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dissectedgrrl · 7 months

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since im so normal and average ive decided to make an entire post dedicated to describing (as if you guys had colognes/perfumes) what scents i assigned to my four specific mutuals 🫡

@dreaminginvr

yours would definitely be very herbal-sweet and kinda spicy. like floral but not too floral. itd have hints of sandalwood for sure.

top notes :

heliotrope, neroli blossom, citrus (kind of lemony, very orange-ish)

middle notes :

jasmine (only slightly), tea, amber, cardamon, cinnamon

base notes :

sandalwood, birch, juniper

a very warm scent for sure. if it was an already existing fragrance itd be joop or something by the brand byredo

@bellqmione

yours would also be pretty herbal but i feel like youd have two. one would be herbal/green-ish/woody the second would be a gourmand

the first is pretty musky and woody.

the first ones top notes :

orchid, amber, vanilla

middle notes :

bergamot, rose, matcha

base notes :

cedar, incense, patchouli

if the first was an already existing fragrance itd be either whispers in the library or floating (by liis)

the second would be kind of powdery and soft

the second's top notes :

patchouli, lavender, milk

middle notes :

coffee, caramel, white orchid, orange, dark chocolate

base notes :

vanilla, amber

if this was an already existing fragrance itd be a mix of coffee break and sweet tooth caramel dream

@raspberrysmoon

oh yours would be a gourmand for sure.

something fruity and sweet with a bit of woody-ness mixed in !!

top notes :

lavender, white orchid, pear, blackberry, almond milk

middle notes :

marshmallow, whipped cream, raspberry (duh), white chocolate, coconut

base notes :

vanilla, amber, sandalwood, cedar, sugar, cashmere wood

if it already existed itd be sweet like candy combined with sweet tooth

and finally @finleyforevermore

though you and i dont talk much your blog gives off a heavy scent. a very, very nice heavy scent !! :)

top notes :

green tea, jasmine, creamy sandalwood

middle notes :

cedar, musk, lavender

base notes :

pimento, balsam fir, maple, matcha

if it was an already existing scent itd be a mix of matcha meditation and soul of the forest

there u guys go !! youre all perfumes/colognes/unisex scents now 🫡 go in peace !!

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stars-my-darling · 4 years

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2 and 5 for the fluffy prompts!

#2 "You Smell Nice” and #5 “I don’t wanna get up- you’re comfy”

with his favourite perfume on

Title from “Video Games” from Lana Del Rey

Jake Peralta awoke to the sound of pure silence. He found himself in Amy Santiago’s bed, her laying beside him, dark hair spilling across the pillow, eyes closed, mouth open slightly, the picture of calm and peacefulness. He tried to sit up only to notice that their limbs were tangled around each other. They had fallen asleep holding each other. A quick further inspection revealed that he was still in little spoon position.

He rested his head on the edge of his pillow and stared at her. He had seen her plenty of times before, especially since they had sat across from each other for years. He couldn’t pinpoint the exact moment when it had happened, but somewhere along the way, before they had officially gotten together, he had started to find Amy attractive. He had always though she was cute, especially back in the days when her hair was shorter and she had had those bangs. But somewhere along the way, he had started to take notice of how long and shiny-looking her hair was after she let it grow out. How something about the way she blended her eye shadow and did her eyeliner made her them look smokey and mysterious.

At first Jake had brushed this off. It was just a different hairstyle and some tricks with the make-up. That was what was making him think this way. But then he had started to notice other things. Like the delicate curve of her nose and jawline. The way her whole face lit up when she smiled. Not to mention their would always be that faithful day when she sat on that pie and he had watched her walk away, his eyes had drifting down to inspect how bad the stain was and in that moment he couldn’t help notice what a cute butt she had.

Also he had always noticed how nice she had always smelt. Amy’s work appearance had always been neat and tidy, always well-scrubbed and polished. She had also always smelt the same. That floral, woody scent that he had never been able to place. Later, he had found out that that scent was her perfume. Jake had not had that much experience with perfume. From what he knew, perfumes where things in colourful glass bottles with extravagant names and were usually astronomically expensive for what they were. The one Amy favored for work was called Ma Vie by Boss. He knew right now it was sitting on her dressing table in it’s long, slender, baby-pink bottle.

