Ymm, Beer

[devildeac]

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[devildeac]

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The looks:

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[devildeac]

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Jazzfest Sugarcane Pecan-Three Notch'd Brewing

Pecan brown ale

"No ABV. No IBU." That's from Untappd. And here I thought I was quoting a legitimate, respected, reliable on-line source and not some random/questionable twitter account. Silly me.

[accfanfrom1970]

I'd side-by-side that with the Mas Agave Lime and/or Grapefruit, but not in the same night at that ABV .

Bought the lime too. Passed on the grapefruit. Did get The Better Half.

[OldPhiKap]

The RecreationAle sounds/looks great for hiking/kayaking. Not so sure about the other as it appears to be a DIPA

True. Picked up some DFH Slightly Mighty to go with the RecAle. I don’t want to fall out of the kayak!

[duketaylor]

First visit today. What a beautiful place/venue. Only 20-25 minutes from my house; I'd be proud to have my daughter marry there and have her reception as well. Not sure the wife would agree It's amazing. Guessing about 150-200 folks there at noon today and about to host a frat/sorority mixer under the tent. Inside there's a stage and room for hundreds if not a few thousand. Color me impressed. Very, very incredible; think I read it has 55,000 square feet, inside and out.
Had a Mexican amber ale and a BBQ sandwich today, and moved on.
Enjoyed their Fightin' Hokies Lager last night.

[duketaylor]

I've had this in the fridge for a few days and decided to sample tonite.

From Hardywood:
https://hardywood.com/beer/peach-tripel/

I'm sampling now.
This is such an enjoyable beverage, very smooth and drinkable. Hazy pour, about a two finger head in my 16 ounce mug. Plenty of peach taste.
IBU is 25 I think.
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Bought ingredients today to brew a Blue Moon knockoff beer, challenged by a friend He doesn't think I can replicate it. I can and will.

Will be my first brew in a few years, love the challenge!!

Will save some for a Duke Football tailgate in the fall!

I and the wife are tuition-free now, so the next I'm in Durham for Fball tailgate I'm brining brew on me

[Tripping William]

Hardywood BBA GBS (2018)

Wow, this has mellowed with age. Everything is subtle now. Less boozy. Less spicy. Really good, but it has aged into a beer that make you think. Fascinating.

[devildeac]

Bought the lime too. Passed on the grapefruit. Did get The Better Half.

Mas Agave Grapefruit was excellent. No mistake skipping it but it mighta been worth a single.

[devildeac]

The looks:

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Sugarcane Pecan Ale-Three Notch'd Brewing Company

Local for the buying guy.

Credit-Nrrrrvous; thanks!!
Style-flavored amber ale
Format-12 ounce can
Stemware-boring pint glass
Appearance-clean and dark amber with minimal foam
Nose-brown sugar
Mouthfeel-soft
Tastes-glazed pecans, toasted bread
Adjuncts-roasted pecans and sugarcane
IBU-20
ABV-5%
Overall impression-very tasty pairing with some NC Brunswick stew
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; would pair nicely with beef/pork/BBQ entrees

[devildeac]

True. Picked up some DFH Slightly Mighty to go with the RecAle. I don’t want to fall out of the kayak!

Good choice! Don't wanna have to Drag the River for you.

[devildeac]

First visit today. What a beautiful place/venue. Only 20-25 minutes from my house; I'd be proud to have my daughter marry there and have her reception as well. Not sure the wife would agree It's amazing. Guessing about 150-200 folks there at noon today and about to host a frat/sorority mixer under the tent. Inside there's a stage and room for hundreds if not a few thousand. Color me impressed. Very, very incredible; think I read it has 55,000 square feet, inside and out.
Had a Mexican amber ale and a BBQ sandwich today, and moved on.
Enjoyed their Fightin' Hokies Lager last night.

Had no idea it was that big.

[devildeac]

I've had this in the fridge for a few days and decided to sample tonite.

From Hardywood:
https://hardywood.com/beer/peach-tripel/

I'm sampling now.
This is such an enjoyable beverage, very smooth and drinkable. Hazy pour, about a two finger head in my 16 ounce mug. Plenty of peach taste.
IBU is 25 I think.
.

Bought ingredients today to brew a Blue Moon knockoff beer, challenged by a friend He doesn't think I can replicate it. I can and will.

Will be my first brew in a few years, love the challenge!!

Will save some for a Duke Football tailgate in the fall!

I and the wife are tuition-free now, so the next I'm in Durham for Fball tailgate I'm brining brew on me

Fond memories of that from the past, especially a pint of it from the Hardywood kiosk at the Flying Squirrels game a couple summers ago.

[devildeac]

Hardywood BBA GBS (2018)

Wow, this has mellowed with age. Everything is subtle now. Less boozy. Less spicy. Really good, but it has aged into a beer that make you think. Fascinating.

Yep. Always good to do that before posting.

That's one of the early GBS variants and a damn good one, too. I may have one left but thinking it's 2019, but, I could have a 2018 and a 2019.

[Tripping William]

Bought the lime too. Passed on the grapefruit. Did get The Better Half.

Better Half is phenomenal.

[devildeac]

True. Picked up some DFH Slightly Mighty to go with the RecAle. I don’t want to fall out of the kayak!

Good choice! Don't wanna have to Drag the River for you.

You probably figured/knew something like this was coming:

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[Tripping William]

Yep. Always good to do that before posting.

That's one of the early GBS variants and a damn good one, too. I may have one left but thinking it's 2019, but, I could have a 2018 and a 2019.

Not to go all “advanced metrics,” but I’m about 80% certain I am drinking 2018 and have a 2019 still laying down. The other 20% is that it’s 2019 and 2020.

[devildeac]

Better Half is phenomenal.

Folks will probably figure I'd agree with this and they'd be correct.

[OldPhiKap]

You probably figured/knew something like this was coming:

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I would have been disappointed otherwise!

[devildeac]

Not to go all “advanced metrics,” but I’m about 80% certain I am drinking 2018 and have a 2019 still laying down. The other 20% is that it’s 2019 and 2020.

I wouldn't be surprised with any/all the above scenarios as that's one that has not been a GBS Complete Set exclusive and has likely been available in NC for several years.