Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

20170930:
At The Masonry, while in the process of finishing a Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca, I got a glass of the Péché Mortel. 4:09PM PT

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel - full glass

After I finished the Jolly Pumpkin, the head of the Péché Mortel had dissipated. It looked pitch black.

Oh my goodness, it had a wonderfully strong toasted smell.

It edged on having too strong a taste - falling short of being an aged bottle of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA. of course, falling short of the 120 Minute IPA is good, because that would be too strong. Elaborating, the beer has the strong taste similar to the 120 Minute IPA, but was extremely smooth.

My next few sips had a more sour flavor profile and tasted more alcoholic as well. 4:14PM PT

This beer was absolutely amazing. Not only did it have a lot of flavor, but it was 9.5% alcohol by volume without being noticeably alcoholic in taste or smell! That was unbelievable.

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel - glass near full, some lacing

I simply couldn't remember the last time I had such a beer; though if I were to guess, it would have been a stout or porter.* Stouts and porters are my favorite. 4:19PM PT

Remark: This beer had the second highest ABV on the list of beers available on tap and my first beer, the Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca, had the third highest.

This stout slowly continued to become warmer. As it warmed, it retained the same flavor as before, but the taste also became sharper. 4:43PM PT

In the end, it finished well. I valued its quality. 5:15PM PT

*I keep a separate sheet of ratings. Out of the 748 entries, I have ratings for 444 items. In any case, this beer will be the first to receive a 5 out of 5. Prior to this beer, two have received 4.9: Elevation Senorita (horchata/imperial porter) and the Lagunitas Aunt Sally (sour ale). The three beers rated at 4.8 are a Pumpkin Ale, a Stout, and a Porter.

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Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel - glass nearly empty, barely any lacing

Relevant Links:
Bottle Beers Page (Dieu du Ciel Website)
Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel (RateBeer.com)
Péché Mortel | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Our Regular Beers > PÉCHÉ MORTEL

9.5% alc./vol.

Imperial Coffee Stout

A deep, dark and profound stout. Espresso coffee is infused during the brewing of Péché Mortel, resulting in an intense dark beer with roasted malt flavours enhanced by bitter coffee. The dry finish is long and persistent. Intended as a tasting experience, we invite you to enjoy this brew in moderation.

It was crafted at our Montreal location in October of 2001.

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

20170930:
This was the first beer I ordered while at The Masonry.

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca - full glass

The beer had a yellow color and about half an inch of head. It had a tart smell, but strangely it did not have a tart taste. It was almost as if the beer's bitterness and flavors perfectly canceled any possible tartness flavor in the beer.

The flavor was flat. After a few more sips, the taste was suitable. It was a light banana taste.* 3:43PM PT

The beer had a dry mouthfeel. This observation was supported by the beer's description on the menu: "slightly tart and dry." 3:49PM PT

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca - half glass, some lacing

While the beer wouldn't be worth drinking again, it was unique and ended with a decent taste. 4:09PM PT

*As of 20171221, after reading the description, my guess and experience would suggest that the "light banana" taste was coriander.**
**According to the website information, the beer does in fact contain coriander.

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Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca - nearly empty glass, more lacing

Relevant Links:
Calabaza Blanca (Jolly Pumpkin Website)
Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca (RateBeer.com)
Calabaza Blanca | Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

CALABAZA BLANCA

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca - empty glass, up close and personal with the lacing

"THE WHITE PUMPKIN"

SOUR ARTISAN WHITE ALE

ABV: 4.8%
IBUs: 15
TIME IN OAK: 2 Months
HOPS: Tettnang
GRAINS: Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, & Raw Wheat
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Coriander, Sweet Orange Peel, & Bitter Orange Peel

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Calabaza Blanca, an artisan white ale brewed in Belgium's bière blanche tradition. Spiced with orange peel and coriander, you'll find it refreshingly tart, with a wonderfully dry finish. A year round favorite for sure!

