Brooklyn Brewery Stonewall Inn IPA Session IA

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The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, NYC is a gay bar where the Stonewall riots took place in 1969 and it is now a registered US National historic landmark. The is a Stonewall Inn IPA, a session IPA from Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York. This beer is 5% ABV. The Brooklyn Brewery partners with The Stonewall Gives Back Initiative. This is a year-round offering. This IPA pours a bright yellow with a big three-finger marshmallow head, that never seems to fade. The aroma is lemon, citrus, light/soft bitterness, and grapefruit. The flavor is also lemon, grapefruit, citrus peels, and light bitterness. This beer is light on the mouthfeel. The finish is citrus fruits and soft bitterness. Then follow an aftertaste of orange and grapefruit bitterness. This Stonewall Inn IPA is delicious and gets an A from me. The flavors are not too much or overpowering. It is something that you could drink a few of before it becomes too much on your palate. I highly recommend Stonewall Inn IPA. It’s a good drinking IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Bock Party Spring Bock

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Bock Party from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is a seasonal spring Bock beer you can still find during the summertime. The brewery probably produces a lot of this Bock beer. Bock Party is 6% ABV and uses noble Bavarian hops. This beer pours light orange with a one-finger white steady head. The aroma is sweet, malty, and fruity. The flavor is malty, sweet, bready, and smooth. This beer doesn’t feel or taste like it’s 6% ABV, it has a medium feel in the mouth. Then you come to a malty smooth yet sweet finish with a light malted aftertaste. I enjoy a delicious Bock beer, and Bock Party from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is delicious. Well deserving of an A+. You don’t want to miss this Bock beer, I recommend it! It is well brewed for when the weather starts to warm and spring is near. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Cali King West Coast IPA

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I have been ‘exploring’ some of Royal Bliss Brewing Co. beer recently; this is the last of the four I bought a while ago. This is Cali King West Coast IPA. This IPA is 6.8% ABV from Denver, North Carolina (Lake Norman). Royal Bliss was Lake Norman’s best brewery last year and they are nominated again this year. So go to their website and vote for them. This IPA pours yellow with a two-finger somewhat steady fading white head. The aroma is piney, and bitter, with light fruit. The flavor is piney, bitter, hoppy, clean, and smooth. This has a coating mouthfeel. Then this IPA finishes with with bitter pine. This has a. pleasant bitter aftertaste that lingers right until you take another sip. This is a good example of a delicious West Coast IPA. Cali King gets an A. I don’t think Cali King should be missed. I really love Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Their beer is good. Royal Bliss is one of my top breweries. I am going to try more of their beer shortly. Please stay safe, be kind t each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Sloop Brewing Co. Pink Flamingos Hazy IPA

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I have to say that Hazy IPA is probably my favorite IPA style. This is Pink Flamingos Hazy IPA from Sloop Brewing Company in Junction, New York. This beer is 6% ABV with flaked oats, malted oats, flaked wheat, HBC-620, and Mosiac Cryo hops. I don’t recall ever having a Sloop Brewing Co. beer. This might be my first. This IPA pours a hazy yellow with a three-finger white fluffy head. The head has a creamy look to it. The aroma is bittersweet, fruity, and hoppy. The flavor is melon, bittersweet, hoppy, and juicy. This has a full feel to the mouth. Then the fruity bitter finish comes in. This beer has a fruity aftertaste with some bitter hops. This beer is good but just that. I give Pink Flamingos a B-. The flavors are 75% there in strength and flavor quality. But I still recommend this Hazy IPA. I would go for it again. It’s just good and not the best one. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Almanac Beer Co. Loud! Hazy DIPA

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This hazy DIPA (Double India Pale Ale) from Almanac Beer Co. in Almedia, California is Loud! This beer is dry-hopped with Mosaic and Denali hops. It also has Pilsner, wheat, Flaked Barley, and oats. I have only had one or two from Almanac. This IPA pours a hazy thick yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma is orange, grapefruit, and grassy, bitter-sweet notes. The flavor is orange, and grapefruit, with bitter/sweet notes and grass. This has a fuller feel in the mouth. This beer finishes really bitter even more so as it warms. The aftertaste is real bitter citrus fruit. Not a good finish and aftertaste. This Loud! Hazy DIPA from Almanac Beer Co. is a D. It was too bitter for my liking. I would not go back to this beer. It was almost like the initial flavor was about to go off. The texture of this DIPA was okay. Its this beer finish and aftertaste that made me not enjoy it. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Denver’s First Pilsner

