside the brewery.
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What I think the Stumptown Tart was trying for - not quite tart, but the Belgian wit character comes through strongly and naturally with the fruit, with a remarkably clean finish.
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Dark, but mild, with a milky cereal-ness that lent an unexpected uniqueness to the beer. Slight sourness with a lactic quality to finish.
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