Cheers & Mahalo plenty!
Ron Jeffries, Founder and Chief Squeegee Operator

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Hong Kong International Beer Awards Gold medal winner for Best Wit, 2015
Ratebeer Bronze medal winner in the Wheat category, 2015
Rated one of the “Top 50 Beers” by The Fifty Best

Urban Family Zested

20170929:
This beer had a slight sour smell. 9:50PM PT

Urban Family Zested - 5 oz glass, full

It had an oddly weird taste. There was something off about the taste. It tasted as if it had nutmeg, but also sour. This sour taste, however, is unlike the sour taste of a pumpkin beer; this was a strange sour taste.

This beer was very sour. 9:54PM PT

Urban Family Zested - 5 oz glass, half full

This beer was too sour. At least for a final beer.

It's alcoholic content, however, might be suitable for a final beer. 10:03PM PT

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Urban Family Zested

Urban Family Zested - 5 oz glass, empty

Relevant Links:
Zested (Urban Family Website)
Urban Family Zested (RateBeer.com)
Zested | Urban Family Brewing Co. (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Zested

Mixed-culture sour ale with a blend of citrus zests including grapefruits, oranges, limes, and lemons.

6%

Snowdrift Cider Cornice

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170929:
This third cider taster had a beige color, but lighter than the first one.

Snowdrift Cider Cornice - 5 oz glass, full

It smelled more like apple juice than the others. Perhaps my nose had adjusted.

The cider had a non-cider flavor. It's probably a flavor imparted by the brandy barrel. Regardless, it's positively delicious.

At this point, I'd be willing to pretend it tasted like grape juice. 9:11PM PT

Although the brandy one was good, when I returned to the Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice, I decided that I liked it better. 9:21PM PT

After finishing the Washington Gold Cider, I returned to Snowdrift Cider Cornice and I had realized that it tasted like a champagne. I was, furthermore, going to remark that it was dry like champagne, but then I looked up from the glass and I saw it was classified as a dry cider.

Then again, I did jot down "Brandy Barrel Aged Dry Cider" in my phone, so it could have entered my subconcious mind. In any case, I ultimately liked the Pumpkin Spice best. 9:28PM PT

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Snowdrift Cider Cornice

Snowdrift Cider Cornice - 5 oz glass, half full

Relevant Links:
Our Ciders (Snowdrift Website)
Snowdrift Cornice Cider (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

Barrel-Aged Cornice

In our region, winter winds whip layers of snow into majestic formations called cornices. They hang in a gravity-defying balance, ready to cascade at any moment into a rushing avalanche. We wanted to craft a cider to carry these traits… So we aged cider in oak barrels, knitting tannins and aromas into an avalanche of flavors. Notes of bourbon vanilla, fall fruit and toffee coalesce in this off-dry cider.

This cider's smooth complexity and luscious vanilla-toffee notes pair well with grilled meets, pulled pork, bacon-wrapped dates, as well as rich desserts. Alcohol 7.5% by volume.

Washington Gold Cider Original

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170929:
Unlike with the set of three beers, I decided to try the second cider (Washington Gold Cider) after tasting about half of the Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice. I had some water to clean my palette.

Washington Gold Cider Original - 5 oz glass, full

This cider was clear, like water. It didn't have a sweet smell, but it was sweeter than the Pumpkin Spice.

I didn't detect it as being dry. 9:07PM PT

After drinking a quarter of the Pumpkin Spice, I finished this cider and in a way I liked it better because it was sweeter. However, I was sure that I liked the Pumpkin Spice more. 9:25PM PT

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Washington Gold Cider Original

Washington Gold Cider Original - 5 oz glass, half full

Relevant Links:
Original (Washington Gold Cider Website)
Lake Chelan Gold Hard Cider (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

ORIGINAL

Our Original hard apple cider is made from 100% Washington-grown apples and contains no artificial flavors, colors, or fruit concentrate.

