What beer are you drinking now? #1069

The end of the night is near, and I'm reddy. A lighter night cap :



And a review :

3.66/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Served in Nonic Pint Glass.

Appearance : The body on this beer is a thing of beauty; it has iced tea hues mixed with tomato juice and blended dark fruit juices. It looks like a healthy concoction. 90% opaque. The head is very large, popcorn colored, and leaves tons of webby lace as it recedes from 3 fingers to 1. A stunning picture.

Smell : Faint, but what I can nose reminds me of my girlfriend's hair (and she's a redhead). Clean, fruity aromas (blueberry, strawberry, passion fruit), with some lightly baked grain malts and open faced cherry tomato. A faint permeation of wetness can also be nosed.

Taste : A weak introduction of yeasty malts gives way to a quick bite of sharp hop. This is followed by calm waves of crushed Smarties, honey, tomato, and strawberry. I like the finish the best, but ultimately the whole thing doesn't really tie together very well. It's three separate entities, and none of them really compliment each other.

Feel : Creamy and dense, with a slight edgy char and a faint pasty dryness on the finish.

Overall : I like the idea here and it's obvious they were going for something slightly different. Ultimately it doesn't tie together and there's some off-notes and bizarre flavors going on. I probably wouldn't buy this again.

 

getting ready for gabf tomorrow with these. don't regret buying but pretty underwhelmed by the velvet merkin. cheers LNBAs!

 

Whatever, I guess. I like it regardless if it's more of a Witbier or a American Pale Wheat Ale. It's not too shabby, I like it better than its direct competition, Shock Top Belgian White (though you'll see me drinking those too once in awhile).

 

Another tasty DIPA recommended by my NZ mate Murray - "Enlightenment Boom!" from Renaissance Brewing Co., Malborough, NZ:





Dank earthy wet hops, citrus and mango. This is another tasty DIPA.

Last night's dinner at the local weekly market - 20 Pacific oysters and a spring roll - cheers!

 

Talk about random my fellow LNBA's, I was just out with the following awesome BA's @Vitacca, @SanFranJake, and @Hopgoddess312!!! Got to try out '14 Darkness (a giant whale for me which I have a bottle of via my first trade)



1 and a half Permanent Funeral,



And special mention goes to the sample of Firestone Walker '15!!!! (No picture unfortunately)

Bonus cat pic alert!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thursday selections:

Shmaltz Reunion '15
Leinenkugel Big Eddy Uber-Oktoberfest
Silly Yard House Belgian Amber Tripel
Insugente Tiniebla
Insurgente Brown
Almanac Paris Of The West
Breckenridge Autumn Ale
Alaskan Pumpkin Ale

 

Twenty oysters and a spring roll last night at the Onehunga Market:



And the Chinese beef take away tonight we brought home:



Cheers!

 

...into a brand new car...

 

Surly, 3 Floyds, Real Ale Brewing collabo.

 

Great Post.