Enjoy the Holiday! As for the bottle label, we just had our first hummingbird of the spring outside the window by the computer early this morning.
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Enjoy the Holiday! As for the bottle label, we just had our first hummingbird of the spring outside the window by the computer early this morning.
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Nice don't have hummingbirds here. Favorite birds a kea but don't have them locally gotta be in the mountains.
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Emerson's Bookbinder session ale 3.7%.
A low alcohol malted ale. Not bitter and very easy to drink on a hot autumn day.
No idea what a session ale is but it tastes good. A nice alevtyats not hoppy like every other pale variety here.
8/10 prefer a stronger drink but I liked the taste and not feeling like a stronger taste anyway. 82 on beeradvocate but lack of reviews.
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Last one for Emerson's 6 pack variety. Mixing them last night a bit of a mistake.
Bloody good beer overall thanks Emerson's. I knew they would be good in advance but haven't had for a while.
A low alcohol malted ale. Not bitter and very easy to drink on a hot autumn day.
No idea what a session ale is but it tastes good. A nice alevtyats not hoppy like every other pale variety here.
8/10 prefer a stronger drink but I liked the taste and not feeling like a stronger taste anyway. 82 on beeradvocate but lack of reviews.
Bookbinder | The Emerson Brewing Company
Bookbinder is a English Bitter style beer brewed by The Emerson Brewing Company in Dunedin, New Zealand. Score: 85 with 18 ratings and reviews. Last update: 02-19-2022.
Last one for Emerson's 6 pack variety. Mixing them last night a bit of a mistake.
Bloody good beer overall thanks Emerson's. I knew they would be good in advance but haven't had for a while.
Bell's Expedition Imperial Stout, 35th Anniversary. 11.5% ABV. The usual one is only around 10.5% ABV, and gets 4.29/5 and 95 World Class on Beer Advocate. Very thick. Coffee taste, some bitterness, and you can tell the alcohol is there. If you like those three things this should be great. I only like 0.5 out of 3 of them and it was still ok. 6 out of 10 on the Z scale for me, likely much higher for others.
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Stokes IPA 4.8%.
Probably wouldn't buy this brand again after an underwhelming APA.
It would have to be dirt cheap, in this case free or close enough to it.
Well the price was right. Kind of a watery IPA with subtle hops taste. Has a decent aftertaste. Probably a 6.5 but it's getting nicer so maybe a 7 being generous.
Probably wouldn't buy this brand again after an underwhelming APA.
It would have to be dirt cheap, in this case free or close enough to it.
Well the price was right. Kind of a watery IPA with subtle hops taste. Has a decent aftertaste. Probably a 6.5 but it's getting nicer so maybe a 7 being generous.
Hh on the porch makes it harder to post quickly, so I'm three weeks behind.
DuClaw's Dirty Little Freak, Coconut Caramel Chocolate Brown Ale. It has a little bit more bitterness than I prefer and it's a bit more light bodied than I'm used to for these flavors. I really wish it was a Stout. Still very drinkable (does DuClaw make anything that's not good?). 5.8% ABV. 85/100 Very Good, 3.75/5 on Beer Advocate. I give it 7.5 or 8 out of 10 on the Z scale.
Savannah River Brewing Co.'s Beacons. A milk stout brewed with coffee, lactose, and chocolate. 6% ABV. Only 5 ratings on Beer Advocate. The coffee and chocolate are right on. I'm usually not a huge fan of milk stouts, but this one is just fine. The can art is very busy - the perspective is apparently a tiny cameraman on the beach looking up at a crab who doesn't like the light from a lighthouse in the distance (1/3rd of the way further around the can) and the font on the name was awfully ornate. (It poured more than that, I forgot and took a drink before the pic). 7 out of 10 on the Z scale.
Fuller's London Porter. Like the Coopers Brewery Best Extra Stout it had a fruit taste to me - some of the reviews mention raisin or plum like, some mention dark chocolate, and some I'm wondering if it was the same beer. Beer advocate gives it a 4.21/5 and 94/100 outstanding. 5.4% ABV. The fruit edge to the flavor didn't do it for me, but it was drinkable. A friend posted that Fuller's is known for not traveling well. 6 out of 10 on the Z scale.
DuClaw's Dirty Little Freak, Coconut Caramel Chocolate Brown Ale. It has a little bit more bitterness than I prefer and it's a bit more light bodied than I'm used to for these flavors. I really wish it was a Stout. Still very drinkable (does DuClaw make anything that's not good?). 5.8% ABV. 85/100 Very Good, 3.75/5 on Beer Advocate. I give it 7.5 or 8 out of 10 on the Z scale.
Savannah River Brewing Co.'s Beacons. A milk stout brewed with coffee, lactose, and chocolate. 6% ABV. Only 5 ratings on Beer Advocate. The coffee and chocolate are right on. I'm usually not a huge fan of milk stouts, but this one is just fine. The can art is very busy - the perspective is apparently a tiny cameraman on the beach looking up at a crab who doesn't like the light from a lighthouse in the distance (1/3rd of the way further around the can) and the font on the name was awfully ornate. (It poured more than that, I forgot and took a drink before the pic). 7 out of 10 on the Z scale.
Fuller's London Porter. Like the Coopers Brewery Best Extra Stout it had a fruit taste to me - some of the reviews mention raisin or plum like, some mention dark chocolate, and some I'm wondering if it was the same beer. Beer advocate gives it a 4.21/5 and 94/100 outstanding. 5.4% ABV. The fruit edge to the flavor didn't do it for me, but it was drinkable. A friend posted that Fuller's is known for not traveling well. 6 out of 10 on the Z scale.
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