Cabarrus Brewing Co. Rocky River IPA

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This IPA hopped with Comet, Citra, and Mosaic hops is Rocky River IPA from Cabarrus Brewing Co. in Concord, North Carolina, which is thirty-five minutes outside Charlotte. I first had this IPA at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the NASCAR Bank of American Rovel 400. I thought I should find some for a review. I did. This beer is 6.5% ABV. The brewery is named for the county in which Concord is located. This IPA pours a light yellow with a one-and-a-half-finger white head. The aroma is grass, light citrus, bitter, and lightly malted. The taste is grassy, bitter, light citrus, hoppy, and with a touch of sweetness. This beer has a medium feel on the mouth. Then this IPA has a bitty/hoppy, grassy citrus finish. The aftertaste is light grass and light grapefruit. This is a fabulous IPA that I’d say is A+. The grassy citrus is great and this beer doesn’t overpower your tastebuds. Rocky River IPA is a beer that you need to have. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Schlenkerla Dopple Bock Oak Smoked

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Coming from Bramberg Germany this Dopple Bock of Double Bock is Schlenkla Dopple Bock Oak Smoked. This beer is 8% ABV and the malts are smoked with Oak instead of Beechwood. This smoked Doppel Bock uses Hallertau hops. This beer pours a brownish color with a two-finger beige head. The aroma is smokey, malted, and sweet. The flavor is smokey, sweet, malty, and lightly rich. This beer has a fuller feeling in the mouth. Then this beer has a smoked malt finish with light sweetness. Then comes a light smokey aftertaste with touches of malted flavors. This Smoked Dopple Bock is an A+. I’ve had the Marzen variety from Schlenkerla, and this is just as good, with a bit of a deeper overall flavor. I really suggest you try this and all of Schlenkerla’s beers. This beer is not heavy on the smoke flavor. It has just the right amount to make this a delicious beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Birdsong Brewing Co. Party Starter Festbier Marzen Lager

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Here is another Festbier. This is Party Starter from Birdsong Brewing Co. This seasonal Marzen Lager is 5% ABV. This lager pours a deep orange/copper color with a one-and-a-half finger beige head. The aroma is semi-sweet with toffee, malts, and bread. The flavor is toffee, malty flavors, bread, light sweetness, and crisp/smooth. This Marzen lager had a medium feel on the mouthfeel. This beer has a smooth and crisp finish with some sweetness. The aftertaste is a lingering of toffee and bread. This is a good Marzen Lager. I give this a B-. But Burial Beer Fest is better than this, but I recommend them both. I suggest you have this one, then have Burial Beer Fest and have your own comparison. This Birdsong Festbier is lighter than some Festbiers I have, and that is not bad. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer Fest Oktoberfest Lager

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It is fest beer season and time for Oktoberfest. This beer is an Oktoberfest Lager from Burial Beer called Fest. This beer is a seasonal beer that is 5.9% ABV. This lager beer pours a golden orange color with a two-finger white head. The aroma is lightly honey-sweet and malty. The flavor is sweet, caramel, honey, malty, and crisp. This lager is medium feeling on the mouth. Then this beer finishes with a malty sweet and crisp flavor. The aftertaste is malt and caramel. Overall, this Fest beer is not overly sweet. The malt flavors take some of the sweet edge off. This beer is good, A+ good. I would not pass up the opportunity to drink this. All the flavors are well-balanced and delicious. I could have several of these before I would get tired of the flavor, and you will too. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Edmunds Oast Brewing Co. Cereal For Dinner

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I first reviewed this beer, Cereal For Dinner, back in 2020 at the end of May. I thought I would review this beer again because I keep seeing this everywhere. This beer is by Edmunds Oast Brewing Co. in Charleston, South Carolina. This beer comes in at 5.5% ABV and has almonds, vanilla, Lactose, and coconut. This ale pours yellow with a two-finger steady head. The aroma is vanilla-sweet and nutty. The flavor is also vanilla, coconut, and smooth. The flavor of this beer is nutty but slightly nuttier than its aroma. This beer feels light on the mouth. Then you come to a finish of sweet vanilla nuttiness with some fake or artificial coconut. The aftertaste is sweet and nothing more. This beer is not overly sweet overall. That’s good because blonde beer that is sweet shouldn’t be. This ale has the right amount of sweetness with a bit of a nutty flavor. I give Cereal For Dinner a B+. This beer has plain vanilla and not a more exotic type of vanilla. If it did, I would probably rate this higher. I recommend that you drink this beer. It is good. This beer is good enough to have a few. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Big Boss Brewing Company Harvest Time Pumpkin Ale

