What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2804

Just got out of a virtual meeting, so needed to crack a beer. Here's Strata Premium, a 6.4% IPA with Strata... naturally... and a sprinkling of Simcoe. Released 6/17.

It's got a full pineapple nose, and a more lemon-y taste with some berries sprinkled in. That Simcoe then delivers some WC bitterness and resin on the finish. Definitely tasting better today than day 1. Happy Wednesday all!

 

Possibly my favorite beer ever. Maybe not more than saison DuPont. But top tier

 

don't ask....

 

I'm having a Liquid Truth Serum IPA from Dogfish Head. It's fruity as all hell. Aromas and flavors of lemon, honeydew, orange, lime & papaya. I think I got this can well past its peak, because Bound Beverage of Warrington PA puts old stuff out on their singles aisle, but it's still pretty good

 

To be honest, I'm not really missing baseball. My Mariners have been the most over-priced minor league team for 20 years and it's really hard to watch them anymore.

 

Good shit

 

Beer #2. Seems the right kind of day for it.

 

Funny you brought up the Yankees, I still remember Billy Martin compared playing in the Kingdome to "Playing on a f*cking ping pong table" in an interview. Ah better times

 

I have no problem saying that I’m not a Green Cheek fan boy. They do make good beer, but no IPA yet has “wowed” me. So far my favorite beers have been Coco Mesa (Coconut Rye Stout,) and New Adventures (Golden Coffee Stout). At the moment I’d prefer if Evan were still at Noble making West Coast bangers, rather than ok-ish Hazy’s.

 

Agreed 100%...idk the full story with Novak but sounds like they were not being all that cautious with this event. I do wonder about those reported testing positive in the media and if they are even symptomatic or what to truly believe anymore?

Anyways on with the pours...

 

Old Nation M-43. Amazing NEIPA as always. Flavors of huge grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, lemon zest, orange peel, and light pepper/pine hops; with wheat, biscuit dough, light honeyed malt sweetness; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Very mild pine, grassy, zesty, citrus peel bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; very creamy, bready, grainy wheat/oats, and light hop stickiness in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Very dank/juicy hops, with perfect wheat, oat, malt malt balance. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness, amazing soft feel. Super easy drinking. Glad to have this as a year round available beer. This is one of my top most purchased beers ever at the moment. It just doesn't get any better for the style vs availability. Every Old Nation NEIPA is better than most anything else I've had in the state. DDH is just as impressive; but a bit more bitter, resinous, dank, and earthy.


Cheers