Ben Lee is drinking a Deep Tides by Variant Brewing Company
Dangerously tasty, doesn't taste it's abv. More mango forward but with guava notes smoothing things out. Also not too sweet not too tart.
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Ben Lee is drinking a Whole Lotta Love Grapefruit by Calibration Brewery
Clean, with a pith-like bitterness b/c of the grapefruit. Citrus notes throughout. A great break from the NEIPAs all over the SE
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Ben Lee is drinking an Alpha Abstraction, Vol. 14 by Wild Leap Brew Co.
Above average for a NEIPA. I think the base beer needs to be adjusted. It's hard to distinguish the unique flavor notes of talus atm
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Ben Lee is drinking a Don't Stand So Close To Me by Wild Heaven Beer
It's a solid lager. It's not a Vienna lager, it lacks the malt you expect from the style
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Balanced. Incredibly so. There's sweetness, but not too much. There's pine and resin, but not too much. It's 8% but doesn't taste it. It's bitter, but not too much. I think IPAs currently swing a lot more sweet, but here Pliny remains in the middle.