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jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Mental Vacation from Honor Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
a: mostly clear golden body | thin, fast-dying white head
a: tart limes | easy wheat | brine at end
f: crisp key limes | refreshing | soft coriander seed
t: gatorade | cucumbers | mellow kettle sour towards finish
o: hibiscus-like soured qualities | clean-drinking | enjoyable throughout & incredibly thirst-quenching after long training run for USMC Marathon 2025!
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Alexandria (Old Town), Virginia | 13-August-2025 | US$3,00 | Canned: 10-June-2025 | tagline: 'RIP SGT David Covllard' | sampled: 18-October-2025
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updated a beer:
Silent Curse
brewed by Nepenthe Brewing Co.
1 month ago
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updated a beer:
Mental Vacation
brewed by Honor Brewing Company
1 month ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
a: dark brown body | thinnish, nice tan head
a: prunes | pure oak | tart blackberries
f: soured grapes | light rustic malts | spontaneous fermentation
t: woodsie | soft plums | complex and elegant end
o: wild yeasts throughout | enjoyable and flavourful | polished and super fruity - well worth (probably made it better) the five+ years aging!
355 mL wax-sealed bottle | K-1 Beer & Wine: Arlington, Virginia | 07-June-2020 | US$11,49 | release: plum, 7,7% abv | sampled: 07-October-2025
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
a: clear golden body | thinnish, fast-dying head
a: yeast | curacao | strong coriander seed
f: grassy | light lemons | funky barnyardie
t: slightly nutty | dry wheats | candy finish
o: true-to-style | refreshing throughout | honey sweetness at end
16 ounce can | Gull & Hammock: Cape Charles, Virginia | 13-April-2024 | US$4,99 | no can date | sampled: 10-October-2025
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Brewery Gnome from First State Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
a: slightly hazy copper coloured body | large tan head
a: nutty | yeast | caramelised sugars
f: medicinal | cardboardie malts | bready
t: a touch astringent | drying | malt-centric
o: true-to-style | bitter throughout | no complexity or depth
12 ounce can | Total Wine: Laurel (Corridor), Maryland | 01-December-2024 | US$3,29 | Canned: 02-August-2024 ('24215' on bottom - Julian) | sampled: 10-October-2025 while watching the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Dark Rye from Ardent Craft Ales 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
a: dark brown body | thinnish, oily light brown head
a: molasses | roasted grain | star anise
f: rich chocolate | pitted fruits | soy sauce at end
t: rustic malts | a touch nutty | prunes & raisins
o: rich fruits throughout | bitter grain | enjoyable and strong...still (this would have been probably too deep, fresh!)
12 ounce bottle | Total Wine: Manassas, Virginia | 28-April-2020 | US$3,79 | no bottle date, but into store: 11-March-2025 (at the start of 'covid') | sampled: a bit over five years later, on 14-October-2025
jgb9348
updated a beer:
Bayside Belgian Farmhouse Ale
brewed by Cape Charles Brewing Company
1 month ago
jgb9348
updated a beer:
Oak and Orchard: Dark Sour with Plum
brewed by Epic Brewing Company
1 month ago
jgb9348
updated a beer:
Brewery Gnome
brewed by First State Brewing Company
1 month ago