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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief
So the No Labels Perpetual Peace is fantastic. Like a less harsh Backwoods Bastard.
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Have you ever been up to Conroe to check out the breweries up there?
I was at B-52 Brewing last night, and they were really impressive. They're doing a lot of creative brewing, including a saison with coffee and orange juice/zest. I was skeptical of that particular beer at first, but it was surprisingly tasty.
Among the other winners they had last night were a barrel aged blonde barleywine and a whole line-up of solid IPAs (I know IPAs aren't your thing, but these were really good). Wheeze the Shake was probably their most unique IPA. NE style IPA conditioned on raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, vanilla beans, and milk sugar. It poured out a dark purple and had a slight tartness due to all the fruit, and still had the lactose/milk sugar sweetness that come with the milkshake IPAs. It was a really interesting beer. The Pocket Tots series was bomb as well, one NE Style IPA and one strawberry milkshake IPA.
Even not being a fan of IPAs, I think it's worth your time to check their tap menu and hit them up. Just solid, interesting beer.
I've been to both Southern Star and Copperhead in Conroe as well, but I will not pass through there again without stopping at B-52.