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Craft Beer Flying High On These Airlines

Courtesy of a piece done by Food & Wine, I decided to take a look at the highlighting of the craft beers now to be found on various airlines. Flying often requires a certain amount of comfortability and it seems the airlines are noticing this with beer as they are stepping up their game to provide craft beer options, very nice on their part I must say. So check out my video to see some of these offerings available and catch and my thoughts at being 30,000 miles above while we… Get Our Beer On!

Cheers and Happy Travels!

Beer Review: Old Nation Boss Tweed DIPA

From Michigan’s Old Nation Brewing Company comes Boss Tweed NE DIPA, a 9.3% ABV 68 IBU New England Style Double IPA and it is the feature of this latest review. Thanks to my buddy Eric for sending this to me and make sure to check out his YouTube channel where he also discusses beers among some other things. But this beer is one that I have been looking forward to trying and seeing how it lived up to the hype of what I was hearing and seeing, and it really didn’t disappoint.

From appearance to aroma to taste and all else involved, this beer provided a nice overall package leading to me scoring it a 91. Carrying somewhat of a smooth milkshake quality, the beer was creamy and smooth in texture. The juiciness of it easily came through, making it one that if not careful will easily be chugged away. Tropical and citrus notes easily poured out with the aroma, and the appearance was that nice haziness which makes the style. This is definitely one worth trying for any fan of this style, and thanks again to my buddy Eric for sending.

Check out my video to hear and see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had it as well then let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment. Cheers and remember…there’s always time, so Get Your Beer On!

Appearance: 13

Aroma: 14

Flavor: 13

Palate: 13

Overall: 38

Total Score: 91

Beer Review: Lord Hobo Boom Sauce

Boom Sauce from Lord Hobo Brewing is a New England style IPA from the Massachusetts brewer and the subject of this latest review. Coming in with an ABV of 7.8% and an IBU of 78, this beer definitely has had a lot of hype around it and so I was looking forward to checking it out to see how it compares.

Highlighted by a nice golden straw color, the beer did hit on many things of the style. It wasn’t as juicy as some of the others that I have had from the style, but it was juicy enough and carried a nice refreshing quality to it. The six hops used did create a nice balance and the bitterness does come through making you feel the level of the IBUs. But all in all, the beer provided a nice overall experience as well as a nice palatable experience, leading me to a total score of 86 for this one.

Check out my video to hear and see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had it as well then let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment. Cheers and remember…there’s always time, so Get Your Beer On!

Appearance: 13

Aroma: 13

Flavor: 12

Palate: 12

Overall: 36

Total Score: 86

Beer Review: Bruery Terreux Hottenroth

Hottenroth from Bruery Terreux, subsidiary of The Bruery, is a Berliner Weisse styled ale which of course means it is a sour beer. Low in ABV, this one comes in at 3.1% and as far as IBU that comes in at 2. So nothing bitter here, but you will get hit with the tartness. Lemony on the nose with a thinner texture, it does come across as light as one may expect with a somewhat refreshing quality. For me this one scored out to be a 74, which places it in my solid enough range for beers. I do however think that this would probably be better in the warmer months though when you just want to kick back in the sun and not have anything too heavy.

Check out my video to hear and see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had it as well then let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment. Cheers and remember…there’s always time, so Get Your Beer On!