What beer are you drinking now? #965

Fridge cleaning Thursday:

Breckenridge Breck IPA
Mendocino Rock Point Session IPA
Warka Warka
Elbrewery EB
Ol' Burro Favorable Stout
Bison Red Reuben
Samuel Adams Honey Queen
Left Hand Twin Sisters
Anchor Zymaster Series No. 8 - Luxardo Cherry Ale
Smog City Saison Contraire
Big Al Time Capsule - August 2014
Hof Ten Dormaal Arcana
Uerige Doppelsticke
Kulmbacher EKU Pils
Abbey Monks' Dark Ale

 

Still sample of my 26-month old blackberry lambic I just bottled.

 

It may not be the best beer in the world, but it's perfect when in the Bahamas, combined with the local food and atmosphere...

 

Hello BA and hello FRIDAY!!! Here's to all you bull dogs and the weekend sun...cheers!

 

Happy Friday, nerds.

 

Preparing for a fight with the vacuum cleaner, clogged and broken belt. I shall prevail ! PT5th are great with some time on them.

 

Happy Friday, beer peeps!

Have not had this one in a while...yum





And, speaking of a shitload of "whole cone hops"....my bines are producing so many cones already...insane! Must be the nutrient rich lake water I use to water them!!





Drink well and often, BA's - and stay hydrated in this warm weather!!

 

Hops are doing well. Nice job

 

Good morning BAs! Another foggy day here in the Allegheny River drainage of NW PA. For New Beer Friday I'm sucking down this scotch-style ale:



It will not be appearing in the porch bombs I'm preparing for NBS BIF #2, even though it's sort of local (only a five or six hour drive, depending - as close as Victory or Weyerbacher). Too sweet and syrupy.

 

It's the nutrients in the lake water, the fishes' latrine. Reminds me of W. C. Fields:

 

Stadel Brau, which despite its very German name, is brewed in Komotini, Greece.

 

Oh, hello BeerAdvocate. Good morning, afternoon, evening, and night to everyone!

Beer Review #735: Shipyard Smashed Blueberry

Best by 11-8-15, poured 6-12-15. Clearly, Shipyard wants you to drink this one as fresh as possible, despite its high ABV. I suppose you could try cellaring it, but I wouldn't bother.

Appearance: Aggressive pour into the glass didn't do much. Smashed Blueberry is a clear ruby black color. There's really no lacing to speak of, and only a very small khaki-colored ring around the glass. (3.5/5)

Smell: Fantastic/as advertised. This smells primarily like smashed blueberries with some very nice roasty undertones. Really one of the best beers I've ever smelled. Nothing artificial smelling about this beer at all, just a load of blueberries on top of roasted malts. (4.75/5)

Taste/feel: Frustrating sums this up. It definitely has a nice taste to it, but the smell had me hoping for so much more. The biggest drawback I think with this beer is the feel -- I really wish this were just an imperial stout so it was more rich. The body is moderate with this beer, and the carbonation is moderate-to-high, which sort of makes it drink like a sessionable fruit beer -- obviously, at 9%, this isn't a sessionable beer. That's what bothers me most about Smashed Blueberry, but it doesn't ruin the beer at all. The flavor is also a bit of a bummer, since its unlike the aroma. The blueberry's still there, but not in as huge of a way, as it's a bit muddled underneath the roasted malts. Sipping along, this drinks a lot like a 6% porter when -- personal preference, most likely -- I'd like it to be heavier and sweeter in the form of an imperial stout. (3.75/5, 3.5/5)

This is easily one of the better fruit beers I've had despite its shortcomings, and would both have it again and recommend picking it up... just prepare for a taste that just doesn't match in the incredible aroma.

(3.75/5)

(3.95/5) rDev +2.6%

Cheers!

 

Been on BA for over 5 years and this is my first WBAYDN post. Starting the weekend early, cheers!

 

I have a Dupont Avec Les Bons Vouex in the fridge for later, but it won't be in this:

My favorite glass didn't survive the Christopher Lee night I posted about in yesterday's thread. I bought that Antigoon glass while dining at Brasserie Beck. So it goes.

I guess it's fitting that a glass with a logo written in blood would shatter after we've lost Dracula.

 

The weekend already? Cheers, BA