r/CraftBeer

Told my buddy if he ordered them from the rep, I’d buy all he could get. I wasn’t lying!

2013/b2

Funkwerks glass (RIP)

If you’re a fan of (intentionally) sour stouts, you’d love this one.

Age has definitely been kind to this beer. I enjoyed it fresh but it was a bit rough for me. Time has mellowed any harshness on the back of the palate and instead you get the pleasant tartness that washes over the roof of your mouth. Dark fruits are still present in abundance.

I had high hopes that this would be a good one and I wasn’t let down.

Stopped by on Saturday 35 minutes after opening. The guy in front of me got the last bottles of the Oreo release. While I was disappointed, this "consolation prize" is anything but. Absolutely FANTASTIC!

I can see why almond is Doug's favorite.

Well not all of them are upright in the photos, so I’ll just have to list them all for you guys:

Feel free to share your thoughts if you’ve tried any, or if you haven’t and have some thoughts to share

Very long story regarding each beer ahead 🚨
Disclaimer: while I do love sours and smoothie sours, only when writing this list, did I realize how overboard I went with this liking. I’m also quite the fan of Neipas and Ipas (especially double ones), but did I let it show in what I bought? Not at all. As a slight non liker of stouts, though I do love some, I went extremely disrespectful and apparently did not get, not even one stout 😮

Bulgaria 🇧🇬:

Beer Bastards -
Pravo v emociite (Neipa) - a friend requested this one specifically after seeing it in another photo, due to the cute cat appearing on the can.

Sofia Electric Brewing
Pie Strings Theory 2026 (Smoothie sour) - Well, my trip in some way, involved around this specific brewery - well makes sense considering I was in Bulgaria. So I brought the group this one, just randomly picked it - cause I know they love a (hopefully) good sour

Kisel: Cucumber and Dill (Vegetable Goze) - well this specific one is not for the group, but for my girlfriend (though one of them is eyeing it). One of the first things I’ve learned about my gf is how much they love cucumber (both pickled and fresh). I then immediately purchased the cucumber beer that was closest to me (which was by a sour by Horizont, but it wasn’t even a vegetable goze). It didn’t quite hit the cucumber spot. So I was more than excited seeing this one, an actual vegetable goze - that might taste like actual pickles or cucumber. I am a huge non-fan of vegetables including both versions of cucumber, but I have tried some cucumber gozes, which were scary, but I’m so glad I can finally share an (possibly) actual cucumber - tasting beer, with my girlfriend.

Alchemik -
Wrong Island (sour) - well I visited Bulgaria so I wanted to get as many local breweries in my suitcase as I could. Remembered Alchemik was good once when I tasted it so there I randomly picked a sour one, cause the group likes them (only now when writing this post, do I realize how overboard I went with choosing sours). I think this is a series of cocktail inspired beers, but I’m not certain.

Ukraine 🇺🇦 :

Muza-
Flora/Fauna (smoothie sour) - another friend requested I bring back a beer from this “Ukrainian brewery everyone is suddenly talking about”. We are a group of smoothie lovers so that’s no problem.

2085 Brewery-
2085-25.2 Italian Spicy Tomato Gose (Tomato Gose) - well never in my life would I pick a tomato Gose for myself. I find them quite tasty as pasta sauces, but not as beer. But we have that one friend who is very into them. And he asked nicely and I’m a people pleaser

Romania 🇷🇴:

Hop Hooligan -
Even Shorter Fuse (sour that includes chilli pepper) - Well I entered a shop dedicated specifically to Chilli peppers, and then at the corner of my eye I spotted a Hop Hooligans can. I could not resist this.

Melissa & Sambucus (smoothie sour) - This one just caught my eye at the store, with its color and design, plus I already know it’s hard to go wrong with Hop Hooligans. Later saw that it has a relatively high score on Untappd. So I hope to not be disappointed!

Ultima
50k Euro (Hazy Pale Ale) - well I’ve recently gotten familiar with this brewery, that had some really good surprises. Plus I follow the guy on Instagram he is rather funny and very interactive, so I thought, why no get a beer with his face, huh?

Estonia 🇪🇪

Tuletorn-
Pinkki Poni (smoothie sour, collab with coolhead, Finland) - well I kind of have a crush on this brewery so I can’t resist bringing back something by them if I run into it.

France 🇫🇷

Fauve -
Un Écrin de Nacre (Double milkshake ipa) - I don’t even know what double milkshake ipa means, if I’m honest. But I find French craft incredibly rare, as well as the ‘milkshake’ beer types - so I had to get the combo! (Plus I do love a good ipa)

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Vault City-
BlackBerry Tonka Vanilla Glaze Donut (fruited sour) - well Vault City have a record of not letting me down and the bartender really recommended this one, so I took it.

Cereal spooner - Blueberry Cinnamon Cereal Milk (Smoothie Sour) - another Vault City one where I let the nice little can art blind me, plus something about cinnamon and cereal milk, you know.

Finland 🇫🇮

Glass Pyramid Project -
Freshly Squeezed: Raspberry Fluffies (smoothie sour) - well this brewery was noted by the group as a very good one, both for smoothies and stouts, so picking this one was an easy choice.

CoolHead Brew-
Super Salmiac Double Licorice Triple Blueberry (smoothie sour) - well something about seeing “licorice” in a beer did something to me, and words like “double” and “triple” always mean a ton for me in beers.

New England Style IPA 6.8% ABV Confluence Brewing Des Moines, Iowa

Delicious. A tasty, quaffable beer.

16 cans of nice NEIPAs, DNEIPAs, TIPAs and some sours.

Gotta 5 year old Fantôme here so you know today’s extra special. Been sitting on this one a little while and had intended to crack it for “Christmas in July” but I been busy. Wonderfully fragrant and malty yet dusty and dry. Don’t think I’ll be drinking this well again for a while.

Buddy dropped this off after a road trip. Is this really something special?

2015 Sunday Morning Stout

Glassware is Tired Hands

This is drinking shockingly well. Coffee has held up well and once it warmed up, it was quite good. No hints of oxidation, body is still great, and a slight hint of carbonation.

Howdy- in the panhandle for the week and was hoping to try some decent beers. Anybody want to point me in a direction to get some non-large format beers? Looks like there’s Idyll Hounds, Props, Beach & Brew 30A. What do I need to make my way over to while here?

TY!

Pic for Publix find.

The Bellini 6.9%

A Spontaneous Wild Ale
with Peaches & Riesling Grapes
Aged in Oak Barrels for Three Years
Bottled 10/25

This just gets it. Perfectly balanced peaches and Riesling grapes play off each other so well. Peach and zest and minerality and deliciousness for days.
Crisp, crackling, bright and beautiful.
The aged barrels of spontaneous beer build in the background and provide some delicate yeasty funk for depth, but this is definitely your patio beer. Your feet in the creek beer. Your hot day ‘I’m not cooking dinner’ beer.

I was disappointed with the Tropical Hopslam but figured why not buy it