New Beer Weekend #212

Have a few new-to-me offerings I'll try to get to in the next couple of days.
First up, a real nice sour from Denver, CO.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25191/248811/



12 ounce can packaged 6/3/24.

Moderate pour yields a 5/8 inch very very light pink head over a bright, pinkish-orange body with no lacing.

Nose of raspberries and blueberries with a bit of citrus.

Taste is raspberries and blueberries, sweet and sour, not too sweet and not too sour.
Delicious!

Mouthfeel is less than I had hoped but it is what it is with low to medium carbonation.

Overall, I would recommend to any and all sour beer aficionados and I will be having a second one with dinner.

Cheers!!

 

Good evening NBW
I was hoping to cross paths with this one while it was still fresh. Mission accomplished.

Old Peculier
14.9oz can BBE 31/01/2025 poured into a mug at just above fridge temp 5.6% ABV. The beer pours bright light brown, darkish amber with beautiful garnet highlights and khaki colored head. The head recedes to a thin ring and single layer of bubbles. The aroma is mild with rich malt, dark fruit jam and brown sugar. The taste is semisweet toasted malt with tart cherry jam and molasses. Mild bitterness. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with light carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, superb and I'm not able to adequately describe the simple perfection of this beer.

I can absolutely guarantee that the other three beers in this pack will be savored with a Scotch sidecar in quiet moments over the coming months. Cheers all!

 

Revolution Brewing Double Barrel VSOD. An imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. Courtesy of @ChicagoJ. On the twilight of a beautiful New Beer Sunday, this beer summoned me. The look is a black hole in time and space. There was no foam. The smell is all-consuming. Fudge and marshmallow, with carmel and bourbon tagging in for the finish. The taste is electric. Fudge explodes upon your senses, but select bourbon is right there to ensure its presence is felt. Marshmallow and graham cracker smores emerge from the darkness, in a poetic manner. This is perfection. This is art. The mouthfeel is silky, smooth, and rich. Just perfect. There might not be a better barrel-aged stout. Thank you, @ChicagoJ! This is a masterpiece, and I picked the most perfect time to experience it!

 

One more new beer for the weekend.
More exciting than the beer is the 1987 Spuds McKenzie in a Christmas sweater glass I found over the weekend...

Goodwood Louisville Lager

12oz undated can poured into a pint glass at fridge temp 4.2% ABV. The beer pours mostly bright golden amber with nearly white head. The head recedes to a pencil thin ring and single layer of bubbles. Aroma is nearly nothing with just a hint of grain. The taste is semisweet and tart corn juice with just a hint of pale malt and earthy hop flavor. Minimal bitterness. Thin bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, ok lager.

Cheers all!

 

Asahi — Super Dry

I was intrigued by Nate Lanier's recent video review of Japanese Lagers, so I picked up a four-pack of relatively fresh Asahi Super Dry at Japan Village here in Brooklyn. Curiously, the beer is a product of Italy...

The appearance is a clean yellow beer, with a light head.

The nose is of malt, and bread, with a touch of hops. No floral sweetness of a typical rice lager.

The taste is crisp, with bready malt, and hops.

The mouthfeel is a light, smooth, balanced beer.

Overall, it is a refreshing beer, resembling a good German lager.

 

Always been curious of both this and Sapporo, have yet to try either one. I’ll add it to the list of beers NBW has inspired me to eventually try. I will eventually get around to this one.

 

Those right beer, right place, right time moments thanks for sharing, seems like a lot of us are basking in glorious weather today.

 

V.S.O. Gravedigger
14.9% Wee heavy by Revolution


Poured from a twelve ounce can, the body is a dark brown. Momentary head then dispersal to glass edge and just a wee ring there. No lacing.

This monster is an over the top wee heavy with huge aroma and flavors: toffee, maple, figs, and a lightly smoky caramel. There's no subtlety here. It's a sledgehammer of flavor. Heavy mouthfeel and medium (at best) carbonation.

The barrel is present but it's not harsh. If anything, more barrel would be great to help moderate the sweetness. Having said that much, I enjoyed dipping and savoring this beer.

