idiot like beer

3 floyds mega post!

So, i didn’t get any zombie dust, oh well, im sure its great, they were all great. summary: FFF IS MOST HOPPY BREWERY IN TEH PLANET

tasting notes i took along the way:

alpha king
woof. love you. this is just their “APA” ?!?! im sad but glad i didn’t get the zobmie dust
if i would have, i probably would cry and move to chicago.  this american pale ale blows away any other pale ale i’ve ever had. period
the malts are super complex, yet not forfronted, also the hops are only really aroma/taste.  not bitter at all! HOW U DO?!
super citrusy in a good way. GREAT WAY. orange peal, corieader, etc etc

gumball head
wtf. wheat beer!? SO MUCH HOP. amarillo hop! SO GOOD. its even fucking bottle conditioned. I DUNNO KNOW HOW THEY ARE SO AWESOME.
this tastes nothing like any wheat beer. its a just a APA, or IPA with some interesting backbone. i love amerillo hops. they are hard to get tho (as a homebrewer)

tastes: smooth like butta, lemony like liz lemon. (WONDER IF THEY USED SIRIACHA ACE IF IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE LEMONY!?)


lager
hoppy lager? WTF? WILL HOPS NOT CURE ALL THIGNS? yes they will


pride and joy mild
these guys LOVE their amerillo hops. i do too, BUT SO HARD TO FIND FOR ME!
this is a great mild. full of amarillo hops. i mean FULL

Lord Rear Admiral
Not such a hop bomb like the previous ones i’ve tried. lots of bitter, less of aroma/flavor form the hops.
there is a bit of hop flavor, but not much. the malts are really nice and smooth but still forward.  i will try to copy these tricks (probably unsuccessfully) with my homebrew

in the name of suffering
i like black IPAs (OR CDAs if they’re brewed here in cascadia)
this one is OK. and i actually like my homebrew one better! i think my homebrew one is pretty fucking amazing.
the best beer i ever made. ok, enough about me and more about me

dreadnaught
wow this is one strong beer. holy shit im drunk already!!!!
like the alpha king, malt forward, but the hops are more tropical, passion fruit, guava, etc.. IS GOOD SO WHAT

artic panzer woof
holy fuck these guys are the east cost version of every IPA insane brewery out here on the west coast.  this one is alot more malt forward, and on the label it says they brew with maltodextrine (does not ferment, so it just adds to mouth feel) and you can tell. not dry, not syrup, pretty perfect.

Behemoth Blonde Barley Wine
OK this one wins. BEST OF THE BATCH
its not a barley wine, its a quad IPA, really.  its better than pliney the younger, better than your mama. BETTER THAN YOU.

tasting notes: sex in a box
alpha king
woof. love you. this is just their “APA” ?!?! im sad but glad i didn’t get the zobmie dust
if i would have, i probably would cry and move to chicago.  this american pale ale blows away any other pale ale i’ve ever had. period
the malts are super complex, yet not forfronted, also the hops are only really aroma/taste.  not bitter at all! HOW U DO?!
super citrusy in a good way. GREAT WAY. orange peal, corieader, etc etc

gumball head
wtf. wheat beer!? SO MUCH HOP. amarillo hop! SO GOOD. its even fucking bottle conditioned. I DUNNO KNOW HOW THEY ARE SO AWESOME.
this tastes nothing like any wheat beer. its a just a APA, or IPA with some interesting backbone. i love amerillo hops. they are hard to get tho (as a homebrewer)

tastes: smooth like butta, lemony like liz lemon. (WONDER IF THEY USED SIRIACHA ACE IF IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE LEMONY!?)


lager
hoppy lager? WTF? WILL HOPS NOT CURE ALL THIGNS? yes they will


pride and joy mild
these guys LOVE their amerillo hops. i do too, BUT SO HARD TO FIND FOR ME!
this is a great mild. full of amarillo hops. i mean FULL

Lord Rear Admiral
Not such a hop bomb like the previous ones i’ve tried. lots of bitter, less of aroma/flavor form the hops.
there is a bit of hop flavor, but not much. the malts are really nice and smooth but still forward.  i will try to copy these tricks (probably unsuccessfully) with my homebrew

in the name of suffering
i like black IPAs (OR CDAs if they’re brewed here in cascadia)
this one is OK. and i actually like my homebrew one better! i think my homebrew one is pretty fucking amazing.
the best beer i ever made. ok, enough about me and more about me

dreadnaught
wow this is one strong beer. holy shit im drunk already!!!!
like the alpha king, malt forward, but the hops are more tropical, passion fruit, guava, etc.. IS GOOD SO WHAT

artic panzer woof
holy fuck these guys are the east cost version of every IPA insane brewery out here on the west coast.  this one is alot more malt forward, and on the label it says they brew with maltodextrine (does not ferment, so it just adds to mouth feel) and you can tell. not dry, not syrup, pretty perfect.

Behemoth Blonde Barley Wine
OK this one wins. BEST OF THE BATCH
its not a barley wine, its a quad IPA, really.  its better than pliney the younger, better than your mama. BETTER THAN YOU.

tasting notes: sex in a box

catching up on beer reviews:

two of the ampersand colabos:
1: Chinato Barrel-Aged Saison
tasted a bit weird, like a blend of somesort.. but paired well with the samon dinner.

2: Dark Saison Barrel-Aged with Black Truffles and Fernet Blanca
OK. WTF. DONT PUT SROOMS IN BEER! that said, i couldn’t taste any black truffle, but the mouth feel was pretty awesome which im gonna say its from the truffles.

double review (cuz im lazy)

1: coronado idiot IPA

i like idiots (i am one)
but this is just another fine example of a west coast IPA. i wasn’t blown away or disgusted. maybe im just getting to “used to” this style (since THIS IS ALL I DRINK (not really, but really, i do))

2: block 15 ferme de la ville

you know i speak french, right? well, the name roughly translates to “really good saison”
there’s a touch of brett or lamb style bacteria flavoring, which i think is just peachy keen, but might turn some ppl off. also, its a bit tart, but not overly so. THIS IS A GOOD BEER. thank you oregon state.

the winter ale / CDA stand off:

Diamond Knot: Ho Ho Winter Ale & Schooner Exact: Hoppy Holidays

these two or my fav local “winter ales”
tl;dr version: i like the diamond knot better.

long version: there is no long version. its just more of everything, more hops, more malts, more booze, more better. not like the Hoppy Holidays is bad, ITS REALLY FUCKING GREAT TOO. i would drink them both daily (and often do) but i had to pick one.. so i did.  marry xmas