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Harland Brewing Japanese Lager

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I purchased this Japanese Lager from Harland Brewing in Culver City, California. It came from a local Trader Joe’s. This beer is brewed in San Deigo with puffed Jasmine rice and toasted rice flakes. This beer is also fermented with Urkle (which allows for a nice balance between hops and malt) from Imperial Czech Yeast. This beer is 5% ABV. This Japanese Lager pours a golden color with a three-finger bright white head. The head does leave nice lacing behind as it dissipates. The aroma is semi-sweet, lightly bitter, clean, and crisp. The flavor is sweet, bready, light on bitterness, clean, and crips. This is a light-bodied beer. This Lager finishes clean and crips. The aftertaste has a light sweetness that doesn’t really linger. This Harland Brewing Japanese Lager is better than Japanese Lager from Japan. Those from Japan are good. This Japanese Lager is an A+. I recommend this beer to anyone who fancies a nice Lager. There is a perfect amount of sweetness, bitterness, and breaded notes to make this beer delicious. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Mason Ale Works iPOP! Tart Tango Fruited Tart Ale

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This is the last beer I purchased from the Citizens Public Market in Culver City, Califonia. This beer is Mason Ale Works iPOP! Tart Tango Fruited Tart Ale. This Kettled Sour ale is 4.8% ABV. This beer is brewed in San Deigo, California. I have one more beer that I bought in Culver City. I purchased it from a local Trader Joe’s. That review will be soon. This sour ale pours a red color with a one-finger pink fizzy head. The head doesn’t stick around for long. The aroma is cherries, strawberries, and raspberries. There is some tartness on the nose as well. The flavor is tart with cherries, raspberries, and some strawberries. This ale had a bit of a cherry cola flavor. The sourness is not really existent here. This has a light feel to the mouth. Then it has a tart cherry finish. The aftertaste of cherries and raspberries lingers a bit. I don’t mind sour ale, but I wouldn’t say I love them. But This iPOP! Tart Tango was fabulous. I give this beer an A+. It wasn’t face puckering sour or tart. It had just the right amount. The fruity flavor really shined. Making this beer delicious. I highly recommend this Mason Ale Works beer! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brewery Ommagang OMG Series Gnommegang Belgian-Style Blond Ale

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This is Brewery Ommegang OMG Series Gnommegange Belgian-Style Blond Ale This ale is 9.5% ABV. This beer was purchased in Culver City, California from Citizens Public Market. Ommegang is located in Cooperstown, New York. This particular Ommegang beer has yeast from a Belgian farmstead Brasserie d’Achouffe. This beer also has Styrian Goldings Hops, Pils, flaked oats, flaked red wheat, and Special B malts. The beer pours a hazy light orange and with a big white three-finger head. The aroma is sweet with banana and yeasty esters. The flavor is similar to the way it smells. There are banana sweet notes, very light hop notes, and spiciness. Gnommegang has a fuller feeling in the mouth. This beer finishes with sweet/spicy fruits. The aftertaste is a lingering of the same. This beer is really delicious, and deserving of a A+. The yeast that is used here really makes the beer great. I highly recommend Gnommegang! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Modern Times Beer Fruitlands Sangria Gose

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This beer is Fruitlands Sangria Gose from Modern Time Beer in San Deigo, California. This is a sour Gose-style beer that is 4.8% AB. I purchased this from The Citizens Public Market in Culver City. This Gose has Pilsner, malted wheat, and flaked wheat malts. This beer pours a magenta color with a one-finger slightly pink head. This Gose beer has a slightly sour, salty, and sweet aroma. The aroma is tropical fruit, like guava, melon, and passion fruit. The flavor is tart, sweet and sour. There is guava, melon, and passionfruit. This beer has a mild tartness with minimal sour notes. This beer is light on in the mouth. Then you get a tart but tropical finish. The aftertaste is of tart tropical fruits. I found this beer not so great at first. But after a few sips, this Gose started to get better. I would give this beer a C-. I think Westbrook Brewing Gose, in my opinion, is the best version. With the addition of fruit makes the not an even comparison but close. This Fruitlands Gose is not the worst, but I would rush back to try this. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

