This is a beer that I saw last year (and, I believe, the year before) and never got around to picking up. I'd always meant to get it but I was so laden down with other fall beers that it fell through the cracks. Eventually I'd worked my way through the seasonals I had only to find that Oktober Fuel was no longer in stores.
So this year I sought it out early. I found a can last month while building a six pack at a local grocery store and threw it in, knowing that there was no way I wasn't going to drink it and write about it. And, now that it's September, I feel I can do Oktoberfests on the blog without ruffling too many readers' feathers. So, here we are: Oktober Fuel, Braxton's Oktoberfest lager.
So this year I sought it out early. I found a can last month while building a six pack at a local grocery store and threw it in, knowing that there was no way I wasn't going to drink it and write about it. And, now that it's September, I feel I can do Oktoberfests on the blog without ruffling too many readers' feathers. So, here we are: Oktober Fuel, Braxton's Oktoberfest lager.
Merry Christmas! Look at me now. Getting a Christmas post out on Christmas Day. Trust me, I'm as shocked as you.
Did you get a good haul this year? Did you give your loved ones awesome gifts? If you don't celebrate, did you have a fun day of resting/hanging out with friends and/or family? Most importantly, did you eat something delicious today? I hope so!
But, now that the day's winding down I'm sure there's not much left for you to do. Grab your own Christmas beer, throw some logs on the fire, settle in your comfiest chair to read this very special John Likes Beer holiday post of Warped Wing's 2017 Esther's Li'l Secret.
Did you get a good haul this year? Did you give your loved ones awesome gifts? If you don't celebrate, did you have a fun day of resting/hanging out with friends and/or family? Most importantly, did you eat something delicious today? I hope so!
But, now that the day's winding down I'm sure there's not much left for you to do. Grab your own Christmas beer, throw some logs on the fire, settle in your comfiest chair to read this very special John Likes Beer holiday post of Warped Wing's 2017 Esther's Li'l Secret.
The first time I had this beer was at my fiancee's family Christmas gathering last year. One of her uncles brought a variety pack of adult beverages to share, and there were a lot of beers in it that I'd never tried. After debating between a few, Pipeline Porter won out. I grabbed one from the cooler, headed back to the den, sat down, and popped the cap. I was immediately smitten.
Since that first taste, I've been on the hunt for the beer. I spent all year looking for it but never once saw it. For some time, I actually thought I'd made it up. I found other Kona brews in stores (I once bought some Longboad Lager, thinking that was the beer I had) but that mystical Christmas beer always eluded me. Until recently, that is, when Kona posted on Facebook that Pipeline was headed back to stores. I ran out and bought some, and here I am today.
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