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Bramble Creek Hefeweizen: clove hit harder than expected
Opened the first bottle Thursday afternoon. Team wasn't ready for how much spice came through.
Millbrook Red Ale tastes better cold than the team expected
We popped a test bottle at room temp during unload — mistake. Fifteen minutes in the cooler changed everything the team thought about this one.
Oakmont Saison: 32 IBU and a Peppery Finish We Didn't Expect
Light body, golden pour, and a finish that sneaks up on you. This farmhouse ale is already winning over the lunch-break crowd.
Greenfield Dunkel pours darker than the photo promised
We cracked a test bottle after unloading and discovered the label shot undersold this one by at least three shades. Roasty, smooth, and better than advertised.
Meadowbrook Schwarzbier: 24 IBU that drinks like smoke
A German dark lager that clocks in mild on paper but delivers roasted malt and campfire whispers all the way through the finish.
Highwater Hefeweizen: Banana, Clove, and Zero Regrets
This is the wheat beer that sells itself — bright, balanced, and disappearing from the cooler faster than I can restock it.
Pinewood Pale Ale: Citrus Up Front, Pine on the Finish
Clean West Coast profile with grapefruit, a touch of resin, and a dry finish that doesn't linger. Worth the cooler space.
Ember Hill Amber measures 22 IBU and tastes like 40
Sometimes the numbers don't match the palate. Ember Hill's malt profile is doing structural work the IBU count doesn't acknowledge.
Cascade Ridge IPA sits at exactly 68 IBU
Not 67, not 69. The brewer confirmed this over email and I have thoughts about the malt bill that got us here.
A soft apology to the 45 IBU crowd
Dez meant the bitterness scale. The apology is for the paragraph after.
Sunset Pils is a team favorite (I checked)
Mitch tasted it thrice and declared it civic infrastructure.