Style: DIPA
ABV: 10%
IBU: –
Hops: Simcoe, Vic Secret, and Citra
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Brewery: Great Notion – Portland, OR
Brewery IG: @greatnotionpdx
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: Really sneaky 10%’er here. Lots of fruit flavor and very smooth to drink.
Can art: Standard can design
Drinkage: 6 days after can date
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Archives for October 2018
Beer: Apricot Stonington
Style: Wild Ale
ABV: 7.5%
IBU: –
Hops: US Goldings
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Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company – Canton, MA
Brewery IG: @trilliumbrewing
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Rating: 5/5
Notes: Wow this was wonderful. I really enjoyed this beer. So much flavor that was just so good. Apricot and oak barrels go great together. The perfect amount of sweetness and tartness. I could drink so much of this…
Bottle Art : Classy
Drinkage: I didn’t catch the date on the bottle.
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Beer: Magically Hoplicious
Beer: Magically Hoplicious
Style: DIPA
ABV: 9.5%
IBU: –
Hops: Mandarina, Summit, Centennial, and Simcoe
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Brewery: Altamont Beer Works – Livermore, CA
Brewery IG: @altamontbeerworks
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Rating: 4.5/5
Notes: Best out of the bunch for me. Classic west coast double IPA with a nice
fruity flavor. Hoppy but not boozy.
Can art:. Sick! “They’re always after my lucky hops”
Drinkage: 18 days after can date
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Beer: Kapt’n Kush
Beer: Kapt’n Kush
Style: DIPA
ABV: 8.5%
IBU: –
Hops: Azacca, Simcoe, and Mandarina
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Brewery: Altamont Beer Works – Livermore, CA & Moonraker Brewing Copmany – Auburn,
CA
Brewery IG: @altamontbeerworks & @moonrakerbrewing
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Rating: 3.75/5
Notes: Slightly boozy, west coast double IPA “Now with the Real Dank!”. I was so excited for this series of beers because it reminded me of my childhood. It’s almost like my childhood meeting my adulthood.
Can art: Killer design and so great. Such a good throw back to childhood cereal.
Drinkage: 17 days after can date
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Beer: Honey Bunches of Hops
Beer: Honey Bunches of Hops
Style: DIPA
ABV: 8%
IBU: –
Hops: Azacca, Simcoe, and Mandarina
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Brewery: Altamont Beer Works – Livermore, CA
Brewery IG: @altamontbeerworks
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Rating: 4.25/5
Notes: This was a tasty double. The homey in it was great to balance out the higher abv and booziness. Drinkable and very enjoyable.
Can art: Super cool design in line with this cereal series. Nice job.
Drinkagae: 18 days from can date
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Beer: Berry Cool
Beer: Berry Cool
Style: IFA
ABV: 8.3%
IBU: –
Hops: ?
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Brewery: Altamont Beer Works – Livermore, CA
Brewery IG: @altamontbeerworks
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Rating: 3.25/5
Notes: This one tastes too much like a fruit after thought. It has a distinct medicine type taste which really doesn’t sit well. Fruity and bright with some sweetness and not much hoppiness.
Can art: Sick design.
Drinkage: 18 days from date on can
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