New Beer Weekend #24

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  1. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Do they still make Poolside or has that given way to something else?
     
    #61 TongoRad, Jan 2, 2021
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  2. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    I believe they still do. Lawn Boi is their other summer seasonal kellerpils but uses 100% saaz. The Poolside used saaz and tettnanger and a “Mexican yeast strain”.

    to my knowledge being such different beers I don’t believe poolside turned into lawn boi
     
    #62 Urk1127, Jan 2, 2021
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  3. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    2021 started with a round of golf, the best I've played in the past month.
    Today is clean-up day, and now there's no trace of Christmas in this house.
    Now it's beer and football time with my New Beer, Wanderland from Sierra Nevada.
    The beer is a clear gold color with a small white head and a bit of spotty lace.
    Faint aroma of sweet fruit.
    Taste of nectarine and peach.
    A bit of hops in the finish.
    Meh.

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    #63 lordofthewiens, Jan 2, 2021
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  4. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    And to be clear, KBS and KBS espresso are brash, and I really like both of them, but I also get the barrel aging in both of those. For whatever reason the fudge just really overshadowed the barrel in this one ...
    Oh, that sounds awesome! Was that brewery only?
     
    #64 FBarber, Jan 2, 2021
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  5. SawDog505

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

    [​IMG] Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass canned 12/22/2020. Pours a hazy yellow with a 2 finger sticky white head that leaves loads of thin lines of lace with excellent retention. 4.25

    Aroma ripe melon, passionfruit, hints of garlic, tangerine, and apricot. 4.25

    Taste follows cantaloupe, passionfruit, tangerine, apricot, and a little kiss of garlic and I am digging it. 4.25

    Mouthfeel is about medium, not dry or sticky, soft gentle carbonation, and at 5.3% ABV it is really crushable, but may drink more like 6%. 4.25

    Overall I really enjoyed this easy drinking NEAPA. Nothing too flashy, but a really well made and tasty brew. 4.25
     
    #65 SawDog505, Jan 2, 2021
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  6. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    I had G-Bot, and it was definitely in the WCIPA space on my palate, IMHO, which I really enjoyed. And your statement about Heady is spot on - it has "juicy" characteristics, but it is definitely bitter - around 70 IBU's per a couple of videos I watched yesterday that featured John Kimmich.

    Not to derail this portion of the thread, but I replied to another thread today about beercations, and after the couple of videos I watched yesterday, I'm going to definitely take Mrs O to Vermont for a vacation once things "normalize" - I've gotta visit Alchemist, H-F, Foam, etc. The Alchemist website listed "limits" on Heady and Focal of 3 cases.

    Each.

    I gots to go!!!!!

     
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  7. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    Nice pour.

    [​IMG]
     
    #67 ovaltine, Jan 2, 2021
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  8. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    A Turbo beer calls for a turbo pour. :grinning:

    Like I said, I was excited for this one.
     
    #68 Roguer, Jan 2, 2021
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  9. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I agree. Actually, one of the things I really like about KBS Espresso is it seems smoother right out of the bottle, fresh, than regular KBS. It's still very assertive, borderline aggressive, but I find it just a touch less harsh. Funny enough, I don't get much more richness from the coffee as opposed to regular KBS.

    The fudge is definitely the focus in Mackinac, more so than the barrel. That also made it less aggressive for me, but it's still a bolder presentation than CBS. You might say CBS is the refined sibling that got a scholarship to Oxford, while the other three brothers all played football at Michigan - just different positions. :wink:
     
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  10. Dimidiata

    Dimidiata Pundit (846) Jul 14, 2017 California
    Trader

    Wow, Tonewood canned a dunkel? When I visited a couple years back it was all ipas on the menu. And they've got saisons and an English mild on the menu now too? Looks like I need to revisit next time I'm in NJ (whenever the hell that will be).
     
    #70 Dimidiata, Jan 2, 2021
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  11. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    Oh, I've been there - super excited to try a beer, get a little too ..... aggressive with the pour and I end up with a glass that looks like this .....

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    ..... and I'm like, "Is this my first beer EVER??? Chillaxe, ovaltine!!!"
     
