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Heading down to West Palm tomorrow morning. Looking forward to trying some Cigar City beers...Jai Alai being on the most wanted list of the ones that are readily available

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Jai Alai is good stuff, one of a few standard IPA choices for me when at store...Maduro is a good brown, as well

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So, I had my first Cigar City this past week and it didn't disappoint. Kinda hard to find in stores on the East coast...I found a 6 pack of Invasion Pale Ale at a Winn Dixie and a 6 pack of Jai Alai at a Total Wine. At Total Wine I also found a Maduro Brown Ale and Florida Cracker, a Witbier that I didn't get to try. I also had a can of their Hotter Than Helles Lager.

I didn't have a bad note about the lot.

I also tried a Terrapin Liquid Bliss, Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, to compare it to the award winning stuff at my local, Willoughby Brewing Company. The Terrapin was more chocolatey but not bad.

Had a Miami Brewing Company Coconut Ale which wasn't too bad.

Made a stop in Funky Buddah Hookah Bar and Brewery since I saw their Hop Gun IPA at all stores I stopped in. The Hop Gun wasn't bad...not as good as Jai Alai or the 2 majors from the local breweries up here. The worst from FB was Breakfast Club, a maple blueberry stout. I thought I was drinking straight out of a bottle of Log Cabin. Way too sweet and no hint of blueberry at all. I was wearing my Fat Head's Tshirt and noticed they had their session IPA in bottle, Sunshine Daydream. They said it sold well. I also saw a few Fat Head's at Total Wine, which put a smile on my face.

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Probably going to catch hell from the beer snobs now, but I've really, really been enjoying Hamms lately. It's just really refreshing to step back and drink a cheap beer now and then that actually is tasty and refreshing. Plus it reminds me of days gone by.

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So now that I'm a Cicerone. I get asked all the time, what's your favorite beer? My reply has always been the same. Free and cold(though I do like some room temp brews). My go to beers are usually Stones Arrogant Bastard or IPA and Lagunitas Dog Town Pale or their Censored Amber along with their IPA. I get the pleasure of drinking at least 20 new beers a week and really none are drain pours. Had a barrel aged Abyss the other night that was out of this world. Even better than the Founds Breakfast Stout I had last week.

 

All beer is proof, God loves us and wants us to be happy

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So now that I'm a Cicerone. I get asked all the time, what's your favorite beer? My reply has always been the same. Free and cold(though I do like some room temp brews). My go to beers are usually Stones Arrogant Bastard or IPA and Lagunitas Dog Town Pale or their Censored Amber along with their IPA. I get the pleasure of drinking at least 20 new beers a week and really none are drain pours. Had a barrel aged Abyss the other night that was out of this world. Even better than the Founds Breakfast Stout I had last week.

 

All beer is proof, God loves us and wants us to be happy

 

 

:tup:

I love Stones

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Bell's Saturn is out. The fifth in the 7-part Planet Series. This one's an 11.5% Oak Barrel Aged Barleywine. I found a six for $12.99 here. Some folks are saying they're only allowed to buy single bottles. Reviews are mixed. Some say it has too thin of a mouthfeel for a barleywine and it's too bourbon forward. I'm going to let mine sit for a while to let the bourbon mellow out.

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Good idea loaf. Barleywines in general do better with a bit of cellaring. Bells is such a fine brewery. We only get tastings out here, because of archaic laws, but each and every time I drink their beers I'm impressed an happy

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I bought 4 beers yesterday, 2 local (maybe 3) and a Ballast Point Victory At Sea (with a rating of 98 on Beer Advocate I had to try it)...going to have to have this tomorrow night as I weep about the Browns' draft picks.

 

Edit: I looked in the fridge and found the 4th was a Cincinnati brewery, Rivertown. I bought their Divergent Sour Ale...

The other two:

Fat Head's Bone Head Red - still pricey at $3.25/bottle but I can fit that in. It's an imperial red ale. 93 Rating on Beer Advocate

The Brew Kettle's Kitka - Chocolate Coconut Milk Stout. mmmm mmmmmm. 89 rating

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