This new Beer in Review feature from @untappd is pretty nifty. I would’ve loved to have had this last year as well, which was, by all accounts, a banner beer year for me, personally. Clearly I had a thing for @bottlelogicbrewing Stasis Project releases in 2018 😂 No surprise there as this year also saw the formation of the Pastry Pals, a collective of beer nerds who have an unhealthy obsession with all beers designed to taste like sickening confectionary treats. Looking forward to continuing the palate expansion in 2019! Come join me at a @tuesdaynightbeersociety share (on Tuesday evenings, of course!) if you’re local to SD or coming to visit! #untappd #beerinreview2018 #2018topbeers #bottlelogic #stasisproject #rollforinitiative #fundamentalobservation #fob4 #jamtheradar #jtr2018 #pastrypals #tuesdaynightbeersociety #instabeer #beerstagram #beerfolks #beer #craftbeer #craftbeerlover #beerwithpleasantstrangers #indiebeer #pastrylife #pastrypalsforever
2018 was much like any other revolution around the sun, and certainly held its highs and lows for me. This was a sad year (losing a parent) a joyous year (making new friends and growing and putting down roots) a challenging year (working for myself, yay!) and through it all the craft beer community has been a source of support, generosity, fellowship and inspiration. I will be forever grateful for the relationships formed, for the inclusive spirit of the community, and for each and every one of the incredible people with whom I was blessed to share in the journey this past year. Cheers to the new year! 🍻💥🍻 #2018topnine #ripdad #instabeer #beerstagram #beerfolks #beer #craftbeer #craftbeerlover #beerwithpleasantstrangers #indiebeer #cheerstothenewyear
Yesterday I ticked both a venue and a beer off the ol’ bucket list. It just so happens that #gabf2018 has inundated Denver, CO with many tonnes of liquid excellence from all corners of the nation. Meanwhile, I’m content to be a fly on the wall and make my inaugural patronage of the now-legendary establishment, Falling Rock Taphouse, est. 1997. And wouldn’t you know it? Their bottle cellar list is legendary as well! So, I opted for a 19 year old English Barleywine Ale, naturally! Originally brewed by Eldridge Pope & Co. PLC. / Thomas Hardy Brewery from 1968 to 1999, this was the final vintage released before O'Hanlon's took over the brand and revived it in 2003. In 1968, the “Trumpet Major” pub in Dorchester, Dorest was renovated to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Thomas Hardy’s death. For this occasion, the Eldridge Pope Brewery undertook to commemorate him through the realization of the beer that the author had imagined, an ale matured in oak casks, very strong, capable of improving better taste with age. Thomas Hardy’s Ale is an English Olde Ale, but more commonly known as an English style Barleywine Ale. Hardy’s original description follows, “It was of the most beautiful colour that the eye of an artist in beer could desire; full in body, yet brisk as a volcano; piquant, yet without a twang; luminous as an autumn sunset; free from streakiness of taste, but, finally, rather heady.”
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Everyone who lays eyes on this thinks that it’s infused with some kind of weed 😂 It may be a grassy, aromatic IPA but it doesn’t contain any “adjuncts” as it were, that would defy the Reinheitsgebot. No, this is just a stalwart, West Coast style IPA from @thehopconcept and @alpinebeerco -long may they continue to produce clear, hoppy brews. 🍻🇺🇸🍻 #clearbeer #instabeer #beerstagram #beerfolks #beer #craftbeer #craftbeerlover #beerwithpleasantstrangers #indiebeer #thehopconcept #alpinebeercompany #nohaze
Ran across this interesting IPA in Ohio: @nippromiscuousaleproject Batch Number 023, an IPA brewed with Experimental Hop BRU-1 and spelt malt. The BRU-1 is a one-off harvest that has aromas of pineapple and stone fruit and mulling spices. In a world where thousands of IPAs can begin to lose their distinctive identity amidst the vast sea of variety, this one impressed me as distinctive. Smooth, fluffy and sweet as modern “hazy” IPAd are wont to be, yet flavorful and diverting with its mild, earthy spice notes like clove and nutmeg. Worth seeking out before it’s gone.
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