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Not a trend I would have foreseen, but I enjoy the style (within limits).

 

Westbrook Gose is very nice, more traditional. Raleigh's Trophy Brewing does  a nice, rosemary-centered variation on the style.

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Had some NoDa Coco Loco porter yesterday and today.  It's brewed with cocoa nibs and coconut, 6.2% ALC/Vol, comes in a 4 pk of pint cans.  Very expensive for a 4 pack, wife said it cost around $18.  

 

Had it on draft at a restaurant and it was running $5.25/pt.  Very good though, absolutely love it.  Not sure where it's available outside of Charlotte, NC as NoDa is a local Charlotte microbrewery.

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Had

 

There was some beer event here on Saturday. I never remember these things. Grumble.

 

A guy that went was telling me that NC was top 5 in the World of craft/micro brews.

 

Is that true ? Maybe even top 3. He was drunk and I haven't looked into it yet.

I do think he meant top 5 in the country, but you never know.

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There was some beer event here on Saturday. I never remember these things. Grumble.

 

A guy that went was telling me that NC was top 5 in the World of craft/micro brews.

 

Is that true ? Maybe even top 3. He was drunk and I haven't looked into it yet.

I do think he meant top 5 in the country, but you never know.

 

NC doesn't even make the list.

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Had some Flying Dog Numero Uno last night. Hadn't seen it anywhere before. It's like a cross between a Cornoa and a Bud Light Lime. Not as bitter as a Cornoa without lime, but not as sweet as a BLL. You can get a hint of lime in it. Pretty solid and makes for a good summer beer.

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Had some Flying Dog Numero Uno last night. Hadn't seen it anywhere before. It's like a cross between a Cornoa and a Bud Light Lime. Not as bitter as a Cornoa without lime, but not as sweet as a BLL. You can get a hint of lime in it. Pretty solid and makes for a good summer beer.

 

 

It came out for cinco de mayo , its their new summer ale, low alcohol content if I remember correctly

 

 

North Carolina is home of Foothills brewing, they make some awesome beers, all of that top 5 top 10, top 20 crap is for the birds, dont have time to read it all, nor do I care to lol

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Bleh, I've never been a big fan of the chocolate and orange combination in general.  I'm sure it'll be a high quality beer, but it's probably not for me.  I'll try anything once though.

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Went to the Marlyand Craft Beer Festival this past Sat in Frederick.  It was really good.  They had a nice set-up at the city's riverwalk-type area.  Of course, the big players like Heavy Seas and Flying Dog were there and had great stuff.  (For Example, Heavy Seas had Blackbeard's Breakfast - a really good coffee porter, that wasn't too rich/overpowering. Was popular & one I never had before.)

 

There was a big roster of breweries there.  Some of the other breweries that I wasn't familiar with, that had good stuff were:

 

Antietam Brewery

Backshore Brewing Company - I liked their Downtown Sugar Brown, was really good. Very smooth.

Barley And Hops (grill and microbrewery)

Jailbreak Brewing Company

Manor Hill Brewing

Milkhouse Brewing - Farmhouse ale was great.  It was lighter, crisper, Belgian style wheat, that would be good on the more humid days.

Monument City Brewing - They had a rye ale that was solid

Union Craft Brewery

 

So, cheers to MD!

 

Stroker and other Old Bay fans - haha, there was a tent that sold Maryland and Old Bay scwhag!

 

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Fordham Rams Head IPA

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Sweet floral and caramel smell, switches on the flavor to bitter grapefruit, some pine and grass to enhance it. Woo, bitter, slight caramel holds it together.

Having a bit of vodka as well. Cheers.

When I reread this in the morning, I'll be like "**** this headache." Hi - hungover self.

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Build your own 6 pack at Wegmans. Got Blue Mountain's Hopwork Orange IPA, Flying Dog's Siracha Pale Ale (curious about this one), and a root beer beer whose name escapes me. Low expectations for that last one, but still interested to see the execution.

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Love stouts on summer nights. Daytime, no.

 

 

tried the southern star Black Crack yesterday about 2pm , dang good imperial stout.

 

I was certainly wishing I'd had it in the evening instead after walking around in the sun.

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Sriracha Pale Ale: one of the most interesting beers I've tasted in awhile. Taste hits you at first and you're thinking ok it's pretty much a pale ale, tiny bit of spice to it but more or less just a beer. And then you swallow it, sit there for a second, and you've got a nice little burn of an aftertaste on your tongue and particularly down your throat. I'm a fan.

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