 

Tutto Pils



5% by Troubles End Brewing

Poured from twelve ounce can, the body is an American with white head. Not much lacing.

Taste is sweet malt, but nothing approaching cloying. A slight earthy hop flavor but nothing approaching bitter. Things dry up fairly quickly.

Mouthfeel has s light with medium carbonation.

Easy drinking pils.

 

Some of us may need a few words about that corn, with the butter placed just where we know to look for it.

 

Butter photobombed the picture. It was on the counter waiting to be put into the butter bell. I made corn and tomato salad.

 

Back in the day this was stellar on cask. There was a pub 2 miles from my house when I lived in Croughton, Oxfordshire that kept this in their rotation; heaven

 

Another bit of NBW BIF#18 LIF beer action form @Whyteboar This was not anywhere near my wheelhouse. I certainly liked it less than everyone else

Trail Brewing Co. Perk Ya Later Coffee Cream Ale, 4.2% ABV; 3.14 overall

Pours an effervescent & bright gold with a pinky of cream-colored head. Traces of head retention & lacing

S: Vanilla, caramel & coffee, all tail off as this warms, maybe for the better?

T: Follows the nose, pretty dry up front. More of the same as this beer warms up, vanilla cream & dryness with a hint of coffee. Finishes dry, too sweet & with a little coffee flavored candy

MF: Medium body, creamy carbonation, skews too sweet for my liking

Sweetness wrecks this for me; it is a hard sell to get me to like a lighter colored beer with coffee This one also falls short

 

Good evening all still here, had this during my weekly online gaming session and it was a beaut.

Not even sure if it’s the database yet, but it soon will be. Sent to me by Der Wondrous @WunderLlama in return fire for a perfectly appropriate box of beer.
I seldom know exactly what to expect when opening a beer from Tree House, but I know I’m going to enjoy it, and this was no exception.
The pour is hazy, not just unfiltered or cloudy, this is opaque haze.
The taste is a melange of mostly citrus fruit, at least the pithy part. There is pineapple and I think mango in the mix as well, and it’s not “juicy”. It’s almost dry, but full of fruit flavors. Sadly, I finished it before I could dial it in better, sometimes a pint just isn’t enough.
The feel is so much lighter than I expected from the appearance, not crisp by any means, but not chewy or thicc either. Just light and soft. Way too easy quaffing.
Good beer!

 

Lolev Beer - Elias
A very tasty Cream Ale.

Cross-posted in WBAYDN #4313 and What Mid-Atlantic beer are you drinking now? (2024)

 

Very nice busy beer and banter NBW, even with minimal BIF selections!

Didn't get a chance to catch up with the thread until now. A couple closing comments / replies before this gets locked.

• @LeRose @Whyteboar - Agreed on Allagash and other solid to great breweries which expand their initial line to draw in a wider audience. I still stick with their classics, and really want to hit Allagash and other Portland breweries in the future. Breweries here like Une Annee have done the same with their Hubbard's Cave line, but I mostly stick with their tried and true Belgians and Wild Ales.
• @DoctorZombies - Glad you enjoyed the Life Jacket. I thought it held up well my last can, and it's hard to find you new beers to tick because you reach out via Tavour and through shares and such and pick up a lot broader range of beers than I can or have access to here.
• @Blogjackets - I have Sixteen Shots in Munich lined up for next week, your BA offerings are lined up for after my Vegas trip to clear all the drink fresh style beers first.
• @Victory_Sabre1973 - I think you set the New Beer Sunday rating record, definitely the N/A record. What an excellent day!
• @Premo88 - MacLeod and Smog City were the two breweries which I tried to visit last trip but didn't get to. Thanks for your review, and definitely have to target next trip to LA/OC.
• Hopefully I can find that Theakston Old Pecurlier one day in Chicago or during travels @jkblr . The beer sounds awesome.
• Glad you really enjoyed the Revolution DB V. S. O. D. @GreenBayBA ! Finally got a chance to get you a banger after all the great beers you have shared over the years.