New Beer Weekend #132

Another weekend ends...and I'm drinking another @snaotheus beer. This beer caught my eye when I first opened the box because of its style and who it was brewed by. An 8% witbier brewed with rye...I really didn't know what to expect but that combination sounded quite interesting. It turned out to be a really awesome and good beer...

I say we adopt this logo as our official NBW logo, someone just cut and paste our avatars on all the faces...

Reuben's Brews - 10th Anniversary Series 8: Rye Witbier



A beauty of a beer…



Beautiful looking beer, gold that looks clear and bright but with a witbier cloudiness to it, big perfectly white head...leaves substantial lacing and a thick white carpet remains for a long time.

Nose is witbier spice...the coriander is most noticeable to me but blends well with a very pleasant orange smell that is almost potpourri like in nature; I think it is the blend of coriander and rye that makes it come off this way...great aroma.

Taste is follows the nose, same combination and it works very well; it has hefty grainy malt presence to it than other witbiers...like an imperial witbier; just a beautiful soft orangeness lingers in the aftertaste...

Mouthfeel is medium, great carbonation...gives the impression of being belgian, the carbonation is very lively but comes off super smooth; very low oak tannin like bitterness shows in the finish after going down very clean.

This is a very tasty and unique beer, it is downright dangerous with how it drinks for its abv, beware. Thank you for sharing this beer Ryan.

Hope you all have a wonderful week, see you all next week in about 144 hours...I'll start the timer now.

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She be green the next two weeks…

 

I went into it thinking I was going to enjoy it and excited for it to be my first beer in a while but I just didn't find it to be anything special at all and it was a bit too thick/heavy; about halfway through the glass I was kind of over it already. I'm not that into DIPAs anymore but even putting that aside it still sat the same with me.

I haven't had any NN yet this year but you are correct, there is so much of it everywhere.

Yeah if KC wins will have Andy and the Kelce brothers, would be a good matchup. The Bengals would probably be easier to beat, though. But hard to believe the Phils were in the World Series and now the Birds are in the bowl, strange times indeed

 

I agree wholeheartedly. Recent cans have been good, but lacking IMO. This 1986 yeast is a whole other level of delicious. I unfortunately will have to buy many more of them.

So many beers to buy right now. So many. OH 9th anniversary beers. OH Bananaversary coming out soon. Mortalis. Lees 1986. GI 2 yr BW. I will be in the doghouse. Thankfully, the dog lives in the house and sleeps in the bed. LOL!

 

It was sooooooooo good. If I buy a case, I get a 10% discount.

 

This one completes the Belgian trio of new-to-me offerings.

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750 ml. bottle.
Best before : 18/03/2031.

Gentle to moderate pour yields a 1/2 inch head (which is gone in a second!) over a pinkish-purple body with no lacing, but there are bubbles coming up from the depths of the Tilquin glass, however.

Nose of all kinds of "forest fruits" as the label says. A little bit of funk and slight citrus aromas are present as well.

Taste is all the berries: "black currant, raspberry, red currant, blackberry, wild blueberry" and nicely tart and a tad funky.

Feel is really, really nice, belying the lack of head or lacing.

Overall, a nice treat and would recommend!
Cheers!!

 

I just laughed out loud…I was gonna joke and say you could do that right? And then…



So prints can be ordered and snaotheus.com?

 

I can do it very badly...
And there are plenty of websites you can order prints on!

 

Firestone Walker Hopnosis IPA, 6.7% ABV; 4.15 overall

Pours a bright gold with a thumb of pearl colored head. Great lacing & very good head retention

S: Green melon, breadyness, lime

T: Follows the nose, some lemon, a little dryness & lemongrass. Lime, green melon, a little dryness & tangerine as this beer warms up, some nectarine as well, some tangerine, Finishes a little dry with green melon, a little white grape & lime

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation, great balance

So easy to drink, well worth a pick up

 

Really enjoying this Surly Yummi Bear WCIPA 6.9% ABV
They nailed the Gummi Bear taste/feel and the bready malts are just a huge bonus. It is perhaps a tad sweet, but a long lingering resinous finish holds back any excess. This is a fun beer! Cheers!
4.17/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz cans from a variety 12pk into a nonic pint glass and also a nucleated shaker pint glass.
L: Pours almost clear golden caramel w a 1/2" soapy off white head w OK retention, lightly visible carbo, not much lacing but more lacing w the nucleated glass.
S: A hint of sweet caramelized malts, light grains, lightly fruity, apricot, very clean.
T: Soft honey bread, caramelized malts, grassy hops, apricot, light citrus, honey, late pine resin, yeast, malts are more prevalent w warming, moderately sweet w a gummy bear candy quality, crusty bread again in the finish, lightly pale finish.
F: Smooth, glassy & slick hard candy med-bodied feel w a rounded center and a med to med-long finish that has a delicately long linger. It is lightly drying.
O: A slightly rustic tasting brew with nuances of British and American styles resulting in a brilliant IPA that is EZ drinking, refreshing and is essentially quaffable. I would buy this beer again. It is excellent in its style.

 

Yeah dream for you...
Best of luck though.

 

This should cap it but who knows?
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