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Last night at the baseball game Coors Light on draft. I know I know. Cheap but I like it.
Out for dinner at Applebee’s
Very good for only 69 calories and ZERO carbs 
Urban Artifact “Sugar Plum”. A fruit sour with plums, vanilla, and lactose. Definitely not for “yellow beer” drinkers, for both the taste and the 7.2%ABV. This UA flavor is only $12.99/6pk, much preferable to the 8%+ that goes $14.99/4pk.
Three Floyds “Turbo Reaper” IPA. Nice drinkable beer, 7%ABV. Decently hoppy but doesn’t taste too high on IBU scale, clean aftertaste. $12.99/6pk.
Perfect on a 60 degree rainy night 
LFROM Williamsport PA. Not overly hoppy
Back in beautiful Fairfield/Suisun City at Heretic Brewing. First up tonight, “Worry”, a Belgian Tripel that’s then aged in Chardonnay barrels and served unpasteurized and unfiltered. Nice color, taste is ok if you enjoy hints of Chardonnay. 10.6%, drinks very smooth. Probably the first of several Heretic updates this evening… 
Back in beautiful Fairfield/Suisun City at Heretic Brewing. First up tonight, “Worry”, a Belgian Tripel that’s then aged in Chardonnay barrels and served unpasteurized and unfiltered. Nice color, taste is ok if you enjoy hints of Chardonnay. 10.6%, drinks very smooth. Probably the first of several Heretic updates this evening…
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Real beer; no watered down fake stuff. I’d try that.
Here’s more:Real beer; no watered down fake stuff. I’d try that.
Barrel-aged porter with tart cherries, 7%
I know, what am I thinking, with a porter in May in CA heat?? Well, I’m here for the adventure. Only got one go at this life.
Anyways, on to the beer. No light penetrates it. Can smell the alky & cherries. Supremely smooth and above average taste for a mere porter. Would be a great Halloween sipper. Not too heavy either. I’d give it an 8.2/10.
Heretic’s “You Can’t Handle the Juice”, a double hazy IPA. Smell is pretty great, with some grapefruit notes. However, the taste is a little disappointing if you’re expecting the mouth-punch the name implies. Sure, the taste is decent, but it’s neither overly hoppy nor high IBU. Maybe my interpretation of the name colored my perception (or maybe it was the two beers posted above). I suppose I’d have one, maybe two of these… it will obviously get the job done at 8.5%. Apparently I’m the village idiot as BeerAdvocate gives this a 91%… it’s good, but I’m not elbowing old ladies out of line to get the last pint from the keg. I say 86-88.
Heretic’s “Forgotten Oasis”, a barrel-aged sour with cherry and hibiscus. Gorgeous red color, great nose with a hint of the sour, and a really light, crisp taste for 7.5%. Tastes almost like a Juicy Juice cherry (for those of you with grandkids and juice boxes! ) and does not have the typical sour bite; it’s more in the nose than the taste. This drinks with almost no ABV bite and only nose and taste… it’d be a great summer shade sipper. I’d definitely rank this one in the low 90s… if you can get this and like mid-hi ABV with a sour nose but cider-crisp taste, this is a winner!
) and does not have the typical sour bite; it’s more in the nose than the taste. This drinks with almost no ABV bite and only nose and taste… it’d be a great summer shade sipper. I’d definitely rank this one in the low 90s… if you can get this and like mid-hi ABV with a sour nose but cider-crisp taste, this is a winner!
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Note to self/prospective Forgotten Oasis drinkers: let this beer warm up for 15-20 mins from the pour (IOW, it needs to be ~70*F) and it really unleashes the cherry notes and flavor. After talking with the manager (trying to get them to buy ceramic-decorated growlers from our company) I resumed drinking this and it went from decent to amazing! The extra temp really allowed the cherry nose to come into its own, and the taste changed as well, for the better. Wish I had time to try it room-temp, as I prefer Urban Artifact “The Gadget”, to maximize its sour impact and fruit nose & taste.Heretic’s “Forgotten Oasis”, a barrel-aged sour with cherry and hibiscus. Gorgeous red color, great nose with a hint of the sour, and a really light, crisp taste for 7.5%. Tastes almost like a Juicy Juice cherry (for those of you with grandkids and juice boxes!
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Very good
It’s been a while, PBR tall boi since I had a too close encounter with a bear cub, and last night at the gym after yoga.
Timeless Heineken in the green bottle. A true classic.