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This Pilsner from Royal Bliss Brewing Co., Denver’s First is 5.4% ABV from Denver, North Carolina. This award-winning Pilsner pours yellow with a one-finger white head that doesn’t stick. The aroma is light, semi-sweet, and malty. The flavor is clean and crisp with light bread and malt. There is a very light/fant bitter note in the flavor. This beer has a light mouthfeel. The finish is crisp with a very faint bitter malt note. The aftertaste is breaded malts. This is good but there is that very light bitter note. I give Denver’s First a C+. This is just above average for me. It is refreshing and good. But I think there are some better pilsners. This might be something that could grow on the more I have it and I might just re-review this Royal Bliss Pilsner sometime soon, just to see if it is any better. I think Royal Bliss is brewing great beers that I enjoy and so should you! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Huyghe Brewery Deliria

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Coming from Brewery Huyghe in Melle, Belgium Deliria is a blonde ale brewed by women. This beer benefits the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. This beer is 8.5% ABV in a pink can. This beer pours a bright yellow with a green tint and a finger white head. The aroma is light sweet, and somewhat strong. The aroma overall is not much. The flavor is light, sweet, smooth-ish, and dry with a very light bitter note. This pink canned beer has a light feeling in the mouth. Then this beer comes to a light semi-sweet and dry finish. The aftertaste is a light, sweet, metallic flavor that does not linger long. Deliria is, overall, a lighter version of delirium and is not as good. I think Deliria is a D+. it starts out okay then goes downhill a bit. I love the idea behind it. I will just go for Delirium instead. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Royal Bliss Brewing Co. First in Flight Amber Ale

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First in Flight Amber Ale from Royal Bliss Brewing Co. is named after North Carolina’s state slogan. That is after the first airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Royal Bliss from Denver, North Carolina brews this 5.4% ABV Anber Ale with Carolina-grown malts. This ale pours a deep orange/amber color with a two-finger off-white head. The head has a steady fade. The aroma is lighter with biscuity malts and light-bready sweet notes. I was expecting this to have more of a malt/biscuit smell. The flavor is light biscuit, caramel, light bead, and some herbal notes. This has a lighter mouthfeel. This has a finish of light bread, malt, and faint caramel. The aftertaste is quick with a light malt but not much else. This is okay and there are some better amber ales out there. First in Flight is a D+. I wouldn’t go as far as to say this is terrible or just bad. It isn’t. Try it if you want to. please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Carolina Girl Pale Ale

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The Royal Bliss Brewing Co. in Denver, North Carolina is growing on me. I have had a few from them so far. This one is a Pale Ale called Carolina Girl. This beer is 5.5% ABV. This Pale Ale pours light orange with a one-finger white head. The head does stick around. The aroma is pineapple, citrus, and bitter notes. This beer smells like a tropical west-coast IPA. The flavor is orange, pineapple, bitterness, crip with a hoppy taste. This has a lighter mouthfeel as well as a dry finish. The aftertaste is crisp tropical bitter fruit. This Carolina Girl Pale Ale is good, B grade good. I like the crispness and the bitter tropical fruits that work well together. But this leans a bit towards IPA territory. That’s why is not an A-grade beer. But I still recommend Carolina Girl and any of the Royal Bliss Brewing Co. beer Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Westbrook Brewing Co. Graveyard Shift DDH India Pale Ale

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Graveyard Shift DDH (Double Dry Hopped) India Pale Ale is another from my birthday mixed-six pack from my neighbor. This IPA is made by Westbrook Brewing Co., in Mt. Pleasent, South Carolina. This is from one of my favorite breweries. This beer is 7% and has Citra and Citra Incognito hops. Incognito hops are man-made hop concentrate. This is like fruit juice with concentrate which is more flavor versus fresh fruit which may not be as flavorful. This is my first time seeing, hearing about, and trying this incognito hop. This beer pours a cloudy yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma is citrusy, and bitter, with light earthy notes. It smells like and not like an IPA. I don’t know how that is possible. The flavor is creamy, bitter, citrusy orange, and earth. It has a little orange creamsicle taste to it but not fully. The mouthfeel is medium. Then it has a bitter creamy orange finish that will lead you into an aftertaste of bitter orange that goes quickly. This was a deliciously delightful IPA. I can solidly give Graveyard Shift an A+. If you like orangey IPAs then I highly recommend Graveyard Shift from Westbrook Brewing Co. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!