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Echoes Brewing Company LLC The Golden Blonde – Belgian Golden Strong Ale at 7.7% ABV | 25 IBU

Echoes Brewing Company LLC The Golden Blonde – Belgian Golden Strong Ale at 7.7% ABV | 25 IBU (2023 Craft Beer Advent Calendar #5, 355 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 14-Dec-2023, reviewed 15-Dec-2023)

Appearance: clear deep gold with one fat finger of rocky ivory head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: bubblegum, banana, coriander, white pepper. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet tending slightly high, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, sweetish medium bitter warming finish. (4/5)

I’ve had worse Belgians, in Belgium. (And better, but that’s neither here nor there.) I might be just a bit enthusiastic in my scoring here simply because it’s been so long since I’ve had a good Belgian, but in all honesty this isn’t bad at all. (15/20)

This will be my 5,702nd unique Untappd check-in.

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Knightly Spirits Orange Blossom Trail (2017-05-15)

Beer acquired (and, I might add, successfully transported back to AB with 0% losses – which after my last fiasco was a bit of a relief):

Boulevard Brewing Co. – Tropical Pale Ale
Brewery Ommegang – Short Sleeve Saison
Central 28 Beer Company – Dancing Pierre
Central 28 Beer Company – Trekker Bier
Central 28 Beer Company – Up River
Cigar City Brewing – Guayabera Citra Pale Ale
Cigar City Brewing – Maduro Brown Ale
Coppertail Brewing Co. – Free Dive
Coppertail Brewing Co. – Hyperbolic
Coppertail Brewing Co. – Unholy
Crooked Stave – Colorado Wild Sage
Crooked Stave – Hop Savant Brettanomyces Galaxy
Crooked Stave – Origins
Crooked Stave – Pregenitor
Crooked Stave – Serenata Notturna
Crooked Stave – Silly Cybies
Crooked Stave – St. Bretta
Crooked Stave – Surette Provisional Saison
Crooked Stave – Surette Reserva Prunua Persica
Crooked Stave – Vieille Artisinal Saison
Dogfish Head Brewery – Flesh & Blood IPA
Dogfish Head Brewery – Sea Quench Ale
Due South Brewing Co. – Category 3 IPA
Due South Brewing Co. – Category 5 IPA
Funky Buddha Brewery – Hop Gun
Funky Buddha Brewery – Hop Stimulator
Funky Buddha Brewery – More Moro
Heavy Seas – Alpha Effect Hazy IPA
Heavy Seas – Tropicannon Citrus IPA
Highland Brewing Company – Mandarina IPA
M.I.A. Beer Company – Mega Mix
M.I.A. Beer Company – Tourist Trappe
Mikkeller – Amoeba (Amøbe)
Mikkeller – Brand New Normal
Mikkeller – California Dream
Mikkeller – Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse Passion Fruit
Mikkeller – Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse Raspberry
Mikkeller – Sparks (Gnister)
Prairie Artisan Ales – Merica
Prairie Artisan Ales – Phantasmagoria
Prairie Artisan Ales – Prairie Weisse
SaltWater Brewery – Screamin’ Reels IPA
Sixpoint Craft Ales – Puff
Sixpoint Craft Ales – Sweet Action
Swamp Head Brewery – Big Nose
Swamp Head Brewery – Stump Knocker
Sweetwater Brewing Company – 420 Extra Pale Ale
Sweetwater Brewing Company – Cool Breeze Cucumber Saison
Sweetwater Brewing Company – Hash Session IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Company – IPA
Terrapin Beer Co. – Hi-5 IPA
Terrapin Beer Co. – Luau Krunkles
Terrapin Beer Co. – RecreationAle Session IPA
Uinta Brewing – Hop Nosh

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Oak & Vine (2017-03-11)

I just discovered Oak & Vine in Inglewood. Oh, my. They have growler fills, they have a huge selection of singles, including build-your-own six-pack pricing, and they have some seriously good beers. I’m not ashamed to say I got a little emotional, and had to leave before scanning all the shelves… mostly because my beer fridge was already full and I’m leaving town in 4 days, so there’s a limit to how many IPAs I can drink between then and now. I will be back!

