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jgb9348

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8.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
s: tart | stone fruit | floral
a: slightly hazy orange body | not much off-white head
t: tart | cedar | polished yeast notes
p: funky | easy malts | complex sugars
o: elegant | nice fruit notes | great for 1st beer back in states (after red wine in Argentina!)

16 ounce can | Total Wine: Scottsdale, Arizona | 03-January-2025 | US$8,49 | Canned: 19-January-2024 | sampled: 21-April-2025 after returning a few hours ago from Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tried from Can on 21 Apr 2025 at 05:58

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
s: tart | icing sugar | artificial
a: crazy green-ish hued body | thin white head
t: soured | lactobilly funk | big limes
p: briney | soft malts | dry finish
o: good enough for style | aging didn't seem to help OR hurt | some real notes but more artificial key limes

16 ounce can | Krisp Market (BestDamnBeerShop): San Diego, California | 25-February-2020 | US$5,99 | no can date | sampled: 25-April-2025, a bit more than five years after purchase
Tried from Can from Best Damn Beer Shop (Inside Krisp) on 25 Apr 2025 at 05:55

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
s: plums (duh!) | light grass | flowers
a: slightly hazy copper body | fast-dying off-white head
t: crisp | tart | lactose
p: lactobilly funk | grassy | nice stone fruits
o: soured throughout | vanilla notes | enjoyable as it gets hot outside

16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Raleigh (Cary), North Carolina | 15-March-2025 | US$3,63 | 27-November-2024 | sampled: 22-April-2025
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's - Cary on 22 Apr 2025 at 05:54

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
s: yeast | caster sugar | apples
a: slightly hazy deep brown body | fast-dying tan head
t: funky | bread | caramelised sugars
p: biscuits | perfume | nutty malts
o: odd malts throughout | too sweet | not good for stlye..past it's prime?!?

12 ounce can | Liberty Liqours: LaVale, Maryland | 29-May-2023 | US$1,99 (part of a mixed six pack!) | Canned: '2022300' (Julian 300?) | sampled: 16-July-2025
Tried from Can from Liberty Liquors on 16 Jul 2025 at 05:50

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
s: chocolate | dry | cream
a: beautiful slightly hazy copper body | thin off-white head
t: brewed coffee | earthy malts | cardboardie finish
p: rustic grains | cashews | icing sugar on end
o: true-to-name | full-flavoured, yet light! | great for variance of the norms (IPAs/Sours/etc)

16 ounce can | GlenRo Spirit Shoppe: Monroe, ConnectICut | 29-November-2024 | US$4,49 | Canned: 20-May-2024 | 'peaks by': 20-January-2025 (whoops!) | sampled: 15-July-2025
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2025 at 05:49

8.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
s: super soured | fresh peaches | spontaneus fermentation
a: cloudy orange body | super fast-dying white head
t: tart | lactobilly funk | light salt
p: complex yeasts | dry oak barrels | great fruit complexity!
o: amazing for style | barnyardie throughout | complex & enjoyable (even in heat of Summer!)

37,5 cL bottle | Beer Baron: Livonia, Michigan | 10-November-2024 | US$5,49 (half off sale!) | bottled: 24-August-2016? (on top printed: '1032240816') | sampled: 13-July-2025
Tried from Bottle at Beer Baron on 13 Jul 2025 at 05:47

jgb9348 has a new beer style achievement

Level 11 for Stout - Imperial ticks with a total of 300 ticks of this sub style.
Imperial Victory Stout: Transcendence Bourbon Barrel Aged from Hay Camp Brewing Company was the one that did it!
1 month ago


7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
s: licorice | bourbon | burnt coffee
a: oily dark brown body | no head at all
t: caramelised sugars | smoked meat | fennel on finish
p: soy sauce | deep chocolates | earthy malts
o: smoother after 5+ years (fresh would have been TOO strong) | complex rustic notes | good to try if you can find it & are out seeing Mount Rushmore!!!

75 cL wax capped bottle | Smith's Liqour Gallery: Rapid City, South Dakota | 25-June-2020 | US$17,99 | bottled: 26-March-2020 | sampled: 11 & 12 July 2025, just over five years after purchase!
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2025 at 05:45

jgb9348 has a new beer style achievement

Level 3 for Cider - Flavoured (Other) ticks with a total of 15 ticks of this sub style.
Tee Time from Lost Boy Cider was the one that did it!
1 month ago


6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
a: clear slightly ghostly golden coloured body | no head (duh!)
a: crisp | earl grey | citrusey
f: granny smith | floral | brewed tea
t: refreshing | clean-drinking | balanced
o: drying | perfumey throughout | nice blend of sweet/tart, tea/apples and citrus/aromatics

16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market: Alexandria, Virginia | 15-August-2025 | US$4,49 | no can date | sampled: 29-April-2026
Tried from Can from MOM's Organic Market - Merrifield on 29 Apr 2026 at 06:07