The Mills River, NC half of the pack included: Russian River Yvan The Great, Allagash Myron’s Walk, 3 Floyds Chico King, Asheville Tater Ridge, Victory Brewing Alt Route, Bell’s Brewery Maillard’s Odyssey.
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The Chico, CA half of the pack included: Firestone Walker Torpedo Pilsner, Ballast Point Electric Ray, New Glarus There And Back, Cigar City Yonder Bock, Oskar Blues Canfusion, Ninkasi Double Latte Milk Coffee Stout.
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I am going to call New Belgium Ranger India Pale Ale a weak IPA, and I mean that in more ways than one.
Ranger came across too feeble in the fundamental elements you look for in an India Pale Ale, and was fairly average overall.
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I have always felt Fat Tire was very overrated. Or at least consumed by trendy people who were told it was a great beer, when they should have been drinking a Coors Light instead.
It had been years since my last New Belgium Fat Tire, so I tried to be a little more open minded this time around.
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New Belgium Sunshine Wheat Beer was extremely thin bodied, almost like a Helles. I was expecting a bland beer for the shiny color, and lack of aroma, but I was pleasantly surprised. Its light weight, low carbonation, and sprinkle of citrus notes make Sunshine Wheat beer a very refreshing choice during the summer months.
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New Belgium Loft Beer is available in summer months, and only released in Folly Packs as a revival beer, which are designated for their throwbacks, or crowd favorites. Loft was first brewed in 2003 as a summer offering, and discontinued after 3 years of production.
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I will make this review short, since New Belgium Blue Paddle Pilsner was not that great. Aroma and flavor were both missing. I dare anybody to blind taste test Blue Paddle vs any American domestic beer, and be able to pick it out of the lineup.
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I know I’ve had a few of these along the road, but never for review. Going into the tasting my mindset was Summer Ale couldn’t be that great if I had drank it before, and don’t make it a point to keep buying it.
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Samuel Adams Porch Rocker is their version of Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, (I’m a big fan) so I was really looking forward to trying Boston Beer Co’s interpretation. In case you didn’t read the Shandy review, a Radler is beer mixed with soda or lemonade.
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Fruit beer often leaves the beer drinker wanting more, or less fruit flavor in the brew. This was not the case with Samuel Adams Blueberry Hill Lager, which offered a more than adequate balance of fruit taste, and beer.
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What I don’t care for with some Belgian style ales, is they can be a little too heavy in the esthers.
Luckily Samuel Adams Belgian Session did not suffer from that effect, which I found to be its only redeeming quality.
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I liked Samuel Adams Little White Rye quite a bit at first, but less the more I drank it.
Orange peel, coriander, and sage are three herbs/spices used in the brewing process, and they definitely helped create an appealing spiced blend in the beer.
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