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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Stone Brewing Co., USA

Stone Loral & Dr. Rudi’s Inevitable Adventure Double IPA

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Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 8.9%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Limited. Double IPA w/ Loral & Dr. Rudi

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A pairing like this was bound to happen. Loral hops were released in 2016 and quickly became one of our favorite new varieties. It was highlighted in our Stone Hop Revolver single hop IPA series, and was the featured hop in our hugely popular 2017 summer seasonal beer: Stone Ghost Hammer IPA. Then there’s Dr. Rudi, which has been around since 1976. Originally known as Super Alpha, this hop brings classic resin and piney notes, which pair it perfectly with the floral, citrusy aroma of Loral. Traditionalist GenX meets adventurous Millennial. What do they talk about? Nothing. Hops don’t talk. Together however, they speak. It’s apparent that a pairing like this was bound to happen. At Stone, we call it inevitable.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.86
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 22 fl. oz. bomber with an enjoy by date of 11th April 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A nice clear copper amber colour with a three finger off white head that had great retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Mandarin, orange peel, grapefruit rind, pine, floral, herbal and some very light caramel.
Taste: Moderate bitterness, grapefruit, citrus rind and peel, pine resin, herbal with hints of sweetness from caramel malt and a touch of booze.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and light alcohol warming.
Overall: I’m generally not a huge fan of floral and herbal beers, but this was still quite good as it was balanced by the nice citrusy fruitiness and lasting bitterness.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Brewski, Sweden

Brewski Passionfeber IPA

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Brewery: Brewski
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: American IPA

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Brewski loves passion. Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you are passionate about something, you are more willing to take risks. We want to reach out to my “twisted twin” Jonas from Naked Ape – we can’t thank you enough for all uncredited work you have done for us. Thanks!! Last but not least. Thank you Teedor and Jonas for making this label possible. Now..enough reading and enjoy this beer! Cheers!

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.79
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 2nd May 2019, ‘B58 beerfest’. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour with a slightly more than one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left pretty much no lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit, citrus rind, passionfruit and mango with a hint of grass and pine.
Taste: Orange flesh, grapefruit rind, pine, light bitterness and a slight herbal taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An easy drinking IPA, but I’m not getting much passionfruit, especially in the taste, which was fruity, but more citrus like.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Cerebral Brewing, USA

Cerebral Tandem Jetpack

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Brewery: Cerebral Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.2%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Malts – Golden Promise, Pilsner, Oats, Dextrine and C15. Hops – Columbus, El Dorado, Simcoe and Vic Secret

Brewer Description: (from website) An intensely juicy DIPA brewed with excessive amounts of El Dorado, Simcoe and Vic Secret. Blast through clouds of sweet, luscious fruit and into the stratosphere of hops!

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.81
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark-ish golden orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated quickly and left only some lacing.
Aroma: Mango, peach candy, pineapple, mandarin, citrus rind and pith.
Taste: Sweet and lightly bitter. Pineapple, mandarin, orange rind and pith plus some alcohol lingering in the background, which was surprising.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and light booze.
Overall: Quite nice, although it would have been even better if the light booziness could have been hidden behind the fruit or something.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Brewski, IPA - Session, Sweden

Brewski Mangofeber Session IPA

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Brewery: Brewski
Country: Sweden
ABV: 3.5%
Style: American Session IPA
Other Notes: Session India Pale Ale. Only real fruit inside!

Brewer Description: (from bottle) It is said that your first born will always carry a special place in your heart. As our first beer ever, Mangofeber has conquered tastebuds male and female, old and young, national and foreign. While we admit to always evolving this beer, so here is a light session version for anyone that wants to enjoy all the flavours with a little less “buzz” and a real “folkis” as we would say in Sweden.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.7
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 28th May 2019, ‘B5 sexonajpa’. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A very hazy dark straw yellow colour with a big three finger soapy white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving some sparse but sticky lacing.
Aroma: A bit light, but there’s juicy mango, mango peel, pine and grass with hints of hay, herbal and citrus peel.
Taste: Lightly bitter, bready malt, juicy mango, lime and pine.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma was a bit light, and while taste was nice and juicy, the malt was a little stronger than I’d like.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Solera, Beer Reviews, USA, Wild Ale

American Solera AmSo Dry

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Brewery: American Solera
Country: USA
ABV: 6%
Style: American Wild Ale

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A blend of 2 year old spontaneous ale.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.89
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 16.9 fl. oz. bottle, 2017 vintage. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A very lightly hazy golden colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Light funk, brett, oak, lemon tartness and a touch of vanilla.
Taste: Sour, oak, vanilla, lemon, funk, brett, lemon juice and lime.
Mouthfeel: Dry, light to medium bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: A nice amount of oak, funk and brett, balanced with some light citrus.