Hill Country Beer Club
Member's Choice
April 20, 2024
Thai Dee
12:00:00
| Brewer | Beer | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazarus Brewing Company | Black Forest | 2024 | 86 |
| Lazarus | 86 Marcus | 2024 | 87 |
| 3 Sons Brewing Co. | Pacific Sunshine | 2024 | 87 |
| Real Ale Brewing Company | Wave Ratio | 2024 | 88 |
| (512) Brewing Company | Black IPA | 2024 | 88 |
| New Belgium Brewing Company | Cryo Ranger IPA | 2024 | 90 |
| Drekker Brewing | Involuntary Narcissistic Rage | 2023 | 91 |
| Horned Owl Brewing | Omen | 2023 | 93 |
| New Realm Brewing | Tank Dog | 2023 | 92 |
Who Offered: ASIAFEVER, PHATMEAT, SANTA, WESTEXANS, WILLY J
Who Drank: ASIAFEVER, FATBOY, PHATMEAT, SANTA, WESTEXANS, WILLY J
Summary
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86
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Lazarus Brewing CompanyBlack ForestDark Mexican Lager | 4.5% ABV | Unknown IBUOffered By: ASIAFEVER |
Dark Mexican lager w/ Vietnamese black forest peppercorn.
Member Notes:
"Light malt, crisp, citrus quality" - Willy J
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87
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Lazarus86 MarcusSpecial Bitter or Best Bitter | 5% ABV | Unknown IBUOffered By: ASIAFEVER |
Named after former owner/GM, Marcus, who left Lazarus for Maui Brewery. This is a spcial bitter with pecans.
Member Notes:
"White stout quality, perfectly bitter" - Willy J
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87
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3 Sons Brewing Co.Pacific SunshineWest Coast IPA | 6.5% ABV | Unknown IBUOffered By: WILLY J |
"More hazy than west coast" - Willy J
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88
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Real Ale Brewing CompanyWave RatioTropical IPA | 6.5% ABV | 35 IBUOffered By: PHATMEAT |
Waves of tropical aroma swell from the can, carrying you to a relaxing beachside in a faraway place. With just enough balancing bitterness to anchor your toes firmly in the sand, Wave Ratio helps you to kick back in your lounge chair and feel the breeze as it drifts by. MALT BILL: 2 Row, White Wheat, Carafoam HOPS: Crystal, Trident, Sultana, Sabro, Exp 17701 (aka Alora), Idaho 7
Member Notes:
"Sweet, low malt" - Willy J
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88
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(512) Brewing CompanyBlack IPAAmerican Black India Pale Ale | 7.5% ABV | 70 IBUOffered By: SANTA |
Rather than simply darken up our current IPA, we decided several months ago to design an entirely new beer from the ground up. The beer features our Organic 2-Row base malt accented by additions of Crystal 60 and Weyermann Carafa III malts. This last grain is a special type of de-husked roasted barley imported from Germany that lends a charred black color and notes of roasted coffee and chicory without any tannic bitterness that would normally be contributed by the husks. The hop additions are many and generous, featuring Apollo, Horizon, and Nugget, clocking the beer in at 70 IBU. Over 22 pounds of Nugget hops were added directly to the fermenter in our first ever batch. The sum of these parts is a befuddling, beautiful beer with an ABV of 7%. Big juicy hop flavors meld with rich roasted malts to create distinctively delicious ale. Hop bitterness is significantly more aggressive than our normal IPA, providing an interesting departure from the hop “niceness” that is our norm, all in all, something worth savoring, though perhaps not for the faint of heart.
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90
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New Belgium Brewing CompanyCryo Ranger IPAAmerican-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) | 7.8% ABV | 33 IBUOffered By: SANTA |
Crack open the perfect icebreaker. This CryoHops IPA is bursting with exotic fruit flavors. Bundle up for the tropical chill.
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91
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Drekker BrewingInvoluntary Narcissistic RageImperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) | 8.5% ABV | Unknown IBUOffered By: WESTEXANS |
Involuntary Narcissistic Rage is a lactose double IPA brewed with Vic Secret, Belma, and Huell Melon hops. It's soft and juicy with flavors/aromas of pineapple, passionfruit and strawberry.
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93
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Horned Owl BrewingOmenAmerican-Style Imperial Stout | 9% ABV | Unknown IBUOffered By: WESTEXANS |
Beginning as a rich and smooth stout, Omen began to weave its tale when it was introduced to our Blanton's barrels. Aged for a year then infused with rich Madagascar vanilla bean and and Ecuadorian cacao nibs.
Member Notes:
"A delight. Smooth, mild" - Willy J
"Strong whiskey aroma, great taste, hints of vanilla. " - fatboy
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92
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New Realm BrewingTank DogAmerican-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) | 9.3% ABV | 60 IBUOffered By: WESTEXANS |
West Coast-Style Tank Dog is made with Centennial, Simcoe, and Australian Vic Secret hops, a combination unique to New Realm. West-Coast Tank Dog pours clear yellow gold and brims with tropical fruit, pronounced floral, citrus rind, and dank aromatics making it a delicious and dangerously drinkable Imperial IPA.