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Advent Beer #19

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 Bacher takes a bit to get used to, but I'd say it's between the terrible Brens and the sleeper hit Saint Alena. It's drinkable, a little bitter in the front, sweet in the follow through that dissolves into a small bitter aftertaste, but overall not bad. I'd rate it a 5/10. I wouldn't go buy it, but I'd drink it at a party. 

Advent Beer #18

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  I don't have a lot to say other than, December 18th must have had an IPA for me to pull another beer. I didn't really look at the numbers when putting the other beers in, so it ended up being a coincidence that today's beer was yesterday's beer! I'd still rate it 7/10.

Advent Beer #17

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 The Kinroo Blue is a Belgian white ale with citrus flavors. It tastes a lot like a Blue Moon. Maybe Kinroo means Moon in some language! If I had some peach schnapps I could make a Kinroo Peach! (One Toledo bar had a special - Blue Moon beer with a shot of peach schnapps - they called it a Peach Moon, and it was excellent, if not fruity and sweet.) As I'm a big fan of wheat and white beers, I'd rate this a 7/10. It's a great beer if you like wheats or whites. Easy to drink and delicious!

Advent Beer #16

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 I nearly drank all of this beer before starting the review. At least I can say this blonde beer is drinkable. But I struggle to find something remarkable about it - good or bad! I do think the label looks pretty cool, and the word Sezoens is cool, though I guess it just means "seasons". I was surprised to see it is "double dry-hopped" since it's not bitter beer. After some very small amount of research, dry hopped beers are both more bitter and less bitter than wet hopped beer, depending on the IBU. Also, some person in homebrew.stackexchange.com made the comment " Yes,  dry hopping  will add  bitterness , but  not  in the usual sense " so that just clears it up. If I had the time and inclination, I'd do proper research. But, back to what I think about this beer. I like it in a "I'll order one if a good wheat isn't available" and it's really easy to drink. I'll rate it a 5/10. Tasty, but not amazing,

Advent Beer #15

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  O'Shea's Irish Red Ale tastes like a slightly more bitter Smithwick's beer. It's certainly not bad, and very drinkable. It had nice malts, and the bitterness wasn't awful, it was just more than other red ales I've drank before. I'd rate it a 5/10. I wouldn't buy it, as Smithwick's is better, but I wouldn't turn it down if I were given it for free. 

Advent Beer #14

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 Imperium Lager Beer is much better than I had considered it would be. I was ready to rate it about the same as the Heineken-like green beers I've had thus far, and it is not like those at all! I'd even say this is at the same rating as the wheat beers. It is only very mildly hoppy, and moderately malty and moderately sweet. It's a well balanced and delicious beer. I'd rate it a 7/10.

Advent Beer #13

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 Another IPA-switch-for-possibly-better-beer. Brens, I don't think, is better. I rated it a 2/10, and I still would.  You may have noticed I'm not always mentioning the coffees. It turns out that I don't care much for flavored coffee, unless it's flavored with a syrup. This is just coffee grounds from a KCup that have a label of "White Chocolate Mocha" or "Hazelnut Coffee Cake" and they taste like coffee with a hint of chemicals and sweetener. The non-flavored coffee is good, but there isn't enough of a difference between them for my amateur palate. "This coffee tastes like coffee" isn't a terribly good description between 24 different cups. Over the weekend, I tried wheat to see if I had any SIBO reactions. Day 1: Two pieces of wheat bread - no reaction. Day 2: Four pieces of wheat bread - no reaction. Day 3: 2 Multigrain waffles for breakfast and Angel Hair Pasta with Rao Sensitive Marinara for dinner - moderate pain at 10pm that