Amy had later told him that it had something called cactus flower, freesia and rose in it and the guy who had made it said it was a perfume meant for the modern working women and his intention with it was to make a scent that “exuded femininity and confidence”. Not only that but Amy had different perfumes for different occasions. One for work, one for date night and one for days off and a couple others in case she wanted to switch things up. He had been quite surprised when she had shown them to him, a group of fancy glass bottles of different sizes, colours and volumes that sat on a tray on her dressing table.

It was a far cry from what he was use to. He had never worn or owned a cologne and any discernible scent he had he was pretty sure came from his $1 shampoo that he bought from his local bodega. Back at his old apartment there had also been a bar of Irish Spring Soap that had sat in the corner of his shower that he used when he remembered.

The soap in Amy’s bathroom was a different story. It was organic and “gourmet”, a word that up until now Jake had assumed only was applied to food. It also looked more like a bouquet then it did soap. It was a creamy lilac colour with a thin dark pink layer on top that was encrusted with dried flowers. It was a far cry from the plain white little block that occupied a corner of his shower. Her’s even had a little dish it sat in. "What the hell is this?" he had asked, picking it up and examining it. Amy at the time had just gotten out of the shower and had a towel wrapped around her and was applying body lotion to her legs, something else Jake had never used. "It's my soap" she had said, not looking up at him, "Smell it". He turned to look at her "What?". “Just smell it” she insisted. He lifted the little bar to his nose and took a deep sniff. He was nearly bowled over by the heavenly scent.

“What is that?” he asked, incredulously

“It’s called Ro’s Argan” Amy stated “from lush. It has rose, argan oil, lemon oil and egyptian geranium oil in it. Handmade and organic.”

“You know all the things that are in your soap?” he asked surprised.

“Of course, I don’t want to over-layer my scents and have them be overpowering” she said, now finishing off her legs and starting to lotion up her arms. “Most of the time I’m at work and one of my work perfume’s most prominent scents is rose and one of that soap’s most prominent scents is also rose. So it matches and this-” she nods to the little black lotion container on the edge of the sink “also has rose extract in it as well as other moisturizing properties like cocoa butter and oat milk as well as a little lavender” she smiled, scooping a little out and rubbing it on her forearm. “Also, some beauty products have acai berries in them and I’m allergic to those so I kinda have to keep up with that’s in what I use”

In that moment, Jake just sort of stood there and marveled at her. She was so consistent. He had never known someone who kept track of all the noticeable scents in their soaps and lotions to make sure they all corresponded. He also realized that was the prominent scent he always got from Amy. That floral scent, it was roses. The flower that represented love. Fitting. He was then pulled out of this current train of thought when Amy turned to him and asked him to lotion her back for her.

He remembered that had been the thing he had mentioned to her when they were making out on the cab ride over to his apartment after their first awkward date. When he had been nuzzling her neck, he had taken a deep whiff of her scent, the floral, woody scent she had been wearing at work earlier that day. He had let his first thought slip out, “You smell nice”.

She still smelled nice even now, lying next to him. She smelt of roses and lavender and lemons and cocoa butter and all the soft, gentle things in the world. She smelt like love and romance. She smelt like Amy.

He felt himself smile at her. She started to stir and slowly, lazily opened her eyes. “Morning” he whispered. “Morning” she muttered back at him, “What are you doing?”

He shrugged. “Just watching you”. She smirked at him, “Creep” she muttered playfully, before snuggling in closer to him. Jake felt himself tighten the grip he had around her, breathing her in.

He felt Amy try to get up only to be held down by his weight. “Jake, let me up” she murdered, her voice still drowsily from sleep. “No” Jake moaned, resting his head against her shoulder. “I don’t wanna get up-you’re comfy” He didn’t have to see Amy to know that she was lovingly rolling her eyes right now. “Besides” he continued “you smell nice”. He felt Amy’s arms wrap around him again and she settled against him. “Ok” she sighed with a smile “Five more minutes”

#b99 fic #peraltiago #thank you!#my writing

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malodorousmalcontent · 5 years

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Stereoplasm Review: Part 1

So. Stereoplasm. I'd heard about them. I'd checked them out. But I really only got interested in them when I started getting very invested in making custom scents - i'm an avid writer/roleplayer, and making scents based on my characters is basically the dirtiest siren's call for me. I had gotten one from The Little Book Eater that I was very happy with. It was time to try a different one from another house.

