Time to reflect on the beers that I drank in October that have come back to haunt me. By haunting, I mean, why did I not buy more?
We do not get a bounty of Wet Hop beers in SoCal much like we don’t get Christmas beers. Not as many hop farms here (though growing thanks to Sow A Heart Farms) and not much snowy cold weather for Xmas ales.
Preface aside, the Radiant Beer Co. fresh hop, The Speed of Now captured that bright, rubbing a hop cone taste that I prefer in the style.
Also a shout out to new Pasadena brewery, Wild Parrot. I really liked the Doug Heavy Lager which proves that mistakes can turn out unexpectedly.
But my winner was a beer that I did not have high expectations for, Kujo Cold Brew Coffee Porter by Flying Dog. It was on the usual warm shelf of my Trader Joe’s (whose beer shelf is a shell of what it once was, thanks Glendale). I am not a cold brew coffee fan but took a flyer and was rewarded. Nice chocolate and coffee mix with just the right viscosity.