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1st Beer of Christmas - @Beekeeper's Abbey Weizen:
Pours a bright gold with a thick white head. Carbonation is spot on. Very nice, spicy aroma. Light spices hit just right and give the beer a bright, very enjoyable saison-like flavor. An excellent quaffer. Tore through my first one before sprinting to a second (Friday beers are the best beers). Great job @Beekeeper - this is a really well brewed beer. Cheers!
Quite the spread.
I'm still waiting on yours @passedpawn. Hopefully tomorrow.I haven't been tracking whose has arrived - but I think they all did. The only damage seems to be this can from @BAF. It looks like something leaked, but when I squeeze it nothing comes out and it seems to hold pressure. If I traded more, I'd definitely get a canner. So cool.
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I also prefer not to rouse the yeast in this brew.
Received yours today @passedpawn. Love the label - can't wait to try the gruit.I'm still waiting on yours @passedpawn. Hopefully tomorrow.
@4_Sons_Brewing what is the xtra that was in your shipment? K&H. No description there. Sorry if I missed it above somewhere
Ah, should have noticed the check mark. Hoppily Ever After is it. Which makes me think... My youngest boy is getting married in May. I should get something on tap just like that. And maybe a mead for bottling.These beers were from my Son’s Wedding - k&H are the initials of the couple.
The beer should have a beer type checked on the side (if I labeled them correctly).
I did 5 different beers for the wedding - they were the only beers I had available to include as extras, as I spent most of the summer brewing those, so tossed an extra one into each box.
If it’s not checked - then it will truly be a Christmas surprise - but it will be one of the 5 beers listed on the side of the can.
Thank you @JAReeves! Your Lambicky and Cider arrived today, completing my set of Chrismas merriment.I sent a barrel-aged blackberry cider not a kolsch as an extra.
Downshifted to this 'light' beer @Rish. Thanks for including - I dig it.2nd Beer of Christmas - @kwilson16's Spiced Cherry Dubbel:
Kicking off my Saturday session early as we're home all day baking Christmas cookies so went first with @kwilson16's Spiced Cherry Dubbel (bet you didn't intend on it being an eye opener did ya'?). Poured a gorgeous reddish 'Auld Bruin' brown with a slight white head that dissipated fairly quickly (no suprise at this ABV). Clean aroma with no hint of hops or of hot alcohol (a pleasant surprise at this ABV). Cherry solidly asserts itself and brings with it the slightest hint of sourness which, being a fan of the Duchess (de Bourgogne), I am definitely here for. Let the second half of the pint warm up and the flavors blossomed while still holding any hot alcohol at bay - quite the trick. I would have had a second but it being 11% and it being 1pm here on the east coast - I reluctantly chose to push my next one off until another time. If I'm being honest, the label also had me worried over what my third grade teacher Sister Alice Marie would think of me now. (For those scoring at home, catholic guilt lasts 46 years - and counting). Very enjoyable and dangerously drinkable beer @kwilson16. Cheers!
Haha, catholic schools for me too. I know exactly what you're saying.2nd Beer of Christmas - @kwilson16's Spiced Cherry Dubbel:
Kicking off my Saturday session early as we're home all day baking Christmas cookies so went first with @kwilson16's Spiced Cherry Dubbel (bet you didn't intend on it being an eye opener did ya'?). Poured a gorgeous reddish 'Auld Bruin' brown with a slight white head that dissipated fairly quickly (no suprise at this ABV). Clean aroma with no hint of hops or of hot alcohol (a pleasant surprise at this ABV). Cherry solidly asserts itself and brings with it the slightest hint of sourness which, being a fan of the Duchess (de Bourgogne), I am definitely here for. Let the second half of the pint warm up and the flavors blossomed while still holding any hot alcohol at bay - quite the trick. I would have had a second but it being 11% and it being 1pm here on the east coast - I reluctantly chose to push my next one off until another time. If I'm being honest, the label also had me worried over what my third grade teacher Sister Alice Marie would think of me now. (For those scoring at home, catholic guilt lasts 46 years - and counting). Very enjoyable and dangerously drinkable beer @kwilson16. Cheers!
Yep, compared to the dubbel! Only 8.2%!this 'light' beer
I had to laugh, as I just opened this and mentioned to the wife that I'm not a fan of the foil cover. Agreed, that's a smooth, tasty 11% cherry. @kwilson16 you can be proud of that brew day.Very tasty cherry dubbel, @kwilson16 ! Nice subtle cherry aroma and flavor, no hint that it's 11%. I like it. I had a little trouble with that fancy cap cover, though!
+ Malty flavor, full bodied, warming. Very drinkable. Wife likes this one as well!@shetc , this is a tasty beer! Like the color and mouth feel. Just a touch of juniper and spice. Nice brew.
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