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All Day Haze Emery

4.9% ABV Session Hazy IPA from Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was brewed with Citra, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops. It was also brewed with a substantial amount of oats and wheat. It’s citrusy and floral with crackers, grapefruit, lemon peel, and floral hops.

All Day Grapefruit Emery

This 4.7% ABV Session IPA is straight outta Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was brewed with grapefruit zest and Citra, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops. This beer is all about the ruby red grapefruit. It’s very grapefruity with a subtle splash of pine.

KBS Spicy Chocolate (2023) Emery

Blowtorch here. My primary job is the flamethrower so you know I like my things hot. The hotter the better is my motto. This 12% ABV barrel aged Coffee Imperial Stout was brewed with dried chilies. It’s not very spicy. The chilies were more smoky than 🥵.

KBS Spicy Chocolate Emery

Michigan 12% ABV barrel aged Imperial Stout that was brewed with coffee, chocolate, chocolate syrup, and dried chilies. It’s somewhat thick and chewy with malt, bourbon, dark chocolate, a ton of roasted coffee, and a more smoky than spicy chili finish.

KBS Blueberry Emery

Founders added a dose of Michigan blueberries to their bourbon barrel aged Coffee Stout. They did it to honor the beer’s 20th anniversary. It’s thick, chewy, roasted, and a little fruity with malt, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, and blueberries

Green Zebra Pineapple Emery

BOSS POUR! These were leftovers from Gose week. This Grand Rapids, Michigan Gose was brewed with pineapple (real or fake pineapple?) and sea salt. Lightly tart pineapple with malted wheat and a small pinch of salt. 🍍🧂

Green Zebra (2023) Emery

Cobra troopers here. We know this green zebra that’s on this can of watermelon Gose. That’s Big Z! He’s one of Cobra Commander’s exotic animals. Big Z is green because he wandered into the nuclear reactor. The can doesn’t show Big Z’s 7 legs & 2nd head.🦓

Green Zebra Mango Emery

BOSS POUR! Don’t let Root Beer Friday fool you. It’s still Gose week. This Grand Rapids, Michigan Gose was brewed with mango (real or fake mango?) and sea salt. It’s faintly tart with malted wheat, a pinch of salt, and a very minor sweet mango flavor. 🥭

Green Zebra Peach Emery

BOSS POUR! Gose Week is still going strong. This Grand Rapids, Michigan Gose was brewed with peach (real or fake peach?) and sea salt. This version is lightly tart with peach, a hint of apricot, malted wheat, and a subtle pinch of salt at the end. 🍑🧂

Green Zebra Watermelon Emery

Gose Week. This is a Grand Rapids, Michigan Gose that was brewed with watermelon and sea salt. I’ve had this beer before and it was tart watermelon Jolly Rancher all the way. They’ve toned that down over the years. Tart watermelon with salty malted wheat.

KBS Chocolate Cherry (2022) Emery

This is your captain speaking. I picked up this 11.6% ABV bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout with coffee, chocolate, and cherry while I was on a short layover in "Furniture City" or Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’s somewhat thick with loads of roasted coffee.

Geuze Boon Sélection Emery

Draft Belgian Lambic. Boon created a special blend for a kegged Lambic. It’s funky, but the funk is on the low side. It’s lightly funky with green apples, green grapes, oak, a hint of lemon, a few drops of vinegar, and a very mild barnyard funk finish.

Chocolate Cherry KBS Emery

11.6% ABV bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout with coffee, chocolate, chocolate syrup, cherry, and cherry extract. It’s mildly thick and chewy with malt, dark chocolate, a great deal of roasted coffee beans, subtle bourbon, and a splash of cherry. ☕️🍒🍒

KBS Hazelnut (2022) Emery

According to my bio sheet, this beer is from my home state of Michigan. It’s an Imperial Stout that was brewed with hazelnut coffee and chocolate and then aged in bourbon barrels. No secret Cobra military bases will be built in my home state on my watch.

