John Paradee

No Labels Paradee

5% shandy brewed to celebrate Pride Month. Loads of lemon & blueberry puree, bergamot peel and lemongrass, this has a beautiful lilac hue and an aroma that's bursting with lemon berry. Slightly tart, but juicy & refreshing.

Pain Relieva Punch Paradee

5.2% ale inspired by the Painkiller cocktail, this fruited wheat is bursting with sweet pineapple, tart Cara Cara orange, toasty coconut and a touch of Grenadian nutmeg. Take me to the Soggy Dollar Cafe now! 🏝️

Palo Santo Marron (2024) Paradee

An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Holy Tree, indeed!

Citrus Squall 2024 Paradee

Lost check in from our aborted trip to the Franti show on 6/26/24.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute Ipa 2024 Paradee

Happy 60th, Mike Meoli!

Citrus Squall Paradee

YEE FAWKIN’ HAW!!! Dranks at Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottom’s Up in Nashville.

Tableau Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Poised For Flight Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Nønɇmör Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Transcendental Variation Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Festina Lente (2004) Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event. Batch 2. Drinking like an aged lambic now. Thanks, Ryan & Mariah!

Boy Howdy! Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Nuggets of Wisdom Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

Botanical Harmonics Paradee

At yesterday’s Analog-A-Go-Go pregame event.

60 Minute IPA Paradee

Lost check in from post-commencement lunch yesterday. Joe Flacco approved!

Moeder Lambic Fontainas Cuvée X Browsel Paradee

Bottle #5 on Day #2 of 2024 Hill Farmstead Anniversary Week.

Ashanti (2023) Paradee

Bottle #22 in last night’s Night #1 of 2024 HF Anny Week bottle share.

V Generations Paradee

Bottle #5 in tonight’s Night #1 of 2024 HF Anny Week bottle share.

Monk's Café Cuvee de Monk's Gueuze Paradee

Bottle #6 in tonight’s Night #1 of 2024 HF Anny Week bottle share.

75 Minute IPA Paradee

7.5% IPA brewed with/maple syrup from Sam’s fam farm in Mass, continually hopped throughout the boil, then dry hopped with Cascade hops. ON CASK! A well-kept underrated secret.

Palo Santo Marron (2012) Paradee

12% brown ale, rarely ever served on tap. Only getting better with age. Fucking AMAZEBALLS!

Siracusa Nera (2018) Paradee

10% RIS, another rarity to find on tap. Subtle spice & licorice dancing in an oaky garden of bourbon yum! This is the beer that caused Adam to give up a rib.

Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout (2024) Paradee

15.5% limited edition of a vanilla-soaked behemoth of a stout, brewed with a ridiculous amount of kilned and roasted barleys and aged in Hungarian oak foeders with heaps of whole Madagascar vanilla beans. Please bury me with this brew, it’s to die for!

Signor Imperiale Paradee

7.3% imperial Pilsner brewed & continually-hopped with a blend of pilsner & wheat malts plus a touch of flaked maize for crispness. A blend of Spalt, Saaz and Aramis hops were added in the midst of fermentation for light floral & citrus notes. Soft, full.

Caught Up In Sunlight Paradee

5.5% pale ale brewed w/base of pilsener, light caramel, wheat & honey malts for doughy sweetness; touch of wildflower honey adds hint of floral crispness. DH’d w/aromatic blend of Mosaic, Azacca, BRU-1 & El Dorado. Pineapple, mango, passionfruit. Solid.

Arrows of Neom Paradee

6.8% sour testing the intersection of hops and acid. Owes its silky body to a heavy dose of flaked oats in the mash, and a mid-fermentation dryhop blend of El Dorado, Citra & Strata lend aromas of strawberry cream and pineapple candy. This is a winner! 🔥

SeaQuench Ale Paradee

Fuck the Reinheitsgebot!! This brew slams!

Snowbound Vanilla Porter Paradee

Lost check in from last night.

