The Land of Kudzu & $16 Mocktails.
Glamping down by the Helene carnage for a bit.

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SaltyGrog is visiting Able Baker Brewery located in Las Vegas, United States
1 month ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Dirty Dog IPA from Big Dog's Brewing Company (Las Vegas, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
On tap at the yardhouse, vegas.

Pint glass. Lovely sticky & bleached froth. A-typical medium gold, settled & inviting pour.
Nose is simple & straightforward, lots of pike with a second wave of inviting earthy.
Citrus forward with stinging pine & a long tail of astringency & black pepper. Hearty but dry crackermeal.
Thin, lovely small bit of acid, slight parchness.

Excellent wcipa.
Tried from Draft at Yard House - Las Vegas (The Linq), NV on 12 Sep 2026 at 20:52
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
To Be Pear from Mojave Brewing Company (Henderson, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Short pour at Yardhouse, Vegas.

Pale gold, nondescript.
Syrupy, buttery, industrial sour apple/pear juice blend on the nose.
Phenolic, sour apple, pear skin, industrial burn, quick wine yeast.
Decent carb, the rest is forgettable.
Tried from Draft at Yard House - Las Vegas (The Linq), NV on 12 Sep 2026 at 20:45

SaltyGrog added a new beer To Be Pear by Mojave Brewing Company
1 month ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Hoppy Times IPA from Bad Beat Brewing (Las Vegas, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Yard House, Vegas. In town for work. Pint glass for $7 because flights were so dam expensive.

Medium pale gold, filtered, weak soapy head.
Smell is pineapple tropical with some very obvious apple hookah on top.

Pine forward, mid-low malty sweetness, cooked down pineapple, pithy grapefruit on the tail alongside some high acid. Dull pine oil lingers. Onion burps. Sorta messy.
Very low forced carb makes it feel syrupy.

It was cold, I drank it & I quickly moved on.
Tried from Draft at Yard House - Las Vegas (The Linq), NV on 12 Sep 2026 at 17:23
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Redfield (2024) from South Hill Cider (Ithaca, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Clear 750ml via an alternate in their cider club. Sometimes there's a lot of repeats & if it's not something super undervalued, I just can't have that. Saw this down the alt list & it was never offered when it came out, so let's do it.

Lo-ball glass at home after chilling for a few weeks in the basement fridge.
Pale amber, settled/disgorged clarity, thin ring of lace that would rather not be there.
Browned bittersharps, old cherry, false oak, crabby floral funk & accompanying citrus pith nose; inviting but maybe too mild overall.
Red table grapes, rich & snappy/red/sharp eating apples. Slightly buttery underneath it all with some honey-orange zing on the tail. Maraschino cherry. Half sweet & probably too sweet but lots of tart contrast. Love crabs but this one is a little syrupy.

This would have killed at 9.5% & dryyyyyyyy.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2026 at 22:59

SaltyGrog added a new beer Redfield (2024) by South Hill Cider
1 month ago

SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Brilliant Brut from Altered Ego Cider (Stevenson, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 5
Single from that old-school bottle shop in Seattle. Forgotten in my luggage for a week like a slob. Chilled for a couple weeks & now we have a dedicated lo-ball glass.

Very pale gold, filtered, soapy thin head.
Cava, fast wine yeasts, sour green table grapes, plastic, fuming alcohol, preservative nose.
Taste is slightly sweet. Table grapes, twangy green apple, some sweeter grocery store sauce, slight tropical roundness, malic acid, mid lingering astringency, boozy-winey heat.
Sharp & acidic with punishing carb.

Industrial sparkler. Obviously can't finish this.
Tried from Draft from Bottleworks on 08 Sep 2026 at 22:18

SaltyGrog added a new beer Guardian Angel by Altered Ego Cider
1 month ago

SaltyGrog added a new beer Dark Royale by Altered Ego Cider
1 month ago