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(ATLANTA) LAUGHING SKULL AMBER ALE

August 21, 2011Beers A-Zamber aleJohn Fortunato

Indistinct, but not unwelcome, stylistic changeup, rich for its class, but completely desolate up-front. Bittersweet apple-skinned naval orange, pink grapefruit, peach, and cherry tartness evaporates above chewy caramel buttering. Minor vegetal-wafted fungi sourness befits tertiary celery, rhubarb and spinach musk. Frugal flavoring stays at back of the throat. Under Red Brick banner (2013), leathery tobacco-roasted minerality brought dryer rye-breaded ESB-like profile to the citric-slighted fore.

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SHINER KOSMOS RESERVE

August 21, 2011Beers A-Zpale lagerJohn Fortunato

Vapid dry-hopped Bavarian-styled pale lager lacks prevailing flavor profile. Instead, washed-out citric tartness ekes out space beside faded green grape esters, diluted Granny Smith apple pucker, and distant grapefruit dab. Earthen vegetal dulling and astringent honeyed malting pick up minor dishwater solvency.

ORANGE BLOSSOM PILSNER

August 21, 2011Beers A-Zlight pilsnerJohn Fortunato

Perfectly bland summer afternoon lawnmower fare with sticky-tongued orange blossom honey mildness above thin white wheat base gets lost in phenol hop astringency. Trifling orange-tangerine soaping, vegetal maize-dried snip and cardboard backdrop lag behind. Brewed by South Carolina’s Thomas Hooker for Orlando-based nanobrewery.

IRON HILL AFTERNOON DELIGHT IMPERIAL COFFEE PORTER

August 21, 2011Beers A-Zcoffee porterJohn Fortunato

Lusty mahogany-shaded prune-hued dry porter with rich Nicaraguan and Sumatran coffee bean intrigue plies cedar-burnt hop char and nutty mocha continuance to bourbon-wined molasses sapping. Chocolate milk, vanilla bean, cocoa nibs, soy, and black cherry subsidy rounds out ashen wood-smoked backdrop. Cappuccino, espresso, and dark chocolate elevate extremely penetrative coffee roast finish. An incredible nightcap.

OMMEGANG APHRODITE

August 10, 2011Beers A-Zsour aleJohn Fortunato

‘Ethereal’ dry-bodied fruit ale plies lactic brettanomyces yeast funk to tart white-peppered raspberry vinaigrette sourness, bubbly champagne-like fizz and brimstone limed salting for interestingly complex, burgundy-hued, pinkish-headed, pilsner-malted lightweight. Oaken cherry, green apple, green grape, grains of paradise and Japanese pear nuances given vinegary solvent-like pucker and woody barnyard parch to punctuate sour ale tendencies.

BLUE MOON SUMMER HONEY WHEAT

August 10, 2011Beers A-Zsummer aleJohn Fortunato

Mediocre straw-paled summer seasonal brings thin honey wheat moderation to washed-out mandarin orange, lemon zest and tangerine lag, becoming astringent by cloying clover-honeyed coughdrop finish. Nominal white-peppered coriander spicing fades in the stretch, abating citric dollop. Serve to blander tastes only.

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LAGUNITAS SONOMA FARMHOUSE HOP STOOPID

August 9, 2011Beers A-Zindia pale aleJohn Fortunato

Revised ‘farmhouse’ version of fruit-juiced India Pale Ale receives light Belgian-styled wild yeast influence, allowing more pronounced resinous bark-dried wood chipping and livelier piney hop bittering to counter tangy mango, tangerine, grapefruit and peach tropicalia.

LAGUNITAS LUCKY 13.ALT

August 9, 2011Beers A-Zstrong aleJohn Fortunato

Beefed-up alternative version of Lucky 13 Red Ale posing as American strong ale brings woody Amarillo hop dryness to richer spiced fruits. Floral-bound pineapple, grapefruit and peach tropicalia increases honey-roasted caramel malt sweetness contrasting parched oaken bittering.

LAGUNITAS A LITTLE SUMPIN’ SUMPIN’ ALE

August 9, 2011Beers A-Zindia pale aleJohn Fortunato

Enjoyable wheat-wined IPA proffers lemony peach, pineapple, kiwi and papaya brightness to contrast ascending woody hop-roasted bittering. Wafting floral respite grazes juicy-fruited zest. Creamy caramel malting further sweetens honeyed wheat back end.

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BARRIER DUNE GRASS DOUBLE IPA

August 6, 2011Beers A-Zimperial india pale aleJohn Fortunato

On tap, fabulous Imperial India Pale Ale shows off tamer stylistic intrigue, fusing exquisite soft-toned citric zest to mild dry-hopped pine-needled grapefruit peel bittering. Diffuse mandarin orange, navel orange, orange blossom, tangerine, and blood orange illusions pique wispy floral nicety above buttery caramel-crystal malting, adding tart hard-candied sourness to rounded mouthfeel.

BARRIER FRAU BLUCHER BAMBERG STYLE SMOKED HELLES

August 6, 2011Beers A-ZrauchbierJohn Fortunato

On tap, smoked helles lager efficiently re-creates German-styled rauchbier styling. Hop-charred beechwood-smoked cedar staining picks up soft mocha creaming above briny meat-cured salami, pastrami, and beef jerky wisps.

BARRIER RIP RAP PORTER

August 6, 2011Beers A-Zbaltic porterJohn Fortunato

On tap, soft-textured dry porter relies more on soy-sauced dried fruiting than expected mocha malting. Sun-dried fig, plum, and pomegranate illusions inundate soured frontage. Mossy peat-smoked earthen dewing nabs stove-burnt coffee and flaked chocolate subsidy.

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