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BBC – Dean’s Beans Coffeehouse Porter

28 Saturday Feb 2015

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Beer, Beer Review, Berkshire Brewing Company, Massachusetts

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Beer Name: Dean’s Beans Coffeehouse Porter

Brewer: Berkshire Brewing Company (BBC)

Style: Porter

ABV: 6.2%

Description: The base beer is BBC’s Drayman’s Porter with coffee beans from Dean’s Beans from Orange, MA added.

Pour Info: Poured from a refrigerated 22 oz. bomber into my Night Shift mug.

Price: $4.99 for a 22 oz. bomber.

Appearance:  When first poured the body looks black, but if you look closely enough at the edges you can pick up a very dark brown.  A creamy tan head forms at the top and sticks to the sides.

Smell: Faint smells of creamy roasted coffee.

Taste: The coffee is not very strong in this one, but at the same time it certainly makes itself known.  It imparts a moderate roastiness at the start and a light bitterness on the finish. Somewhere else in there you get slight hints of chocolate and a pretty solid porter base.

Mouth Feel: On the thinner side of medium.  I probably could have done with it being a little thicker to really bring out the creaminess, but the feel does carry the beer well.  As expected, very low carbonation.

Hype Factor: Didn’t have much in the way of expectations.  I was looking for something to have for the evening and not spend a lot of money.  The price was right on this one and I was curious to see how it would compare to some of the other coffee beers I’ve had before.

Overall: While this doesn’t quite match up to the Bean Porter or Night & Day, this is a solid beer in its own right.  The availability and price I would take into consideration though. It is definitely worth noting that this beer was about $10 less than the other beers, and it was just hanging out on a shelf at my local Kappy’s.  I am going to recommend this one.  Drink it with other coffee beers like I did or pick it up on its own merits.  As it says on the label: “No hype, just good beer.”

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Eclipse – Elijah Craig (12 Year)

25 Wednesday Feb 2015

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Beer Name: Eclipse (Elijah Craig 12 year – Purple Wax)

Brewer: FiftyFifty Brewing Company

Style: Imperial Stout

ABV: 11.9%

Description: One of the variants in this year’s Eclipse series of Imperial Stouts aged in various bourbon barrels.  As the name suggests, this one was from an Elijah Craig barrel.

Pour Info: Poured from a slightly chilled bottle into a snifter glass.

Price: $30 for 22 oz. bomber

Appearance:  As expected, the body pours a nice dark black.  A one finger tan head forms that leaves behind some lacing as the beer is consumed.

Smell: Sweet nose full of bourbon.

Taste: I poured my first glass at a temperature somewhat less than fully refrigerated and have absolutely no regrets.  The beer has a super smooth mellow bourbon taste that stays with you throughout the drinking experience.  There are hints of sweetness and chocolate notes up front and in the middle. A little bit of roastiness follows on the end, which is just enough to give the bourbon a little something extra.  Making this even more interesting is that it drinks incredibly smooth and there is no hint at all that the beer is 11.9% until it’s almost gone.

Mouth Feel: Fantastic.  Super smooth. Silky, creamy, thick body and very minimal carbonation outside of some nice little bubbles on the edges after finishing a sip.

Hype Factor: At $30 a bottle you better believe I had high hopes for this one.  The series is very well regarded, and my wife bought me bottles that coincide with her favorite bourbons so yeah, I was looking forward to this.

Overall: I can’t deny that the beer was pricey, but on the other hand it sure was good.  Very pleasant and enjoyable to drink and given the ABV one bottle will go a long way.  I have two other variants in my beer closet that I now have even higher hopes for. I think I can now confidently view these as special occasion beers that will not disappoint.

Can’t Stop the Ketty Jay

19 Thursday Feb 2015

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Book Review, Chris Wooding, Steampunk, Tales of the Ketty Jay

Another set of books I have been keeping up with is the Ketty Jay series I started a few months back when I read Retribution Falls.  The series was continued in The Black Lung Captain, The Iron Jackal, and concludes with the Ace of Skulls.  I had read that author Chris Wooding chose to end the series after four books rather than push on and expand upon ideas he picked up as the story continued.  Having been caught up in a few series that have gone on for too long, I can certainly respect that decision, though there is a part of me that is sad to see my time in this universe come to an end.