Tasting Notes | 5.5% ABV

Pale golden with sparkling clarity and bright flavors, this semi-sweet cider is made from 100% fresh-pressed Washington apples. Subtle floral notes combine with a hint of vanilla bean and ripe apple, awakening memories of a fall day in the orchard.

AVAILABLE IN 750 ML GROLSCH STYLE BOTTLE, 5.16 GALLON SIXTEL, 15.5 GALLON HALF BARREL

Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170929:
Before I got a chance to smell the beer, I tasted it and it had a strong pumpkin flavor. It was awesome, I never had a pumpkin cider before. It had a cleaner taste than a pumpkin ale.

Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice - 5 oz glass, full

Having tasted the cider already, I was unable to smell it.

It had the best of both worlds: the sweetness and taste of apple cider with the taste of pumpkin. 9:03PM PT

After drinking half of this taster, I went on to try the Washington Gold Cider.

Although the Snowdrift Cider Cornice was good, when I cycled back to this one, the Pumpkin Spice, I liked it better. Wishing to prolong the experience, I drank half of what was left (to leave a quarter of the original pour). 9:21PM PT

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Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice

Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice - 5 oz glass, half full

Relevant Links:
Seattle Cider Website
Seattle Cider Pumpkin Spice (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

PUMPKIN SPICE

ABV: 6.9%
BRIX: 2.6

APPLES: Granny Smith, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala

TASTING NOTES: This semi-sweet cider is copper in color and perfect for fall. Fermented with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves, it offers hints of the season's favorite spices followed by just a touch of pumpkin.

Calories: 218, Total Carb. 16g, Sugars 11g

FOOD PAIRINGS: Carrot Cake, Sharp Chedder, Pork Loin

AVAILABILITY: August - November

Skookum Mocha Perked

20170929:
Before I looked at the ABV, I smelled the beer's alcoholic fumes; it's 7.4% ABV. By now the small amount of head had dissipated. The beer had a pitch black appearance.

Skookum Mocha Perked - full 5 oz glass

The texture was watery, a stark contrast with the porter I had earlier this afternoon. I then wondered if coffee stouts are necessarily more watery.

Regardless I didn't detect any coffee notes on the nose and I didn't taste any either. With that being said, I don't know what most coffee tastes like when I taste it.

Skookum Mocha Perked - half full 5 oz glass

After about halfway through, smelling the beer several times revealed no alcoholic fumes and no malt smell either. Perhaps the smell of this beer is what light coffee smells like.

With respect to the taste, it had a light sourness. 8:39PM PT

Skookum Mocha Perked - empty 5 oz glass, lacing

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Skookum Mocha Perked

Relevant Links:
Skookum Mocha Perked (RateBeer.com)
Mocha Perked | Skookum Brewery (BeerAdvocate.com)

Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale

20170929:
The beer had brownish red color and smelled like nutmeg. It had been a while since I had a pumpkin ale. It was absolutely delicious. The beer was a little bitterness at the end of the first sip.

Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale - full 5 oz glass

The following sips weren't as impressive as the first. This pumpkin ale wasn't sweet and didn't have an obvious pumpkin taste.

The final sip was lightly bitter with only the taste of nutmeg, but not pumpkin, and no carbonation. 8:27PM PT

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Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale

Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale - half full 5 oz glass

Relevant Links:
Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale (Puyallup River Website)
Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale (RateBeer.com)
Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale | Puyallup River Brewing (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale

Puyallup River Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale - empty 5 oz glass, lacing

6.5% ABV / 22 IBU

Jack O'Lahar Pumpkin Ale is the perfect treat for the Halloween Season. Copious amounts of pumpkin is added to the boil along with an array of spices to give this ale an exquisite and unique flavor profile. Happy Trick-or-Treating!

Seasonal Availabilty: Mid-August thru November in draft and 22oz bottles.

Gold Medal - Hoppy Trails Beer News 2012 Great Punk-Off

Georgetown Boots, Berry & Murray

20170929:
The beer had a cloudy, orange appearance. It had a sour smell.