KBS Hazelnut Emery

Imperial Stout brewed chocolate and hazelnut coffee and then aged in bourbon barrels. It’s somewhat thick and roasted with a ton of coffee, a few pieces of dark chocolate, a little hazelnut, subtle vanilla, a hint of black cherry, & a bourbon oak finish.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Emery

Belgian pirate booty! This is the 3rd version which means it was bottled in 2017 and this "bone dry" Oude Geuze is a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year old lambics. It’s dry, tart, and somewhat funky with green apple, white grape, and an earthy oak funky finish.

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa (2021) Emery

Imperial sssstout brewed with coffee, cinnamon, vanilla extract, & cocoa nibs & then aged in bourbon barrels. You may not know this, but this cobra loves all of those things. The coffee & the cinnamon makes the rats edible and the lizards even tastier. 🐍

Big Luscious (2020) Emery

Stout that was brewed with chocolate and raspberries. Mmmm…chocolate. With the exception of chocolate and this being a Stout, this beer sounds a lot like Raspberry Duff. This beer has a Canyonero sized sweet raspberry flavor with a splash of chocolate.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°3 Emery

Bottled in 2017. This Oude Geuze is suppose to be "bone dry" & is a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year old lambics. Is it bone dry? Oh yeah! It’s dry, tart, very carbonated, & mildly funky with green apple, white grape, lemon, oak, hay, & an earthy funk finish.

Big Lushious Emery

Vintage 2020. This is just a regular Stout that was brewed with chocolate and raspberries. It’s a somewhat thick and lightly roasted Stout with a ton of sweet raspberries, plenty of dark chocolate, and a subtle hint of coffee. It’s very raspberry-licious!

Grolsch Premium Lager Emery

A classic Dutch Pilsner that’s straight outta Enschede, Netherlands. Another beer that everybody has had before, but I haven’t. Old school swing top bottle. Proper glass and proper glass box. It’s just bready malts with a peppery floral hop finish.🇳🇱

60 Minute IPA (2021) Emery

Ho Ho Ho! An IPA that is continuously hopped with more than 60 hop additions over a 60 minute boil. It’s a classic IPA. It’s moderately bitter with a boatload of pine, a hint of grapefruit, a splash of orange, and a lingering pine finish. 🌲🌲🌲

Oktoberfest (2021) Emery

When I’m not fighting off sharks, getting caught in the arms of an octopus or finding pirate booty, I love a good Oktoberfest. I’m a scuba diver. You know I drink like a fish. Toasted caramel malts with a light floral hop bitterness. 🤿🦈🏴‍☠️

Mas Agave Clasica Lime 2021 Emery

Imperial Gose brewed with agave and sea salt and then aged in Tequila Barrels with added lime. I remember this being a lime 💣. It’s still very limey, but it’s not overwhelming. Sweet lime juice with lemon, agave, a pinch of salt, and a hint of tequila.

Nemesis Emery

Non barrel aged Barleywine version. My nemesis is the evil Marty Mongoose. He’s always getting under my sssscales by sssstealing my tasty lizards and trying to bite my head off. It’s very bitter and roasted with malt, burnt toast, earthy hops, and pine.

Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Boon (2018) Emery

As a cobra, I don’t know what sssschaarbeekse cherries are, but I do know that the Belgians don’t make a bird or a lizard flavored Lambic. It’s dry, tart, and moderately funky with plenty of tart cherries, a little oak, and a mild barnyard funky finish.

Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Boon Emery

Vintage 2018. This Belgian Lambic uses the uncommon Schaarbeekse cherry that is grown near Brussels. It’s dry, tart, and slightly funky with a bunch of cherries, a few white grapes, a decent amount of oak, and a very minor barnyard funky finish.

Panther Cub Emery

Imperial Porter with maple syrup and vanilla extract and then aged in bourbon barrels. Strong vanilla aroma. It’s not all that thick or roasted with malt, dark chocolate, coffee, more than enough vanilla, a splash of maple, and a minor bourbon finish.

Framboise Boon (2016) Emery

Vintage 2016. Poor man’s Lambic? Close. A raspberry Lambic straight outta Lembeek, Belgium. 🇧🇪 Pleasant aroma of wild raspberry. The taste is pretty much the same. Faintly dry and tart wild raspberries, a hint of cherry, and an extremely low funk level.

