JUSTIN IS BACK IN TOWN!

Justin is visiting from KC again and we are going to blog it up!  Lots of beer to come.

Beer #1

Brewer:  Dry Dock
Beer Name: Apricot Blonde
Beer Style:  Blonde Ale
Price: ?

Aroma:  Smells like a beach bum's ballsack on a sandy ocean in North Carolina says Justin.  And off we go.  For me, it has a slight aroma of apricot.

Appearance:  Hazy, golden ale.

Mouthfeel:  Rather watery.  Not a lot happening here.

Taste:  Everyone says it tastes better then it smells.  It is good.  Very light, crisp, apricot ale. 

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3.75.  John says 3.25.  I'll split the difference.  3.5 for me.

Beer #2

Brewer:  Dry Dock
Beer Name:  Sour Apricot
Beer Style:  Sour
Price:  $

Aroma:  Very tart.  Lemony.

Appearance:  Very hazy golden color.  Slightly darker then the blonde.

Mouthfeel:  A little tingle on the tongue here. 

Taste:  Taste is pretty tart.  A lot of lemon to me.  It's too much.

Overall Rating:  A little too tart for me.  I say 2.5.  John says 3.5.  Michelle says 3.75.  She likes it. 

Beer #3

Brewer:  Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  Peach OJ Run
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack of cans.

Aroma:  Pineapple, fresh squeezed OJ, peaches, fruit in general.

Appearance:  Hazy, juicy, looks like a glass of OJ.

Mouthfeel:   Very rough through the drink.   A strong, rough feel as it goes down.

Taste:  A delicious take on the OJ Run.  This one has added peaches which just makes it juicier.  If you like the NE IPA's, this one will be right up your alley.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 4.0.  John says 3.75.  I'll go 4 as well.  Not my absolute favorite Narrow Gauge but it's still very good.

Beer #4

Brewer:  Stone
Beer Name:  Revengeful Spirit
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Dank with a slight hint of fruit.  Maybe a mango?

Appearance:  Pee yellow and not clear.  Not a hazy like the Narrow Gauge but you can't see through at all.

Mouthfeel:  Slight tingle on the front but not much else.  Very light for an 8.1. 

Taste:  Suprisingly fruity for a Stone.  Not bad at all.  I could drink this although I would not pick it over a Narrow Gauge for sure.  Justin says he tastes the booze. 

Overall Rating:  John says a 3.5.  Justin says 3.5.  I'll go 3.25. 

Beer #5

Brewer:  Grains and Taps
Beer Name:  Yuppies in Blazers
Beer Style:  Milkshake IPA
Price:  $12 for the crowler

Aroma:  Tangerine milkshake vanilla goodness. 

Appearance:  Super hazy.  Orangey. 

Mouthfeel:  Tingly, somewhat heavy.

Taste:  Justin nailed it when he said it tastes like a melted orange sherbet.  It's fricking fantastic.  It's orange sherbet with IPA at the end.  Delicious.  Justin says a near death experience only topped by a Decadent Tropical Smoothie.

Overall rating:  Justin says 4.75.  I agree.  John says 4.25.

Beer #6

Brewer:  Pipeworks
Beer Name:  Pineapple Guppy
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price:  $2 for a can at Beer Sauce

Aroma:  Justin says wet pennies soaking in OJ.  I say it's more like day old bubble gum- the really cheap stuff that comes in Topps baseball cards.

Appearance:  Very light yellow; almost clear.  Looks more like lemon juice.

Mouthfeel:  Slight tingle on tongue. 

Taste:  A little let-down after the fantastic ice-cream IPA we just had but not bad overall.  This is pretty good for a lighter beer (4.6%).  If you want a totally trendy beer to take to the pool, this is the one. 

Overall Rating:  I say a solid 3.75 for a lighter beer.  Justin says a 3.  John says 3.0.

Beer #7

Brewer:  St. Patrick's Brewery
Beer Name:  Tropical Beach IPA
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Justin says it smells like damp (moist) Michelin tires from Costco?  I say it smells like rotting trash mixed with dog poo.  (John added the dog poo.)  Justin says it reminds him of a butt.

Appearance:  Looks like diet Coors Lite.  It's light, light yellow.

Mouthfeel:  Nothing at all.

Taste:  Well, we have a loser.  This is the worst beer we've blogged since that debacle black and tan Yuengling.  Nothing was that bad but this enters the arena for consideration.  It tastes like it's been microwaved to boiling and then frozen solid for about 12 weeks straight.  I'm saying that it has a gunpowder aftertaste.

Overall Rating:   Justin says a 1.75.  John says a 1.75.  I say a solid 1.  This must be a bad batch or can.  It has a 3.5 rating on untappd.

