SaltyGrog
Asheville, NC, United States 🇺🇸 MemberOptions
Glamping down by the Helene carnage for a bit.
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Brut IPA
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Hopson Brewing House
1 month ago
Golden amber, light but lingering froth.
Some "too fresh" funk upfront; cheesy hops.
Lathery first pull. Silky with a sudden bitter tea astringency, grapefruit pith, some caramel in the way back. Nuttiness on the finish.
Strong fizz, some abv push.
This is good.
Orange hazy with a very dense, nitro-ish inch of head that wont die.
Simple yeasties, starchy, watered down orange burps, weak amount of clove, but a lot of black pepper through the tail.
Okay.+
SaltyGrog
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Hefeweizen
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Ruken Cervecería Artesanal
1 month ago
Pours sort of like a dirty cup of coffee. Weak head.
Medium roast coffee, perceivably acidic. Charry malt, with only a spot of scalded milk & cinnamon. Nose is mostly about the coffee.
Medium strong roast, brown sugar, some zing from cinnamon & barely a splash of malted milk. There's an earthy coffee bitterness that lingers on the tail. Bit of a warm abv belly too. Very acidic coffee. Thin body with some weak starchiness from the oatmeal. Not exactly what I want.
Tis okay to good.
Classy amber, on the orange side.
Leafy, sharp, oily, boozy hot, cooked apple spirits.
Upfront taste is caramel & bright acid. Acidy, thin, popsicle stick tannins, lemon iced tea, rose water, long sharp, lots of oak & dried herbage. A touch of heat but there's a wall of sweet n savory that just keeps it all from getting out of control.
Being still just makes it feel so much more potent.
Really like ya but do I love ya?
SaltyGrog
added a new beer
Kingston Black Still (2025)
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Eve's Cidery
1 month ago
Amber orange pour, nicely settled. Not active.
Deeply macerated apple, herbal, spiced, grassy, slightly oxidized nose.
Sharp & bittersweet, leaning off-sweet. Lemon iced-tea, lemon icey, pithy coarse apple skin, some green pepper, lingering astringency & acid. This is crab dominant & yummy. Not as great as a pure Wickson, but good.
Thin, sharp, boozy, astringent, prickly & delicate carb, harsh but flavorful.
Last vintage was very uneven, this one is great.
SaltyGrog
added a new beer
Got Crabs, Too? 2024
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Raging Cider & Mead
1 month ago
Lo-ball at home, Friday night before beer chatz.
Pale gold, very slight protein haze, quick spritz, no head.
Syrupy sweet & damp nose with an apple blossom floral. Light perceived bitterness.
Bright & mostly clean after an initial mild funk front. Middling tart, residual pear sweetness, bubblegum, faint leftover yeasties, touch of mint, pleasant slightly bitter finish.
A bit of body, slick, bright, good middling acid, very low co2, hidden abv feels real easy.
Approachable & tasty.