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Pere Jacques (2004) from Goose Island Beer Company was the one that did it!
9 months ago

McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Pere Jacques (2004) from Goose Island Beer Company

9 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Pre-release bottle given away at the tasting below, Feb. 04, Tasted 4/19/05. Okay, the big banana taste has really settled down now. It’s still pretty prominent, but I had to get pretty far down in the glass to be reminded of it. Instead there a big pile o’malt here. Toasty and caramelly, with a fruity bubble-gummy aspect. Sticky, and with a fine alcoholic mouthfeel. Much better than my first impression.
Original rating, 2/8/04 from sampler at the brewery.
Jacques, Jacques, Bo Baques, Banana, Fanna, Foe, Faques, Fee, Fie, Moe, Maques--Jacques In other words, banana. Hits you in the nose as soon as your pour. Overwhelms everything else. Pours dark yellow under a thin head. Likeable, but a bit overdone.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2004 at 02:52

McDermottDrink added a new beer Pere Jacques (2004) by Goose Island Beer Company
9 months ago

McDermottDrink updated a beer: Phaze Dust brewed by Elysian Brewing
9 months ago

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Space Dust IPA from Elysian Brewing

9 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

19.2 oz can, sent by Elysian's PR. Surprised I haven't gotten to this one before. But here we are. Pours a big spongy head, of course, over an orangey, slightly hazy beer. The nose offers more of a fruit character than a Citra and Amarillo hop load would suggest. Orange, maybe some pineapple and other tropical fruit. The taste keeps up the citrus with only moderate bitterness. Alcohol is present, though not over powering. Lightly toasted malts keep out of the way, letting the featured parts of the beer work through.

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 03:37

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Enjoy After 10.31.15 from Stone Brewing

9 months ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

.75 liter bottle. Wow! First time a cork just blew out of the bottle as I was undoing the cage! Luckily I was not in the way, and I did not get a gusher. A lot of foam in the pour, that settled to some suds on a darkish gold, hazy body. Big smell of brett sourness, overwhelming anything else that might be in it. The taste offers the more traditional IPA bitterness, against light malt. The brett's sour apple and horseblanket linger on the palate after the beer is swallowed. Halfway through the bottle, it still pours with a lot of foam. Brett taste remains dominant. But the mouthfeel is thin as a "regular" beer, so it can be pretty easy drinking. Another bottle from a new friend who was thinning out his cellar for a move.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 03:36

McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Black Chocolate Stout (2008) from Brooklyn Brewery

10 months ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Draft taster at Moonshine, Chicago. Hey! It’s on tap somewhere! Even in a teeny glass, this has a heady alcohol smell. All black, no head. Taste is nothing more than a snootful of Kahlua. Well, it’s more than that. There are plenty of stout malt roasties, and a finish like a molasses cookie. Glad I had a chance at a fresh one for when I finally crack that 2002 bottle in the cellar.

Tried from Draft at Moonshine on 29 Jan 2008 at 06:00

McDermottDrink updated a brewery: Elmwood Brewing Company located in United States
10 months ago

McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Brewlee from Angle Tree Brewery

10 months ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6

Darker, slightly hazy amber color, short white head. Sweet smell with some caramel notes. Taste has some nice notes of cream ale malt and caramelized sugar. Vanilla comes up, too. Very slight touch of cinnamon, bit noticeable. Sweet, but not sugary.

Tried from Can at Stone Path Malt on 23 Jul 2025 at 02:48

McDermottDrink updated a beer: Chela Chido Mexican Lager brewed by Goldfinger Brewing Company
10 months ago