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So....thought i wasn't a fan of IPAs....just now coming to terms with the reality that i just need super hoppy IPAs. Strange, no?

Just tossed back a Stone: RuinTen. ZOMFG it is sooooo delicious. I also grabbed the collaboration brew.

I regret now that i was once very leary of Stone simply because of its popularity. I felt it may be due to a bunch of trend-jumpers. I'm now of the converted....i really like almost everything they have to offer. between them, & Clown Shoes...i have discovered heaven.

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Seems like the fall beers are coming out earlier and earlier. When it's 90 degrees outside, I don't want a pumpkin beer.

Yup, went to the teeter today to pick up something summerish for a beach trip. It's all fall there now.

There are beer stores that purchase all the excess seasonal when they rotate and sell it at steep discounts. Like 3.99 for 6 packs of Sam Adams.

I'll be on the prowl tomorrow.

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Out here in CA the beer shop had 2 different pumpkin beers from Flying Dog already. One was The Fear which I believe they have been brewing for awhile now. It was $15 for a 6 pack so I went with the other one which I believe is new this year called The Gourd Standard.  It is a pumpkin IPA, which is pretty unique. I really really like it.  6.7% It is probably already in my Top 5 pumpkin beers.  As good as it is right now, can't wait until it has been around for a few years when they perfect the recipe.

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Co-worker came over tonight to watch his Longhorns. He bought some Not Your Fathers Root Beer. I like it. Currently on my 2nd one now. Didn't think I'd like them.

I had some Sunday. Didn't like. Too much like Cough Syrup. But hey. We've all got different tastes. That's why there's so many delicious beers to choose from.

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I had some Sunday. Didn't like. Too much like Cough Syrup. But hey. We've all got different tastes. That's why there's so many delicious beers to choose from.

Oddly enough, I really liked it the first time I tried it and thought it was terrible the second time (too syrupy). Wonder if they have poor quality control issues, seems to be a wide range of opinions on it.

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Flying Dog Counter Culture Ale. 6%, and no description on the pack/bottles. Not going to look it up either. This is fun, I'm going to guess it's a brown ale. The pack and bottles are brown and Flying Dog has never had a common brown ale.

Will drink a few of 'em tonight.

 

Had a taste of one Sunday.  Really good.  Different.  I had a first swig out of the bottle and tasted chocolate and coffee.  Was surprised when it poured amber/copper colored.  Hops up front, but somehow any bitter finish gets cut off as the maltiness takes over.

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I was thinking to myself, that can't be a drinking beer while watching a game.  Gotta be too sweet.  Though I hear great things about it.  

 

Yeah, not bad.  Better than I thought it would be.  Not something I'd always have on hand to drink watching a game.  Then again, I rarely drink beer during a game. I know, I'm not typical. I like an occassional beer, but I can watch a game without drinking anything. I never drink when I go to the games either as I'm usually the one driving.

 

First one was good.  After I was halfway finished with the 2nd one, the sweetness just got to be too much.  Barely finished it.

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Had a taste of one Sunday.  Really good.  Different.  I had a first swig out of the bottle and tasted chocolate and coffee.  Was surprised when it poured amber/copper colored.  Hops up front, but somehow any bitter finish gets cut off as the maltiness takes over.

 

Had some over the weekend as well. Really liked it alot.

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Very pleasantly surprised with how good Shiner's Oktoberfest brew is. Included it in a build your own 6er from Wegmans while they had a lot of fall themed beers. Though 3 of my 6 ended up being Dogfish Punkin Ale because it was cheaper as part of the build your own than it was to buy separately (6 for 9.99 vs 4 for 8.99).

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Hate pumpkin anything, unless it's pie.

Which is why i just tried the Bruery: Autumn Maple...brewed with yams, molasses, maple syrup, & spices.

Boldly proclaims, "We don't need pumpkins in our beer!"

Couldn't be more right. Kinda goes down like Sam Adams Utopias. Very delicious, & oh so strong.

Mikey likes it.

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