WARNING: A general discussion of my thoughts on the series as a whole follow the break, as do perhaps a few observations regarding certain events.  I don’t give any real spoilers, but if you absolutely don’t want to know please check back after finishing the series.
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Element Brewing Company – Lavender Extra Special Oak

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

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Beer, Beer Review, Element Brewing, Massachusetts

So, I found myself in a bottle shop the other day looking to pick up something new and happened upon an interesting bottle from Element Brewing. In addition to being from a brewery I’ve had good experiences with, there were a couple of other things working in its favor. Being just a few days before Valentine’s Day, I though a beer incorporating lavender might make for an interesting pickup. Add in the fact that it’s part of the Absolute Series and it’s absolutely freezing here in Boston it seemed like something that had to happen. Let’s see how it went.

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Beer Name: LESO (Lavender Extra Special Oak)

Brewer: Element Brewing Company

Style: English Strong Ale

ABV: 7.75%

Description: As I mentioned above, this beer is part of the Element’s Absolute Zero Series of limited release beers. For this one, they took their ESO ale as a base and “dry-hopped” it with lavender harvested in South Deerfield, MA. This bottle was one of only 460 total that was sealed on September 8, 2014.

Pour Info: Poured right out of the fridge into a snifter glass.

Price: $12 for 750 ml.

Appearance: Pours dark copper/reddish color. Thin white foamy head forms at the pour and sticks around keep you company while finishing the glass.

Smell: Smells faintly herbal and oaky. Not much going on here to report on.

Taste: This part is, ummm, interesting. Right after sipping, there is a big herbal lavender rush up front which dominates that end of the taste. Towards the finish the Strong Ale base comes out a bit but is still mostly overpowered by the herbs. As the beer warms the herbs mellow out a little but are definitely still present. By the time the beer gets to room temperature, the lavender has faded to the point it only comes through moderately at the beginning. A slight sweetness comes through in the middle while it finishes with an oaky/lavender taste. Honestly, the herbs really did not do it for me which does negatively affect the taste in my opinion. The base beer, from what I can get of it, actually tastes promising so I wouldn’t rule out trying that on its own.

Mouth Feel: Mouthfeel is medium and bubbly while cold. Feels like it thins out a bit as it warms.

Hype Factor: I don’t think there was any real hype around this one, but I was excited to try it for the reasons mentioned above. I also had a great experience with another beer in the Absolute Zeros series, Citronium, all the way back in my first post here so my curiosity was certainly piqued to try another.

Overall: Whether or not you like this beer is really going to come down to how you feel about herbal tastes, lavender in particular. It ended up being too overpowering for me, but perhaps there are others out there that really go for this sort of thing. More power to you if that is the case and you happen to be reading this. As for me though, this beer was a miss. Nice idea but I couldn’t get past the intense herbal taste.

Oh well, so this one didn’t work out for me. Sometimes that happens when you gamble on a beer. In retrospect, maybe I should have taken a pause at seeing lavender on the label but it seemed too timely and tempting to pass up. Lesson learned.

Trillium – Night & Day

15 Sunday Feb 2015

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Beer Name: Night & Day

Brewer: Trillium Brewing Company

Style: Imperial Stout

ABV: 11.5%

Description: Bottled on 2/5/2015, Night & Day is an Imperial Stout cold brewed with coffee from Barrington Coffee Company in Lee, MA.

Pour Info: Lovingly poured from a 750 ml bottle into a snifter glass.

Price: $15 for the 750 ml bottle.  There’s been some chatter on the Beer Advocate forums regarding the price on this one, but honestly I see fairly in line with what I’d expect.  Boston’s an expensive place.

