Beers From Here and Beers From There
Style: IRA
ABV: 6.4%
IBU: 60
Hops: ?
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Brewery: ColdFire Brewing
Brewery IG: @coldfire_brewing
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Rating: 4.25/5
Notes: This is a super soild IRA. Reds have a place in my heart as it was the first beer type to get me into craft beers. Malty, slightly hops, toasted tastiness, and filling. It leaves ya with a warm feeling and it’s nicely hearty.
Can Art: Love the lines and simple but clean ColdFire design. ———————————–
Style: IPA
ABV: 6.1%
IBU: 50
Hops: ?
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Brewery: Golden Valley Brewing and Pub – McMinnville, OR
Brewery IG: @GoldenValleyBrewery
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Rating: 4.25/5
Notes: Very enjoyable and tasty IPA. My first from Golden Valley but it’s a good one. Super solid West coast IPA that I’d certainly pick up again. Not bitter but good hop flavor, unfiltered, and not malty.
Bottle Art: nice background art (block print style) and very clean layout. The gold trim is a very nice touch which helps it stand out on the shelf.
Drinkage: Drank fresh.
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Style: IPA
ABV: 7%
IBU: –
Hops: Amarillo and Motueka
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Brewery: Great Notion – Portland, OR
Brewery IG: @greatnotionpdx
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: That is what an orange creamsicle tastes like if you were to melt it into liquid and drink it. Almost exactly. It’s a great beer but a little heavy on the lactose for me. Sweet and enjoyable.
Can Art: Always a cool block print design but nothing new in terms of new design. This is the default can template/design.
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Style: IPA
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: –
Hops: Nelson Sauvin, Vic Secret, El Dorado, and ?
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Brewery: Level Beer – Portland, OR
Brewery IG: @levelbeer
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: Great showing from Level again. Always solid beers from Level. This one was a little on the dry side which I like. Sweet beers can be a bit much especially one after another so it’s nice to see a solid, dry’ish, hazy with some good tropical flavor. I’m getting some melon in there but there’s certainly more I can’t pick out.
Can Art: Sick. Taking me back to the good old days of cheesy board games growing up but in reality, I still play cheesy board games all the time.
Drinkage: I drank this one fresh but not sure how many days after canning. I’ll start keeping track in the future.
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Beer: Super Ripe
Style: DIPA
ABV: 9%
IBU: –
Hops: Citra and Vic Secret
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Brewery: Great Notion – Portland, OR
Brewery IG: @greatnotionpdx
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: Not as good as Ripe in my opinion but that’s probably because you get a hint of that high ABV in there. Sweet and tart in flavor as I’d expect from the big brother of Ripe. It’s a great beer but at 9% watch out.
Can Art: Sick block print design. This is one of my favorite designs.
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Happy #nationalipaday to all! When is #hazyipaday? Should we start that since it seems like there’s a holiday for everything now?
Style: DIPA
ABV: 8.4%
IBU: ?
Hops: Citra, Denali, Mosaic, & Simcoe
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Brewery: Trap Door Brewing – Vancouver, WA
Brewery IG: @trapdoorbrewing
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Rating: 4/5
Notes: I’ve seen this one posted all over the place with high praises but it’s a bit on the lower end of my usually high ratings because I taste some passion fruit, maybe, that I’m just that big of a fan of. It’s a quality beer. It’s just not something I’d seek out.
Can art: Can’t go wrong with the chic style and classy feel.
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