Sierra Nevada Brewing have outdone themselves with this one.  I think.  It’s either completely outstanding or I have been without beer for so long that anything will taste good.

Seriously, I have been without beer for two freaking weeks.  And the whole time, there’s this newsletter from my new local beer haven telling me they have this stuff in stock.  Every time I opened my email, there it was, taunting me.

Today, FINALLY, I had a chance to go over there, hoping against hope they still had some in stock.  And yes they did!

And it’s freaking delicious.

I’m on my third one now, so I can’t go through that whole “first sniff, first sip” routine, because I’d be faking it, and I don’t do that – I’m all about telling it like it is.

I have the beginnings of, I think, a sinus infection, so I can’t tell you what it smells like.  All I smell is beer bottle glass (yeah, I smell the glass) and sweet barley, all mixed with the green snot in my nose.

Sorry about that visual.  Just telling it like it is.  Yo.

Anyway, yes, I’m on my third one – as you can no doubt tell – and like I said, it’s delicious.  I think.  It’s very hoppy, which I like, reminding me of a over the top IPA, and it’s really strong – you can taste the alcohol.  I’m also picking up hints of pine in the taste.  Kind of freaky, that, and I just Googled it and yes, I’m not the only one.  But man, it’s an explosion of earthy, biscuity, hoppy beer goodness in my mouth, and I am happy happy happy that I picked up a whole six pack instead of just one bottle.

This is most definitely a groovy brew and I’m giving it a 8.9 on the Holy Grail Scale. 

I may have to come back here and adjust that tomorrow after I’ve had another one, because right now I’m being conservative to counterbalance my inebriation-influenced enthusiasm.

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