IPA Friday!!!!

It's Friday night, ain't got no job....  OK, OK, sorry.  Mention the word Friday and off I go.  Justin from KC has joined us and is excited to be part of his first blog!  Welcome Justin.  As usual, John and I are hear to provide next to no useful data.  On tap, we have 12 strong IPA's and two strong pale ales.  Three from Decadent, five from Toppling Goliath, four from Narrow Gauge, and two Evil Twins.  Off to the first beer---

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Double Tropical Smoothie
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack.

Aroma:  Justin says orange juice and pineapple, Kelly says mango, I'm saying guava and keylimes, watermelon, canteloupe, and honeydew.  If I forgot any tropical melons, add them in.

Appearance:  Super cloudy OJ with froth.  This category might get redundant.

Mouthfeel:  Justin says silky smooth, like Billie Dee Williams afro.  Lucious even.

Taste:  Justin says Orange Julius pineapple explosion.  I'm thinking the if someone invented a blender big enough to dump a fruit cart in, this would be the stuff you lick off the bottom.  Gladly.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 5.  John says 4.  I say 4.25.  It's good but not as good as the Mango Coconut Smoothie from the last blog.

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Blueberry Frosted Pastry
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Blueberry, doughy, french toast, maply

Appearance:  Much clearer then the other.  I got the top of the can and John's is cloudier at the end.

Mouthfeel:  Very smooth and light.  Slight alcohol burn at the end.  These are the best disguised strong beers ever.

Taste:  Blueberry french toast doused in maple syrup with a hint of blueberry vape pen at the end says Justin.  I say it's a very close representation of a blueberry pop tart. 

Overall Rating:  4.2 for Justin.  John says a 3.75.  I'm staying with 4.25.  It is good as well.

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Strawberry Frosted Pastry
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Not as much here.  Slightly bitter combined with a burnt strawberry.  Justin says strawberry bread left in the attic for too long.  Maple as well.

Appearance:  Definitely cloudy but clearer then the first one.

Mouthfeel:  More bubbly- not nearly as smooth.   Slightly tingly.

Taste:  Burnt strawberries, It's a very sour, tart, almost spoiled strawberry taste.  Definitely maple in this one as well.  Justin says medicine.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 3.3; John says a 3.25.  I'm saying a 2.5.  No one will be buying this sgain.

Brewer: Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  Double Dry Hopped Sparkle Motion
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price:  $16 for a 4 pack at Narrow Gauge

Before we begin, I must say that I love the Narrow Gauge.  It's my favorite brewery in St. Louis.  So, you may see some serious love from me.

Aroma:  This beer smells dank.  It has a definite moldy grandma  basement smell to it.  Justin says piney tree bark resin.  Or a tree-hugging hippie's armpit.  Not quite sure I agree with Justin's assessment.

Appearance:  This is a cloudy orange mess.  It looks like a slice of peach pie.  John says pineapple juice.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly, dances on the tongue.  Very light and smooth as well.

Taste:  This is the perfect balance between bitter and citrus.  Justin says it's like licking George Brett's bat.  John says it tastes citrusy.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.5, Justin says a 3.9.  I say a 4.5.  I love this one.

Brewer:  Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  Double Dry Hopped Cloud City
Beer Style:  IPA
Beer Price:  $16 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Justin says sweet morning dew.  John gets a little pine.  I say it smells like the air before a thunderstorm combined with Drakkar Noir circa 1982.

Appearance:  Very cloudy and light.  Same as all the others.

Mouthfeel:  tingly, smooth, tangy= not much else we can say about the IPA's tonight.

Taste:  citrusy deliciousness combined with heavenly juiceiness.  That is my comment.

Overall Rating:  I say 4.75, Justin says a 4.5; John says a 4.25.  We are getting warmer.

Brewer:  Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  OJ Run
Beer Style:  Imperial IPA
Beer Price:  $18 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Boozy OJ.  Go figure.

Appearance:  Again, hazy with a light tone.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly, smooth, etc.  Same thing.  Ditto.  Etc.  Etc.

Taste:  100% citrus.  Slight, slight bitter at the end.  I love "IPA".  This is a juice bomb explosion.  Orange juice heaven.  This beer tastes like a 4% summer beer packed into a nitroglycerine barrel.

Overall Rating:  I say 4.75.  John says 4.5.  Justin says a 4.6459734-291i.778 times pi divided by the pythagoreun theorum times the tangent of 45 degrees.  I don't know anyone else who divides teir palate by the thousandths.  That is impressive.