Beer #8

Brewer:  Boulder Beer Company
Beer Name:  Hazed and Infused
Beer Style: Pale Ale
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Slight citrus.  Justin says tangerine floral.

Appearance:   Golden, hazy.  Light yellowish pee color.

Mouthfeel:  Very light and fruity.  Justin gets resin.  John says tingly.

Taste:  Almost west coast ipaish.  Definitely get the dry hopped coming through.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3, John says 3.25.  I say 2.5.  Not a huge fan overall. 

Beer #9

Brewer:  Boulder Beer Company
Beer Name:  Due East
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Very slight passionfruit maybe?  Peaches?  Unaromatic for a NE IPA.

Appearance:  Very clear for a NE IPA.

Mouthfeel:  Very watery for an IPA.  Almost no tingle. 

Taste:  Again, a bubble gummy flavor.  Not sure how these hops are working out west but they seem to have a common theme. 

Overall Rating:  I say a 3.0.  Justin says 3.4.  John says a 3.5.

Beer #10

Brewer:  AC Golden
Beer Name:  Colorado Native Apricot
Beer Style:  Ale
Price:  $20 for a bottle

Aroma:  Tarty, tarty, tarty tart tart.  Holy sours.  Not messing around on the tartness.

Appearance:  Golden, hazy, light.

Mouthfeel:  Rather puckering as you untwist your face.  Think the old Keystone Light commercials.

Taste:  Slightly sour.  And by slightly, I mean a punch you in the nuts IV drip of sour patch kids.  This is seriously sour.  After yout take a drink, you feel like you have been drinking nothing but ocean water for the last month.  Justin says it makes his ears hurt.

Overall Rating:  Michelle says a 3.8; John says 3.75.  I say 3 even.

Beer #11

Brewer:  Rockyard Brewing
Beer Name:  Hopalypto
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  ?

Aroma:  If you snort it, it burns according to Justin.  Slightly less sour then the previous entry.  If you snorted lemon peels, it would be less sour then the last beer.  This one has a fruity, much more even bouquet to it. 

Appearance:  Clear, pale, very IPAish

Mouthfeel:  Very light, slight tingle. 

Taste:  Blah, blah, blah.  Nothing special.  Perfectly drinkable but nothing outstanding.

Overall Rating:  2.5 for Justin, same for me; John says 2.75.

Beer #12

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Guava Orange Pacific Punch
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Citrus, duh.

Appearance:  Cloudy, hazy, golden light.  As tropical a beer as you could imagine.

Mouthfeel:  Slight IPA tingle at the back end but smooth up front.  Not a lot happening here.  Justin says it's like drinking silky roses.

Taste:  Citrus, smooth, fruity.  Almost as good as the smoothie beer we had earlier.  Delicious.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 4.8.  I say a 4.5.  John says a 4.5.

Beer #13

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Coconut Citrus Citra
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Not a whole lot happening here.  A little citrus here.

Appearance:  Same as the other- light, hazy and clear.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly; boozy.  A nice, fresh mouthfeel.  Almost like a mouthwash.

Taste:  This tastes like a beach party in a can.  This is my second favorite Decadent.  No one agrees.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 3.3; John says a 4.  I say 4.75.

Beer #14

Brewer:  4Hands
Beer Name:  Mississippi Mud Cake Stout
Beer Style:  Stout
Price:  $7 a bottle roughy but came as part of a 3pack of milk stout XMas pack.

Aroma:  coffee, chocolate, vanilla

Appearance:  Quite a bit darker then the others and no, I'm not a racist. 

Mouthfeel:  Quite a tingle.  Not bad at all.

Taste:  Chocolate; chocolate, chocolate, followed by the vanilla. Not getting any walnuts.  We are all getting coffee/ mocha.  It is smooth as could be and worth very penny I paid.  This is a curl up under the blanket and take a winter nap beer.  I was expecting good things from this one and I am not disappointed. 

Overall Rating:  John says a 4.75; Justin says a 4.5; I say 4.5 also.  Delicious but not Madagascar good.

Beer #15

Brewer:  Boulder Brewing Company
Beer Name:  Shake
Beer Style:  Porter
Price:  ?

Aroma: Smells like chocolate heaven. 

Appearance:  Dark, dark, dark. 

Mouthfeel:  Very light.  Not a lot happening.

Taste:  Chocolate, mocha, slight hint of coffee.  Very heavy on the chocolate.  Justin gets vanilla.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 4.3; John says a 4.5; I say a 4.0.

DONE AND DUSTED.  15 beers.  And I'm going to bed.