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Dan triples down with another 500ml bottle from Threes Brewing: Sound of Exclamation, a Blanton’s Barrel-aged English Barleywine.

STYLE: Barleywine Aged in Bourbon Barrels
INGREDIENTS: Simpson Golden Promise, DRC; Magnum and Fuggle hops
ABV: 11.0%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 500ml bottles (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s bottle and website.

Medium brown in color with a thin head.

Dried fruit – mix of raisins and dates with hints of caramel and oak.

Lightly-salted caramel hits first as it trails into a darker caramel, followed by the continuation of dried date and fig from the nose and a woody element on the finish.

Velvety and full-bodied with a good degree of weight on the palate.

Definitely one for post-dinner/dessert, though I could also see pairing this with a medium-strength cigar. Food-wise, go with a gamey-style dish or for dessert, carrot cake all the way or perhaps Brazo de Reina.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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Dan doubles down with another 500ml bottle from Threes Brewing: Food For Thought (2023), a blended saison made with recovered bread.

STYLE: American Wild Ale
INGREDIENTS: Recovered Bread; German Pilsner Malt, German Munich Malt, American Malted Rye; German Saphir and Tettnanger hops
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 500ml bottles (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s bottle and website.

Light straw yellow with a beautiful, fluffy, white head.

Crusty bread hits first followed by lemon juice and zest.

Lemon all the way mixed with a bready/grainy element with a crisp acidity.

Soft carbonation is foam-like, which lightens the mouthfeel, and mixed with the acid, doesn’t make it too dry.

I think this a great aperitif beer to have with some snacks during meal preparation (by the grill came to mind). Pairing-wise, I was thinking about Thai chili chicken wings, fried calamari, and curry puffs.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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Dan cracks open a 500ml bottle as a detour from cans with Threes Brewing Incredulous Laughter, an Oak-Aged Biere de Miel.

STYLE: Oak-Aged Biere de Miel
INGREDIENTS: German Pilsner malt, Thrall Family Malt Raw Buckwheat, Wheat malt; German Saphir hops; Buckwheat Honey
ABV: 6.0%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 500ml bottles (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s bottle and website.

Bright yellow/gold with a thin, white head.

Honey hits first, but behind are earthy and herbal elements mixed with the fruity red wine and oak/wood character.

Hint of tartness hits the side of tongue and not as sweet as expected, but the honey and malt flavor are still present. Earthy and herbal notes continue from the nose, and even a hint of minerality on the finish.

Light on the mouthfeel, and surprisingly dry.

A pretty nerdy beer, in my opinion, which can totally be enjoyed by itself. If you were pairing, some younger, creamy cheddars would hit the spot, and I was also thinking about a nice chicken salad.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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Dan waxes poetic over the Czech lager renaissance happening in the US over a can of Indelible from Threes Brewing.

STYLE: Czech Dark Lager (Tmavé)
INGREDIENTS: Czech Sladek hops
ABV: 4.4%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 16oz Cans, Draft (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s can and website.

Super dark brown with a beautiful, off-white head.

Fruit and malt lead here, with cocoa powder, raisins, dates, and some roastiness.

Malt sweetness followed by roastiness before leading back into the cocoa powder before finishing on dried fruit.

Silky and velvety across the tongue with soft carbonation coating it all the way.

I love that we are experiencing a Czech lager renaissance in the US right now…please keep them coming, brewers! Pairing-wise, I was leaning towards meat and poultry or the obvious cheese/charcuterie plate, but stew is what my palate was craving specifically.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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Dan pops open Other Ephemera, a hoppy lager made with pilsner malt, malted wheat and Vista and Moutere hops, from Threes Brewing.

STYLE: Hoppy Lager
INGREDIENTS: Premium Pilsner malt, Malted Wheat; Vista, NZ Moutere hops
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 16oz Cans, Draft (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s can and website.

Medium yellow/gold with a fluffy, white head of mixed-sized bubles.

Fruit dominate the nose, with a mix of lime, melon, and candied kiwi, followed by a hint of dankness.

Lime really comes through from the nose to the palate with a floral note rejoining a residual melon before a hint of hop bitterness on the finish.

Light mouthfeel and fairly dry with a pleasant carbonation.

This is a really intriguing but lighter lager that really showcases the hops. I was feeling Chicken Satay or peanut sauce-based dish for pairing.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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