Main Boss Imperial Stout

So on Friday, i did something i didn't think i would ever do.  I sat and watched all 4+ hours of the "Justice League" Snyder cut.  It was fine.  Way, way too long, but it was fine.  I guess.  Anyway, getting me through the whole ordeal was the delicious and vicious Main Boss Imperial Stout, a collaborative beer between Minnesota's Fair State Brewing Cooperative and Iowa's Pulpit Rock Brewing.  The 12% ABV brew pours black with a dark tan head and smells of vanilla, brown sugar, and malt with some hints of fruit.  The flavor is sweet and syrupy, a thick liquid dessert of molasses and vanilla along with some chocolate notes and plenty of alcohol.  This one won't be for everyone, but it sure did make for a good companion during a 4-hour movie.

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Lucid Dyno Pale Ale

I'm not usually one to post beers from the same brewery in consecutive weeks, but the Dyno Pale Ale from Minnesota's Lucid Brewing is just too delicious an option to pass up.  The brew is a nice gold, with a medium body and carbonation, with plentiful aromas of bread, citrus, and florals.  The taste is heavy on the floral side, but with some good citrus and spicy hops to keep the thing pretty well balanced.  I had one of these at the end of a hot day, and it was just superb.  And once again, dig on that bottle label.

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Lucid Silo Saison

The first thing that struck me about the beer from Lucid Brewing out of Minnesota was how unbelievably cool the bottle labels are.  They're really arty and different.  That being said, the beer is pretty damn good too.  The Silo is a Saison, a light, Belgian style beer that's perfect for summer drinking.  The brew is a hazy orange with a good, sudsy head and smells of spice and malt.  Those malts and spices are prevalent in the beer's flavor, though there are some light hints of banana and orange in the mix as well.  And you gotta love all that carbonation.  Summertime beer!  Hooray!

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BLAKKR Black IPA

When breweries come together to create beer, it's just a beautiful and wonderful thing, like making art with a friend.  The fine, fine folks over at Real Ale, Surly, and Three Floyds have teamed up to craft one real hell of a black IPA called BLAKKR.  The beer is dark with a good foamy head and smells sweet and spicy and hoppy all at once.  It's kind of different, like a mix of grapes and hops.  The taste is malty and sweet at first, a nice combination of dark fruit, citrus, and hints of coffee, but those soon give way to the spicy hops and some well balanced bitterness.  There is also a pine note to the aroma and flavor.  All in all, this is one of the best black IPA's i've ever had...so you should drink it.  And at 9% ABV, it packs a nice, solid punch.

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