Appearance:  Pours a thick black body with a half inch tan head.  The head is fluffy with large white bubbles towards the center that slowly fade the edges as the head dissipates.

Smell: Hints of coffee and a slight sweetness.

Taste: Again, light coffee notes up front with a light to moderate roastiness that picks up midway.  Finish is some more coffee, a touch of roasted malt, and maybe a little bit of sweetness.  Packs some heat at cooler temperatures that blends into the rest of the beer quite nicely as it approaches room temperature.  The heat doesn’t entirely give away the higher ABV but it does certainly hint at it sometimes, especially early on.

Mouth Feel: Thick and smooth with very little carbonation.  The world velvety comes to mind.

Hype Factor: Trillium beers have been all the rage around here recently though that has been mostly for their hoppy offerings.  I was curious to see how they would do with an Imperial Stout and how it would match up to the Bean Porter I so recently enjoyed.

Overall:  Overall I think this was a very good beer, but not necessarily an amazing beer.  I think it was perhaps a bit unfair to want to hold this up to Bean Porter since this beer is a bit bigger.  The coffee doesn’t really come through that strongly for me in either smell or taste and considering how it was advertised I think I expected it to make more of a showing.

Portsmouth, NH Beercation

12 Thursday Feb 2015

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Beer, Beercation, Coat of Arms Pub, Earth Eagle Brewings, Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Company, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth Gas Light, Sebago Brewing Company, Smuttynose Brewery, Stoneface Brewing, Throwback Brewery, Vacation

Even though 2015 is just getting started, my wife and I decided that it was time to get out of town for a long weekend.  In going through our short list of places, Portsmouth, NH ended up being our destination of choice.  It had a lot of things to offer in line with our interests and was only about an hour drive north from the Boston area.

Where to Stay

After weighing our options, we decided to spend a little bit more for our hotel to stay right in the downtown area and could not have been happier about that decision.  Portsmouth is a small and extremely walkable town and not having to worry about finding a parking space or driving back to the hotel after having a few drinks was a definite plus.  Where we ended up staying was the Mariott Residence on the west end of town.  It was the most affordable option we came across when looking at places and I would recommend it based on our stay here.  The room was a good size and had a kitchen area complete with a full refrigerator, two panel range, microwave, and plates/utensils.  The shower was pretty amazing and had excellent water pressure and no issues with hot water.  The bed and pillows were a little soft for my tastes but were by no means a major problem.  The continental breakfast was provided each morning and was on the nicer end of your typical fair and had surprisingly good coffee.  Just brace yourself for the lack of proper bacon (we had ham one morning and Canadian bacon rounds on two others).

The Downtown Area

The Downtown area of Portsmouth is roughly a mile to a mile and a half end to end.  For our visit, things where rather snowy as the remnants of the recent blizzard were topped off by an extra 5-8 inches that fell our first day there.  All that snow still didn’t stop us from walking everywhere we needed to go though it did complicate some of our photo destinations.  We were snowed out of three cemeteries, a lot of the Harborwalk, Prescott Park, and much of Pierce Island but still had a fun time walking around and certainly got in our fair share of photo ops.  Part of the fun here was the variety of shops we came across.  Juice bars, vape shops, and the occasional book store were among the places that caught our interest and lured us in out of the snow and cold.

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Another thing we encountered in our walks to help keep warm was Portsmouth’s vibrant restaurant and pub scene.  More than one person we talked to brought up the fact that all told there are more restaurant seats and bar stools in town than there are people.  We stopped into a fair number of places and one thing I found particularly exciting here was how widespread access to good beer was.  Everywhere we went had at least a couple of local beers on tap from smaller locals and Smuttynose was ubiquitous with its street signage.

