NBO - 12 Days of Summer BIF

Perhaps a Cask of... Something!

If @whyteboy003 for some reason is out/unable I could help you out.

The prickly pear was fading fas last time I tried it making it hard to decide whether to include or not. This is my favorite brew of CCB this year though by far!

 

Day #6 and @PG2G is at his usual antics and giving me my first ever Cascade. This sour is crazy tart and the taste of unripe apricots permeates the sides of my tongue! So good! Thanks man!

 

Day 6 from @jschott75 gives another Pipeworks brew. Not on the level of some of their beers but not bad. A bit too spicy for me.

 

The ultimate resolution: drink the Surly tonight, because I'm just craving it. Push the Cantillon forward a few nights, when the wife can enjoy with me. I hope such gerrymandering is not frowned upon.



That being said, Surly Eight is transcendentally great. Holy cow @jawas...it's no booze on a 12% beer, nothing but the finer whiskey tasting points. Vanilla, coconut, oak. Delicious. Your selections continue to impress. Consumed from this snazzy Cape May glass you sent, no less!

 

Day #6 VBS


Another first for me! This is outstanding! But everyone but me probably knew that

Thank you so much @lefty17 !!!

Love everything I have been blessed to try from Russian River.

 

Honestly shocked you didn't have it checked in, but man I love that one. The cherries and Pinot are awesome. Glad you're enjoying it!

 

Day 6...

Continuing the blind trend....



Play along I forgot to photograph it with the clothes on..
The nose brought crisp saison, some citrus and a little sweetness on the backend reminded me of a Hill Farmstead Saison. On the palate it is really light, medium-high carb, citrus tart and finish is really sweet sugary. I couldn't put a finger on the brew but figured it was a wild saison of sorts...

The reveal.....



Another want from Trillium..Trillium Bees....5.7% but really feels like less...A wild saision with Raw Honey there is the sugar...This brew is pretty fantastic and another home run from Trillium...Thanks @RuckIt !

 

Interested to hear your (honest) opinion on the mead. I have mixed feelings myself but due to the unique nature of that brew I included it. I might just be over "Orange Blossom ________ Mead" though.

 

Man I hate sitting at work for the next 2.5 hours looking at all this beer. I've cheated and peeked at what i have in store and I'm excited!!

 

First: All these Russian River beers have me jones'ing... ISO.
Second: Tonights blind tasting... I decided instead of just a sip I would drink an entire glass before guessing. I had some spoilage from seeing the bottle cap though...

Definitely a porter, light notes of oak, coffee and vanilla. I am guessing Vanilla, coffee barrel aged Framinghammer!

Close, but no cigar! Great beer. I mean it perfectly fit my day and evening. This is the number 2 beer I have had this 12 days outside of the Vanilla BCBS! Thanks @bevoduz !
I was so thrilled with tonight's selection that I felt entitled to my extra (despite my 4:30 AM wake-up).
Hmm, interested in this one. I haven't had this in a long time and it is delicious. I am VERY realistic in my judging of beers (rarely give anything above a 3.5) and I have given so many (equal to or greater than) 4's in the last six days I feel like some sort of '14 Noob ().

Cheers!

 

So I am in trouble today. I got Greg sick. Which I didn't even think was possible bec is he doesn't have tonsils.

BUT @core42 saved me for a brief moment when we opened one of mine and Greg's favorites!!!!


Thank you this box is seriously smashing! I hope I can get my taste and smell back this weekend to start all my days I am behind

And then he was sad panda bc he is too stuffy to drink and I can't. He didn't even grab a pbr and went straight to bed.

 

Decided to continue the catch up game tonight. In our BM @gmo_vr626 mentioned there were more sours than anything else so I take a gamble and grabbed day 3 and 4 to consume. Little did i know it'll be one of the best two beers I've drank side by side. Im humbled by your gifts. You're straight flat lining me right now. Not sure how you new cherries + barrels is my favorite kind of sours. Thanks again...

 

Had I known, I would have done the same!

 

Consecration is my favorite.....you up at Rhinegeist?

 

Alright today's content hint. The beer I sent is in the top 150 of the top 250 beers on BA.

 

Today's beer must have had a rough trip because it was not happy


I haven't heard of these guys before so I don't know if this is an isolated incident or growing pains for a newer brewery; we have a new brewery in Kalamazoo that is having consistency problems with their new bottling line.
Since this bottle didn't cooperate I called in a backup for the day

Nice little amber from Olde Mecklenburg

 

@Dave_Treat - Content hint for tomorrow. Tomorrow's beer is one of my top two I am excited about sending you (neither of which you have tried yet). I do have to say that it is a Canine Themed Beer. Or should I call it a "собака" themed beer?

 

I am. It's so kid friendly and the ol lady is off tomorrow so we ate Alabamas and came here.