#triplecrossing

Bing Crosby had it right when he sang “Let’s Start The New Year Right” but unfortunately for 2017 I didn’t listen too well. Luckily this year has been a year of change and a year of learning but it just took a while to get it right. I finally left my job of 8 years that was slowly killing me and started with a new amazing company, I moved from NJ to PA, bought a new house, rescued a new dog, and of course drank a shit load of incredible brews.

As far as learning goes, I learned that I can no longer do a somersault without injuring my back, I learned that 70% of famous men are sexual assaulters (is that a word?), I learned that Something To Wrestle (www.mlwradio.com/something-to-wrestle-with-bruce-prichard.html) is the best podcast out there, and most importantly I learned that hard work actually does pay off especially when you least expect it.

Despite all that, the world is still absolute dogshit but luckily it’s for reasons beyond my control but hopefully my yearly “Best Beers Of” list will help you start 2018 off the right way... with a brewski in your hand and a bastard in your heart. Oh, and there were too many beers to just do 10 so we’re going long-form on this one! Without further adieu, I give you 2017′s best beers consumed by yours truly in no particular order:

1) Tired Hands - Refreshing (10/10)

2) Aeronaut - Double Hop Hop (10/10)

3) Central Coast - Juicebox Hero (10/10)

4) Trillium - Dialed In (10/10)

5) Hidden River - New World / Retrospect (10/10)

6) Dogfish Head - Beer For Breakfast (10/10)

7) Cascade - Noyaux 2014 (10/10)

8) Cerebral - Time Crystals (9.5/10)

9) Stickman - Breakfast For Dummies (9.5/10)

10) Sole Artisan Ales - Citra Nerd (9.5/10)

11) Bissell Brothers - Swish (9.5/10)

12) Tired Hands - Why Laugh When You Can Cry? (9.5/10)

13) Kane - Mosaic Punch (9.5 / 10)

14) Stone / Abnormal Beer Co. / Paul Bischeri & Patrick Martinez - Neapolitan Dynamite (9.5/10)

15) Magnify - Citrapollo (9.5/10)

16) Triple Crossing - Falcon Smash! (9.5/10)

17) Prairie Artisan Ales - Christmas BOMB! (9.5/10)

18) Finback - Echelon (9.5/10)

19) CuSHWA - Dank Pursuit (9.5/10)

20) Kane - Sneak Box (9.5/10)

21) Dark City - F.O.M.O. (9.5/10)

22) Stone - Xocoveza Charred (9.5/10)

23) Bolero Snort - Crooked LaBulls (9.5/10)

24) Pizza Boy - Sunny Side Up (9.5/10)

25) Funky Buddha - Maple Bacon Coffee Porter (9.5/10)

Brewery : Triple Crossing Beer : Paranoid Aledroid Style : American Pale Ale / Pale Ale / APA / Pale Wheat Ale / American Pale Wheat Ale Variance : None

9 / 10

Why are you so paranoid? Don’t be so paranoid. Don’t be so… Aledroid, don’t worry about it. Aledroid, don’t even think about it. You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things. You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things. It’s rare that I thank Kanye West for anything because he is a fucking lunatic but 808’s & Heartbreaks is a phenomenal album and Paranoid is a fantastic song just like this beer is a phenomenal and fantastic APA. I really haven’t had enough wheat-based pale ales yet to properly compare this to others but if you are going against the entire style in general, this is definitely in the top of the class with it’s smooth and light flavorful bursts. An oniony floral hop flavor starts things off with almost a mix of spicy hops and citrus bitterness mixing in the middle adding a super interesting depth of flavor before ending with a wheat and cloud like softness and sweetness that takes this up the notch it needs to hit that 9 rating. I feel like this Aledroid is right at home on my living room table in my pint glass but it better stay the hell away from Japan because if you haven’t realized yet, all they are doing over there is trying to make robots and androids for the sole purpose of fucking them. You read that right, Japan is a bunch of robot fuckers. Don’t worry Paranoid Aledroid, you are safe with me! If you are an experienced APA drinker and a craft connoisseur in general, pick this up because it is a great example of the style and is definitely not to be missed out on. For the newcomers to the craft convention, don’t dress up like Yoda or an anime character because that’s the wrong kind of convention stupid ass. This is definitely going to be a bit too much for the newest of drinkers out there because this definitely doesn’t pull any punches but it won’t be long before you’re ready for it so be patient!