Smuttynose is also the sister brewery of local hotspot the Portsmouth Brewery which I can’t recommend highly enough.  This was perhaps our favorite spot in the city and seemed to be a popular destination for others as well.  Our first night in town in we sat at the bar area of the upstairs restaurant to split a plate of nachos and grab a few drinks (they have a full bar for the non-beer drinkers).  I of course went for a flight of some house beers, though they did have a number of Smuttynose offerings on tap as well.  All the beers in the flight were solid, but the Pale Ale and the Oatmeal Raisin Brown were the two standouts.  There were also two casks being offered that I couldn’t pass up.  Pouring that night was the Pale Ale with Orange Juice and their Rye Not Ale with Molasses.  As much as I liked the regular Pale Ale, I think the Rye Not won out between the casks.  The sweetness from the molasses really blended well with the hops and rye.

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On our second visit, we went downstairs on a recommendation and stepped into a different world than what was above.  The atmosphere was much more lively and fun.  The main focuses down here are the bar and the pool tables in the background.  Downstairs serves the same house and Smuttynose brews with a few added guest taps from popular national breweries.  I couldn’t resist hitting up the casks again, this time going for the Le Chat Noir Stout with cacao nibs; another excellent pairing decision.  On both occasions we had a great time, had an awesome bartender, and felt really comfortable and relaxed being there.  The food was good, the beer (and drink) options were solid across the board, and the place was a lot of fun to be at.  Anyone in town that doesn’t spend time here is missing out.

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Another brewery of note in the downtown area is Earth Eagle Brewings, an eclectic little brewery hidden on a side street on the edge of the downtown area.  Once inside the door you walk into a small room with bar area and a few tables off to the side.  It offers a nice cozy feeling that somehow didn’t feel cramped even as more customers started flowing in.  The beers are where this place gets really interesting.

The first question I was asked was if I was in the mood for hoppy or malty, which was easily reconciled by ordering a flight of all six beers on tap, but the follow up asking me if I was a vegetarian caught me by surprise.  It seems that people finally figured out something to do with at least one of the moose up north, and the Bog Mare, an amber gruit, is brewed with moose head broth.  This may be one of the most unique beers I have ever had, kind of sweetly malty start with a noticeably gamey/meaty finish.  It was actually quite good for what it was but I’m not sure I’d want a full pint.  Rounding out the flight that day was a more traditional gruit called Echoes which was brewed in collaboration with the Cambridge Brewing Company, a sweet and malty wee heavy called Coats and Kilts, ‘Murican Revolution an ESB, a pale wheat ale called Shepard’s Crook, and Yankee Cran-Ass, an IPA dry hopped with Sorachi Ace and brewed with 18 pounds of cranberries.

There were some really tasty things brewing and the people there were laid back and friendly.  They even had grown-up (no, not that kind) coloring books to keep my non-beer drinking wife entertained.  We didn’t stay for food but did see a tempting plate of nachos go by.  If you’re in town you’ll want to check this place out.  Looks like they tend to do a lot less mainstream styles and were well regarded around town.

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There were also a few noteworthy non-brewery drinking stops as well.  The Gas Light Grill is where I got my first taste of local superstar Stoneface Brewing (which the weather prevented us from getting out to).  First up was the house-exclusive porter called the Gas Light Pour-Tier, a medium roasty and smooth drinking porter.  In all honesty, it’s not something I personally found too exciting but it was well done and a good example of the style.  It was also a $2 pint on account of the snow, and you seriously can’t beat that.  The stand out though was definitely the IPA that got the brewery most of its initial attention.  It has a huge juicy pineapple-orange taste upfront and a nice hoppy bitterness that certainly makes this beer worth seeking out.   Opinions were split on the food here though I enjoyed my burger well enough.  I think the key thing to keep in mind is that if you’re doing food here, take advantage of the wood fire grill.