KBS Espresso (2020) Emery

Stout brewed with chocolate and coffee and then aged in bourbon barrels. Does it smell like espresso? Oh yeah! The taste is nice and roasted with a bunch of espresso, dark chocolate, malt, a splash of black cherry, a hint of oak, and plenty of bourbon. ☕️

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Emery

This version of KBSSSS is brewed with Mackinac Fudge coffee, maple syrup, chocolate, and aged in bourbon barrels. This beer is all about the chocolate fudge brownies. Brownies with coffee, maple syrup, tobacco, oak, and a big ssssnake bite of bourbon. 🐍

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge Emery

Imperial Stout brewed with Mackinac Fudge coffee, maple syrup, chocolate, and aged it in bourbon barrels. Sorta thick chocolate fudge brownies, a hint of bitter coffee beans, a splash of maple syrup, a little sweet caramel, and a tobacco bourbon finish.

Breakfast Stout (2020) Emery

From last night. Brewed with an abundance of flaked oats, bitter and imported chocolates, and possibly Sumatra and Kona coffee. Yep, tastes like Founders Breakfast Stout. Thick taste of coffee grounds with malt and plenty of dark chocolate. Coffee-riffic!

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) Emery

Oh yeah! That’s the stuff! I found the 2020 vintage on par with the 2019 vintage. A little boozy, but it doesn’t ruin the beer. It’s still nice & roasted with coffee, dark chocolate, malt, vanilla, oak, a hint of black cherry, & more than enough bourbon.

Festina Peche (2020) Emery

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas. Does Santa like peaches and Berliners? 🤷🏻‍♂️ This is a peach Neo-Berliner Weisse. Pleasant aroma of malted wheat and ripe peaches. The taste is very simple. It’s faintly tart with just peaches and malted wheat. 🍑🍑🍑

Punkin Ale (2020) Emery

This skull is FABULOUS! You know what a Pumpkin Ale looks like. How many pretty skulls have you seen before? Probably not many. Burnt pumpkin pie with a few pinches of brown sugar, a dash of cinnamon, a few cloves, and a gentle sprinkle of nutmeg.

World Wide Stout (2008) Emery

Barrel aged? Nope. Just an old ass 18% ABV Stout. Boozy? Oh yeah. Age did nothing to the booziness. Boozy and sweet with roasted malt, coffee, molasses, dark chocolate, black licorice, and a bunch of dark fruits like raisins, black cherries, and figs.

Immort Ale Emery

Another old ass IPA? Nope! Vintage 2008 Strong Ale brewed with peat smoked barley, organic juniper berries, vanilla & maple syrup then aged in oak tanks. Raisins, figs, and plums with a splash of vanilla, a hint of maple syrup, and a huge amount of oak.

Burton Baton Emery

Vintage 2008. What?!? An old ass Imperial IPA? Nope. An old ass oak aged 10% ABV Imperial IPA. Any hops left? You kidding? Smells like oak and tastes like oak. Oaky with bready caramel malts, a quick splash of vanilla, a hint of orange peel, and alcohol.

120 Minute IPA Emery

Bottled 07/07/2008. 18% ABV DIPA. Any hops left? No, but it does has more than enough brown sugar coated raisins to go around. Raisins galore! Raisins with malt, caramel, Sherry, a splash of pine, a few black cherries, a plum or two, & plenty of alcohol.

Más Agave Grapefruit (2020) Emery

Agave & sea salt Imperial Gose that was aged in tequila barrels. After it was taken out, grapefruit juice was added. Initial taste was that of sweet lime juice. Behind that was lemon, a hint of tequila, a pinch of salt, & a few cups of grapefruit juice.

Más Agave Grapefruit Emery

Imperial Gose brewed with agave and sea salt and then aged in tequila barrels. Once it’s pulled from the barrel, it gets a dose of fresh grapefruit juice. It’s basically lime juice with salt, a splash of tequila, and a couple pints of grapefruit juice.