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SaltyGrog

Asheville, NC, United States 🇺🇸 Member
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Countries
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Styles
188
Level
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The Land of Kudzu & $16 Mocktails.
Glamping down by the Helene carnage for a bit.

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SaltyGrog added a new beer Grey Area by Threes Brewing
1 month ago

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IPA from Hillman Beer (Asheville, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
$3 Monday special pint with my Father In-Law. Had four.

Deep mellow gold, heady, attractive.
Bittergreen, sweet herbal & basic Cheerio nose.
Astringent & slightly sweet. Sweet Ritz crackers, decently strong herbal & piney bite. Long tea astringentcy with a bit of warmth.

Maybe too sweet but drinks pretty well with food.
Tried from Draft at Hillman Beer on 08 Jun 2026 at 23:33
SaltyGrog

SaltyGrog added a new beer IPA by Hillman Beer
1 month ago

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Fresh Coast from TALEA Beer Co. (New York City, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7
Tallboy out the bar fridge when everything else on tap looked too pricey.

Classy, spirited pale gold pour with a fluffy white head.
Acidy, black pepper, weak white pith, medical nose.
Classic C hops, herbal, sharp & significantly malty but the body absolutely drops at the tail. Very alkaline but laced with a hint of sugar, perfect acid makes me thirsty for another sip. Lingering dank that popped in out of nowhere. $5.xx can from the fridge with no cork fee elevates the experience.

Very good.
Tried from Cask from City Hops on 21 Jul 2026 at 23:28
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Lavender & Honey from Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery (Altamont, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
At City Hops killing time. In town for work & now stuck with a canceled flight. Drink?

Good looking fizzy pint glass. I got shorted my pint pour by a good inch but didn't stink about it.
Sweet & subtle floral lavender on the nose; just enough.
Citrusy honey but zero body added, some texture. Bright acid, added malic, zippy no contrasting bite. Still okay.
Thin, low abv, easy drinker.

Good.
Tried from Draft from City Hops on 21 Jul 2026 at 23:25
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Oyster In My Pocket from Union Street Brewing Co (Hudson, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 10
In town for work, my flight cancelled. Near the Roosevelt Island tram & ducked into a new to me bar to avoid the terrible rain about to dump.

Extra frothy & dense tan cap over a very dark brown on black body, sticky residue.
Brown sugar & some slight coffee notes on the nose.
Soft sweetness, lush co2, contrasting the overall thin body. Faint dark fruit, dark chocolate, very minerally with a slightly astringent bite way in the back. Initial sweetness dissipates & leaves the earthy astringency behind.

Great beer.
Tried from Draft from City Hops on 21 Jul 2026 at 23:21
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Mountain to Sea from Urban Orchard Cider Co. (Asheville, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 6
Half pour at Appalachian while bottle shopping.

Bright pale gold, pretty still.
White grape, kinda guava & sweet pear nose, leaning tropical.
Taste is semisweet, thin, green table grapes, acidy apples, some added malic acid, pineapple sourness.
Thin, just a bit of itchy carb, white wine abv burn.

Okay enough.
Tried from Draft from Appalachian Vintner on 03 Jul 2026 at 22:35