I'm not gonna write too much about the process of ordering from Stereoplasm, because i've already massively raved about it here. So. You can just read that if you wanna know those deets. No, for this, i'll just be diving straight into a few of the scents I got: my five custom samples, and the animal of the month scent I received, Rubecula.

SAMPLE 1 (PERFUME OIL) || Black tea, pink sugar, tea rose, sandalwood, teak, heather, white grapefruit E.O., light grass, pink pepper, tonka.

The black tea at the very front of this one makes this scent start out very, very sharp, and pretty dang soapy, with an edge of sour grapefruit. It's not a 'hot' black tea note, either: i'd say it's more like black tea that's been cooled to room temperature, or maybe just straight tea leaves. The sugar's there, rounding out the grapefruit, and underneath it is a lush, smooth, floral sweetness, which I assume is the tea rose. It's nice - some rose notes can go overly perfumey or hairspray-ish, and luckily, this isn't one of them. No wood notes, though, but woody notes tend to get lost on my skin unless they're VERY strong or it's a real simple perfume.

After maybe an hour and a half of wear, this one begins to fade, and I have a hard time really picking out the particular notes from that point: it's a little fruity-sweet, very femme, and pretty leafy-soapy. The fruitiness almost smells... Tropical? Weird. Maybe it's the tonka working some magic.

tl;dr: Sharp and soapy tea and citrus with a hint of sugary sweetness and lush, smooth rose. Gets a fruity-tropical smell on the drydown.

RATING: 3.5/5. Not bad, but a little bit too much on the soapy side of tea for me.

SAMPLE 2 (PERFUME OIL) || Ruby red grapefruit, white tea leaf, pink sugar, jasmine & tea rose accord, lotus, sweet grass, pink grapefruit E.O., blackberry.

G R A P E F R U I T. Hard grapefruit. Rich, sweet, juicy, sour, deep red grapefruit that's been sugared just enough to make this feel... Punk, almost. Hollywood cerise with neon yellow splattered over it. It's absolutely delicious. That ruby red grapefruit note is, seriously, to die for: if you're gonna get a custom with grapefruit in it, i'd probably suggest this particular note. The florals are there, but they're very light and delicate, and come out more with wear: they're very smooth, not powdery at all. There's a little bit of green-ness in this, too - it's well-blended so it's hard to pick out in particular, but my sister could smell it pretty well, and I think it's the tea leaf.

The grapefruit eventually fades away and just leaves that elegant and smooth jasmine + tea rose accord, with an undercurrent of that grass note - which is nice, sweet and green and very unmistakably grassy smelling - and just a little bite of bitterness from a very realistic blackberry note.

It's got hellllla sillage - i'll catch whiffs of it all the time while it's wet, and I know my boss could smell it from a good few feet away. It can last up to 6-7 hours on me, but probably starts to fade around the 3-4 hour mark

tl;dr: RICH sugared grapefruit with gentle florals that dries down to an elegant, smooth floral with a hint of grass and bitter blackberry.

RATING: 6/5. I love this. It's beautiful, rich, perfectly meets the mood I was trying to get, transformative, complex while not getting lost in its notes... It's just SO GOOD. This is the one I ended up getting a full size of. It's awesome. *kisses fingertips*

SAMPLE 3 (PERFUME OIL) || Carnation, tea rose, earl grey, pink sugar, spruce, feminine-woods, white grapefruit E.O., teak, pink grapefruit E.O., pink pepper.

This smells like a rich, velvety, smooth flower that's been coated in powdered sugar, with some hints of citrus - it's not quite reading as grapefruit to me, so I think it might be bergamot from the earl grey note. As it dries down, the powderiness goes away, and that nice, juicy, grapefruit note comes out - not as rich as sample 2's red grapefruit, but probably a bit more realistic; you can almost smell the white filmy skin that covers the grapefruit, y'know?