Georgetown Boots, Berry & Murray - full 5 oz glass

However, it only had a lightly sour taste. The taste reminded me of Warhead flavor - maybe blueberry.

For the most part, the main flavor would dissipate quickly, and then a little of it would remain in the back of my mouth. It was simple. 8:17PM PT

Georgetown Boots, Berry & Murray - empty 5 oz glass

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Georgetown Boots, Berry & Murray

Relevant Links:
Boots, Berry & Murray (Georgetown Website)
Georgetown Boots, Berry & Murray (RateBeer.com)
Boots, Berry & Murray | Georgetown Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

BOOTS, BERRY & MURRAY
GOSE

FOR NORMAL PEOPLE
Darn tasty Gose

FOR BEER LOVERS
On first taste, this bright pink kettle-soured Gose washes over your tastebuds with a bold raspberry flavor and a touch of salinity that instantly finishes clean, leaving you wanting more. And this beer is local with a capital L. How local? We brewed this beer with 100% Skagit Valley Malt, grown and malted in Washington, Yakima Valley Lemondrop hops, San Juan Sea Salt, coriander seeds from Eastern Washington and raspberries from Oregon. The low ABV makes it a perfect summer sipper.

FOR BEER GEEKS
Malts - Skagit Valley Pilsner, Skagit Valley White Wheat
Hops - Lemondrop
Yeast - English Ale Yeast
ABV - 3.1%
Best By - 60 days from packaging
Other - Raspberries, San Juan Sea Salt, coriander seeds

AVAILABILITY
our kegs are empty

Snoqualmie Falls Steam Train Porter

20170929:
I ordered this beer while at Skylark Cafe & Club. This beer appeared to have a pitch black color, brown along the edges. It had a malty smell. It had a delicious taste, a thick mouthfeel, and a good amount of carbonation. 1:17PM PT

Snoqualmie Falls Steam Train Porter

I had trouble describing the taste of this porter. I supposed the onions of the coleslaw I was eating gave the beer a spicy taste which had reminded me of a chile porter. Maybe the beer had some chocolate notes.

The beer ended flat and boring, unlike when it started. 1:28 PM PT

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Snoqualmie Falls Steam Train Porter

Relevant Links:
Steam Train Porter (Snoqualmie Falls Website)
Snoqualmie Falls Steam Train Porter (RateBeer.com)
Steam Train Porter | Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Company & Taproom (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Steam Train Porter

Steam Train Porter is a lip-smacking dark ale that’s mellow and malty. The aroma is reminiscent of bittersweet dark chocolate and espresso. The caramel and roast malt flavors are exceptionally smooth. It is medium bodied with a slightly sweet edge, but has a dry finish making Steam Train Porter easy to drink and very easy to love.

1.056 O.G. / 5.0% ABV / 28 IBU

Steam Train Porter is available in 22 oz. bottles, 50 liter (13.2 gallon) and 7.75 gallon kegs, but if you buy or bring in a growler, cornie or any other container, we’ll be happy to fill it for you!

Steam Train Porter is named for the historic trains that line Snoqualmie's Main Street, Railroad Avenue. Just a short block from the Taproom, the Northwest Railway Museum boasts a huge collection of heritage rail cars and engines.

Georgetown Bodhizafa IPA

20170928:
I decided to order this beer while at Sport Restaurants & Bar. This beer did not have as heavy an IPA taste as most IPAs I have had. Furthermore, there was no lingering bitter aftertaste, and instead the bitterness quickly faded away.

