r/CraftBeer

Spent the weekend in Boston catching the Smashing Pumpkins concert, so there was zero chance I was driving past Charlton on the way home without stopping, especially on my birthday.

Knocked back a fresh pour of Green for the occasion and loaded up the trunk with a three-case variety haul to keep the celebrations rolling at home. The fridge is set for a while. Cheers everyone!

Lived in the Bay Area, CA for years. Moved down to the LA area about 6.5 years ago. Love being able to find one of my favorite breweries here pretty easily.

Never had the double dry hopped version of Pliny, so will see how that one goes. Cheers🍻

Needless to say I grabbed them all

If any of these are real standouts I'll add an edit review.

Better than I anticipated. Very vinegary, almost pickle like. Very very good though.

Thick & tropical 🍻

Portland fun trip with one of the quests being fresh hop beers. Had some good ones at the first few places I visited. Nothing wow'd me. I joked with my friend that I was still waiting for my Oprah moment. You know, as the socials say these days, all the feels. Then it happened....back to back. Had one of my favorite beers in the world, Ripe, at Great Notion. Ordered Super Ripe with no expectations. BOOM. Oh my.

Across the street to Baerlic. A flight of fresh hop beers. Hello Oprah moment. Unbelievable. Sofa king good.

God Bless Fresh Hop Beers

Lakeside Kölsch by Lake of the Woods at The Cargo Bar within Assiniboine Park.

Made it to 10 breweries, had a great time. Definitely recommended for some fun brewery hopping.

Tribute beer. I keep it on display but it feels like it has a good amount of pressure building. Should I be worried? Maybe not the right sub to post.

Sunday beer