That time we discovered the Truth (Serum) is out there and really darn tasty

A short while ago, the incredibly generous people at Truth or Consequences Brewing offered to send us a three-year vertical of Truth Serum Barleywine. There would be three 22-ounce bottles of the regular versions produced for 2018, 2019 and 2020, plus three each of their barrel-aged versions.

This was not something we would ever say no to, so once they were able to find a friend to deliver it to Albuquerque, and we were able to arrange a time and place to pick it up (thanks, REI parking lot, for being there), we ended up just needing to figure out a time and place to drink it and review it.

Well, with Franz Solo keeping his fire pit area off limits for the remainder of the pandemic, we contacted our friend Dan for the use of his backyard and fire pit. Dan, whom some of you have probably seen wearing a Crew shirt and a kilt at beer festivals, is a barleywine geek of

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