Georgetown Bodhizafa IPA - full glass

For someone who enjoys lighter beers, this beer might be a good gateway/transition to IPA style. 1:21PM PT

Overall, the beer had a flavor which I didn't particularly enjoy. I'd rather have a beer that tasted more bitter and had more flavorful. 1:51PM PT

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Georgetown Bodhizafa IPA

Relevant Links:
Bodhizafa IPA (Georgetown Website)
Georgetown Bodhizafa (RateBeer.com)
Bodhizafa IPA | Georgetown Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

BODHIZAFA
IPA

FOR NORMAL PEOPLE
Darn tasty IPA

FOR BEER LOVERS
This IPA gets its light silky texture from rolled oats. The flavor and aroma both express mandarin and citrus all around. Over five pounds of hops per barrel makes this IPA truly Bodhilicious. Gold medal winner in the American Style IPA category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016!

FOR BEER GEEKS
Malts - 2 Row Pale, Munich
Hops - Chinook, Citra, Mosaic, Columbus
Yeast - English Ale
OG - 1.059
TG - 1.008
ABV - 6.9%
IBU - 80
Best By - 90 days from packaging
Other - Oats

AVAILABILITY
always!

Elysian Space Dust IPA

20170921:
Today Ada and I went to eat at a restaurant called Pedro's and I was considering to order a beer. And since the menu only specified the beer as Elysian IPA, I inquired on the beer's full brand with the waitress. Although she didn't know on the spot, she went to find out and came back with half an answer. Fortunately, I had looked up the possibilities and was able to make sense of what she said: "Space Dust."

Elysian Space Dust IPA - just arrived.

In any case, it was aromatic and had a hoppy smell. The taste matched the smell.

There was some bitterness throughout the sip and every sip ended with a lingering bitterness. However, the flavor was worth the bitterness. With that being said, perhaps I've grown accustomed to the (bitterness) flavor of an IPA. 6:48PM PT

Overall, this beer was good.

Elysian Space Dust IPA - all gone

While I would drink it again, given the choice between the Elysian Space Dust IPA and a beer similar to the Elysian Peste Chocolate Chili Ale,* I would choose the latter. In general, there are more complex and more balanced beers than this one. 7:46PM PT

*I say "beer similar to" because the Peste Chocolate Chili Ale itself was a limited release.

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Elysian Space Dust IPA

Relevant Links:
Space Dust IPA (Elysian Website)
Elysian Space Dust IPA (RateBeer.com)
Space Dust IPA | Elysian Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

SPACE DUST IPA
A Totally Nebular IPA

STYLE: India Pale Ale
BODY: Light to Medium

TASTING NOTES: The hopping is pure starglow energy, with Chinook to bitter and late and dry additions of Citra and Amarillo.

MALTS: Great Western premium two-row, c-15 and Dextra-pils
HOPS: Chinook, Citra and Amarillo

ABV: 8.2%
IBU: 73

AVAILABILITY: Year round — 1/2 Bbl kegs, Six packs, 22 oz bottles

Calicraft The City IPA

20170910:
The beer had a crisp carbonation accompanied by a light pale ale taste. I liked it. It's light.

As the carbonation went away, it bordered on tasting watered down. With that being said, there's a mildly hoppy aftertaste. 1:15PM PT

The beer ended well. With an IPA taste, but little-to-no carbonation. 1:49PM PT

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Calicraft The City IPA

Relevant Links:
The City IPA (Calicraft Website)
Calicraft The City IPA (RateBeer.com)
The City IPA | Calicraft Brewing Co. (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

The City IPA
Draft, 6-packs, and 22oz

6.4% ABV, 60 IBUs

STYLE: NorCal IPA

YEAST: House IPA #1

We love The City! From San Francisco to New York or from LA to Chicago, The City is where it's at. This beer is a tribute to our city, San Francisco, and to all the great IPAs that came before us. Brewed in classic NorCal style, balanced and dry, dank and citrusy, bitter and juicy, this IPA captures the best of this classic West Coast beer. It's The City IPA for The City by The Bay.

DRINK UP: out on the town, instead of a cocktail.

PAIR WITH: hors d'oeuvres or dive bar peanuts.