World Wide Stout (2023) Paradee

Brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, WWS is dark, roasty and complex. This age-worthy ale clocks in at 15-20% ABV and has a depth in line with a fine port. Rich dark chocolate malt & boozy bourbon character, it only gets better with age! GET SOME!!

Citrus Squall Paradee

Dayum, this brew is underrated!

Hazy Squall Paradee

Haze me!

Palo Santo Marron (2024) Paradee

12% Imperial Brown Ale aged in Paraguayan wood. This year’s batch is straight 💣💥🔥🔥🔥!!!

Festina Peche (2024) Paradee

4.5% Berliner Weiss — a tart summer session sour brewed with/peaches, bringing a refreshing tartness & bright peach notes with a slightly sweet finish. Really dig this year’s batch!

Aprihop (2024) Paradee

7% IPA brewed with apricot puree. The flavor is rich with late hop notes, and its bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricot. Solid AF!

PickleBrawl! Paradee

5.3% American lager crafted from select grains & flavored with pickling spices, local sea salt, and barrel-aged vinegars. Crisp, refreshing, interesting fun.

Kriek 100% Lambic 2024 Paradee

Zwanze Day 2024.

Vignerrone (2024) Paradee

Hummina, Hummina…

Mount & Ocean Paradee

5.5% pale ale w/toasted pine nuts and Rocky Mountain honey from the mountains, sea asparagus & balsam-fir-infused sea salt from the shores, Atlantic Farms kelp from Maine, with Cascade and Summit in the brewhouse, Waimea and Pacifica the dry hop. Yum!

It Takes A Council Paradee

5.25% brainchild of the Rehoboth Beer Council. With a subtle smokiness from apple wood smoked malt, brightened by lemongrass and smoothed out with a touch of chamomile. Yum!

Covered In Nuggs Paradee

Beer #4 (?) in the 2024 WOCAAS Tour.

Unproper English Paradee

Beer #2 in the 2024 WOCAAS tour. An updated classic brewed with the finest British pale ale mait and fermented with a fruity English ale yeast, this oak aged tipple blends the lushness of English Old Ale & the bright citrus & tropical aromas of new hops.

She Means Business Paradee

5.5% Belgian-style witbier brewed w/coriander, sumac, peppercorns, white tea, and tamarind. Brewed from grains & spices from women-owned businesses, celebrating the amazing women of hospitality (including the most awesome Mariah Calagione!).

Buck Mildin’ Paradee

3.8% mild ale brewed w/Maine’s finest old-world style floor malted pale & crystal malts, along with/raw buckwheat grown in Maine. Perfect balance of toasty, sweet & fruity.

Meisterstuck Paradee

A master stroke of zymological wizardry. Meisterstuck celebrates carefully cultivated American heirloom grains and the triumphs of american hop breeding In a malt liquor of the highest distinction. 6.7% hoppy malt liquor. American heirloom grains & hops.

It Takes A Council Paradee

First check-in! 5.25% beer-cider hybrid, brainchild of coworkers here. Subtle smokiness from apple wood smoked malt, brightened by lemongrass & smoothed out w/touch of chamomile. Crisp light fun.

World Wide Stout - Port Barrel Aged Paradee

Course #3 for the WOCAAS Prix Fixe event at Brewing & Eats. Paired with Butterscotch Crème Brûlée (candied pecan & dark chocolate). Stupendous!!!

Unproper English Paradee

First check-in! 10% imperial IPA brewed with/British Pale Ale malt & ferm’d w/fruity English yeast & then oak-aged. Harkens back to Barton Baton. Bright citrus yum!

Palo Santo Marron Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Paradee

Course #2 for the WOCAAS Prix Fixe event at Brewing & Eats. Paired with Palo Santo Jambalaya (Holy Trinity, Shrimp, Blackened Chicken Thigh, Andouille Sausage). Freakin fabulous!!