...Aaaand... This has me craving grapefruit, so i'm gonna just, go, uh... Eat a grapefruit.

.....

.....Okay, back from grapefruiting. (This is not a bit. I actually did this.)

I tend to lose most woody notes on me, as mentioned before, but my sister tried this on and amped the spruce pretty hard: it gave everything a bit of that evergreen minty scent. This lasts for about 3 hours before fading down to a soft, candy-like sweetness.

tl;dr: Sweet-smelling powdery florals amped up with sugar and a citrus edge that dries down to realistic grapefruit, then a simple fruity-candy smell.

RATING: 4/5. I'm not huge on powdery, but this was nice, and that grapefruit E.O note is hella good. Very realistic. Realistic enough to put me on a grapefruit kick.

SAMPLE 4 (PERFUME OIL) || Musk, dark plum, pink sugar, black tea, white grapefruit E.O., sandalwood, pink pepper, a drop of teak.

This starts out like, 80% plum, dark and cold and lightly tart, with just a little hint of sugar and just enough of a 'drinkable', watery-smelling quality to identify the black tea. Sometimes I can catch whiffs of the musk - sharp and humid - but not too often. As it dries down, the grapefruit comes out, nice and sour but not sharp or astringent, kind of a delicate grapefruit, and the tea is WAAAY more noticible: smooth and green and like, vaguely soapy in the way that tea can be. Not as soapy as Sample 1, tho. I'm also getting the pink pepper, which i'm really excited about! It makes my nose tingle without smelling overwhelmingly, well, peppery. I've had much more experience with black pepper, and this is so much lighter. If I really huff at it, I think i'm picking up... The sandalwood? It's a dusty, warm wood, but very faint, under everything else. Makes a good base for all the other colder notes.

When it dries down, I get a smell that's kind of like tart, tangy bubblegum, and then eventually, an indistinguishable creamy sweetness.

The scent is pretty light - detectable, but not super strong or filling the room. It lasts for a pretty long time, though: I put some on last night and could smell sugary sweetness on my wrists come morning.

tl;dr: Dark, cold plum and sugar with a hint of musk that dries down to drinkable-smelling black tea, delicate grapefruit, a faint base of warm sandalwood, and a sparkle of pink pepper.

RATING: 4.5/5. My second favorite of the scents, but it doesn't quite match the mood I was going for, and a plum note that swings bubblegummy isn't my cuppa tea.

SAMPLE 5 (PERFUME OIL) || Green tea, pink grapefruit E.O., bamboo, white grapefruit E.O., hot pink sugar (stronger), sunflower, driftwood.

I've already got a name picked out for my custom, but if I were to pick this one, i'd pick something else, and it would, quite simply, be 'pink tea' - because that's what it smells like. At the forefront, unmistakeable green tea - smooth, but decidedly herbal, and not particularly soapy - and pink sugar. I'm testing this wearing it on the inside and outside of my wrists, and it smells different - I assume because my skin on the outside of my wrist is drier, so it's fading more quickly. On the inside, i'm getting a gentle floral sweetness that I can't quite place. On the outside, a woody base, and very subtle... I assume white grapefruit note.

Lookin' at the notes... Yep, this smells about as Green with Pink as those suggest. I don't really have much more to add on it: green tea and green notes with sugar and grapefruit that dries down to a subtly sweet sunflower with a woody driftwood base. OH - it fades kinda fast. Within two hours I could barely smell it. ...But maybe that's because i've just gotten grapefruit juice all over my hands and it's overpowering everything.

I've been, uh. On a pretty big grapefruit kick while writing this.

tl;dr: check that last full paragraph, i've basically got it there.

RATING: 4/5. Nice, with some excellent notes, but not quite what I was lookin' for.

RUBECULA - ROBIN (PERFUME OIL) || Wild blueberries, wet garden mud, nag champa and vintage musk.

