Dill and Cream...together at last??

I love pickles 

I love beer

I have enjoyed all pickle beer I’ve had

I love Jack Pine (the bewery physically closest to me)

I LIKE cream ale

I...don’t really like this.

First sip and I got hit with what seem to be a nondescript taste I can only describe as “weird”

Then, on the back end some of the dill kicked in and it helped but it still was just missing something.

it feels like they needed to go MORE in one direction, either make it more beery or more dilly. As it stands neither flavor really shines through so it tastes a little muddled.

Jack Pine has a massively high success rate with beer so there’s bound to be a miss or two sometimes. I’m sure there are a lot of people who dug this but I’m just not one of them.

Oh, and it’s very low at a 4.3 on the Drunkenscale so you’re not going to be getting drunk on this either. I’ll drink a bad tasting beer if it’s getting me drunk but session beers have to be really tasty.

Met this blonde from Belgium and just had to have a sip.

Who am I but a weak man? I couldn’t say no. I tried to explain that I was married but she insisted...it started with a sip but then it went so much further. I drank it all...every sip. This glorious flavor in my mouth.

Belgians can brew beer. This is good. Like, damn good. An 8.0 on the drunkenscale and again, dangerously easy to drink. A couple of these blondes and you’ll be on your knees for sure.

84 thumbs up out of 100 possible thumbs up. Do I have that many thumbs? That’s none of your business. Let’s just say what I do in my spare time is of no concern to you.

Juicetree DIPA by Portage Brewing

I love a good DIPA. I love Dua Lipa. Listening to Dua Lipa while drinking a DIPA just sounds delightful. It’s the TRIPLE D! Dua Lipa, DIPA, Delight!

This Juicetree from Portage, out of Walker, MN, makes me think I never want another beer I can see through. When I first poured it was clear but then as the settled bits came in it turned into this delicious cloudy drink. I’m a fan of thick beer. If I needed a spoon to drink my beer, well, that’s a positive. It’s fruity and hoppy and just yummy.

This is the first time I’ve updated my blog in awhile and I didn’t look back to check how I was rating things before so I’m using a scale of how many thumbs up it is. I will say it is an 8.0 on the drunkenscale and it drinks so smooth that it’s dangerous.

I give this Juicetree by Portage 88 out of 100 thumbs up. So many thumbs...88 of them to be precise.