What beer are you drinking now? #2296

Alvarado Street Brewery — In The Garage
Canned 01/24/19



Look: Straw yellow murky body, strong head formation on a mediumly aggressive pour, excellent head retention, ample lacing.
Smell: The nose on this beer is that typical Nelson dank. If you like the Nelson hop, you will love the aroma here. Medium smell intensity.
Taste: Very clean and nicely showcased Nelson. There's some amount of the floral-tropical overtones as well. (I love Mosaic cryo hopping). None of the yeasty taste at all, thankfully. Just a touch of hop burn on the back end.
Feel: Light-bodied, with a good New-England texture, medium carbonation.
Overall: Is there a difference today between the new-age hoppy pale ales and session IPA's. Certainly doesn't seem so. Overall this one's a winner though. For what this beer is, it excels in every category.

4.5 | 4.25 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 ||| Overall: 4.44 (no rDev)

 

Maturity is overrated. Exhibit A:

 

Regular Coffee was one of those “wow” beers from Extreme Beerfrst 2014 (I’m pretty sure). Haven’t gotten to it since. Might need a trip north on 95 this year to try a few things.

 

So this is a thing now...




Cheers

 

I'm lucky to have access to some genuinely excellent brews today. Here's #2.

Moonraker Brewing — Papillon DIPA



Look: Light orange, very murky, average head formation and retention, above-average lacing.
Smell: Citrusy up front, with other typical tropical notes; the aroma is medium in intensity for the style; very pleasant. (You can also tell that there is Strata in this beer, but I'm not sure how exactly to qualify that part.)
Taste: Citrusy through and through, but again, with those Strata melony-dank notes (again, sorry for the poor description). The taste is pretty strong, and overall quite great.
Feel: Medium to full body, medium carbonation, smooth texture, no apparent alcohol. Spot-on for a NEIPA.
Overall: Another fantastic Moonraker hazy. Papillon feels super-composed and well put together; all the flavors work extremely well in tandem. I hold these guys as the best producers of New-England style beers in Northern California, and it's because of beers like this one. Quite simply, this beer does everything well.

4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.75 ||| Final rating: 4.55 (rDev +1.8%)

 

Last of my King Sue. It’s about 7 weeks old and for the first time ever I can smell cat piss that is often mentioned in beer reviews. I didn’t get that smell when this was fresher.

 

Miskatonic Shoggoth

Speaking of strong...

 

Happy Saturday, virtual bar mates!

Starting to get "balmy" here in Illinois.

Starting with this:



Cheers, BAs!

 

Love R&B

 

Bacon, egg, and goat cheese on raisin bread (all I had, but it works) and a classic porter.

 

Drowning my sorrows with a Guinness after a bad beating in the rugby by England.

 

Full Circle Brewing - Illa Vanilla milkshake ipa. Big thanks @Ice_Cream_And_IPAs for picking me up this can. Awesome label art!

 

That one looks like it would be amazing!!!!

 

Cross posting this with the “Inexplicable” thread.



Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is on TV. Introducing my daughter to this classic. She’s only 4 but already planking. She’s going places.



“Where’d you learn mouth to mouth resuscitation?”

“French class.”

 

I first read that as you having a 5 gallon Tripel, and I thought, that must be quite a special glass for that amount.

 

I have never had a milkshake IPA. My last trade asked if i liked them and i replied no but that i would like to try one. Unfortunitly he didn't send one. We just did local stuff/surprise. looks like it would be good though.

 

I was saving this 2017 CBS for a superb owl beer tomorrow, but since I'll be going somewhere else for the game and need to drive home...