Ymm, Beer

[fuse]

Whoa, wait a minute. What was that photo you sent me about 30 minutes ago of 5 half full (half empty ) snifters in a non-ping pong paddle-like carrier tray?

Oh, never mind, musta been a friend's...

I should be more careful... you spill all my secrets.😳🙄😁🤣🎉🎊🍻

[fuse]

I'd go with the Tripel Pearl Patio, Solar Flair, Jolly Monster, Muir Woods and Coconut Donut. In no particular order, of course.

Amirite?

I’d say you’re killing me, Smalls, but where is the fun in that?

It’s just devildeac’s world and I am but a marionette on the beer stage of life 😱

[devildeac]

Protip: should you find a fruit fly in your beer, be aware they rush to join the top of your sip.

By paying careful attention and swirling your glass, you can avoid the extra protein and strand the poor fellow on the side of your glass.

Or you can just suck it up and enjoy. Your call.

Old joke:

fuse: "What's that fruit fly doing in my beer?"
server: "I think it's the backstroke, sir."

[devildeac]

Protip: should you find a fruit fly in your beer, be aware they rush to join the top of your sip.

By paying careful attention and swirling your glass, you can avoid the extra protein and strand the poor fellow on the side of your glass.

Or you can just suck it up and enjoy. Your call.

I'd have asked for another/different sample...

[fuse]

Old joke:

fuse: "What's that fruit fly doing in my beer?"
server: "I think it's the backstroke, sir."

At what point does mY head explode???
🤣🤣🤣🍻🍻

[devildeac]

Second bartender was a robot pour scientist.
Not one pour above the 5oz line.

I should be grateful.

Lyft is your friend...

[fuse]

I'd have asked for another/different sample...

The line was waaaaY too long for those kind of shenanignans. #yahadtoBeThere

[fuse]

Lyft is your friend...

Indeed, I am a fan of Lyft.

[devildeac]

Barebottle Triple Pearl Patio

An intriguing lager.

Not sure I could tell you what pearl hops taste like.

Fresh, clean.

Ahh, I misread your photo, I thought it was a tripel and not a triple.

[fuse]

Old joke:

fuse: "What's that fruit fly doing in my beer?"
server: "I think it's the backstroke, sir."

I prefer the breaststroke. #haveitakenittoofar?

[devildeac]

Barebottle Muir Woods

One of their signature beers, an award winner somewhere.

An interesting mix of bitter and fruity hoppiness.

Glad it didn't taste like a redwood tree.

[devildeac]

Barebottle Solar Flair

A lightly hazy IPA.

Food would have helped distinguish some of these beers.

Falling in the same category as Lil Enigma.
Still great, suffering by comparison.

At least no Ric Flair .

[devildeac]

Barebottle Jelly Monster

Blood orange and vanilla kettle sour.

A treat if for no other reason than very different than all the rest.

While I waited in line, I counted 27 beers on tap.

3 were pulled off the board while I waited, including Citrus Shakes.

Glad to have tried this.

At least no peanut butter with the jelly .

[fuse]

Ahh, I misread your photo, I thought it was a tripel and not a triple.

No belgian style ales were harmed this evening (at least, not by me).

I *think* triple refers to how many times Bare Bottle hopped the lager.

[devildeac]

Bare Bottle Coconut Donut

The only stout I tried.

Coconut for days. Rich, chocolaty, almost like a mounds bar.

That is indeed a great combination, coconut and chocolate.

[fuse]

At least no Ric Flair .

If Ric Flair had appeared at Bare Bottle and given his signature “Woooooo!” , I may have fallen off my bar stool in appreciation.

[fuse]

At least no peanut butter with the jelly .

I’ve had at least a couple(?) PBnJ beers that were intriguing/not half bad/worth tasting.

Not sure I’ve had a PBnJ beer I’d buy a six pack of, or enjoy more than a pint in one sitting.

[devildeac]

Oh and on a made my night note- they carded me for my second round. 🤔😂🤣🙄😳🍻

Mrs. dd and I went to a burger joint in DC several years ago with a fabulous tap list and got carded before we were allowed to enter. And we're a few years older than you. It was a big smiley feeling.

[devildeac]

Hotel bars are...
A) Awesome
B) A necessary evil
C) Incredibly expensive
D) Unnecessary and wasteful

I'll take C) and D). Paid $14 for a small glass of wine for Mrs. dd last summer at a hotel bar in Richmond. She's worth it.

[devildeac]

The prior poll brought to you, most appropriately,
by Lagunitas Hazy Memory:

We're going a bit blurry on this nebulous release... Hazy Memory is a cloudy IPA full of oats and smooth wheatly-esque-ish-ness, packed with some of the murkiest, juiciest, turbid Loral 291, Hallertau Blanc, Galaxy, and Citra Hops. It's a huge flavor you won't forget!

Not even close to the best beer of the night, and still a winner.

Completely new to me and we went to the Lagunitas brewery/taproom/distribution center in Chicago last summer and *thought* we sampled everything on their extensive tap list.