Beer acquired:

  • Alley Kat Brewing Co. – Back Alley Brews The Grand Subduction
  • Ballast Point Brewing Company – Even Keel
  • Ballast Point Brewing Company – Mango Even Keel
  • Bench Creek Brewing – Apex Predator
  • Bomber Brewing Company – Park Life Passion Fruit Ale
  • Brasserie Dunham – Saison Framboise
  • Bridge Brewing Company – Black Rye India Pale Ale
  • Collective Arts Brewing – Collective Project: Black IPA
  • Collective Arts Brewing – Collective Project: IPA No. 1
  • Collective Arts Brewing – State of Mind
  • Driftwood Brewery – Venatrix Framboise 2016
  • Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks – Ryegar Rye IPA
  • Garrison Brewing Company – Dirty Old Town
  • Hell’s Basement Brewing – Black Wolf Cascadian Dark Ale
  • Hell’s Basement Brewing – Chinook Wind Session Ale
  • Hoyne Brewing Co. – Devil’s Dream IPA
  • Melvin Brewing – 2X4 DIPA
  • Melvin Brewing – Hubert MPA
  • Melvin Brewing – Melvin IPA
  • Microbrasserie Le Castor – Le Moine Féral
  • Nickel Brook Brewing Co. – Cuvée 2016 Reserve Ale
  • Nickel Brook Brewing Co. – Kentucky Bastard
  • Old Yale Brewing Co. – Off Trail Pale Ale
  • Olds College Brewery – Pile Driver Double IPA

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Sherbrooke Liquor (2016-12-17)

So, as everybody knows, there is only one good reason to go to Edmonton: to have an excuse to go to Sherbrooke Liquor!

Beer acquired:

8 Wired Brewing Company Wireless IPA
Bent Stick Brewing Co. Dark Farm
Bent Stick Brewing Co. The Crusher
Brasserie Dunham Berliner Mango Weisse
Epic Brewing Utah Sage Saison (Release #31)
Evil Twin Brewing Calypso Single Hop Imperial India Pale American Wheat Lager
Evil Twin Brewing / Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project Ryan and the Gosling
Hornbeer Hophorn
Mikkeller Domino White Lung
Mikkeller Get Wit or Die Tryin
Mikkeller Hop On Drink’In Berliner
Mikkeller Metal Henry Schwarzbier
Mikkeller Mikkelerberger
Mikkeller Real Estate
Mikkeller The Beer Traveler
Mikkeller Tommi’s Beerger Joint
Mikkeller Vestebro Wit
Mikkeller Vienna Lager
Mikkeller Wiezenbock
Mikkeller / Liu Xiaodong Scent on the Air
To Øl LikeWeisse
To Øl Mr. Blue
To Øl Mr. Orange
To Øl Nelson Survin
To Øl No Regratze
To Øl Sur Amarillo
To Øl Yeastus Christus

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Quarry Park Co-Op and Willow Park Wine & Spirits (2016-12-13)

Bought myself a little Xmas present…

Quarry Park Co-Op:

4 Mile Brewing Co. Rice Pudding Porter
Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom Killer Red
Fernie Brewing Company Black Mammoth Winter Ale
Granville Island Brewing Mocha Porter
Phillips Brewing Company Citricity Grapefruit Zest
Phillips Brewing Company Sour Note Bass Shaker
Whistler Brewing Co. Dark and Stormy

Willow Park Wine & Spirits:

8 Wired Brewing Company Gypsy Funk 2016
Alley Kat Brewing Co. Back Alley Brews Black Star
Anchor Brewing Company Our Special Ale (2016)
Bent Stick Brewing Co. Swap the Hops Pale Ale
Bières de Chimay S.A. Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue)
Brewsters Brewing Company Blue Monk Barleywine (2016)
Bruery Terreux Frucht Yumberry (2016)
Double Mountain Brewery and Taproom Killer Green
Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist (Release #73)
Evil Twin Brewing Imperial Doughnut Break
Evil Twin Brewing Liquid Double Fudge (Batch #02)
Evil Twin Brewing The Perfect Matcha
Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Chrono Wet Hop IPA
Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Icarus Mosaic Saison
Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks The Last Mango
Hell’s Basement Brewing Polly’s Pale Ale
Last Best Brewing and Distilling A.E. Cross Barley Wine (2016)
Mikkeller Spontanbeetroot
Nøgne Ø / 京A Imperial Koji Saison
The Bruery 9 Ladies Dancing
The Bruery So Happens It’s Tuesday (2016)

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Sundance Wine Market (2016-08-19)

The darnedest thing happened: I went into a beer store, and they had beer! So, I bought some.

