Any word?
Any word?
Though my wife can’t drink cause she’s pregnant she suggested going there today for “something to do”
Finally drinking this can:
Sat on it for several months cause when I had it on draft maybe 2-3 years ago it was a little hot
Despite losing some coffee flavor it still has a good coffee kick to it and it’s better than when I had it on draft
I’ll keep the favor in mind, thanks
^if you go to Baltimore Max’s Taphouse is a must...considered the best beer bar in the mid Atlantic
For Baltimore breweries there’s Union, Diamondback Brewing (haven’t had a chance to try yet), and Of Love & Regret (not a brewery but kind of the official bar for Stillwater Artisinal Ales which is a gypsy brewer) among many others...
Heavy Seas, Flying Dog, Brewers Art
Peabody Heights has several breweries in one spot, where the old Orioles Park used to be...haven’t had a chance to check them out
Breathed some life into my beer fridge, my buddy was in Asheville over the holidays and gave me a nice spread as well as a few Hoof Hearted cans
Got an oldie and some new goodies for my weekly beer drop:
Ballast Point High West Barrel-Aged Victory At Sea. Good barrel character, but I felt like it took away from the adjunct flavors that make me really enjoy the OG. It's tasty, but I'd take the regular version over this 99 times out of 100.
Other Half Triple Cream. 10% Oat Cream IPA hopped with the hops they use in Cheddar (Citra, Ekuanot, Kohatu, and Wai-iti), then dry-hopped with Citra lupulin powder, then finally dry-hopped entirely with Galaxy. This is still really fresh, so it still has some of those bitter/grassy notes you get from Ekuanot, but this is hop milk otherwise. Probably the thickest/creamiest IPA I've ever had. The high ABV should give it some resiliency to age, which should help things as the Ekuanot mellows out. This one shows a lot of potential.
One of the first Other Half cans I ever got my hands on: OG Citra. This isn't the same beer as my first experience back in 2015, but that's not exactly a bad thing either. Much thicker, fuller, and juicier this time around. Other Half has come a long way and improved so much since they first started canning. I would honestly place them right alongside the breweries that I think make the best IPAs (Tree House, Tilted Barn, Bissell Brothers, Equilibrium, etc.) and above other breweries that people hype up (Trillum, Tired Hands, etc.).
Other Half DDH Cream of Broccoli. Same hops as Broccoli (Mosaic, Simcoe, Hallertau Blanc, Cascade), but double-dry hopped with the addition of extra oats and lactose. Still very green/vegetal (it was only canned 1 day ago), but another beer showing a lot of promise. I've always liked that Broccoli was a mash-up of east-coast and west-coast IPA flavors. The addition of a creamy component makes this even more interesting.
Cheers, NT!
Any word?
Though my wife can’t drink cause she’s pregnant she suggested going there today for “something to do”
Finally drinking this can:
Sat on it for several months cause when I had it on draft maybe 2-3 years ago it was a little hot
Despite losing some coffee flavor it still has a good coffee kick to it and it’s better than when I had it on draft
Nice. I was there today. I scored all of the cans, but I'm way more excited about the fact that I was able to score a ton of Hudson Valley stuff by trading away some other local goodies.My homie is in Brooklyn today. He picked me up cans of Mosaic and Go With The Flow at Other Half
Crazy. Great post! You did it heavy.Haven't bought any new beer or been to a brewery this 2018.
Been there. Done that. But I'm trying to cut back. I calculated 2017 beer expenses and It's a little sad (even with a 49 day no beer fast). I've had fun but I truly have nothing to show for it except a larger # on the scale.
Continuing on from Thanksgiving time, I'm on a straight beer fridge/cellar clear out.
I have a combined 3+ cases of these beers (excluding DbC and barney flats. those have been retired lol). I think its something like 18 high west, 10 ba 1050, 6 regular 1050, 12 xoco, 12 fbs, and not pictured 7 kbs, two CBS, and 5 parabolas.
Some random thoughts
Sitting on multiples of BA 1050 (16 and 17).. I just dont think I like this one that much after having it a couple times over the past few weeks. Even with a year of age, the barrel influence is way too much. I think the ABV may be hurting it here. On the opposite end, Black Note is smooth and balanced. Definitely a winner of the bunch. Even regular 1050 is a gem compared to BA 1050. Not sure what to do with my remaining 10 cans.
50-50 blends of FBS and Xocoveza have continued through the holidays. Down to my last two six packs.. FBS I heard is now year round, so Im not too upset. Both of these with age on them are shells of their former self. I had a 3 week old FBS right around the new years and the coffee influence is huge.. Not so great on the original releases from Sept. 1st.
CBS will be had tonight, along with a high west attempt. We'll see how they compare and contrast. KBS is super iffy for me. Some days, its great. Other days its bland and dirty tasting.
Same with Parabola. If I have that one solo, its fine. But compared to say a black note, or regular 1050, my tasting notes are off when I have it. Definitely feels inferior for the most part
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I actually deleted my untappd and missed out on my first Lc NEIPA can release (citra SMASH- heard it tastes like straight pineapple juice) two days ago. I had a day (friday) where FOMO kicked in, but that quickly ends. I saved myself $70 by staying in.
Am I the only crazy one sitting on cases of beer with the urge to buy more. That can't be healthy. I'm trying to end a bad thing lol.
I gifted a buddy for xmas:
1 cbs big bomber, and singles of parabola, high west, kbs, fbs, xocoveza, black note, and a local IS can in an effort to expedite my cleaning process.
