Craig Anderson is drinking a Paradoxe by La Sirène Brewing
This mob do not fuck around. Intensely lemon to start, followed by a complex mix of funk, pepper, and bitterness. Kinda like a Saison Dupont radler. This should be world famous.
Purchased at Mr West
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Craig Anderson is drinking a West Coast Pilsner by Moon Dog Craft Brewery at Moon Dog Wild West
Refreshing, but it has this fake tangerine quality I find really unpleasant. I used to get it from a lot of BrewDog’s beers as well. Also, a WCIPA and a Pilsner should both be clear. Why is this cloudy?
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Craig Anderson is drinking a Hitachino Nest XH (2009) by Kiuchi Brewery at Hitachino Brewing Tokyo Distillery (常陸野ブルーイング 東京蒸留所)
Not sure I’m checking in the right thing. Honey and dates on the nose. Intensely umami. Dates and mushroom. Highly carbonated, so the intensity doesn’t linger.
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Craig Anderson is drinking a Dévelop Mishima IPA by fête 三島醸造所 at Beer Bar Marumaru (静岡バール 丸々)
Quite low on carbonation, which I wasn’t expecting. Lovely citrus (orange?) flavour. Estery on the nose, but I can’t taste it beyond the hop flavours.
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Lovely West Coast-ish IPA. Almost too bitter, but this is bang-on for my palette. The can says it uses unspecified fresh hops from the brewery’s own farm alongside Galaxy and Galaxy-based products; I’d love to know what those hops are.
Purchased at Grape & Barley