I braved the liquid skies and mud bogs for opening day at the Oregon Brewers Festival yesterday, and aside from the very unusual weather, things went just as you would expect. Lots of people, nice conversation, and good beer. One of the topics of conversation begins with the question, “what have you had today that was good?” In the spirit of that, here are my (necessarily incomplete) answers.
- Boneyard Bone-a-fide. You have certain expectations about Boneyard: a sweet malt base that lifts up an intense infusion of hops. Boneyard meets your expectations. At 5.5%, it’s a perfect festbier.
- Boundary Bay Double Dry Hop Mosaic. Very much in the Boneyard mode–vivid but not oppressive washes of hops. They build through mid-palate, and you expect a shattering finish, but no, it fades out into a sunny, fruity finish.
- Heathen Megadank. This is listed, wrongly, at 120 IBUs. It’s actually not hugely bitter, but it is saturated in hops–dank, slightly fruity hops.
- Klamath Basin Breakfast Bl
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