Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery | Bend, Oregon USA
Purchased @
Beer & Wine World - Mansfield, Texas USA
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Another great APA! This brew is very well-balanced and is one that I could drink all day long and enjoy every drop! This brew is so versatile that it will pair up well with a multitude of foods that you just can’t go wrong with it! Deschutes’ brewing process is solid and their beers are top-notch! I think I’ll have another … or five!!
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La Trappe Isid’or
Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V. | Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
Purchased @
Lone Star Beverages - Carrollton, Texas USA
Style: Belgian Pale Ale (BPA)
Hark! What flavor doth impart upon thine palate?! It is this BPA and my tongue is ablaze with delight! Goes daggum good with these buffalo wings! This brew had my senses on overload! Abundant in scent and abundant in flavor, this brew was quite the excitement from start to finish! As the brew warmed up those flavors and scents became much more robust and I found that as it continued to warm that brew just got better and better! Definitely a quality brew to have a good stock of on-hand!
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Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn, New York USA
Purchased @
Lone Star Beverages - Carrollton, Texas USA
Style: American Amber/Red Lager
Quite a good lager this one is! Very smooth and very easy on the drinkability scale; sure, you can chug it down but save that for those lessor quality macro-brews! This is a very solid brew and surely won’t disappoint you in any way. Very robust and flavorful and will be a nice addition to your BBQ or fish fry! A bit more hoppy than most other amber/red lagers that I have tasted but it is surely nothing overbearing nor takes away from its good qualities!
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Great Divide Rumble IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company | Denver, Colorado USA
Purchased @
Lone Star Beverages - Carrollton, Texas USA
Style: American IPA
I have only had a couple of American IPAs and both were just really good down-to-earth brews! This brew is a great brew to start with if you have not tried any American IPAs. The flavors in this one are pronounced but very well-balanced: caramels, vanilla, hops. Pair this brew up with something really spicy and you have a winning combination! I’ll definitely be enjoying more of this brew in the days to come!
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Molson Golden
Molson Breweries Of Canada. Ltd. | Toronto, Ontario Canada
Purchased @
Lone Star Beverages - Carrollton, Texas USA
Style: Pale Lager (Adjunct Lager)
Wooo doggie that is one skunky brew when I first opened it up; but that is to be expected from some of them adjunct lagers. Not much to yak about on this brew as it is much akin to all the other mass produced beers of this style: lifeless and tasteless. It would not surprise me to find this along side other macro brews at the local bar on those $1 pint nights! That’s a pint of beer (I reckon that’s what they are passing for!) for one dollar … one dollar … only the cheap brews baring the least of qualities and damning the name of good beer are sold at these ‘specials’. None for me thank ya kindly!
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