Originally posted by zora04
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I forgot about this thread. Since my last update though we went to Jester King again and had Encendia and Nocturn Chrysalis. Encendia is a saison aged in Mezcal barrels for 11 months. A very odd beer with some chili peppers and wild yeast, very good but difficult to describe. Spicy, tons of Mezcal flavor and the souring from natural yeast kind of emulates a citrus note. I'm a fan but it's probably going to be really hard to find. Nocturn Chysalis is their standard sour beer aged in oak casks and refermented with blackberries. A little tart for my tastes and it's bright pink in color. My wife absolutely loved it though. Expensive as all get out at $16 for a 500ml bottle though.
I'll tell you what though I've found a new brewery to add to my top 5 list. Squatters in Utah. Hop Rising is a double IPA and available just about everywhere. Tons of booze, in your face with the floral hops but not bitter at all. And it's cheap for a craft beer, like $9 for a 6 pack. It's 9% abv as well and in cans. I had their Outer Darkness last night. A Russian Imperial Stout with licorice root and molasses added and it's bottle finished. Freakin phenomenal beer.
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