The Bruery Mischief Hoppy Belgian-Style Ale

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I purchased Mischief hoppy Belgian-style ale from The Citizens Public Market in downtown Culver City (Los Angeles), California. This beer is 8.5% ABV and is made by The Bruery in Placentia, California. This year-round dry-hopped beer won the 2016 Gret American Beer Festival for American-Belgo-Style Ale. Mischief pours a golden color with a big three-finger clean white head. The head is slow to dissolve. The aroma is Belgian esters, fruity (citrus, melon, and pair), resin, and hoppy notes. The flavor is fruity, light yeast, citrus, melon, and pair. The flavor is also a little bitter/hoppy. This beer has a fuller feel in the mouth. Then this Belgian-style beer comes with a hoppy fruit finish. Then you get a nice light-hopped fruit finish with a touch of some Belgian yeast. This is a delicious beer that I rarely see back in Charlotte, North Carolina. I give The Bruery Mischief Hoppy Belgian-Style Ale an A+. This should be on your list of beers to drink. It has the right amount of hoppy Belgian flavors. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

St. Bernardus ABT 12

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This is ABT 12 from St. Bernardus Brewery. This is the last out of their mixed six-pack. This is a quadruple, coming in at 10% ABV. This beer would be great with rich beef dishes. I suggest a good pastrami or corned beef/Rubin sandwich. You can also pair this with blue cheese/Roquefort. This ABT 12 would be an unexpected pleasure with some chocolate. This quad beer pours a deep brown/burgundy color with a two-finger beige head. The aroma is of dark fruits like raisins, dates, and plums. There are sweetness and malt aromas. The taste is of plums, dates, and raisins. The flavor is strong, sweet, smooth, and malted. This beer has a full feeling in the mouth. Then ABT 12 finishes with a smooth, sweet, and malted flavor. The aftertaste is smooth, and somewhat sweet from the dark fruits. St. Bernardus ABT 12 is an A. This is nearly as good as Chimay’s Quadruple Ale. That is probably the best, and ABT 12 is a close second. I do recommend this beer! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

St. Bernardus Tripel

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This is St. Bernardus Tripel from the brewery mix pack. This beer is 8% ABV. This Tripel would be a great addition to poultry or most savory snacks. This beer pours a golden yellow with a bright white head. The aroma is fruity, banana, and sweet. The flavor is light spiced, fruity, banana, sweet, and smooth. This does not taste like an 8% beer. This has a fuller feel in the mouth. This beer has a sweet yet smooth banana finish. There is a lighter banana aftertaste that lingers for a bit. The flavor overall is exemplary and delicious. I highly recommend this beer to anyone. I’d give St. Bernardus Tripel an A. This beer’s 8% ABV does not reflect how strong this beer is. It does not drink like an 8% beer. It is smooth, and delicious, with fine fruit and effervescents. So try this one and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Flights

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Flights are a great way to sample a variety of different beers whether you are at a brewery or in a bar. You should always sample left to right as if you were reading. Lightest in color/ alcohol by volume (ABV) to darkest in color/ABV. Having a flight is a great way to train your palate for tasting. I had Fonta Flora Pocket Lunch, Rhino Market A Very Rhino IPA, Foothills Brewing Happyum Imperial IPA, and Font Flora Wolf Spit Baltic-Style Porter. Go check out all the reviews on this blog. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

St. Bernardus Wit

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St. Bernardus Wit, a wheat beer, is the second to last beer in from the St. Bernardus mixed six-pack. There is one left. This beer is 5.5% ABV. This St. Bernardus Wit is traditionally unfiltered. This beer can practically be paired with almost any recipe anywhere in the world. But This beer is best with creamy dishes, like risotto with shellfish and white fish. This wit beer pours a brighter yellow color with a bright two-finger white head. The aroma is light spices, fruity notes, and sweet/sour. The flavor is similar to its aroma, fruit flavors, spices, sweetness, and light spices. This beer is lighter on the palate. This beer comes with a smooth fruit finish with some sourness. The aftertaste is sweet/tart, with light fruits. This is a delicious and refreshing beer that gets an A+. I recommend that you drink this Wit beer if you haven’t already. It has all the great flavors of a well-brewed Wit, and they meld together for a super delicious beer. please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

St. Bernardus Brewery Prior 8

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This is yet another beer from the St. Bernardus Brewery mixed six-pack. This beer is Prior 8, a Belgian Dubble. This beer is 8% ABV. This beer pours a deep chestnut brown color with a two-finger beige head. The aroma is sweet with dark fruits and light licorice. The flavor is dark fruits (raisins, apricots, and plumbs), sweetness, and a malt flavor. This beer has a medium feel on the mouth. This beer has a malty dark finish. Then it has a maly dark fruit aftertaste that lingers less with the fruit and more with the malts. This is a good beer, one that is an A+. I recommend this beer with a rich meat dish or stew. This beer is good. One that is not to be missed. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!