Lagunitas Pils

20170908:
This beer tasted good. It was drinkable, and there was a hint of bitterness in the aftertaste. In general, it tasted like a pilsner. I also noted that it was light, and not bready. 10:11PM CT

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Lagunitas Pils - Czech Style Pilsner

Relevant Links:
Pils - Czech Style Pilsner (Lagunitas Website)
Lagunitas Pils (RateBeer.com)
Lagunitas PILS (Czech Style Pilsner) | Lagunitas Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

PILS
Lager like you like it

Our only Lager, brewed with loads of imported Saaz hops and a bottom-fermenting yeast strain that leaves it Light and Crisp and Easy to Slam, yet full of real flavor and all the things you yearn for.

ABV: 6%
O.G.: 1.05
IBU: 35
Availability: unLimited Release
Introduced: 1997
Sold As: 12oz. 6pk, 12oz. 12pk, On Tap
Pair With: Salads or pastas with a vinaigrette red sauce, 3 grams AK47

Like Adam and Eve, Isaac and Ishmael, Mao and Confucious, Good and Evil, Day and Night, Hitites and Visigoths, John and Lorena, or Groucho and Moe, Ales and Lagers are as different as can be. Still, we must love each for who they are, separately but equally, with liberty and justice for all. Cheers!

Anderson Valley Briney Melon Gose

20170908:
This beer had a delicious, sour taste. It tasted like a sour candy, perhaps sour apple. It tasted amazing. 11:07PM CT

Remark: My notes indicated "Barley Melon" but Google showed "Briney Melon." So I had to figure out where I was in Texas. In my head the restaurant we went to was named Marlow, so I started my search with "Marlow," but I had no luck. As such, I Googled for bar areas in Texas and recognized "Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX." Looking at Google Maps, I recognized a place we walked past while looking for places to eat (Serious Pizza). Scrolling around I first recognized The Nines - which I knew was right across from the place I was looking for - and then I saw Harlowe MXM - which was where I ordered the drink. Sure enough, I confirmed they had "Briney Melon" on tap.

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Anderson Valley Briney Melon Gose

Relevant Links:
Briney Melon Gose (Anderson Valley Website)
Anderson Valley Briney Melon Gose (RateBeer.com)
Briney Melon Gose | Anderson Valley Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

Briney Melon Gose

Born from our passion for experimentation, our Briney Melon Gose boasts a thirst-quenching tartness that is perfectly balanced by subtle watermelon flavors and aromas. Gentle additions of sea salt create a refreshing harmony between the acidity and fruity sweetness leading to clean, dry finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS: Grilled Chicken or Fish, Salads, Chevre
GLASSWARE: Stange, Pint glass
ALC/VOL: 4.2%
MALTS: Pale Two-Row, Malted White Wheat
HOPS: Bravo

Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170908:
This cider tasted solid. It had a little carbonation and bite to it. It had an all-around balanced taste. 8:44PM CT

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20180112:
This was mildly sweet. It had a strange aftertaste. Overall, I didn't like it, though I'm glad i took notes this time.

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Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider

Relevant Links:
Original Dry Cider (Austin Eastciders Website)
Austin Eastciders Original Dry Cider (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

A crisp, smooth dry craft cider made with European bittersweet apples and American dessert apples.

5% ABV; Sold in 6 and 12 packs; Available on draft

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BoneDry ..Dry.. SemiSwt .Sweet.

Argus Cidery Ginger Perry

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170906:
My coworkers and I arrived at Bishop Cidercade and I started with a Ginger Perry. It had a spicy (ginger) taste. 10:27PM CT

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Argus Cidery Fermentables Ginger Perry

Relevant Links:
Ciders > Fermentables (Argus Cidery Website)
Argus Cidery Fermentables Ginger Perry (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

ARGUS FERMENTABLES GINGER PERRY

Ginger Perry delivers a dry pear palate with a tart bite, finishing bright and a bit spicy at the end. Unpasteurized and unfiltered, Ginger Perry is free of back sweetening and added sugars. Best enjoyed ice cold. Can and draft offerings available.

Lagunitas Maximus

20170906:
This IPA was amazing.