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Pumpkin Beer is a fall beer that has grown in popularity over the years. More and more breweries are producing pumpkin beer. I’m not a big fan of the whole pumpkin-flavored stuff let alone pumpkin beer. This particular pumpkin beer is Harvest Time Pumpkin Ale. This is produced in Raleigh, North Carolina by Big Boss Brewing Company. This beer is 5.5% ABV. Pumpkin beer is usually only round in October, but some come to the store shelves near the end of August. Thanks, Souther Tier Pumpking. This ale pours a deep orange with two fingers of off-white head. The aroma of this pumpkin beer is of pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and malts. The flavor is pumpkin spice, cinnamon light clove, sweetness, and malts., This beer is somewhat light on the mouth. Then it has a pumpkin spice syrup finish. Then it has a semi-sweet cinnamon-spiced aftertaste. This Harvest Time is not good, it’s a D-. I didn’t enjoy this nor am I recommending it. If you do like pumpkin beer then try it. But I’m not going to tell you too. It just tastes so fake and none of the flavors go well with each other, and as it warms it gets worse. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Josephs Baur Brewing Company Stockyard Oatmeal Stout

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This Stockyard Oatmeal Stout is from Josephs Baur Brewing Company in San Jose, California. Josephs Baur Brewing Company Trader Joe’s beer brewing operation. This ber is 5.2% ABV. This is in the traditional Irish Stout style. This Stout pours black with a two-finger beige head that fizzes away quickly. The aroma is sweet, with coffee, roasted notes, and malts. The flavor is similar to the aroma. There are flavors of light coffee, sweetness, roasted malts, and a weird ash-like taste. Yes, I know what ash tastes like. This beer is medium on the mouth. Then it comes to a semi-sweet and light roasted finish. The aftertaste is okay. It is roasted malt there. I’ve had better Oatmeal Stouts than this Stockyard. Samual Smith Oatmeal Stout is way better than this. This Stockyard Oatmeal Stout is a D+. I did finish this beer but I didn’t think is was great. It’s a boring light on flavor type of oatmeal stout. I really didn’t feel much of the oats on this stout. I would not drink this. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Dirty Bull Brewing Company Bangers Only Hazy IPA

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This beer from Durty Bull Brewing Company is Bangers Only. This hazy IPA is brewed in Durham, North Carolina with Strata and Nectron hops. This beer is 7% ABV. Banger Only Hazy IPA pours a hazy yellow with a three-finger white head. The head is steady to fade but does leave minimal lacing behind. The aroma is citrusy (orange/tangerine(, bitter, and hoppy. The flavor is citrusy with peach, orange, tangerine, and light nectarine. This beer is also hoppy, bitter, and smooth. This IPA has a medium feel on the mouth. This IPA finishes smooth with bitter citrus. The aftertaste is lightly citrusy and bitter. This Bangers Only Hazy IPA is good, and it gets a B. The peach, nectarine, and oranger flavors are interesting together. I would recommend this beer. It did not wow me, but it was good. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Legal Remedy Brewing Co. World Court Mocha Blonde Stout

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This beer from Rock Hill, South Carolina, is World Court. This is a Mocha Blonde Stout from Legal Remedy. This beer is made with Knowledge Perk Coffee and white chocolate. This beer is 6% ABV. This stout pours a deeper yellow/orange color with a one-finger white head. The aroma is sweet with chocolate. This beer has some light coffee notes. The taste is chocolate, sweet, and smooth. The coffee flavor is faint, and I think the chocolate covers over it. This beer has a medium feel to the mouth. This beer finishes with a light coffee roast and chocolate taste. The aftertaste is more chocolate than anything else. This mocha blonde stout is okay. I would say it’s a C+. The coffee gets lost in the white Chocolate. But this is not the worst, and yes I would recommend it, but don’t seek it out! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Candy Corn Hard Cider

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I usually don’t drink and review hard ciders, but I don’t mind them. This particular Hard Cider is Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble Candy Corn Hard Cider from Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette, New York. This was a Halloween gift from my Neighbors. This hard Cider is 6.9% ABV. This beverage has hard cider (apple), sugar, natural flavors (whatever that is and it is not explained), sulfates (to keep it fresh), and carbonation. This hard cider pours a gold color with no head. The aroma is syrupy, sweet, appley, and crisp. The flavor is cloyingly sweet, with candy corn syrup, apples, and marshmallows. This cider has a light feel to the mouth. This hard cider finishes with a candy corn syrup-like taste with a light apple flavor. This aftertaste is sweet and syrupy. This cider is not terrible, but the flavor is cloyingly sweet. I give Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble Candy Corn Hard Cider a low C-. It almost got a D+, but the initial flavor is not terrible. Beak and Skif just made that sweetness a little too much. Plus I don’t think candy corn is universally like. I know I don’t like it. So don’t have this Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble Candy Corn Hard Cider. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!