    #71 ovaltine, Jan 2, 2021
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  12. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    Please do. My store besides carrying all their IPAs also has their foederbier Helles, Dunkel, dry hopped Pilsner, Schwarzbier, 4% stout etc.....
     
    #72 Urk1127, Jan 2, 2021
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  13. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    Starting today with Half Acre Cliffs a mixed culture foeder beer, thanks @FBarber!
    4.37/5 rDev +7.1%
    look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

    Thank you FBarber for this
    375 ml poured into a tulip

    A- A clear golden straw with a small white head.

    S- Tart, lemons, funk, oak, herbal. Very well balanced.

    T- Tart, lemons, oak, herbal, touch of grains, funky.

    M- Smooth, crisp, light body.

    O- A tasty and very well balanced, very easy to drink. Flavors aren’t big or bold but everything falls into place nicely.
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    Cheers!
     
    #73 larryi86, Jan 2, 2021
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  14. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    Is that Pilsner Urquell? There a YouTube video about special pours for that one.

     
    #74 Urk1127, Jan 2, 2021
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  15. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Enough talk of stouts and IPAs; fruited sours are "the thing" right? :slight_smile:

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    Clarification: Le Seul XX is not a fruited sour per the style, which is more for fruit-centric kettle sours that are often labeled Gose and Berliner Weisse, but really don't fall into either of those categories. This is definitely a wild ale / sour, much closer in heritage to a fruited lambic.

    It's definitely sour-forward; there's very little funk. The fruit is a nice complement, smoothing things out and adding depth, but a mile away from fruit puree sours.

    It's really nice overall. Not the most mind blowing sour, but well worth the handful of dollars I handed over for it (figuratively), and easily worth revisiting. I know I've had Une Annee beers before, but somehow this is the only one I've ever reviewed.

    https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/32615/292463/?ba=Roguer#review
    4.13 / -1.4%

    Cheers!
     
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  16. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    No idea - pic came up after a Googled “foamy beer pic” search.
     
    #76 ovaltine, Jan 2, 2021
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  17. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    I'm not sure, but I can tell you this:

    1. It's still available at the brewery.
    2. It has been brewed since 2013, so it should come around again (not sure how I missed this in the past).
    3. They also have two FOBAB award winning Barleywines you may be interested for the tasting later this month (2020 and 2015).
    4. They posted a picture of Norm on instagram, glad he is still around (though looks a little older, don't we all).

    Norm 2013

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    Norm 2020

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    #77 ChicagoJ, Jan 2, 2021
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  18. dennisthreeninefiveone

    dennisthreeninefiveone Pundit (980) Aug 11, 2020 New Jersey
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    Better Year Bitter an ESB from Bull n Bear Brewey in Summit NJ. Poured from a growler into a Tulip, Better Year Bitter is reddish amber with an off white head. Nice aroma of malt and hops. Nice flavor of malts and bitter hops. Medium mouthfeel and a lasting bitter finish. A very enjoyable beer from a new but impressive brewery.
     
    #78 dennisthreeninefiveone, Jan 2, 2021
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  19. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    That's an intentional Czech mlíko (milk) pour... something I'd love to try.
     
    #79 zid, Jan 2, 2021
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  20. woodchipper

    woodchipper Grand Pooh-Bah (3,735) Oct 25, 2005 Connecticut
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    I was excited about this beer, but I agree with @lordofthewiens earlier post on this one.
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    3.03/5 rDev -19.2%
    look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

    Poured from a 12oz glass dated 12/09/20 to a Nonic at refrigerator temperature.
    Gold body is almost clear, but not quite. Tiny bubbles rise, Pilsner-like until the end. A small white head caps the pour and stays 1-layer thick for the session. Lacing is minimal.
    Aroma is over-ripe to rotten peach. Not bad, but not great.
    Aroma is the high point. The taste is of peach but with a fake or medicine-like quality that just turns me off. There is a flash of hop presence on the back-side.
    Body is thin, carbonation is appropriate and there is a mild hop oil quality.
    I'm a big SN fan and I love nectarines, but this is not what I expected.
     
    #80 woodchipper, Jan 2, 2021
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