What beer are you drinking now? #339

Boozy DIPA.

 

I've only had a few of them.. but thus far, DFH has yet to disappoint me. This was the first brown ale that I really liked, and thus made me willing to try others. Enjoy!

 

Thank you, New Glarus! Prost BAs!

This is a tasty DIPA.

 

Too bad, man... I love that beer. I guess sour just isn't your thing... I'll leave them home for the tasting..

 

Two new ones for me tonight and they're both great (especially the Laika, what a killer Imperial Russian Stout and worthy of the rating!) - thanks richj1970!

 

Zombies Take Manhattan! Great mix of sweetness, cherries and whiskey, cheers!

 

My favorite Oktoberfest out of Ohio.

 

Always hits the spot.

 

Fountain Square Hop For Teacher

 

Stand Up Double IPA at Golden City Brewery.

 

Just finishing some notes on Stillwater's Why Can't IBU from a bottle; I've had it (and reviewed it) on tap, but this is the first I've had it from the bottle.

Long story short, it's better (I think) from the bottle.

 

Short's Huma Lupa while watching the Tigers game

 

nom, nom, nom....

 

just luv your puppies!

 

One of my favorite rye beers...cheers!!!

 

Enjoying my favorite Smuttynose beer while watching the premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

Dogfish 61 - IPA brewed with syrah must

A - Pours a clear reddish orange, a pretty color, not weird at all. Rich head with great retention and lacing. Like a dark amber beer with a few drops of syrah in it.

Smell - A churchlike incense and hop floral aroma. Rich, nectar, fruit, blood orange, grapefruit, plus esters. Plenty of complexity and variation here. Interesting, original, and great with cheese.

Taste - Follows the smell, a woody, church pew, incense, floral, with mildly hoppy IPA mixed with wine. A complex and fully integrated fruit beer (that I like) compared with fruit-added beers, that I dont! So the wine must is integrated with the malt & hops as a 3rd equal component, this is an accomplishment! It works the same way a great pumpkin beer works (like Elysian or Smutty Nose or Wolaver).

Mouthfeel - A bit light. As in a wine spritzer. A clean finish. Slightly sweet.

Overall - way better than any fruit beer, and as good as the best of pumpkin beers, but the grape must is much more interesting and inviting. Lighter and a nice change of pace. Must try. Suited more to summer, fall, and warm weather. Bravo!

 

Cheers!