The Coat of Arms (not be confused with the British Beer Company across the street that had a good tap list in its own right) is an English style pub notable in my mind for having several cask beers on hand.  Between this place and the casks at Portsmouth Brewery, I am all set to do some serious sampling at the NERAX booth when I hit up the Extreme Beer Fest next month.  As examples of that they had I first enjoyed a Dippity Do Brown Ale with Molasses from nearby Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, NH that was another well executed molasses cask.  Next up was the Frye’s Leap IPA dry hopped with Amarillo, Citra, and Simcoe from Sebago Brewing Company just over the border in Maine.  I thought the dry hopping really stood out well and added a nice dimension to the beer I’m not sure it would have had without them.  Lastly came the Matilda’s Red Rage Red Ale from Moat Mountain in Conway, NH.  Brewed in the style of a classic Irish red ale that tasted just right being on cask.  I would rave on about this place if not for the fact that the atmosphere here was a bit colder than some of the other places in town.  Good place to grab a few pints since I found the beer selection spot on, but I wouldn’t plan on settling in here.

The Thirsty Moose Taphouse was also notable, boasting  116 or so taps ranging from the usual suspects to some interesting and exciting options in a variety of styles.  All the options can be a bit overwhelming but the list is solid and I’d imagine just about anyone even remotely into beer could find something they’d like there.  And for those that just don’t (or can’t) drink beer, there’s always the full bar.  The atmosphere here was laid back, casual, and fun and this is certainly a place I’d go back to for a few beers and a plate of nachos (yes that’s our go to when sharing food if you haven’t figured that out yet).

If you’re looking for food, two standouts for us on that front are Agave and Blue Mermaid.  Agave is a Mexican restaurant on the other side of town from us that has plenty of enticing menu options and serves up a good round of homemade chips and guacamole.  Of course I’d be remiss if I didn’t note the limited, but better than expected tap list.  They had the usual Mexican beers you’d expect but also had a few other things as well.  To take full advantage of my location I went with the Moat Mountain Square Tail Stout over the Dogfish Head and Lagunitas taps.  The Blue Mermaid is a “Carribean-inspired” restaurant that left us both very satisfied without our meals.  They had a full bar of course, but the small tap list was well constructed with good local and national offerings.  Trying to keep in the local spirit of things I continued trying things I don’t have as easy access to back home, I had a delicious Black IPA from Throwback Brewery called Hippo-HOP-amus and a Smuttynose Zinneke (Belgian-style Stout).  Good food, good beer, friendly staff, and right across from our hotel, what more could you want?

On the way back home we stopped by the Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton, NH.  Visitors are offered a free tour and card good for four samples from the tap area.  I got to try a couple of Smuttlabs beers, Ol’ Grundy Humper and Schmutzig, I had passed on back in town (knowing that I would be ending up here on the way home) and found them enjoyable.  The facility was aesthetically very pretty (even with the snow) and it is always nice to stop by a brewery and grab some samples.  The atmosphere was kind of dead, though, and I get the impression that of the four employees we encountered that day two weren’t that into beer at all. One was just getting the tour guide thing down, and one was very knowledgeable.  Might have been the time of day but I don’t know if I’d go back next time I was in the area unless I was with someone that really wanted to check it out.

In Conclusion

Portsmouth was a pretty awesome place to spend a long weekend.  As an amateur photographer and dedicated beer drinker, I felt that it had a lot to offer.  Obviously some of the photo opportunities would have been more accessible in the spring (or without the mountains of snow New England has this winter) but even with that we were able to take advantage and enjoyed walking around.  Downtown offers some interesting shops and plenty of pubs in which to take a break and relax.  The local beer scene was pretty solid.  Perhaps even surprisingly solid given the size of the town.  It is definitely on the list of places we would go back to in warmer weather at which time I would really want to explore more of the parks and cemeteries, and try to hit some of the breweries in the surrounding area, like Stoneface and Throwback.

 

Book Review – Olympos, Dan Simmons

03 Tuesday Feb 2015

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As mentioned at the end of my Ilium review, I wasted no time getting into Olympos, the concluding book in the duology.  Olympos picks up shortly after the end of Ilium and returns all the surviving characters, though with a slightly different focus.  While the first book was largely centered around events on Ilium and Mars, most of the page time in this one is spent on Earth as the events there take on greater importance.

As a warning, minor spoilers concerning the end of Ilium follow the break, as do my general thoughts on this book.  Those that don’t want to continue should stop here.  For everyone else, please read on.

