Christmas Advent beer #19. I’ve had this before. Has a malty taste that has toasted caramel, very light brown sugar & chocolate with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. Best by 2/2/26.

This is going to be a compare review. I have 2 IPA’s that are grapefruit based. I wanted to see which one was better. I liked them both. Saved one of each to do a compare. Here we go. Starting with Juice Drop Hazy Grapefruit IPA: This is slightly juicy and a bit zesty. It’s sweet and bitter. Has some other fruit that is a hint+ of tangerine and with just a hint of mango. Has a tangy finish to it. Citrus Slayer: This has a lot of grapefruit that is a little zesty. Has a little pink grapefruit adding some sweetness but is still mainly hoppy and bitter. I got a little pine at first but that faded. Has some hints of sweet bread and caramel malt but they are hidden in the background. Compare results: They are quite different as I remembered them being grapefruit based hence the compare. The Juice Drop seemed juicier with the other fruit contributing a tasty enhancement. The Citrus Slayer is more geared towards grapefruit and on the hoppy and bitter side. It also has some sweetness from the malt and sweet grapefruit toning the bitterness down a little. I really enjoyed them both given the different attributes they have. It is really close but I lean towards Citrus Slayer. Mainly because it was more hoppy and bitter. This was a fun and tasty compare.

This is juicy and a little syrupy that leans towards pineapple, tangerine with hints+ of grapefruit and passionfruit. Has a very light hoppy bitterness at best. (2 in a row like that - this wasn’t even a hazy). Has a little bit of an artificial taste to it especially in the aftertaste. It does hide the abv well. Now this is my fault. This has been in my fridge for about 3 months. I let it get past the best by date. I think because it was a 12 oz can instead of a big boy. I have a tendency to grab first the 16 oz first. Best by 11/2/25 Not the best of IPA nights.

This tastes just like the cake. It’s amazing what they can do with beer these days. This has a cocoa, sweet dark chocolate, toasted coconut with a light roasted malt taste. It’s thin and pretty sweet. I’m not a German chocolate cake fan but as a porter it’s seems much better. Enjoy by 2/13/26 date.

For my second dessert beer this hits the mark as it really has a Neapolitan ice cream taste that is creamy. The chocolate is first, strawberry second and the vanilla is last but it’s close to being balanced between the 3. It is thin. Lighter in color than what the picture shows. Best enjoyed by 2/13/26.

Surprise, this is citrusy that is mainly grapefruit that is slightly juicy and zesty. There is a light touch of tangerine and just a hint of mango added in too. It has a sweetness to it with the hoppy bitterness counter acting it that lets it finish on the bitter side. This was nice and not a grapefruit bomb that I thought it would be. Best by 11/20/25. 6 days too old. I still have one of these left and another grapefruit IPA that I had fairly recently. I’ll have to do a side by side review someday.

This is a WC IPA. This has a very light citrusy taste that leans towards grapefruit. Has slightly spicy light+ hoppy bitterness with light pine that lingers. Has a light malt that leans towards honey and toast. Overall it’s a well done WC style Best enjoyed by 11/21/25. Missed by a few days.

This is a simple porter that has mainly chocolate with very light roasted malt. Malty with not much on the hoppy side. On the sweet side with no bitterness. Second time around added just a hint of bitterness. Other than that all the same. It’s good & basic with some flavor to it but doesn’t stand out. Was on the border of 3.3 /3.4. The second time around it seemed to taste a little stronger Enjoy by 2/13/26.