New Beer Sunday (week 411)

New Beers tried this weekend:

Hoppin' Frog Cleveland Crusher (BORIS brewed with Belgian Chocolate made for Cleveland Beer Week '12)
Stone 12.12.12
Stone 11.11.11
Stone 09.09.09
SN Southern Hemisphere Harvest
Black Diamond Rampage DIPA
Troubador Westkust

Regulars also consumed this weekend:

FFF Zombie Dust
Fat Heads Head Hunter
Columbus IPA
Ballast Point Victory at Sea

Cheers !

 

my local liquor store has the option to pick your own six for $9.99

so yesterday i purchased

batch-19
abita turbodog
new beligum red hoptober
third street lost trout ale
dundee kolsch style
lucky bucket oktoberfest

the batch-19 was absolutely outstanding....great aroma, very hoppy, great after taste...i will be purchasing a six pack of that for sure

today i will be trying the dundee kolsch style

 

Afternoon, gents...

Hazy blue skies here on LI, prolly close to 40, but comfortably humid. Been a new beer weekend for me - had three yesterday (Stone's collaborative Perfect Crime, Mad River's Serious Madness, and Straffe Hendrik's quadrupel) - all really good BTW - while watching the start of "Wildcard Weekend" - somewhat dull, but at least competitive meet between the Texans and the Bengals, and then a lost-my-interest game as it became apparent Minnesota was not going to get anywhere against the Packers.

I'm hoping today's games will be kinda fun. All my teams sucked this year, so they're out of it. I'm hoping for two road wins today. I like the Indy feel-good story (but I'm braced for Ray Lewis to demolish it), and I find Seattle a pleasant, unassuming team with a cool coach and QB (but again, the Skins have RG3 and evil genius Mike Shanahan).

But I don't care. That's what the beer is for.


Mission Brewery's Shipwrecked Double IPA

Didn't get much head, but I noted a lot of yeast in the bottle, and deciding not to include it, I chose to measure my pour.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16393/56172/?ba=Greywulfken

Later today: Spider Bite's Boris the Spider RIS

Have a good 'un!

 

now that is how it's done!

 

This one is really great!

 

I see you gave it a 4.5 in your hads. Can you tell us what flavours you were getting. I've had it before and dig it but some haven't tried it yet and need some prompting to give it a go.

 

It's kind of frustrating, isn't it, but I "know" RiO will come through with a good description.

 

I was out last night and tried this on for size: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/94/270/?ba=nicetaps. Not Bad!
I drank it after midnight to ensure that it qualified for NBS! The pub was decidedly non-craft in beer choice, but I was pleasantly surprised when the waitress' eyes widened when I asked for an IPA. She had just run down the list of their run-of-the-mill beer selection. She came back with this goody.

Cheers, all!

 

Happy NBS to everyone! It's a warm 27* here in Central Illinois with a sky full of sunshine and just a little snow left on the ground. Good day to cook a pot of chili and sample some new to me beers. I saw this on the shelves yesterday and decided what the hay. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21396/85472/?ba=match1112






my photog skills are lacking compared to Greywulfken.

 

He sure is a wonder at it but that last pic of yours makes me want to dive into the glass stark nak...err..makes me want to take a sip or 2.

 

I just tried the first Waimea hoped commercial beer by epic brewing. It showcases them as a wonderful dry hopping addition to the Citra and cascade contingent.
Aroma was filled with citrus and herbs wonderful pineapple.
The appearance was a clear dark golden which was closer to a copper with a minimal head and low carbonation.
The overall brew lacked a hop backbone and made it one note with a long light bitter aftertaste. Good showcase beer for the hop but not for an IPA.

 

Looks like I get to be the first repeat offender here today!
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10099/76781


I think it's held up well and the spices and cider have mellowed out together quite nicely. For full disclosure I should say that I had about two ounces of this a while back and dumped it because I didn't like it. Now it is kinda enjoyable.

 

Dock Street Rye IPA from a growler purchased at Devon Whole Foods.

 

Tell us more! Tell us more!
Is it enjoyable? Does the Rye shine thru or is it more hidden? What's it look like? How's the nose, does it have some spicy rye on it or is it dominated by other ingredients of the beer?

 

DFH Immort Ale. Review to follow.

 

Thanks for the kindnesses, match and bill!

I'm onto my afternoon game beer now, Boris the Spider, from Spider Bite Brewing...

I must be a wussy beer pourer today, 'cuz this is the second in a row that didn't kick up much head. This was from a center-pour, albeit a slow one:

Not a beer I loved, but a good example (AFAIK) of a traditional RIS, and thereby, worthy of a buy and try for all fans of the style and beer advocates. I thought it most similar to the Wells & Young Courage RIS, by way of comparison.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27243/77485/?ba=Greywulfken

So the first game today went like this (by quarter): boring, competitive but slow-moving, competitive but slow-moving, I-could-see-its-basically-over (for the Colts) within-the-first-five-minutes. Yawn.

Alright, last game up; one more beer for later... but, it's not new - it's a personal fave: Allagash's Curieux; so I'm going to have to bid the thread adieu for the day.

Hope you all had a shiny New Beer Sunday!

 

New ESB Sunday,

Greetings my fellow NBSer's,

Seasonably cool and nicely sunny today in SCMN. I too, like Mattcrill has SN Ruthless Rye on tap yesterday, and it was delicious. Also had some Schell's Snowstorm on tap and there really was little to no difference from my experience in the bottle-which is fine as I am quite partial to this year's version.
Today is a follow-up from last week's Badger Hill NBS adventure. Today trying this new brewery's regular light drinking offering - what they refer to as a MSB - or Minnesota Speical Bitter.
It's gonna' be tough to make it if this is the standard bearer beer. Too bad, as I wish all the new breweries well (even just for guts.).

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29442/83974/?ba=garymuchow

My best to all this week.