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Clarkvv
updated a beer:
Works of Love (SARA / Side Project / Tired Hands 2017) In Between Dreams
brewed by Hill Farmstead Brewery
1 month ago
Clarkvv
added a new beer
Signet (2025)
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Freak Folk Bier
1 month ago
Fresh, light, bright and slightly floral with no sense of the thickness/intense juice of a typical NEPA. But nor is it perfumey-floral/astringent or lacking in any way. Strata doesn't give any overripe/canned pineapple. Malts show light cracker to gently balance. Low acidity.
Bigger, brighter acid than expected in the flavor. Very light-bodied, though not thin. None of the thick, rich, pillowy/honey-like maltiness typical of the style. Still, it's amply malty. There's a touch of punchy pineapple but it gives way to bigger spice/floral character. Unripe stone fruit? Unripe tropical fruit? Something like that. Nice stuff and a good change of pace to make an NEPA without the typical intense juice and thick honey.
Clarkvv
added a new beer
Microbiology
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Other Half Brewing
1 month ago
Clarkvv
updated a beer:
La Vita Bella
brewed by Republic Brewing Company (NH)
1 month ago
Wow, that is f-ckin pale! Gotta be one of the most pale IPAs I've ever seen. Truly a glass of concrete.
Pine-and-herb-laced white grape with big mineral, light passionfruit and unripe green guava. It goes pretty well with the ultra pale, honey-like malt, giving intense but fairly delicate aromatics. Dry hop intensifies and takes some of the delicateness away, however, adding some chalk and dull mineral. Definitely not too sweet for all the intense pale malt and while there is some pine character, it's not resinous/problematic.
Dry hop is massive giving slight chalk, big mineral, lots of fresh zesty hop spice and interesting white wine, funky passion fruit and rich, fresh citrus. Bitterness is on the lower side, but still ample in concert with all the dank spice. Just a bit chalky/dull on the end, creating a somewhat abrupt finish, though the plentiful dry hop lingers long via retronasal hop burps and such. Another very intriguing beer from these guys that's just missing a few elements. I can't wait to try my first Lolev beer where they nail everything; it will be absolutely epic, no doubt. As is, this is still top tier stuff.
Clarkvv
added a new beer
Sidewinder
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Lolev Beer
1 month ago
Bright, real fruit with a good mix of juiciness and acidity. Doesn't say lactose and I don't smell it. Lactic acid is low, as well, leaving the fruit to acidify it. Smells appropriately sweet, but certainly not a cheap, sugary rendition.
And indeed, it's actually very, very dry in the mouth but instead of running in to the problems created by that (too much acid and a seltzery, tannic texture), the wheat is gigantic here, creating both a nutty, creamy dullness to soak up the acid, while adding a chewiness of texture to balance the extreme dryness. Fruits feel authentic and there's a healthy acidity without it being truly sour or punchy-lactic.
Clarkvv
added a new beer
Merlin in Berlin: Blueberries, Raspberries & Strawberries
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Wayward Lane Brewing
1 month ago