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(08-17-2020 06:51 PM)CameramanJ Wrote:  I had Back Bay's Peaches & Coconut Cream "Smoothie Ale" and it was meh IMO. I picked up a four-pack at my local establishment and they weren't storing it cold. End result is definitely peachy but a bit tart, with a cream note that blends nicely in but very fleeting. Another one of those "try once and forget" novelty beers I guess.

I also had the Virginia Beer Co. Elbow Patches Oatmeal Stout. Stouts are my game so this went very well. Chocolate and coffee on the nose, just enough roasted malt in the taste, and a very pleasant finish combining all three at the end. I will have to keep this one in mind for when it starts to get chilly.

Back Bay is a fairly mediocre brewery for the most part. They do well with lagers and pilsners, their Something in the Water beer was decent. But apart from that, they're not making anything I would go out of my way to grab. Their brewery locations are cool though.

Big fan of Virginia Beer Company. Haven't had anything from them I don't like yet.