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Dogfish Head – Heaven and Hell

02 Monday Feb 2015

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Beer Name: Heaven and Hell aka The Ultimate Black & Tan

Brewer: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Style: Blend of DIPA and Imperial Stout

ABV: Since both beers mixed were 18%, stands to reason that this is as well.

Price: $18 or $20 all told – the 12 oz. bottles of WWS and 120 were either $9 or $10 a piece.

What’s better than having two great beers on hand?  How about when those two beers combine to make a third.  That’s what we have going on for today’s review.  Last December I unexpectedly happened upon bottles of World Wide Stout (WWS) and 120 Minute IPA at the local Kappy’s.  As soon as I got them home I thought, gee these would make one hell of a 50/50 and lo and behold it’s apparently a thing.  It took me a little while to find the right night to try this out for myself, but now that I finally did let’s take a look at how it went.

Before mixing the two beers I wanted to get an appreciation of each on its own.  I hadn’t tried the World Wide Stout before so having a half glass of that on its own seemed to be in order.  I knew it was going to be a big beer going in, but that knowledge alone was not quite enough to fully prepare for the experience.  It poured a dark black color out of the bottle with a thin tan head that lightened up somewhat as it faded out to the sides.  The sweet boozy smell is the perfect lead-in to the taste.  The beer starts out rather sweet with dark fruit and malty notes up front, picks up a hint of roastiness, and flows into a hot boozy finish.  As the beer warms up, it smells a bit sweeter but the tastes all blend together very nicely as the beer warms.  The mouthfeel has a much-needed upper medium thickness with only the slightest hint of carbonation around the ends of the sip.  Overall, the beer is definitely something I like, but it’s a bit too hot and sweet to be something I would pick up often.  It packs quite a punch, but wow is it smooth about it.

The other half of this experiment is the 120 Minute IPA.  This is a beer that I’ve had a few times previously, but in the spirit of the tasting I obviously had to try it out on its own.  The half bottle poured out a coppery pale orange color that when pushed yielded a bubbly white head.   The smell was surprisingly muted with only a hint of hops coming through over a malty/bourbony base.  The taste is where I really start to appreciate this beer.  At first, I get a mild piney sweet citrus bitterness upfront with a sweet, hot finish.  The more I sip at this though, the more I appreciate how much heat the hops on the front end are up against.  Guessing there’s enough hops in here to blow a smaller beer away, but for this beast they merely hold things together.  Again, this is a tasty beer but a bit large for everyday consumption.

For the main event, I mixed about 6 oz. each of the 2014 vintages of each beer.  The 120 Minute was bottled on 10/03/2014 and the WWS on 01/03/2014 (weird, right?).  The internet consensus seemed to be that the 120 Minute should be poured first so that’s what I did.

The blackness of the WWS quickly dominates the mixture, though the white bubbly lacing around the edges is more reminiscent of the 120.  The color change in the body comes on almost instantly once the stout is added while the white lacing sticks around for most of the beer.  The smell was very intriguing as the faint hops of the 120 quickly transitions into the sweetness of the stout and finishes with a slightly sweet and boozy aroma.

As I proceeded to sip the beer, I was glad I had taken the time to try the two parts separately beforehand.  The blend is a superb combination of the best of what each beer had to offer.  A piney hop taste comes through up front that transitions into a slightly less sweet version of the stout.  Finish is still boozy but it has more of a hoppy sweet character to it.  Those hops really keep the WWS sweetness in check and help bring a good balance to an otherwise very big and intense beer. They aren’t overpowering in the way you might expect, but boy do they hold their own.  It had an upper medium to thick mouth feel that presented everything quite well.

This was a fantastic mix of two really good beers.  I would even go so far as to say that it was even greater than the sum of its two parts.  Each beer has something to contribute and the two tastes complement each other almost like they were meant to be combined.  I recommend anyone with a chance to try this out do so at least once.  It lives up expectations.

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