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Town Brewing Co. Western Sky American Wheat Ale with Blood Orange

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Town Brewing Co. Western Sky is produced here in Charlotte, North Carolina. This 5.6% ABV beer is an American Wheat Ale with blood oranges. This is a spring wheat seasonal beer. This ale pours orange/yellow with a one-finger white head. That head does not stay long. The aroma is fruity with blood oranges, and it has a sweetness. The flavor is wheated, orange, sweet, and there is a light bitter note. This has a lighter mouthfeel. The finish is bittersweet oranges and a light tart flavor. There is a fruity aftertaste of blood orange that steadily fades with some light sweetness that ends with a tiny bitter note. Western Sky is a delicious wheat ale. I am a big fan of blood oranges. So this beer is an A. Great beer for spring and warmer weather. I really recommend Town Brewing Co. Western Sky. All of the flavors come together very nicely and ends up with a fabulous beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Legion Brewing Sunny Disposition West Coast IPA

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The store shelves are filled with IPAs. It seems like more than half of the beer on store shelves is an IPA of some sort. Sunny Disposition is a 7.2% ABV West Coast IPA from Legion Brewing here in Charlotte, North Carolina. Legion is one of my top breweries here. They make great-tasting beers. This IPA pours a deeper yellow with an almost two-finger white head. The aroma is slightly malty, with notes of onion, light grapefruit, and bitter notes. The flavor has notes of onion and a malty backbone. There is bitterness and grapefruit. This has a light mouthfeel. This IPA finishes with a bitter malt flavor and fruity bitterness. The aftertaste is light malt and onion flavor that fades rather quickly. The bitterness sticks around. This beer is okay, and I’ve had better versions of a West Coast IPA. Sunny Disposition is a C. It’s average, and I wouldn’t run out after this Legion Brewing beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Birdsong Brewing Co. Czech It Out, Czech-Style Dark Lager

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Birdsong Brewing Co.’s Czech It Out is the second Czech-style dark lager this week. This lager is 5.5% ABV with Bohemian Pilsner. Vienna Chocolate Malt Blackprinz malts. There are Galena and Sazz hops. This dark lager is only available mid January through February. This beer is still on store shelves. I purchased this at my local Total Wine. This dark lager pours black with a one-finger beige head that quickly fades. The aroma is dark, bready, and malty. The flavor is malty, breaded, and on the heavy side. This beer has a light roast and a light bitterness. This beer has a medium mouthfeel. Then this lager finishes with a bitter, bready note. The aftertaste is lightly roasted, with some malted flavors. Czech It Out is better than Burial Beer Co.’s Precious. This beer is a C-. The flavor was a little heavier. This beer had a little more roasted malt flavor. I don’t think I’d recommend it, or run back to this beer. I am not quite sure I like Czech dark lagers. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! cheers!

Burial Beer Co. Precious Czech-Style Amber

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Precious from Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina, is a Czech-style amber lager. This lager is 4.9% ABV. This beer is hopped with Czech Saaz and Adeena hops. This lager pours a light brown/amber color with a one-finger off-white head. The aroma is malty and bread-like, with rye and a light sweetness. The flavor is breaded, malty, a rye flavor, light, and smooth. This has a light mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with an off-flavor of malts. The aftertaste is rye bread and malts that linger. But as the aftertaste lingers. That is not great. I found this Precious to be interesting when I bought it, but after tasting it, it wasn’t so interesting. I give this amber lager a D+. I was able to finish a pint, but I didn’t like it as much. The flavors are not so good, but not the worst I’ve had. I don’t recommend this beer, nor will I rush back to have this one again. I usually like the beer that comes from Burial Beer Co. But this one was too rustic tasting for my liking. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Divine Barrel Brewing Moving to Montana West Coast-Style IPA

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I was in the local pasta shop here in Charlotte, NC, Pasta and Provisions. They have a good selection of beer in their older location. I pick up Divine Barrel Brewing Moving to Montana. This beer is a West Coast-style IPA that is 6.8% ABV. It uses Citra, Simcoe, and Strata hops. This IPA pours a golden color with a one-finger white head. The aroma is citrus fruits, with bitterness, and slight berries. The flavor is grapefruit, bitterness, hops, and some light strawberry. This has a medium mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with a dark bitterness and grapefruit. The aftertaste has a fading bitter grapefruit flavor. This is a good beer, a good IPA. But it is okay as a West Coast-style IPA. So I think Moving to Montana gets a B+. The west coast IPA is okay, but it is good for a regular American IPA. I would recommend Divine Barrel Moving to Montana West Coast-Style IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly. 

