New Beer Weekend #286

Khaddyshack
6..8% American IPA by CLAG



Poured from pint can, the body is a clear light gold. White head with light lacing.

Aroma is very hoppy. Full of pineapple, grapefruit and citrus. A bit danky and a wee bit of mosaic kitty.

Taste follows nose and adds a bit of balancing malt. A crisp bitterness rises but is not harsh. Things dry up upon finish with a bit of dank at the end.

Mouthfeel is good: medium. Carbonation strong but not too much.

Good bitter IPA that's clean and simple. Nothing wrong with that.

 

A new to me IPA tonight, arrived in yesterday’s Tavour box - Timber Ales’ Forager’s Dusk Dreaming, a collab with Fidens Brewing, DH with Citra, Motueka and Nelson:



Hazy, pale gold pour; tight white head with a few rocks; very good Retention; heavy ring; bands of sticky lacing. Lemon peel; slightly dank nose from Nelson. Lemon/lime; orange; some white grape must. Medium body; moderate minus carbonation; no astringency. Overall, a tasty hazy with no burn or dryness, thankfully.

4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4.5
Score: 4.48 rDev +7.4%

A really tasty, easy drinking hazy that suffers not from some of the pitfalls of many hazies. I’d drink again, and can’t wait to share with my friends. Cheers!

 

2023 Surly Cold Smoked Cherry Darkness, 12.0% ABV; 4.1 overall

Pours a thick chestnut/mahogany with a pinky of tan head. Viscous, trace amounts of head retention & lacing

S: Rich barrel notes, dark fruit ( figs & cherries ), fades a bit once warm

T: Dark chocolate, cherries, figs, leafy hops, some barrel booze & dryness up front. Faint smokey notes, sweet cherry, dark chocolate, pipe tobacco, figs & a little booziness, a little cola as this beer warms up. Finishes with dark chocolate, boozy cherries & a bit of barrel

MF: Chewy, gently carbonated, pretty darn warming. Carbonation picks up a little once warmed up

I like the cherry as an add, but wanted more flavor across the board, higher hopes for this one

 

This is the first beer I've ever had from Revolution, and it's my last New Beer of the weekend.



Revolution Café Deth

Look:
Light-destroying black body with a fluffy head of fawn colored foam. Strong backlighting from my phone flashlight reveals no details in these inky depths. The edges grudgingly allow that the beer is brown-black with burnt orange highlights.

Smell:
The nose is more milk and dark chocolate than coffee, although more coffee comes through as the beer warms. Plenty of bourbon in there too, along with dark chocolate-covered cherries, wet earth, caramel, vanilla, and alcohol.

Taste:
The flavor starts off brown sugar sweet, with a few dark chocolate sprinkles for interest. Fortunately, it gets more interesting right after that. There's coffee, with bright and somewhat fruity notes above a nice roasty base. There's dark chocolate, toffee, vanilla, a whiff of smoke, and a trace of dark red chile powder. There are cherries, a bit of raisin, and a few fragments of dates. And there is bourbon.

Feel:
The body is medium-full with a plush texture and appealing carbonation. There's some alcohol warmth but less than you might expect from a beer that's nearly 15%.

Overall:
Cafe Deth is a tasty barrel-aged coffee imperial stout with marvelous texture, good depth of flavor, and a satisfying amount of bourbon barrel character. Unfortunately, all of these attributes are not quite enough to distract from the immense sweetness. It is a good BA coffee stout but not a great one.

 

Seven pages on a regular weekend- WOOHOO!!!

 

Yep, it's a great sight.