Burial Beer Savages of Ruminating Minds India Pale Ale Heavy Resin Edition

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This beer is Savages of Ruminating Minds India Pale Ale Heavy Resin edition from Burial Beer in Asheville, North Carolina. This beer is 7.2% ABV. This IPA has wheat and oats. It is Whirlpooled with Mosic, Incognito, and Cryo hops. It is also double dry-hopped with Mosaic, Motueka, Idaho 7, and a dose of Mosaic Cryo Hops. This beer has a lot going on. This IPA pours a hazy bright yellow color with a two-finger bright white head that is steady to fade. The aroma is aromatic with grapefruit, hoppy notes, and a very faint sweet note. The taste is dank, grapefruit, bitter/hoppy, and light sweetness. The mouthfeel is medium. Then comes a dank and bitter fruit finish. Then you get a bitter and semi-juicy grapefruit aftertaste with a light bitterness. This Savages of Ruminating Minds India Pale Ale Heavy Resin edition is another delicious beer from Burial Beer. I give this IPA an A+. It is well-brewed and has exceptional flavor. I highly recommend this one. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly!

Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Bière De Garde

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I have only had one beer from Ponysaurus Brewing Co. That was a long while ago. This is Ponysaurus’ Bière De Garde, which means beer to guard. This beer is 6.3%. This is from Durham, North Carolina. This strong pale comes from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. This beer has three types of barley, wheat, and rye. This beer pours a golden color with a three-and-a-quarter-finger white head. The aroma is pear fruit, sweet, light, and some faint vanilla. The flavor of pear fruit, sweetness, light boozy notes, light vanilla, and light spices. There is a lightness to the mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with a spiced sweet pear. Then you come to an aftertaste of faint fruity pear with a lightly spiced note. This Bière De Garde is okay, but not great. I give this beer a C. I didn’t dislike this beer. I just found it to be not that exciting for this type of beer. I have had a few Belgian examples of this and found them to be much better. It seems like, Ponysaurus is trying to make a light version of a Bière De Garde. That kind of hinders it from being a good beer. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Lagunitas Brewing Company IPA

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This beer from Lagunitas Brewing Company of Petaluma, California, is called IPA. That is exactly what this beer is. This IPA is 6.% ABV. This IPA pours a light copper/gold color with a one-and-a-half-finger white head. The aroma is many, sweet, bitter, and hoppiness. The flavor is onion, malts, sweetness, bittering notes, and some hoppy flavor. This IPA is strong yet smooth. Then this IPA finishes smooth, strong, and bitter. Then you get a bitter aftertaste that is not overly bitter. I miss IPAs like this one from Lagunitas Brewing Company. Most of the IPAs are fruity and bitter. I like those, but after having so many, I miss the malty English-style IPA. This IPA is a B+. I would like to have a little more hop flavor and some more bitterness. But it was delicious! I would recommend this IPA! Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Dssolver Brewing & Hoofhearted Brewing Cold Caprese Pizza Italian-Style Pilsner

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Today’s beer is Cold Caprese Pizza Italian-Style Pilsner. This beer is a 5.1% ABV collaboration between Dssolver Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, and Hoofhearted Brewing in Marengo, Ohio. This beer has Riverbend Pilsner Malt, Hallertauer, Mittelffuh, and Pacifica hops. This Pilsner pours a yellow color with a two-finger fizzy white head. The aroma is soft, dry, hoppy, and sweet. The flavor is hoppy, sweet, light, and dry. There are some lightly breaded notes. The mouthfeel is bright. Then this Italian-style Pilsner finishes with a light, hoppy, and dry flavor. Then you get an aftertaste of dry and light bitterness. This is a good beer that is on the hoppy side for most Pilsners. That is a characteristic of an Italian Pilsner. This beer was good, and it’s a B+ from me. The dry and bitter flavors don’t combine well. That’s keeping this beer at a B+. It’s good otherwise, and I would suggest you try Cold Caprese Pizza Italian-Style Pilsner. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Collective Arts Brewing Galaxy 2 Ways NEIPA

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This beer is Galaxy 2 Ways from Collective Arts Brewing. This beer is named because of the Galaxy and Galaxy Spectrum hops in this New England India pale ale (NEIPA). This IPA is 6.6% ABV. This bee is from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This beer pours a bright yellow with a three-finger pillowy/fluffy white head. The head doesn’t seem to fade at all. The aroma is juicy, fruity, pineapple, citrusy, bitter, and bright. The flavor is juicy pineapple, citrusy, spruce, bitter flavor, and slightly earthy. The mouthfeel is medium. Then this IPA comes to a nice bitter, tropical, citrusy finish. Then you get an aftertaste of bitter citrus, pineapple, and light spruce. This beer is so delicious, and it gets an A+. This beer is the third I’ve had from Collective Arts, and I like this brewery. I recommend this beer. It has all the good fruity bitterness you want from this NEIPA. It’s not overly bitter. It has just the right amount. This Galaxy 2 Way is balanced NEIPA. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Co-op Dragonfruit Frosé

