Adult Beverages Thread

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  1. Punk-101

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    How amazing does this sound? The reviews agree with this description, but my palate does not. It's got a lot of Brett funk and sour strawberry, but not like a strawberry you'd eat. It's more like that squishy moldy strawberry you find at the bottom of the palate cause you didn't eat them fast enough. It's still a good sour, but I wanted bourbon, oak, and sweet, but only got funk and vinager berries.
     
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    Nothing groundbreaking but still tasty. The ginger is really present.
     
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    finally bit the bullet and pulled the trigger on this $36 gem. It is an amazing sour, but I was hoping for more wood and leather and vanilla from the barrels. It's there, but not enough, IMO.

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    Delicious. Big vanilla and bourbon flavors, but still balanced out by the very hoppy red ale base. Not worth $23, but damn good.
     
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    Holy moly good lord! Raspberry truffles. So smooth and tasty.
     
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    Tried "Smog City Sabre Toothed Squirrel" last night.

    A surprising hoppy amber. Was good, it's name made it better.
     
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    Delicious sour, the way they're meant to be. Simple, dry, and European. Like a prickly tart Chardonnay.
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    I hate chocolate and orange, but this was really nice. The vanilla made is super interesting.
     
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    I found a hole in the wall/mom and pop owned liquor store near me, they have a really interesting assortment. I will need to come back after finishing the stash at home. Never had a chance to go to the one you told me about in Tustin (?).
     
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    Yeah, Bradley's. What's the one you're talking about?
     
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    Green Jug in Woodland Hills
     
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    Really good. Tastes a lot like consecration.
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    Wtf? How is this so good? Trader Joe's makes an amazing dry pale sour for $8.99.
     
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    Belgian abbey ale aged in bourbon barrels with coffee. It's delicious.
     
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    Could not find this at my Trader Joes. :speechless:
     
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    Check another store. Mine was plenty stocked, not like a super fast moving product.
     
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    Oh yuck! It's mead. I thought it was an ale with some honey. Tastes like $29 cough syrup.
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    This is pretty good. The vanilla really mutes the sourness, which is bad.
     
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    Really good Belgian. Tons of sweet date flavor.
     
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    The Bruery has some of the best labels. Have you been to their brewery @Punk-101?
     
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    Of course! I live like 5-10 minutes away.
     
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    It wouldn't be a crazy theory to think Punk owned the place. :D ;)
     
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    How is it? I was going to go for a hiking event a couple months back but plans didn't work out.
     
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    its the best. Crowded on weekend nights but a cool crowd.
     
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