Saturday, April 20, 2024

Charlotte NC April 2024

Protagonist Brewing 4/15/24

Gwen, Hazy honey pale ale, 5.5%, honey taste dud not present itself, tropical and citrus notes, good beer but different

Mercury, Hazy IPA, 7.0%, Tropical notes, side of citrus and very mellow, very drinkable.

The Boss, Hazy IPA 7.5%, a little bitter, tropical, juicy, fruity..

Catherine, 6%, sour, strawberry based, tart but not lemonade tart. Brett yeast maybe.

Galileo, BA barley wine 13%, cherry, nutty, whiskey taste on the back side.

Copernicus, 13%, BA stout, bourbon, chocolate, oak, whiskey back, good taste.

Copernicus with vanilla, 13%, same as above but vanilla forward. Sweeter due to big vanilla taste. 

Friday, April 19, 2024

Charlotte trip 4/15/2024

Sugar Creek Brewing, Charlotte

Big Chill IPA, 7.2%, a crisp crushable Hazy IPA, with a clean finish.  Ann indifferent, Ron likes

Unlimited Juice IPA, 6.5%, very fragrant nose, tropical fruit, basic hazy, tropical nose, good fruut finish. 

Hi-Creek Fruit Punch, 6.0%, light tropical, fruited sour, nice raspberry all sour on tongue. 

Path to Enlightenment, 7% WC IPA, low IBU, smooth IPA, nose, very good.