Partway through I encountered a slightly bitter aftertaste. However, for the most part, the taste was still amazing. 9:39PM CT

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Lagunitas Maximus

Relevant Links:
Maximus Ale (Lagunitas Website)
Lagunitas Maximus (RateBeer.com)
Maximus | Lagunitas Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

MAXIMUS

Kinda like our IPA on steroids

Flavor so hoppy it threatens to remove the enamel from one's teeth.

ABV: 8.2
O.G.: 1.080
IBU: 72.41
Availability: unLimited Release
Introduced: 1996
Sold As: 12oz. 6pk, 22oz, On Tap
Pair With: Coconut curry with fried hot dried chili anchovy-infused paste, lime rind, and lemongrass served over jasmine rice

I leaned back with my feet up on my desk. I read my name backwards on the door and wondered. Like a bad joke told to a brown-shoed square in the dead of night, it all came rushing back to me. I thought carefully about getting up from my desk, putting on my new Velarimosa prawn hat, opening the door to the hallway, checking the spelling on my name one more time, closing the door behind me, making my way down the evening street full of worn gastritis, continuing to a dark doorway, the length of which would lead me to a knuckle-worn bar top of mildew and pine, mounting a bow-legged stool and ordering a pint of the nectaral Maximus Ale. And then I did.

Schilling Mischief Maker

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170906:
This cider was sweet. Actually, it was too sweet and I don't like when drinks are overly sweet. 9:25PM CT

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Schilling Mischief Maker Pomegranate Cider

Relevant Links:
Our Ciders (Schilling Website)
Schilling Mischief Maker Pomegranate Cider (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

MISCHIEF MAKER: POM/CRAN

ABV 6.6% | TA 7 / 10 | BRIX 5 / 6

Full bodied, fruit forward, and perfectly balanced. Bright and slightly tart.

INGREDIENTS: Fresh pressed apple juice, pomegranate and cranberry juice.

Ballast Point Unfiltered Sculpin

20170906:
This is one of the best IPAs I've had. Well in part because it's not harsh. Well balanced. I don't remember Sculpin too much but my impression says it taste better. 5:30PM CT

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Ballast Point Unfiltered Sculpin

Relevant Links:
Unfiltered Sculpin (Ballast Point Website)
Ballast Point Unfiltered Sculpin (RateBeer.com)
Unfiltered Sculpin Extra Hopped India Pale Ale | Ballast Point Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)

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Website Information:

UNFILTERED SCULPIN
EXTRA-HOPPED INDIA PALE ALE

Our trophy beer, extra-hopped and unfiltered.
Our Unfiltered Sculpin IPA packs extra hops into every sip, enhancing the classic Sculpin notes of fresh apricot, peach, mango and lemon with a slight haze and less bitterness. Freshness is key to every beer, but especially true for this extra-hopped IPA—store cold and drink soon.

AVAILABILITY
Limited in:
12oz. Bottles & Draft

ALC. BY VOL.
7.0%

BITTERNESS
68 IBUs

FOOD PAIRINGS
Mandarin Orange and Chicken Asian Salad
Prosciutto wrapped Scallops
Salmon glazed with Brown Sugar and Mustard

Bishop High & Dry

~I'm not a beer. I'm a cider.~

20170904:
This cider was not overly sweet, yet not crisp like Crispin. Overall, this was a solid cider.

I detected an average amount of alcohol; apparently, it was 6.8% alcohol by volume (ABV). 20170905 12:47AM CT

[20170919 Edit]

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Bishop High & Dry

Relevant Links:
The Ciders (Bishop Cider Company Website)
Bishop High & Dry (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

HIGH & DRY
The only thing dryer than British humor is British cider, and we’ve brought it back across the pond. High & Dry is an English-style dry cider that says “cheerio!” to sweetness of any kind. Don’t knock it till you dry it.

ABV: 6.8%
FLAVORS: Tannic, Dry, Apple
AVAILABILITY: DRAFT