At first: Blueberries, and it's a pretty good blueberry note. I don't like blueberries. Everything about them tells me they're gonna be nice and tart, and then they're way sweeter than I want. Even the sour ones are sweeter than I want. Every blueberry muffin i've ever eaten, i've wanted it to be delicious sweet vanilla complimented by tart zingy blueberries, and every single time it's been a heartbreaking too-sweet disappointment.

And, unfortunately, this is true for this too: it's just... *shakes fist* TOO REALISTIC

But, really, it's very warmly sweet as blueberries tend to be, but also with an edge of tartness that comes out after a few minutes that I big appreciate. It's a very true blueberry scent. Underneath it is a hint of that mud note, which is surprisingly clean for, well, mud - it's like... A gentle earthiness, and a WHOLE lotta wet, like wading through the cool water of a marsh. Every now and then I get something that smells sort of dank and spicey, which I assume to be the nag champa, and then there's the vintage musk, which... Alright, so, it's hard to tell whether it's the blueberries going powdery or the musk, but i'm getting something that smells like makeup powder. I'd say that that powderiness is sort of ever-present, all encompassing everything else. It dries down, basically, to powdery blueberries, and lasts for-fuckin'-everrrr. I was still smelling it into the next morning.

This is pretty, but just a bit too blueberry-sweet for me.

tl;dr: warm, sweet and slightly sour blueberries, powder, and a subtle wet earthiness, with very vague whiffs of spicy, dank nag champa.

RATING: 4/5. Once again, a well-crafted scent with great notes that just isn't quite my jam, because i'm a blueberry hater.

Stay tuned for part 2 of my Stereoplasm reviews, which is gonna cover Libatious Leprechaun, Green Gremlin, Gone Gnome, Lights Across the Sky, Scorpling, and two scents that I picked up in a swap: Kindling and Selasphorus Calliope.

#perfumes #perfume reviews #Stereoplasm #custom samples #Rubecula

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wineanddinosaur · 4 years

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We Asked 15 Brewers: What’s the Most Comforting Beer You’ve Had in Quarantine?

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, and bars and brewery taprooms remain closed for on-site consumption as part of concerted efforts to suppress the infection’s spread, you’re likely drinking more than usual at home.

A few weeks ago, we looked at the growing trend of beer enthusiasts digging into their cherished collections and opening special bottles during quarantine. But in these uncertain times, it turns out that many of us — including brewers — are reaching for what’s easy, as well as what comforts us in these uncertain times.

While social distancing, we spoke to 15 brewers about what they’ve been drinking while sheltering in place. It turns out, they’re reaching for everything from bourbon-barrel-aged barleywines to triple-hopped lagers — and yes, hazy IPAs.

“It’s a simple answer: Sante Adarius’ Amongst Friends, a barrel-aged, mixed-fermentation beer with cherries. Featuring soft, subtle acidity, which is rare amongst cherry mixed-ferm beers, this wasn’t bracing in any way. And it was gone from my glass too soon, just like times spent with close friends, cooking up tacos or pizza when general revelry was involved. A beer I wish I had been able to share amongst more friends, but look forward to in the future.” — Zac Ross, Owner and Brewer, Marlowe Artisanal Ales, New Haven, Conn.

“The most comforting beer I’ve had during quarantine is easily the All Together IPA, a worldwide collaboration spearheaded by Other Half that’s supporting hospitality professionals. Since I’ve been self-isolating down in Miami the past month, I picked up the version brewed by Tripping Animals, and wow, did this beer have me missing Brooklyn more than ever. It immediately reminded me of riding the G train all the way to the Smith & 9th Streets stop, and taking a routine photo of the Manhattan skyline before taking the short walk over to Other Half. I’m looking forward to the day that I can get back to the city, but until then I‘ll bide my time in Florida and watch people make bread.” — Kyle Gonzales, NYC Field Marketing, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn

“I’m drinking some funk right now, because that’s what we like and focus on. We had a couple of collaborations that we had to shelve the first week of shutdown in Minnesota. One of those collaborations was with Branch & Bone Artisan Ales. A few weeks prior, their team sent us their house yeast culture along with a few of their bottles. One was Silence Mill, a gin-barrel-aged, mixed-fermentation saison with local honey. I had this beer in Chicago at FOBAB, where it medaled, and then had one last night after a long day of delivering beer, doing what we can to keep the doors open. The beer reminded me of simpler and less chaotic times.�� — Jason Sandquist, Co-founder, Wild Mind Artisan Ales, Minneapolis