Oloroso Barrel-Aged Olde School Barleywine Paradee

Course #1 for the WOCAAS Prix Fixe event at Brewing & Eats. Paired with Root Vegetable Salad (pumpernickel vinaigrette, whipped goat cheese, olive oil). March Madness indeed!

Nordic Spring Paradee

I’m here to see Pete!

Mortal Bloom Paradee

6.2% Hazy IPA featuring citrusy and tropical notes. Celebrating completion of oral argument in Morgan Branch Solar case. 

30 Minute IPA Paradee

A little break in light of the weather today. RIP Dr. S!

Czech 12 Paradee

A little break in light of the weather today. RIP Dr. S!

Juicy Deets Paradee

A little break in light of the weather today. RIP Dr. S!

Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout (2024) Paradee

A little break in light of the weather today. RIP Dr. S!

Czech 12 Paradee

5% unfiltered, unfettered, uncomplicated Czech style pilsner barely at 12° plato. Really well made. Kudos, Mark or Brian!!

75 Minute IPA Paradee

On cask!! YOWZA!!!

Red & White (2011) Paradee

A big, Belgian-style Wit brewed with coriander & orange peel & fermented with Pinot Noir juice. After fermentation a fraction of the batch is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels, and another fraction is aged on oak staves. Belgian white with red wine yum!

Palo Santo Marron (2012) Paradee

Imperial brown ale aged on Paraguayan wood. BADA BOOOOOOOOOM!

The World Is All We Know Paradee

6.5% Unfiltered American IPA hopped with a blend of Amarillo, Simcoe, Citra and Centennial. A tad too dry & bitter for my liking.

Perpetual Retrograde Paradee

A 9.3% double-dryhopped West Coast DIPA bursting with flavors of orange marmalade, pine needles and candied citrus. We dryhopped this in the middle and end of fermentation with a blend of Talus, Simcoe, Eureka and Comet.

Emerald Grove Lager Paradee

This 5% rice lager is crisp & refreshing, infused with a host of pan-Asian ingredients like jasmine rice, lemongrass, Makrut lime leaf and honey. It's crisp & crushable with notes of fresh citrus fruits & a delicate floral & spicy hop aroma. Solid!

Mmmmmoist. Paradee

This 8% Wet Hop Hazy DIPA is loaded with wet Citra & Azacca hops. It’s dripping with flavors of juicy mango, peach nectar & orange flesh. Malted spelt provides a soft mouthfeel and a deep haze and expressive English yeast amps of the fruit. Best IPA here.

Kirsch the Sky Paradee

Inspired by the Classic German Schwarzwald Kirsh cake (aka Black Forest Cake). A complex 8.7% blend of kilned and roasted German malts provides a rich, dense canvas with layers of flavor…dark cherry juice, roasted cocoa nibs, and Madagascar vanilla beans.

Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout (2024) Paradee

This limited edition of DFH’s vanilla-soaked behemoth of a stout (15.5% ABV) was brewed with a ridiculous amount of kilned and roasted barleys and aged in Hungarian oak foeders with heaps of whole Madagascar vanilla beans. Lascivious nose, seductive yum!

V Generations Paradee

A celebration of Belgian brewing passion that spans generations and continents. Created to celebrate Monk’s 25th Anniversary in 2022. Special Gueuze brewed by 5 generations of the Van Roy & Peters families, a blend of 4/3/2 year lambics. Fabulous, natch!

A Double Mosaic Daydream About Blueberry Cannibals Paradee

8.5% fruited hazy DIPA celebrating OH’s 10th Anny for Freaky Friday. Massive amount of Maine blueberries in Double Mosaic Daydream. Fantastic!

Off On A Natural Charge Bon Voyage Paradee

6.5% farmhouse ale, brewed w/classic amber ale ingredients, then fermented with Lithuanian farmhouse yeast. Funky fun! I dig.

Penny Red Paradee

6.3% red rye ale on nitro. Named after brewer Jake's red miniature dachshund who can be sweet and smooth but always has a little spice to her personality. Interesting, but not compelling.

