What beer are you drinking now? #3243

Thanks to @colby600 I had this one.

Allora IPA by Fox Farms Brewery

Hazy yellow color with white cap and good lacing.

Aroma primarily of sharp, herbal hops with citrus on the back.

Taste is hop forward in a sharp, herbal way quickly followed by citrus which to me is tangerine with grapefruit zest. Texture is mouth filling and finish is clean.

Medium texture with balancing carbonation.

Overall it's a good example of the NEIPA style.

 

Hello from OBX, NC!

 

Hoping to pick that up tmrw at my local. What’s the date on that can?

 

No I didn't! We're getting local distro now so I've just been hitting my usual spot. However, I do believe it may be cheaper to order and have em shipped than buying from the store!

 

Tonight's Blind Battle Beer Tasting Labor Day is a Great Lineup! (All 3 out of 3 pairs correctly identified blind)

1) Pryes Pragmatic Pils (4.2%): A German Pilsner from Minnesota that has flavors of pale malts, salty yeast, and some lemongrass. Crisp and clean.
versus
2) Firestone Lager (4.5%): A German helles lager from California brewed since 2000 and has smooth and easy, drinking flavors of pale malts, lemon citrus and light honey and Munich malts.

3) Bells Oktoberfest (5.5%): A Marzen-style from MIchigan that has flavors of toasty bread and creamy malts with only hints of herbal hops. Pretty standard.
versus
4) Surly Oktoberfest (6.0%): A festbier from Minnesota that has flavors of honeyflower and Surly's signature yeast flavors. Lots of honey here

5) Three Floyd’s Barbarian Haze IPA (6.5%): A Hazy IPA from Indiana with flavors of resinous orange, tropical fruit, and pineapple. Balanced and smooth.
versus
6) Toppling Goliath’s King Sue (7.8%): A double hazy IPA from Iowa hopped with Citra that has flavors of orange citrus, mint, and creaminess

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Winners:

1) Pryes Pragmatic Pils: This one has a nice crisp and clean German hop and yeast profile that gives it flavor, but allows it to drink bitter, crisp, and clean.

4) Surly Oktoberfest: This is always one of my favorite festbiers. It has a distinct honeyflower flavor that is characteristic of Surly's house yeast, but with a honey flavor. Bells was okay, but more malty and lacked much, if any hops.

6) Toppling Goliath's King Sue: This one is hit or miss sometimes in terms of quality. Tonight's was a hit though. A perfection of orange flower, pineapple, and mango with an intense green citrus quality.
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Have you tried Bells' Oktoberfest or Surly's Oktoberfest and what did you think?
Do you think Toppling Goliath King Sue is hit or miss sometimes? When done right is there a better NEIPA?

 

Blanche de namur, finally sitting down to eat something.
Phone went off 6 minutes after I woke up and have been working all day

 

Guinness FES is my pick again. Such an incredible beer. Cheers!!

 

Lucky!

 

Seapine IPA is a very nice WC IPA.

 

Getting choked up and misty eyed listening to the Dead’s version of Merle Haggard’s “Sing Me Back Home”. This Spectrum show version is almost as the Venetta, Oregon version from ‘72. Still working on the Contemporary Sultana, though!

 

Enjoying a day off. Pool time after the cigar.

 

Local lovin' and great beer right here.





Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day!



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They make some really fantastic non fruited sours. Cheers

 

Looking forward to getting some pumpkin brews after today! Also, it's a positively gorgeous day here today, I am thankful!

 

Arthur

 

Good afternoon heathens,

Sitting in the backyard with my headphones in, enjoying the breeze....



More Nelson than All Nelson Imperial IPA (10.5%) Our Nelson Sauvin from our friends @freestylehops in NZ is so delightful we had to try it out in our biggest single hop format. $22 per 4 pack. - By, Other Half Brewing.

Had this on with a couple cups of coffee this morning... LISTEN TO UNIFORM.







Be safe.

Cheers.