What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2164

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  1. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Fantastic NEDIPA. Aromas and flavors of big lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange juice, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, and light pepper/pine hops; with moderate wheat, biscuit dough, light honeyed malt sweetness; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/silky/bready wheat/oat mouthfeel. Light sticky hops and slightly increasing lingering bitter dryness. Insanely drinkable, perfectly soft mouthfeel, zero warming 8%. Cashmere, Bru-1, and Mosaic. Super juicy and slightly dank hops; perfect wheat/oat/malt balance, not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. They pretty much always nail these Hop Series NEIPAs.
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    Insane stuff as usual this year. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, fudge brownie, vanilla, cinnamon, chili pepper, smoke, toasted dark bread, and light dark fruit/char; with some herbal spice earthiness. Bittersweet roast/spice balanced finish. Medium carbonation and very full body; with a fantastic creamy, silky, velvety mouthfeel; with light sticky spice, chalky roast, and slickness. Slightly increasing lingering spice dryness, no cloying sweetness. Minimal warming 13%. Mild increasing lingering pepper spice heat, with great flavor presence. Very rich/decadent, with amazing balance of spices. This has a thicker/fuller body and better mouthfeel than regular Bomb!, which makes this just a bit better overall for me; but I always love both. Glad they keep bringing it back. I always buy a handful every year now.
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    Cheers



     
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  2. LloydDobler

    LloydDobler Pooh-Bah (2,102) Jul 25, 2014 Indiana
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    Started the morning watching the Browns/Jets replay from Thursday night. Popping a can sent to me by @JBowenGeorgia who is notorious for dropping bombs on people. This is Tropicalia from Creature Comforts. A beer name I have heard plenty, but this will be my first venture into this brewery so I figured I would start with a flagship beer.

    Pour is a nice light orange color that isn’t quite completely clear. A small tuft of sticky foam floats on top. Nose is fairly floral with bright citrus. Spotty lacing is sticking all over the glass as I sip. Taste is very fruity. Peach, lime, tangerine, pine. All are present here. The feel is very soft and the finish has a bit of bite on the back end. Really nice brew that I’m sure, if available, I could enjoy over and over again.
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  3. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Starting up with some juice sent by my friend @jzeilinger , this stuff is rock solid. Cheers all.
     
    #3 SawDog505, Sep 23, 2018
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  4. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Awesome NEDIPA. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, and pine hops; with moderate wheat, cracker, white bread dough malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/bready/grainy malts, some sticky hops, and light resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing lingering bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Dangerously smooth, not aggressive, mildly increasing warmth of 8.75%. Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, and Apollo hops. Awesome balanced mix of juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; nice wheat/oat/malt balance, not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Really big fan. Hope we see more from them soon. Already have reviewed a few.
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    Tasting insane as usual, new batch landed this week. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, pecan, fudge, marshmallow, biscuit, toasted dark bread, caramel, toffee, molasses, vanilla, cream, and light smoke/charcoal. Light roast/char and herbal hop bitterness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is amazing. Light slickness, chalky roast, and sticky hops. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness; never acrid/astringent. Super smooth, minimal warming 11%. Glad these are in cans now, this meets and even surpasses what I remember when I reviewed it in 2016. Pretty much identical to the one brewed in Europe at the time, but this one is a bit less bitter on the roast. Phenomenal. Already got 2 packs, completely worth the $20 price.
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    Cheers

    Been too long since I listened to this album. Masterpiece.


     
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  5. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    [​IMG] Very nice, not a huge peach guy but still enjoying it.[​IMG]
     
    #5 SawDog505, Sep 23, 2018
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  6. 911CROFT

    911CROFT Maven (1,482) May 18, 2015 England
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    Other Half: DDH Cream of Broccoli

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  7. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good morning BAs - cross-post with NBS:



    Very pleasing malty IIPA.
     
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  8. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    I am starting off with a delicious IIPA from @yankeepride. Thank you, sir! This beer is a collaboration with CashorTrade.org. That is a website that allows people to sell event tickets at face-value. I think I will actually utilize this website, as just this week I tried buying tickets for the upcoming 5-Finger Death Punch concert in town, and it was sold out. I am not used to concerts selling out, since I mostly go to extreme heavy metal concerts.
     
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  9. JoeBloe

    JoeBloe Pooh-Bah (2,051) Nov 16, 2007 New York
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  10. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (5,137) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    The first one to fall asleep (the 5 year old) always wakes up the last one to go to bed (me). Oats are good for breakfast, right? Pipeworks Velocity of Light.
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    #10 mschrei, Sep 23, 2018
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  11. jamesroses

    jamesroses Pundit (789) Nov 8, 2015 Argentina

    Really good brazilian Imperial Stout.

     
    #11 jamesroses, Sep 23, 2018
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  12. laketang

    laketang Grand Pooh-Bah (3,017) Mar 22, 2015 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    Pretty crappy weather here in paris now, so bad they wouldnt let us in pare lachese cemetary! So we couldnt visit with jim.but we were there 5 years ago and joints and beer placed by his grave were plenty so he is doing good for a dead guy!




    So oh well time to drink.
     
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  13. HoppingMadMonk

    HoppingMadMonk Grand Pooh-Bah (5,208) Mar 3, 2017 New Jersey
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    Work is done, been to the gym, have a day and a half off so starting with [​IMG]Weihenstephaner original
     
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  14. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Sorry, more of the same. Time appropriate beer for my Sunday... another 85 degree day here in late September. WHEN IS IT MOTHERFUCKING DECORATIVE GOURD SEASON ALREADY?
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    #14 eppCOS, Sep 23, 2018
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  15. Ocalafox

    Ocalafox Grand Pooh-Bah (4,505) May 17, 2016 Florida
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    Post 5.5 mile run, laundry, and cleaning floors refreshment. Whoa Nelly.....(Keith Jackson, don't make'um like him anymore) This Pipe Dreams Snickerdoodle stout is amazing, many thanks @SawDog505! Oh, and it hides it's 10% extremely well. Rating soon to come.
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    #15 Ocalafox, Sep 23, 2018
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  16. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

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    Cheers!
     
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  17. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Happy first Sunday of autumn BA's

    Had a nice day yesterday - lots of chores, a visit to local Akronym brewery for a couple of growler fills, a hike and visit to a spooky area around here known as Rogue's Hollow

    But first, coffee and beer and coffee

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    yummy taste of locally sourced wet hop ale

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    hiking with mi chica

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    Das Pumpkin

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    some color from the yard already

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    last night's sunset

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  18. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    Argubaly the gourd season started yesterday. Thrilled we actually have the weather to match for a change
     
    #18 russpowell, Sep 23, 2018
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  19. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Yes, yes, it was just a joke - we have 3 decorative gourds now mutating on our kitchen counter. I just love McSweeney's so anytime I can send people over there, or make a blind reference, gotta do it. Cheers @russpowell !
     
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  20. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Checking out Jackie O's bourbon barrel quad, Skipping Stone...
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    Great start to a day of football...

    Cheers...
     
    #20 Greywulfken, Sep 23, 2018
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