Colderest Ipa Paradee

7% IPA brewed with white winter wheat and flaked rice for a crisp body, fermented with house lager yeast colder than normal to create layers of hop-derived fruit flavors. Citra & Azacca hops added during whirlpool.

Porter Paradee

6.5% porter w/roasted coffee & graham cracker notes. Pours black with a tan head. Sweet nose with chocolate and caramel malt presence. No absence of hops. Cozy like velvet. A lover, not a fighter.

Festina Lente 2019 Paradee

Yesterday’s Rineer Family Xmas Party.

Rosé de Gambrinus (2018) Paradee

Yesterday’s Rineer Family Xmas Party. Japanese release.

60 Minute IPA Paradee

Let’s go, Flyers!

4 Giants Tropical Treasure Paradee

7.5% IPA. Tangerine, pineapple, lemon. Let’s go, Flyers!

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2018) Paradee

Beer #102 in “The Night of 100 Stouts”.

Kbs (2023) Paradee

12% imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolate and then bourbon barrel-aged to perfection. This was a major gateway brew for me, back in 2013. Game-changing. This edition is a bit smokey, with heavy whiskey barrel notes. I dig.

Lou Pepe Framboise (2011) Paradee

Beer #23 in last night’s Pre Hill Day share.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2017) Paradee

Beer #24 in last night’s Pre Hill Day share.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2016) Paradee

Beer #17 in last night’s Pre Hill Day share.

Divin Lambic Paradee

Beer #3 in last night’s Pre Hill Day share. 6.5% blend of 1 & 2 year lambic, Grenache Noir grapes.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2014) Paradee

Beer #2 in tonight’s Pre Hill Day share. So nice to revisit with Anderson Todd, particularly since we both tried this at quintessence 2022. 

Tasty Traveler Lager Paradee

Crisp, refreshing 5% Mexican lager brewed with Oaxacan green corn, Baja salicornia, sea salt, & Mexican lime juice.

Punkin Ale (2023) Paradee

7% full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin, brown sugar & spice.

Gather Rounds Paradee

5.9% unique spiced ale brewed from a blend of toasted peanuts, seeds, rice and spices with a dash of milk sugar for a complete alfajores experience.

Bendy Parts (2023) Paradee

Kombucha tea is good. Sour beer is good. Together they are sublime. Funky, tart and refreshing, this 4% 2023 Bendy Parts creates a complex yoga tangle of all of the good bits combined with organic black tea, natural fruit puree.

La Vie est Solidaire (2019) Paradee

Beer #19 at last night’s La Coterie Members Party. Thanks, Brad!

Mamouche (2017) Paradee

Beer #16 at today’s La Coterie Members Party.

Saint Lamvinus (2016) Paradee

Beer #17 at today’s La Coterie Members Party.

Scarabée Paradee

Beer #9 at today’s La Coterie Members Party.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2012) Paradee

Beer #12 at today’s La Coterie Members Party.

LH12 Paradee

Beer#7 at SP LC Members Party today. Oude lambic that spent 5 years in cognac barrels prior to bottling. NO additional priming sugar was added at bottling for refermentation and carbonation. As a result, LH12 pours completely still. Thx, Brad!

60 Minute IPA Paradee

Gary Clark, Jr. holding court at Freeman Stage tonight.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2003) Paradee

Bottle #20 in tonight’s Big Wood Share.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2007) Paradee

Bottle #21 in tonight’s Big Wood Share.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2002) Paradee

Bottle #19 in tonight’s Big Wood Share. Tart AF!

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2003-2004) Paradee

Bottle #13 in tonight’s Big Wood Share. This is the 2004.

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2005) Paradee

Bottle #14 in tonight’s Big Wood Share. Another extremely rare lambic.

Super Blend - Akkurat 20th Anniversary Paradee

Bottle #12 in tonight’s Big Wood Share. Sadly disappointing.

La Vie Est Solidaire Paradee

Bottle #4 in tonight’s Big Wood Share. Funky fab!