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I don’t usually post Frosé on a Tuesday, but here we go. This beverage is Dragonfruit Frosé from Co-op, a Charleston based Frosé bar and restaurant. They recently add a Southend Charlotte, North Carolina location. A neighbor of mine who works there brought this. This Frosé is 14% ABV. Frosé is frozen Rosé wine with fruit flavor added. This beverage is pink, with fruity wine aroma with a light sour note. The Frosé flavor is cold, lightly bitter, fruity, boozy and slightly tart. It has a medium mouthfeel. The boozy notes coat your mouth but just for a moment. Then you get a slight tropical fruit flavor with a bitterness. It is probably from the Rosé wine. This drink is good on a hot day, but it goes down easy, and at 14% ABV, and is a dangerous combo. This Frosé isn’t what I usually drink, but it was pretty tasty. I would give this Co-op Dragonfruit Frosé a B. It does have a wine bitterness there, but otherwise this is pretty solid. You should head over to Co-op and try one. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Fat Boy Baltic Porter

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Fat Boy Baltic Porter has been in the back of the beer refrigerator for a while now. I bought this in Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s Christmas mixed twelve-pack. It was the last beer of that pack. This porter is 8.3% ABV. This porter is not a year-round beer. It’s around between fall and mid-winter time. This porter pours black with a two-finger steady tan head. The aroma is sweet, chocolatey, malty, dark, and rich. The flavor is sweet, toffee, caramel, chocolates, and malty. There is a light taste of raisins. The mouthfeel is full but not overly full. Then this porter comes to a nice sweet malted finish. Then you get an aftertaste of roasted chocolate, toffee, and light raisins. This beer was still good for sitting in the refrigerator for so long. Fat Boy Baltic Porter is an A+. I recommend you try it. This dark beer is fantastic and delicious. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Amor Artis Brewing Chai Milk Stout

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Brewed in Fort Mill, South Carolina, by Amor Artis, Chai Milk Stout is 6.5& ABV and uses Lactose and Chai spice from Savory Spice in Southend Charlotte, North Carolina. This stout pours a black color with a two-and-quarter finger of khaki head. The head fades steadily. The aroma is sweet, spicy (Chai), and some chocolate-like aromas. The taste is Chai spiced, malted, and bittersweet. The mouthfeel is fuller and coats the mouth. Then it finishes with roasted spiced notes from the Chia. Then you get a bitter Chia aftertaste. I am not a fan of Chai spices. So I give Chai Milk Stout a C-. The lactose does have some sweetness that takes the edge off the Chai spice. But it just does a little. If you like Chai spice and milk stouts, this stout is for you. But otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend it. The Chai spice is a little harsh. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Birdsong Brewing Co. Lemon Glow Saison

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I am a big fan of Saison beers. I like Belgian traditional, craft Saison and everything in between. This Saison is Lemon Glow Saison from Birdsong Brewing. This beer is 5.5% ABV and is local, made here in Charlotte, North Carolina. This beer has malts such as Bohemian Pilsner, White Wheat, and Light Munich. This beer uses hops like CTZ, Willamette, and Saaz. There is Lemon zest and lemon grass too. This Saison pours a yellow/gold color with a big fluffy three-finger white head that slowly fades. The aroma is lemony, tart, yeasty, light wheat, and slightly floral. The flavor has lemon, and there is a faint wheat note. The mouthfeel is medium. Then this b\eer finishes with a lemony tart flavor. It has a little yeast to it. Then comes a yeasted lemon aftertaste with hints of floral notes. Adding lemons to a Saison is a great idea, and Birdsong nailed it with Lemon Glow Saison. I’d give this beer a B. The tartness can be a little too tart. But that is the only real complaint toward this good Saison. I would have this again, and so should you. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Southern Strain Brewing Company Move Me Brightly Helles Lager

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This beer is Move Me Brightly, a Helles Lager from Southern Strain Brewing Company in Concord, North Carolina. It comes in at 5.7% ABV. This Helles Lager has Epiphany Malting’s Helles Malt. This beer is in the style of a traditional Munich Helles Lager. This beer pours a yellow color with a two-finger white head. The aroma is bread, spice, and a light hoppy aroma. The flavor of this beer is also ready, spiced. This beer has a low bitter/hoppy flavor too. Then this Helles Lager finishes with a trace of light bitterness and light floral notes. The aftertaste is light bitterness and some spiced bread. This Helles Lager beer is okay. I would say it is a C. This beer starts fine, then ends with an average flavor. It’s worth a try. But I would not rush out for it. It does have the traditional flavors of a Munich Helles Lager. But it is just an average-tasting beer. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!Sou