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Well, here we are with the continued, and the latest expansion of the Hopslam brand. $8 for 16 oz at Curly's Village Inn, Fort Wayne, IN. For context, Curly's is a lovely, local Dive bar (I mean that in the most positive and affectionate way), and...
So this is 16 years old at this point, so expectations are quite low, but on the other hand if ever a beer were built to withstand such a period of time it might be this one. Shared with Chris at Parlor City Brewing, Bluffton, IN. Small fizz...
On-tap, The Packard, Fort Wayne, IN, USA. Appearance good, as expected. No frills. Ridiculously smooth, and this isn’t something that I crave. Bitterness kicks in quite quickly. It’s a long time since I drank expedition so that elements is a bit...
Pure, pure curiosity. I'm not a huge fan of Hopslam as evidenced by this, but as I say in various places I'll drink 1-2 bottles every year. Nor I did I anticipate being a fan of this version, BUT as a legacy drinker and an old skool guy I almost...
Packaged 10/31/2023. I've never been a fan of barrel-aged beers period, even from the very beginning. I remember tasting some of the earliest BCBS which I guess was around 2002 and thinking, "Why would I want a beer to taste like bourbon?" Nothing...
10 oz pour, Deer Park, Fort Wayne, IN, USA. Small mocha colored head that fades to a ring. Jet black body, modest head. Light mocha ring that persists. Alcohol is there but is pretty smooth. Nose appropriately a sweet, boozy vanilla. Tastes are...
12 oz. Slightly chill-hazed, mid-golden pour. Nicely formed head, retention and lace about average. Nice looking beer. Orange peel bitterness rather than harsh pepper in the nose and the tastes, with a bit more rye bitterness in the back-end and...
12 oz single from Ale Yeah, Decatur, Atlanta, GA, USA. A very pale, hazy yellow pour with a pretty small head and little retention or lace. Nose and tastes are citrusy and light, but lack any depth for me. It's not complex and beers of this ABV CAN...
Pictured 06/22/24 Original notes 11/07/10 11oz pour @ Taco Mac, East West Connector, Austell, GA, USA. Firstly, $6.25 for the pour! Was once discussed here (long since gone). Pour is an amber color with some nice clarity, good head and some nice...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. 9901 dot-matrixed at the bottom of the rear label. Typical of the style, there is a clouded, hazy orange body with a very sticky collection of head and lace at the top of the glass. Carbonation is...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Poured into the DFH signature glass, the beer pours a very attractive color (a copper/garnet body) but has a somewhat disappointing head with only a tiny amount of retention. A small film forms on the...
Mass hysteria broke out in Atlanta on the release of this beer with single bottle limits are general geek, pant-wetting. I was given a couple on a recent trip to Kentucky without the general, associated madness - thanks Kevin. 12 oz single. Pour is...
12 oz single from Hop Cty, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a surprisingly ORANGE color which the requisite hazed body. Color definitely forms a distinct orange (rather than yellow color that is often the case in Wits). Head is surprisingly disappointing...
12 oz bottle from Sam's Blue Light, Durham, NC, USA. Typical dark amber, clear body with a large initial head that fades quickly. No lace. Typical for the style, at least a solid American example. The toasty, liquor based notes; the prominent...
12 oz single. Sam's Blue Light, Durham, NC, USA. The third time I've had this - first time review. Pour is as black as night with (after the fizzing carbonation of the initial pour) no head or lace to speak of. Dead looking. Thinnish body with an...
Pictured Jan 2021. Original notes 02/17/2008 Thanks to brickstoredave (via Robert AKA Georgiabeer) for the opportunity to crack one of these on a quiet Friday afternoon at The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. 12oz single. Pour is a fairly typical,...
I first drank ths on a trip to Lexington, KY a couple of years ago, and this bottle came from a recent haul from a trip to Greensboro, NC, USA. 12 oz single from Total Wine. 8136 Dot-Matrixed on the rear - Batch # maybe?? Hazy orange pour with good...
Pictured 08/29/20 Original notes 10/28/07 12 oz bottle, thanks to Hoppymeal for the "extra" in a recent trade. Very simple and solid beer. Great clarity with some good carbonation. Orange color, looks good. Small head; some retention and lace....
12 oz single, $1.25 Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Batch #7316. Dark brown, nearly black pour with a small, tan head. Ruby red highlighs at the bottom of the glass. Good, strong and balanced aroma with malts prominent. Slight bitter chocolate...
12 oz single from Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Batch #7684. Jet black pour with some orange highlights at the extremities. Nice milk chocolate head forms which provides good lace. A mild funk in the aroma that I suppose is the lactose/cream...
12 oz bottle bought as a single from Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Very lively and loud pour produces great lacing and a lovely, deep, pillow like ivory head. Body color is a cloudy orange amber, but perhaps not quite as dark as I would like to...
12 oz bottle, batch 7673, purchased as a single from Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Basically a black pour with a very coffee/tan colored light, spotty head. Very little lacing, almost a stout like appearance. A bit too dark for the style I...
Notes added 06/20 Can, pictured. It’s funny how perspective on any given beer changes over time, with experience, and with changing circumstances. Oberon is a beer that’s been on my own radar for going towards two decades, and honestly not one that...
Firstly, thanks to BA flyingbison for the trade - great transaction. Lots of hype about this beer so I have been keen to try it for some time. 12 oz bottle with the # 7398 printed on the rear label. Chill-haze effect on the peach colored pour with...
Jet black, inky pour with some very small red highlights at the bottom of the glass when held up to strong light. Small but perfectly formed, mocha coffee head and some decent lacing. Creamy mouthfeel and a classic lactose, sweet stout nose and...
Batch 7040. Nice looking pale orange pour with some chill haze. Small, but perfectly formed head, not much lacing, what there is, is fairly watery. Malt acidic sweetness in the nose. Not a strong smell at all. Tastes are sweet malts. It's much...
OK, another American double stout. The pour is exactly as one would expect and looks good. Opaque, jet black body and a small tan and dense head. Some lacing but not extensive. Aroma is good, with lots of deep alcoholic chocolate. The first few...
Well, I love coffee and I love beer, so I thought this would probably work out OK, but not so. Another example of a beer that is simply taken to an extreme which overwhelms any possible subtlety or finesse. Don't get me wrong, I love a big beer,...
Typical Barleywine/Old Ale appearance, with a dense, dark brown body and virtually no head (what little that there was disapates quickly to leave a ring around the circumference). Yeast floaties hang around the whole body of the beer. The aromas...
Inky blackness characterizes this stout and it comes with that classic coffee colored head. It's very "coffeeish" with the usual coating in the mouth and sweetness associated with a stout of this quality. I had absolutely NO idea that the ABV was...