Alley Kat Brewing Co. Cerulean Dragon
Bridge Brewing Company Hopilano IPA
Bridge Brewing Company Lemon Gin Saison
Cannery Brewing Company Kiss Yer Cousin Kentucky Common
Central City Brewers + Distillers / Great Lakes Brewery Peared Up Saison
Deschutes Brewery Down ‘n Dirty IPA
Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Kiwami Plum Sour
Moody Ales Affable IPA
Moody Ales Hardy Brown Ale
Postmark Brewing Summer Saison
Red Collar Brewing Co. Cherry Sour
Russell Brewing Company Luck of the Irish
Yukon Brewing Company Longest Day White IPA
Yukon Brewing Company Radical Summer Breeze
Yukon Brewing Company You’d Be Surprised

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Willow Park Wine & Spirits (2016-08-18)

I found some beer! And then I bought it! Completely out of character for me, I know…

Anchorage Brewing Company Anadromous (Batch #4)
Anchorage Brewing Company Rondy Brew (Batch #5)
Anchorage Brewing Company Whiteout (Batch #4)
Breakside Brewery India Golden Ale
Breakside Brewery Liquid Sunshine Pilsner
Cascade Brewing Apricot (2015)
Cascade Brewing Blueberry (2015)
Cascade Brewing Figaro Ale (2014)
Cascade Brewing Manhattan NW (2014)
Dageraad Brewing De Witte
Dandy Brewing Company Une Vieille Maitresse
Gueuzerie Tilquin Oude Mûre Tilquin À l’ancienne
Ninkasi Brewing Company Ginger & Juice Farmhouse Ale
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project Our Finest Regards
Prince Edward Island Brewing Company Rogue’s Roost IPA
Russell Brewing Company Twig & Berries Juniper Berry Kolsh
Sound Brewery Mortal Kombat X Raiden
Sound Brewery Mortal Kombat X Scorpion
Sound Brewery Mortal Kombat X Sub Zero
Worthy Brewing Coeur de la Peche

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Willow Park Wine & Spirits (2016-07-23)

Hey, look! I found some beer! Who’d’a thunk it?

Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel! Petit Détour
Bench Creek Brewing Naked Woodsman
Blindman Brewing American Brown Ale
Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel! Petit Détour
Brauerei Heller-Trum / Schlenkerla Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche
Cannery Brewing Company Drupaceous Apricot Wheat Ale
Dageraad Brewing Blonde IPA
Driftwood Brewery Entangled
Le Trou du Diable Le Coq
Ninkasi Brewing Company Easy Way
Phillips Brewing Company Atomic Buffalo Smokey Red Saison
Village Brewery Rancher

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Willow Park Wine & Spirits (2016-07-19)

Beer: obtained. Outlook: bright. Attitude: improving.

Alley Kat Brewing Co. Back Alley Brews #1: Spruce Almighty
Bench Creek Brewing White Raven
Bières de Chimay S.A. Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue)
Bières de Chimay S.A. Chimay Première (Red)
Bières de Chimay S.A. Chimay Tripel (White)
Big Rock Brewery / Last Best Brewing Collaboration #2
Bomber Brewing Company Bomber Brewing IPA
Bruery Terreux Frucht: Passion Fruit (2016)
Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion Revolution No. 002
Ninkasi Brewing Company Beer Run
Pivovary Staropramen s.r.o. Staropramen
Ribstone Creek Brewery Great White Combine
The Bruery Poterie 2016 Anniversary
The Bruery Share This: Coffee (2016)
Troubled Monk Brewery Homesteader
Troubled Monk Brewery Pesky Pig

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Willow Park Wine & Spirits (2016-07-01)

Passing by Willow Park on the way back to the office from a job, and figured I’d pop in. Not unhappy with the results!

8 Wired Brewing Company Batch 2.18 Oak Aged Imperial Stout
Big Rock Brewery Citradelic
Big Rock Brewery Mosaic Lager
Council Brewing Co. Béatitude Mango Tart Saison
Council Brewing Co. Béatitude Mosaic Dry-Hopped Tart Saison
Council Brewing Co. Béatitude Raspberry Tart Saison
Council Brewing Co. Béatitude Three Berry Tart Saison
Le Trou du Diable John Edward Aldred Enlightened Beer
Ninkasi Brewing Company Velocihoptor
Russell Brewing Company Russell The Kettle Sour
Russell Brewing Company / Doan’s Craft Brewing Company New Style Pacific NW Pilsner
Townsite Brewing Inc. / 4 Pines Brewing Company / Tool Shed Brewing Soulless Cedar

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