I have written about the (now extensive) 33 Beer journals in the past. Now they have come out with a Pro Edition made of plastic. Or as they call it, synthetic paper. That change means that the ink will not run.
That is cool but the second addition has other tricks up it front cover. There is a foldout swatch book that you can use to evaluate the color of the beer as well as a reference table for common beer styles. A handy tool to help you judge how closely the beer hews to style.
Hop-portunity Knocks
You can label me a west coast hop junkie if you want but even the most jaded bitter hater has to love this name….
This is part of a series of bottles from renowned can brewers, Caldera from Ashland, Oregon. They also have a Lawnmower beer out and a big dark malty beer is in the works along with an uber smoke beer.
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50 from 50 – Michigan
A holiday seasonal from the brewers in Dexter, Michigan. Jolly Pumpkin’s Noel de Calabaza. You can read more about their beers HERE.
I am now 14% of the way to the goal!
50 from 50 – NEW YORK
1 beer down and 49 to go! The journey is underway. I received this bottle of Local # 2 about the same time as I got my 33 Beers rating book and I decided that each time I review a beer from a new state this year I would include a pdf of the rating and my notes.
This was a really nice beer but it didn’t blow my socks off. I was hoping for more orange and spices in it and to me it was a little thin. The alcohol catches up to you and I had a nice glow by the time the Rose Bowl was into the 4th quarter but it didn’t wow me like Local # 1 did. Now that may be because I had # 1 at the brewery in Brooklyn.