Backyard Bruise
Cleveland, OH United States
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Marty M. is drinking a Block Party (2018) by Backyard Bruise
Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 8) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Orange Sunday Rework) by Backyard Bruise
Experimenting with orange syrup...
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Stephen W. is drinking a Block Party (2018) by Backyard Bruise
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Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 26) badge!
Earned the Draft City (Level 41) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Block Party (2018) by Backyard Bruise
Can't do anything about the lack of body, but damn, the flavor has developed rather nicely.
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Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Orange Sunday Rework) by Backyard Bruise
Most of the creepy crud stirred up while transferring to the keg has settled out. Need to find a reasonable orange syrup.
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Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Orange Sunday Rework) by Backyard Bruise
Didn't get the flavor I was hoping for, but the base mead is solid. Not competition-ready.
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Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Lemon Drop Remix) by Backyard Bruise
Found a few more bottles. Each one seems to have developed its own unique flavor...
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Earned the Hoppy Hanukkah (2018) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Block Party (2018) by Backyard Bruise
4th pull. Good carbonation and improved mouth feel. Malt not especially assertive or well-rounded, but present.
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Earned the Veterans Day (2018) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Block Party (2018) by Backyard Bruise
First pull, no carbonation yet. Lacking a bit in body, but the flavor is quite good.
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Earned the Draft City (Level 38) badge!
Earned the Home Brewed Goodness (Level 7) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman by Backyard Bruise
Seems I still had a bottle of the first batch. Gingerbread notes crept in, but otherwise aged well.
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Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Lemon Drop Remix) by Backyard Bruise
Has not aged well. Vegetal and pithy. >.
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Chris S. is drinking a Neighborhood Bully by Backyard Bruise
One of the last bottles. At 2 years old, it's become sharp, dry & boozy with wood grain notes. Still drinkable means good process.
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Earned the Witch's Brew (2018) badge!
David S. is drinking a Pennsylvania Dutch by Backyard Bruise
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Earned the Draft City (Level 12) badge!
David S. is drinking a GF Yerseff Ale by Backyard Bruise
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Earned the Middle of the Road (Level 25) badge!
Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 4) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Traveling Salesman (Pata Pata Dub) by Backyard Bruise
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Earned the Draft City (Level 24) badge!
Chris S. is drinking a Pennsylvania Dutch by Backyard Bruise
Solid balance of clove & banana right into an almost-chewy dry bitterness, with a hint of yeast. The tall glass empties quickly...
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Chris S. is drinking a Pennsylvania Dutch by Backyard Bruise
First pull after kegging, no carb. Strong banana/clove light grain nose, light & somewhat chewy flavor, long dry finish.
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Earned the Home Brewed Goodness (Level 6) badge!
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Top Beers
Neighborhood Bully Barleywine - English
Traveling Salesman Mead - Other
Pennsylvania Dutch Hefeweizen
Block Party (2018) Märzen
GF Yerseff Ale Gluten-Free
Traveling Salesman (Orange Sunday Rework) Mead - Other
Holiday Ale Spiced / Herbed Beer
This particular round of testing was quite good; wish I had proper glassware to figure out the mead to orange syrup ratio.