Happy Friday. Going to have a no IPA weekend (I think) and going to the dark side tonight. This is a black Italian style Pilsner. This has all very light, strongest to lightest, licorice, molasses, roasted malt, bitter dark chocolate with just a hint of black coffee and dark berry. It’s equally hoppy and malty but subtlety so. A little on the sweet side but has some bitterness - again also subtle. When I saw this I was intrigued by the style. It was well worth trying. It is fairly complex. I’d say its biggest weakness is that everything is light and subtle. Given that it’s a Pilsner I don’t think that is surprising. No date but does say batch #76 at 11:50 am.

Wahoo!!! My Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. E - A - G - L - E - S. Eagles!!!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 Unfortunately this beer doesn’t quite match up. This is citrusy that leans mainly towards orange/ orange rind. It’s a little chalky especially in the finish. Has a light+ hoppy bitterness. Not very juicy given the name. It’s not bad but nothing special. They are going nuts down in the city (right TV).

Taste like an ashtray

This one is a little strange and does not follow your normal pumpkin beer profile. This has a light (barely hits light level) pumpkin taste with some pumpkin spices in the background. Then add some light caramel, sour apple and a tad of brown sugar. I even get a hint of berry in the aftertaste. Hides the abv well. Overall this not your typical pumpkin ale. I’m not sure what to make of it. From a pumpkin ale perspective it’s weak but has a different fall type of taste I did find enjoyable.

This is clean and crisp. Has a light hoppy bitterness with some sweet malt. Just slightly leans towards the hoppy side. Has a bit of a strange aftertaste that I’m not crazy about. Still pretty good tho Here it is with todays garden pickings

This has a fruity taste that leans towards peach, papaya and sour mango with some really light tropical fruit mixed in giving it a little unique taste. Has a light bitterness. Has a hint of malt, leans towards caramel, that seems to fade in & out. Overall it is a nice hazy IPA.

Fermented with grapefruit so it has a medium + grapefruit taste. Not very hoppy as I think they are muted by the grapefruit. Lightly bitter. Finishes dry. Overall okay but nothing special.

Has a nice bourbon taste with vanilla, roasted malts and a touch of char. What’s nice is the bourbon is not overpowering and you pick up the other aspects of the beer. Nothing like drinking stouts on a warm spring day. We finally had a nice weekend weather wise. 76 degrees today. Unfortunately it has been a very cold spring and starting tomorrow we are back to the cold nasty weather for at least another week.