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Kelterei Stenger Hösbach Hösbach, Bavaria

24.05.2018 -- in a plastic cup from 5l bag-in-a-box in liebefeld, as "Stenger's Bembelchen Apfelwein", hopefully it's this one. pours a clear pale yellow with no head. aroma of apple juice, slight soap and tree bark. flavour of apfelschorle, mineral water, grass. very dry, maybe a bit watery, but this isn't too bad, it is quite sessionable.

Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Oasis Brewing Company Denver, Colorado

On tap at Oasis poured a hazy gold with a small lingering off white head. Aromas of straw, yeast, earthiness, pepper and light fruitiness. Palate was light b8died and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of straw, yeast, pepper and light fruitiness with a smooth dry lingering peppery finish.

Pure Project San Diego, California

On tap at Hops and Pie poured a cloudy gold with a small lasting ivoryhead. Aromas of bread, citrus and light yeast. Palate was light bodied and smoith with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, yeast and citrus with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish.

WeldWerks Brewing Company Greeley, Colorado

In tap at Hops and Pie poured a hazy orange amber with a small lingering ivory head. Aromas of biscuit, orange, apricot and light tropical fruit. Palate was lught bodied and crisp with a smooth dry finish. Flavors of bread, tropical fruit and light citrus with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish.

BRLO Berlin, Berlin

Draft @ Bellerose, Lille. Pours misty gold, large white head. Floral zest nose. Taste is crisp with light exotic zest, distant pine and noticeable unexpected perfumed presence. Decent IPA.

Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) Chicago, Illinois

Soft aroma of earthy sweet spruce and nuts. Extremely harmonious blend of flavors. Clean finish. I am a bit underwhelmed though. This version is made in Australia under license by Carlton United; So I'm wondering of the vagaries between the US model and this insipid IPA. Good for the kids. Introductory Pale Ale maybe.

Victory Brewing Company (ABV) Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Copper color. Medium sized, white head. Dark fruits, raisins, Belgian yeasts and hint of acidity in aroma. Sweet taste of Belgian dubbel with just enough sourness to balance it. Interesting combination of Belgian style and Bretts.

Old Nation Brewing Company Williamston, Michigan

Can from bierhalle dekoninck. Drank from the can, to perserve volotile hoparoma, so no info on the pour. Smell is creamy, hoppy, quite fresh ( the beer is 3 months, so it seems ) . Taste is full on hops (hmm ) creamy, but not AS creamy as others in the NEIPA style. Hoparoma has clearly been set back over this time, which is simply too long for a NEIPA i supose. Bitterness is just a tad high, maltyness is where this beer goes a bit wrong for me. It's not subtile and creamy, but it's really fighting the hops here. Along with the bitterness, it gives a really distorted taste, hell, even a tad of sourness ( not as much as an infection would give ) that really doesn't belong. perhaps due to the age though, we'll see if I can ever get one that's more fresh.

White Rooster Farmhouse Brewery Sparta, Illinois

Wazig lichtblond bier met mooie pareling en romige witte schuimkraag. Geur: licht zurig, licht kaasig, ietwat sulfer, ietwat fruitig. Smaak: zurig, stofferig, ietwat vlezig, gist, citrus, ietwat vineus. Medium koolzuurprikkel. Afdronk: zurig, droog.

Mikerphone Brewing Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Bottle 75 cl. Pours a murky, grayish opaque golden with an immensely lacing off-white head. Fresh, tropical melange aroma. Medium body, yet thick and smoothie-like texture, very juice with amazingly fresh tropical hop notes - and a hint of vanilla. Subtle bitterness - actually to the sweet side. But pleasant and complex - if itwasn't for that gray color... 240518

Five Towns Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Cask conditioned at The Nags Head, Reading, Berks. Clouded amber with white head. What in the World indeed! Heavy resinous notes to this with an apricot, alcohol character. Full and fiery alcohol, bitter, challenging. Not really my thing.

Schloßbrauerei Kaltenberg (Warsteiner) Kaltenberg, Bavaria

Average and boring like food in Vilnius. Pours golden with ok head and lacing. Adjunct junk. Can at a bar in Minsk.

Downton Salisbury, Wiltshire

Opaque dark color with a dense small head on top. Ok lacing. Decent intensity in the aroma. Ok body and a mellow carbonation level. Easy to drink. Mellow sweetness and ok bitterness. Chocolate, roast and mild fruity flavor. Decent ok ale.
[Cask at The Castle Hotel in Manchester, England]

Kelham Island Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Cask conditioned at The Nags Head, Reading, Berks. Chestnut with cream head. There is a sweet maltiness to this, some roasty notes, some grainy slightly vegetable hints. Boiled malt notes then an earthy, leafy hopped note. It's fine.