Don't be deceived by the above. Dark/dry tonight.
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Someone private inquired about barleywines and typically the ABV range from 8-12%.
https://www.bjcp.org/styles04/
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Still trying to list out Georgia beers for my next trip to NC, maybe for a rumored card game and beer event in July.
Will miss the next virtual pub unfortunately, will be fishing off the South Carolina shore. Drinking beer, but no internet and hopefully busy hauling in the biggun’s.
Fig Gose-Ardent Craft Ales
Local for the purchasing agent
Credit-accfanfrom1970; thanks!
Style-^^^^
Format-pint can
Stemware-wine glass
Appearance-slightly cloudy, light amber red; no head
Nose-lemon lime and salt
Mouthfeel-a bit of sodium chloride
Tastes-salt, lemon, lime, fig, orange zest, coriander
Adjuncts-fig puree and orange zest
IBU-4 (no typo)
ABV-4.5%
Overall impression-a bit salty and not quite enough fig; orange/zest well done
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; with a bit less salt and a bit more fig this is likely a low cat 3 beer
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Fig Gose-Ardent Craft Ales
From Untappd:
"Fig gose is a tart, effervescent wheat beer featuring salt and coriander with fig concentrate blended in for a fruity, jammy, slightly sweet balance to the natural acidity in the gose style."
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Kentucky Christmas Morning 2019-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Local to the order/pick-up guy
Credit-^^^^, but my plastic card ; thanks, accfan!!
Style-BBA flavored imperial milk stout
Format-750 ml bottle divided over 2 nights
Stemware-Hardywood GBS tumbler
Appearance-rather dark brown with a creamy/foamy tan head
Nose-coffee and ginger
Mouthfeel-seductive
Tastes-strong coffee, ginger, dark chocolate, vanilla, ginger, oak and not as much bourbon as I anticipated
Adjuncts-ginger, coffee, lactose, vanilla and honey
IBU-55, same as the original GBS
ABV-11.5%, therefore a 2 night beer
Overall impression-wonderful upgrade/variant of their original GBS
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; a bit heavy on the coffee but very well balanced
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Making our first post-COVID trip to visit the in-laws in Roanoke. A stop at Barrel Chest is definitely on my (!) agenda.
"Amazing what a minute can do."