Stone Brewing Co. Fear. Movie. Lions. Hazy Double IPA

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Almost five years ago, I first had Stone Brewing Fear. Movie. Lions. Hazy Double IPA. So I thought it was time for a re-review. This beer is 8.5% ABV with Loral & Mosaic hops. According to Stone, this is a cross between an East Coast IPA and a West Coast IPA. This IPA pours orange. It has a big, two-finger head. The aroma is bitter, withonions, slight orange, and grapefruit. The flavor is big oniony flavor. There is bitter grapefruit and orange. This has a fuller mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with a bitter citrus and onion. The aftertaste is light on the onion and citrus, but the bitter hops flavor lingers. This double IPA is good, better than I remember; I gave it a B- last review. But now I think it is a B+. It is not a beer you could drink a lot of, and yes, it still comes in 16-ounce six-packs. I still recommend Stone Brewing Fear. Movie. Lions. It has a pleasant flavor that doesn’t taste like a double IPA too much. But you still would find it on the stronger side of the ABV scale. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brouwerji Duvel Moortgat 6.66

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I have had Duvel before, but not the 6.66 version. This beer is a Belgian blonde with a 6.6% ABV and features six refined hop varieties. It also had malted barley and malted wheat. This beer pours yellow with a big three- finger head that fades into a one-finger white ring. The aroma is citrus, citrus peels, and it’s sweet. The flavor is sweet, faintly bitter, fruity, and orange. This beer doesn’t feel/taste as strong as orginal Duvel. This has a meduim mouthfeel. It then fininshes with a light citrus and a slight alcohol note. Aftertaste is mild with citrus fruit and some yeast easters. This 6.66 from Duvel is good and in my opinion a little better than the original Duvel. I recommend this one, its definitely an A. The fruity flavors help keep the strong nature of this Duvel down a bit making a pleasant drinking experience. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brouwerij Lindemans D’Or Tropical Fruit Beer

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I am a fan of Brouwerij Lindemans and have been looking for D’Or Topical Fruit Beer. It comes in 8.45oz bottles and is 8% ABV. This beer is brewed in Vlezenbeek, Belgium. This beer is a blend of oak-aged lambic and top-fermented Belgian strong ale. This fruit beer is mango, melon, and lime, and it pours a cloudy yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma is tropical mango, melon, and lime. It has a Belgian aroma. The flavor is tropical with mango, melon, and lime. It has a yeasted tart flavor. This beer has a light mouthfeel. It has a slight tart and fruity finish. The aftertaste is slightly tart with a tropical note. This D’Or is good. I give this one an A+ and really recommend it. This fruity beer is refreshing and delicious. The flavor is perfectly brewed, and it doesn’t feel strong. Well done, Lindemans. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Springfest IPA

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A yellow six-pack of beer caught my eye the other day. That is Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Springfrest IPA. Thgis 6% ABV IPA is a limited release made with malts such as Carapils, Malted Wheat, and Pilsner. There are hops like Centennial, Centennial Lupulin, Citra Lupulin, and CTZ Lupulin. Sierra Nevada uses Ale yeast here. This IPA pours yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma is lemony, bitter, and light. The taste is also lemony, bitter, and light. It is also herbal, which plays well with the lemon notes. This beer has a light mouthfeel. Then comes a nice, lightly hoppy/bitter citrusy finish. The aftdertaster is bitter and citrusy. This is a good beer, not overly bitter or hoppy. I find it a good spring drinker, and you can have several. The flavor is balanced enough for drinking a few. I recommend Springfest IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Old Armor Beer Company Helo Haze Hazy IPA

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Helo Hazy, a 6.7% ABV hazy IPA from the brewery that brewed Lost Lieutenant Gold Ale; Old Amor Beer Company. This hazy IPA is made with Citra and Amarillo hops. This beer also has Verdent IPA yeast. This IPA pours bright, hazy yellow with a bright one-finger white head. The beer has bitter, hoppy, piney, and citrus aromas. The flavor is bitter, citrusy, crisp, smooth, and piney. This hazy IPA has a somewhat medium-bodied mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with a crisp, piney, and bitter flavor. This beer’s finish lingers with pine bitterness. Overall, Helo Haze is a good beer, but the crispness somehow feels like it is interrupting the rest of the beer’s flavors. That gives Armro Beer Company Helo Haze Hazy IPA a B+. This beer should be had. I would have this again. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!