“I’ve had a love affair with Oxbow’s Italian-style pilsner Luppolo since my first sip, and it’s everything I want in a beer: crisp, citrusy, floral, malty, and dry AF. The head’s incredibly pillowy and fluffy, which always makes me smile. With a lot more free time on my hands, Luppolo is perfect at 5 percent ABV because I need to treat each day like a marathon, not a sprint. It’s my safety beer even when the world isn’t turned upside down.” — Jen Wyllie, Director of Marketing and Events, Austin Street Brewery, Portland, Me.

“Jarl by Scotland’s Fyne Ales is a session blonde ale hopped with Citra that you can drink throughout the afternoon and well into the evening. However, don’t be fooled by it’s low 3.8 percent ABV; Jarl is packed full of citrus flavors and a really clean, refreshing finish. And what has elevated it into my top lockdown tipple is its availability in 5-liter mini-casks, meaning you can pour yourself a full pint (remember them?) within the comfort of your own home! Which, if you’re like me and you’re missing pubs and well-kept cask beer, this really will provide you with some comfort.” — Harriet Edgar, Brand Development, 71 Brewing, Dundee, Scotland

“You would think that drinking during quarantine would mean a beer you can crush throughout the day, but I’m a hophead at heart. My usual go-to is a clean, crisp, refreshing West Coast IPA. Yet during this lockdown, my faith in hazy IPAs has been restored with Equilibrium’s scientific approach to the fundamental process of brewing. Its dHop series, for example, is a perfect display of how hops can change a beer, and I feel it keeps redefining the New England style with each release. Right now, I’m drinking a collaboration with Arkane Aleworks: For Every Action Is A Reaction. This triple IPA is bursting with tropical mango, papaya, and guava hop flavors, complemented by a creamy, pillowy, soft mouthfeel that keeps me coming back for more.” — Kyle MacDonald, Head Brewer, Inu Island Ales, Kaneohe, Hawaii

“Sierra Nevada and Bitburger’s collaboration, Triple Hop’d Lager. It’s perfectly balanced and endlessly drinkable with an incredible hop profile that lets you know you’re drinking a German beer. But it still flashes with a lot of Sierra Nevada character. Pilsner or hoppy lager has been a mainstay for me lately, and I think that’s just reflective of my current state of mind: trying to stay simple and balanced, but kinda freaking out too!” — Brett Smith, Founder and Head Brewer, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales, Dayton, Ohio

“That’s a super-easy one for me to answer: NYS Pils from Big aLICe in Queens [New York]. It’s super crisp and clean, soft and delicate; everything you would want from a pilsner. It’s a beer we love to drink and share with friends around a fire, which I am so looking forward to doing again!” — Liz DeSousa, Co-owner, Kismet Brewing Company, Westfield, Mass.

“Things are getting kind of crazy out there, and drinking Temporal Artisan Ales’ Ruby Continuum is a great distraction from the stress and pressures of our current environment. Ruby is a heavily fruited, oak-aged wild ale with raspberries and tayberries. The beer is a blend from wine and port barrels, giving it a layered complexity that takes my mind away from the here and now. It’s jammy. It’s bright. It’s tart. It’s what I want to drink right now.” — Kent Courtice, Founder and Brewer, Boombox Brewing Company, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

“Hitchhiker’s Bane of Existence hazy IPA has been my go-to comfort beer during this quarantine, which, as an extrovert, has been the bane of my existence, though I know it is 100 percent necessary. Brewed with flaked wheat and oats, and liberally hopped with Simcoe and Citra, Bane has an approachable hop bitterness and medium-full mouthfeel. Top notes of candied tangerine, mango, and passion fruit are supported by a resinous fresh-pine undertone, with citrus pith carrying through the finish. At 6.6 percent ABV, it’s quaffable and explains why I just finished the last of my stash. Hitchhiker was the last brewery I visited before the world shutdown, so I’m holding on tightly to those memories of sitting in its Sharpsburg taproom with some of my dearest friends, laughing, and being able to actually clink glasses in person instead of over Zoom.” — Hannah Gohde, Brewer, Free Will Brewing Company, Perkasie, Penn.