Brewer:  Evil Twin
Beer Name:  IPA Kolata
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $4 a 16 ounce can

Aroma:  orangey, pineapple, very tart.

Appearance:  light and cloudy, everyone else says clearish.  As in you have uti says our wives.  Maybe that's why we don't let them blog.  Just an observation.

Mouthfeel:  very light, smooth, slightly tingly.

Taste:  Justin and John are both fans.  They are raving about it.  They say it goes from pineapple immediately to coconut.  Ralph says it's like licking a coppertone swimsuit model's....  ummm ankle.  Yeah, we are going with that.  By the way, there is no Ralph here.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.75; Justin says 4.3; I say 2.75.

Brewer:  Evil Twin
Beer Name:  Key Lime Pie
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $5 a 16 oz can

Aroma:  Sour Limes,  Go figure.  Very tart.  Slight sweet hints around the edges..

Appearance:  ditto, these are all fruity ipas.

Mouthfeel:  puckering, sour.  No weight at all.

Taste:  Justin says it's like licking a leprechaun's ass.  I am not even going to ask.  Justin says carbonated lime juice.  I think I like that one better then the leprechaun simile.  Call me an Engligh major.

Overall Rating:  John and Justin are not fans.  John says 2.5, Justin says 2.7, I say 4.0.  I thought it was delicious.  Definitely buying again.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  Psuedo Sue
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price: $12 a 4 pack

Aroma: Fruity, floral, and piney.  Legit.

Appearance:  Ditto...

Mouthfeel:  Very, very smooth...  John detects a slight tingle.  I'm not sure that is happening in his mouth though.  Justin says a little tingle tingle for the dingle dingle.  No, I'm not making this up.

Taste:  Delicious.  This is a ridiculously good beer.  John says vaginosis.  Justin thinks a huge citrus bomb with a slight hop at the end.  Justin said when he swallows he gets a little tingle on the back end.  (His words- not mine).

Overall Rating:  I say 4; John says a 4.25, Justin says a 4.6.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  King Sue
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $16 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  A leprechan's sweaty crotch says Justin; spicy and dank.  I think it's orangish.  Juicy.

Appearance:  Ditto.

Mouthfeel:  About the same.  Nothing new given we have blogged the exact same base beer for the last 9 hours.

Taste:  Creamy smooth citrusy pineapple mango bomb.  Boom goes the dynamite.  Beotch.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 4.7; John says 4.0.  I'm going 3.75.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  Golden Nugget
Beer Style:  Shocking!  An IPA.
Price:  $10 for a 4 pack.

Aroma:  So George Brett's bat hooked up with a pine tree loving hippie with vaginosis and they had a baby in a grandma's dank basement.  I don't smell anything.  Apparently, I'm hypoallergenic to George Brett's penis (or bat).  That's what this has devolved into.  Gotta love alcohol.

Appearance:  Dank.  Justin says it whistles through like a tornado!

Mouthfeel: Justin says it's just like George Brett's pinetar dong.  Not sure I agree with that. I found George Brett's pinetar dong to be a lot less abrasive on the palate.

Taste:  We not touching this one.

Actually, It's pretty good.  Very nice for $10 a 4 pack.  Citrusy; not as good as the psuedo sue but it's still good.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.0; Justin says a 3.5.  I'm saying a 3.5 also.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  SOSUS
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $14 a 4 pack?

Aroma:  Justin says dank wood floating in a dirty river.  Rotting kumquat in a field of mosaic hops.  John says he likes it.

Appearance:  Ditto

Mouthfeel:  This is a slightly more tart version of the Sues.  Not bad.  Tingly, smooth, etc.

Taste:  This is slightly more tart than the sues.  It is good.  Justin says dang dang a dong doo.  I say it's very close to the Psuedo Sue.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 4.2.  John says a 4.0.  I say 3.75.  Slightly below the Psuedo Sue.

Brewer:  Topping Goliath
Beer Name:  Fire, Skulls, and Money
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $12 a 4 pack

Aroma:  Old Pennies soaked in OJ.  Old musty oranges.

Appearance:  ...

Mouthfeel:  ...

Taste:  We are done.  Hoppy bitter piney citrus.  OK.  We are done.  John says it almost has an IPA taste.

Overall Rating:  We all say somewhere between 3 and 5.  Bam!  Another work of art finished.  We have finished this bitch.  14 IPA's done and dusted.