New Beer Weekend #292

But man....that salsa...send ma a 55 gallon drum o' that! @HoppingMadMonk

 

Have a good NBS. Been up since 8AM. Read the last 2/3rd of Dopesick by Beth Macy 4.25/5. Great overview of the Sackler Dynasty and Oxycontin/opioid addiction, second part follows a small town and some families that are trying to stay clean of opioids. A lot of good statistics, apparently relapses are very hard to overcome, and need 5 years of treatment to succeed in 85% of cases.

Now reading The Body by Bill Bryson, which is basically Gray's Anatomy Light, a lot of fun facts about every part of the body into a well structured tome like the rest of his books. 4.25/5

Had a bit of chores for the day, Had to scoop 3 cat boxes and took out the trash which included 50 lbs of spent litter for the week. So I finally accomplished something useful for the week, and got a light workout Finally cooling down and a bit breezy.

Roxi splayed out. She still won't use the nursing box yet, but everyone else will.


Wernesgrüner Pils Legende from Aldi. Base beer for the radlers I assume. BB 4/29/26. Amazing fluffy head retention and lacing on the glass. Aromas and flavors of big lemon, cracker, white bread dough, light toast/biscuit/nuttiness, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass. Medium pine, woody, spicy, citrus peel bitterness on the finish. Medium-high carbonation, light-medium body, and crisp/clean/refreshing finish. Balanced bready/grainy malt and sticky hop mouthfeel. Light resins and lingering hop oil dryness with minimal hop astringency. Nearly bone dry finish. A slight touch of minerality after the finish. Perfectly clean lager flavors, no yeasty notes. Spot on German pils. Balanced clean pils/munich malt and noble hop flavor profile. 4.06/5


Cheers

 

Yeah; kill on person go to jail for decades. Kill 100s of thousands & get rich, pay a fine. I can assure none of those ghouls are destitute or starving

 

Pretty great fresh

 

@Whyteboar doing work for the world, drinking years old IPA

 

Ok gang, you got me to go look for my first NBS, it was NBS Week 489. Searching was a crapshoot, so I just went to the end of the forum after the crash in 2012 and worked back. I distinctly remember that I was a religiously posting in WBAYDN/LNBA when I reviewed things for years before @utopiajane asked me to make an appearance randomly on my 2400th review, and I pretty much have been stopping by ever since. I used to just review 4 beers and post the whole deal as one message before the limits were enacted to the site for 2 pics per post. It was not a good format anyways. https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-sunday-week-489.192459/page-4#post-2565885

 

Dock Street Rye IPA BA

From the can:
Alc. 6.8% by Vol. 65 IBUs. The Dock Street West Philly Flagship. An aggressively hopped American India Style Pale Ale brewed with Simcoe and Amarillo hops. The use of over 20% rye gives this ale a unique dry and spicy character.

Courtesy of BA Royalty himself the @beerdedking

Pours a ruddy looking amber body, semi-clear with noticeable snow globe action from the suspended yeast and hop particulate. A tightly formed khaki cream head crowns the glass displaying some nice lasting stay power. Light cascading sheets and dots are noted left sticking to the glass.


A spiced caramel and rye cracker malt entry supports a classic hop combo of Simcoe-Amarillo. Delivers a firm citrus and pine punch with something distinctly floral, especially in the lingering finish. I get dried orange peel and lemon zest with sappy evergreens.Finishes dry and resinous beckoning one to take the next sip.


Overall this is a solid beer that delivers a very nice rustic vibe. Reminds me of the first Gen American IPA's from days of yore. I have to think one would be hard pressed to find beers like this still being brewed in today's market.

 

@Nugganooch you had me at ruddy looking amber body

Pours a ruddy looking amber body, semi-clear with noticeable snow globe action from the suspended yeast and hop particulate. A tightly formed khaki cream head crowns the glass displaying some nice lasting stay power. Light cascading sheets and dots are noted left sticking to the glass.

omg im in love

 

Dude, you can stop flaunting your hot wife around here already!

 

Hahahahha
She would love you (more more more)
Ruddy= sexy , always in my book

 

Cool to read this old post, thanks for sharing, it is fitting that my beer this evening while weathering the storm is Storm King

 

I'm sure you have the prescription for that Ruddiness bud

Russet being more the intended descriptor here I guess...too late to edit oh well

 

4.06/5 rDev -3.3%

look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a 16 ounce can marked 2719 (which I’m sure means something to someone, but nothing to me…put a born on date on your cans) into a snifter at 53.1 degrees F.

Appearance- Black, opaque, medium brown creamy head, average head retention and lacing.

Aroma- Coffee, maple syrup, vanilla, high strength of scent, high artificial character.

Taste- Coffee, maple syrup, roasted malt, vanilla, very high strength of flavor, high artificial character.

Feel- Medium body, silky, slightly below average carbonation, highly bitter, mildly sweet, mildly creamy, moderately mouth warming, mildly mouth coating.

Overall- Black and opaque with average head retention and lacing. The aromatics and flavor were both a mix of coffee, maple syrup and vanilla, but the artificial character of the scent and flavor were off putting. The only reason I rated them as highly as I did was because of the overwhelming strength, but I probably overrated those two attributes. The feel was thinner than expected with an underwhelming mouth coating property. The silkiness, bitterness and moderate mouth warming properties were nice aspects to the feel. Overall, this was a beer that packed a big punch in regard to bouquet and flavor, but most of it seemed artificial. When this is paired with the $26 per 4 can price tag it was a huge disappointment. Also, put born on dates on your cans.

 

Your an artist
Never change for the masses

You create

 

Rest up

 

This one is from a ninja porch destruction from @muchloveforhops3

Breakside/North Park FUturism IPA, 7.0% ABV; 4.09 overall

Pours an effervescent & bright gold with a thumb of cream-colored head. Below average head retention & lacing

S: Some grassy notes, a little citrus. peaches late

T: Bready, green melon, pineapple, tangerine up front. Tangerine, a little dryness, lime, green melons & grassy notes once this beer is warmed up, cracker notes & pineapple as well. Finishes dry with tangerine, green melon, grassiness & pineapple

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, good balance

Solid no-nonsense IPA, easy to drink

 

Bizarre - A Light So Dim, grodziskie at 2.9% abv. Seems like the perfect beer after a four-year-old's birthday party, the day after a fifteen-year-old's birthday party...

16oz can served in a curvy Monhegan pint glass. Canned on 12/5/25. Bought it a couple days ago at Chuck's Hop Shop.

Pours clear light yellow with a big fizzy head, collapses quickly into a clotty nest. Tons of carbonation. Smell is light and smokey, almond nutty. Mild floral sweetness, maybe some wayward lemon.

Taste is a little more on the earthy woody side, still strong on the smoke, more woodsmoke now. Citrus notes turn a little bit toward lime, floral sweetness is still there, maybe a bit more noticeable than it was in the aroma.

Mouthfeel is very light and effervescent. Solid grodziskie.