What beer are you drinking now? #3782

Beneficiaries Of Chance
Tree House Brewing Company

 

Tasty Juice. IPA from Lervig (Norway).
Cheers

 

Double Stack
Great Notion Brewing

 

Continuing to drink down the stash of Athletic brews I picked up from their dry January sale. Today it's Cerveza Atletica. Had the day off and got started early enough that there will be time before dinner for something a bit more fun.

 

He had one in what is today Germany, one in Switzerland, and one in England. I would bet he was eager for a new American adventure- and two more wives legally (the first died in childbirth).

 

Drinking Dancing Gnome Pivot Extra Pale Ale courtesy of @The_Kriek_Freak

 

Beautiful day in the Wyoming Black Hills. Been doing outdoor chores. Now time for lunch and a beer.



Thick Haze NEIPA
Oskar Blues

 

Rum Barrel Aged Deadfall - Jack Pine Brewing - Baxter, MN - RIS - ABV?

Damn amazing.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30161/642807/

4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can picked up at the brewery.
The beer looks like motor oil when poured from the can. It is pitch black. There's a 2 finger brown head. The bubbles are very small looking. The retention is decent. No lacing on the glass. No light comes through when held up to the light.
The aroma is mostly rum barrel. I also get notes of chocolate, caramel, toffee, and coffee on the nose.
Flavor has a lot of rum in it from the barrel, but isn't a barrel bomb. I get lots of chocolate, caramel, toffee, coffee, and dark fruit in this beer.
Thick as heck. Very full body here. There's a creamy feeling. Slight burn that pokes in to say hi.
This is a great beer. Glad I bought it.

 

Nogne Ø Imperial Stout. Fireplace beer.
Cheers




Cold enough here to use the fireplace the rest of the week.
Some say Norwegians are born with skis on their feet

 

Ten FIDY - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

 

Found this one on the shelf with some age on it. Bottled in 2019. 75% fresh Imperial Porter, 12.5%-barrel aged Imperial Porter, and 12.5%-barrel aged Imperial Stout. Nice stuff.

 

White Pony's Blend of Darkness, lotsa woody nuances, not much in the like of carbonation, and a bit of that Belgian yeast I'm not crazy about..

 

Enjoying a Good Word WCIPA made with Pilsner malt. Nice light refreshing brew, similar to a Cold IPA.
Cheers!
Tom

 

And now onto that bit of fun. Long Trail Hibernator. As long as I was just sitting around, figured I'd finally write up a review. I always find this one a bit hard to describe--both quite sweet and rather bitter at different points.

Format and age: 12oz bottle purchased from a convenience store in VT in Dec 2022, bottled Nov 28, 2022.

Cold chain: very good. Stored cold at the store, transported cold, kept in fridge at home.

Impressions: pours deep amber with a short-lived off-white head. Aromas of toffee apple, honey, and a floral hoppiness (smells like a meadow idyll). The taste follows this sweetness, but also brings some molasses-like bitterness on the finish. The aftertaste can become almost medicinal. Medium bodied.

Overall: a good Scottish Ale from an American brewer, but it can become both overly medicinal and somewhat cloying by the end. Still worthwhile seeking out fresh, as there are few fresh options in the style these days (at least around here).

 

Tree House - Green

I may not have matching glassware, but at least I have matching footwear. This is delicious by the way, both juicy and intensely bitter.

 

Rainy crappy afternoon - good day to drink some bocks and doppelbocks!

This is a tasty local CLE offering.....



picked up this 1980's vintage Japanese made Panasonic Sport 500 road bike at the local Goodwill store this afternoon - only $5
Should be able to flip it for a hundred or so, with no work at all! Gotta love good deals....