“The Lost Abbey’s Angel Share that I drank out of my cellar. The bourbon-barrel-aged version. I believe a 2009, when it was still in the 750-milliliter bottle. One of my favorite barleywines of all time. The dark fruit and bourbon characteristics that come across are amazing. Lost Abbey nailed that beer, in my opinion.” — Johnathan Wakefield, Owner and Head Brewer, J. Wakefield Brewing, Miami

“I’ve been drinking a ton of Silver City’s Ride the Spiral. I love Silver City for a ton of reasons, but it’s really heartwarming because my husband and I sat at their bar while we decided to buy our house in Bremerton, Wash., where we’re currently quarantined at. The beer is strong, sweet, and pretty tropical so it makes going on hikes in the woods behind my house a joy and is usually the only thing that gets me back!” — Sarah Flora, Owner, Flora Brewing, Los Angeles

“I’ve been trying to keep the drinking light during these times, so I‘ve been leaning toward lagers. Indoctrination is a great collaboration from Threes [Brewing of Brooklyn] and Hudson Valley [Brewery in Beacon, N.Y.]. This hopped-up pilsner is crispy AF and has a great body, created by aging in foudres. Also, it uses the super-fun Zuper Saazer hop. I’ve been drinking this one on my stoop daily. Cheers to everyone, stay home and stay safe.” — Geriz Rameriz, General Manager, Other Half Brewing, Brooklyn

“It’s hard not to go drink Triple Hop’d Lager with friends because it seems that’s what it’s made for. Consistency and creativity from two amazing breweries such as Sierra Nevada and Bitburger is what makes this a comforting beer to me during this dreary time. It’s crisp, clean, and perfect for porch sittin’.” — Matt Denham, Head of Brewing Operations, American Solera, Tulsa, Okla.

“Honestly, I wasn’t very excited to celebrate my 30th birthday in the thick of a pandemic, but I was able to hang with some of my best friends, one of whom was gracious enough to open a bottle of Side Project’s coveted stout, Beer: Barrel: Time. To describe it, think bourbon dark chocolate cake batter; silky and full of caramel, while having a touch of roasty bitterness, reminiscent of coffee. It was just a small gathering outside on a patio, but it was relieving to drink beer with a few of my closest friends during these strange times.” — Cameron Owen, Brewer, The Eighth State Brewing Company, Greenville, S.C.

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johnboothus · 4 years

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We Asked 15 Brewers: Whats the Most Comforting Beer Youve Had in Quarantine?

“I’m drinking some funk right now, because that’s what we like and focus on. We had a couple of collaborations that we had to shelve the first week of shutdown in Minnesota. One of those collaborations was with Branch & Bone Artisan Ales. A few weeks prior, their team sent us their house yeast culture along with a few of their bottles. One was Silence Mill, a gin-barrel-aged, mixed-fermentation saison with local honey. I had this beer in Chicago at FOBAB, where it medaled, and then had one last night after a long day of delivering beer, doing what we can to keep the doors open. The beer reminded me of simpler and less chaotic times.” — Jason Sandquist, Co-founder, Wild Mind Artisan Ales, Minneapolis

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isaiahrippinus · 4 years

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We Asked 15 Brewers: What’s the Most Comforting Beer You’ve Had in Quarantine?

“I’m drinking some funk right now, because that’s what we like and focus on. We had a couple of collaborations that we had to shelve the first week of shutdown in Minnesota. One of those collaborations was with Branch & Bone Artisan Ales. A few weeks prior, their team sent us their house yeast culture along with a few of their bottles. One was Silence Mill, a gin-barrel-aged, mixed-fermentation saison with local honey. I had this beer in Chicago at FOBAB, where it medaled, and then had one last night after a long day of delivering beer, doing what we can to keep the doors open. The beer reminded me of simpler and less chaotic times.” — Jason Sandquist, Co-founder, Wild Mind Artisan Ales, Minneapolis

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