1/2 of the year is past and now is the time to check in on how much I have drunk, what are the favorites and other statistical tidbits…
I am on course to meet my ounce restriction goal. Sitting at an average of 158.97 ounces per week which is 3.03 ounces under the max. Boring ABV is stuck (in perpetuity it seems) in the 6.6% range.
I am also pleased that the IPA intake is at 51.47% of all the beers so far this year. If I can keep that in the 1/2 range, then I will be happy. What is not so good is that the barrel and sour beers are under 10%. At 8% even. That number needs to be double-digits in my mind.
Two of my favorite beers in the last quarter came at the Sour Friends Festival at Cellador Ales. Pyrus Rustique from Beachwood and Pleasant Pils from Highland Park were my two winners and will probably be on my Top 10 for 2019 list. Secret Agenda a Pale Bock from Lagunitas and Moonlight Brewing was excellent as was the blended cocktail beer Old Man Hattan from Firestone Walker. The most surprising was The Man with the Golden Churro from J. Wakefield. I thought this brewery was all hype, turns out this beer was quite good. On the flip side, Pineberry Milkshake IPA from the normally reliable Mumford Brewing was like mainlining sugar.
Now onto the 2nd half of the year!