What Are You Drinking {2 -14-18}
I just had three craft brews in a row and I didn’t like a single one. I think this is meta life for bitter valentines because I don’t know if all three were bad or if the first bad beer just ruined my mouth for the night
First was : Brickway’s Oatmeal Pale Ale. Which some had marketed like a NE IPA ( big hazy , and fruit juicy ) but that was not so - other than the opaque look this was not at all juicy and actually made me think of spearmint gum
Second was Clown Shoes Space Cake (DIPA) that was the best of the three but still bummed me out for being underwhelming. It’s mosaic hops which here started with some decent mango flavor but also had some of that body odor thing you sometimes smell in hops. Was more watery than most high ABV beers (9%)
Finally was Larry’s Latest Sour Ale from Bells. This is a brewery that I normally love but this was decidedly not a hit. It had a vinegar / sweaty sock thing that I couldn’t shake. Again I thought maybe the previous beer had maybe caused this damage to my tastebuds.. or it could be that whatever kettle souring does is not for me ( this beer says it’s kettle soured) and I know it’s a somewhat newer method that speeds up souring but this is the first beer I’ve come across that advertises its kettle soured. Could be I don’t have the frame of reference for it yet
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"Notes of espresso and dark chocolate with a roasty finish." Very good 
Kombucha earlier.. thanks for asking. 
