What beer are you drinking now? #1115

Dudes and Doodles. Happy Monday to ya =) This is one for the big mugs. Does this come in a case?



4.4/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5


Brooklyn uses the word nimble to describe this beer and I think it's the perfect word to do it. Pours the darkest brown with a with a glowing tinit from ruby. Fat tan head that fell slowly to cling and leave lace. Nose is hop prominent alright! At least at first it is because it's so fresh. They seem to burst forth.. Beautiful spice and floral from those noble hops. They shimmer even on the nose. A fruitiness that smells fresh and vibrant and a firm hop herbal that is just darn sexy. The malt that seemed shy at first keeps coming forward until you have earthy coffee, bread like pumpernickel. Flavor is mellow earthy and round. Those abundantly fragrant hops are much lighter on the palate but the herbal is the most forward flavor from them. Peppery. Coffee and a tempting dryness from the malt. Here is the part that I think is nimble. It's so dry as to show itself off. A touch nutty, toasty and all that bread. The bitterness in the flavor is just a light touch from both hops and the malt itself and that highlights the earthy coffee . It also shows me some very smooth richness from the malt that is not caramel. Oh boy! It finishes like silk with only a tickle from bubbles and gives up some bitter chocolate in the last moments. No harshness, no astringency, no diacetyl. Lingers leisurely and shows you a last peek at those hops and all that roastiness. Just a light residual sweetness. Nimble indeed and very hearty while showing a subtle richness underneath that is the very expression of the black beer. Exemplary and outstanding.

 

Kickin' it Fulton Street style! Had this one at a holiday tasting last week and was quite impressed. The color belies the richness of the coffee flavor, which tends more toward fresh roasted than charred beans. At 5.5%, you could drink it all morning. And I just might!


Prost!

 

Good morning BAs! It's another frosted morning here in NW PA and the leaves keep falling. Today's agenda includes shipping a small package to FL, a larger one to TX, and a lot more leaf moving pain. My neighbor is having a new shed built and the contractors leave something to be desired, like skill, organization, planning, etc. Watching these guys work reinforces the need to explore the contractor's references carefully.

On a more positive note, today's breakfast beer is:



Nothing spectacular, just a solid breakfast (or lawnmower) beer, easy drinking and low (4.5%) ABV.

Prosit!

 

Good morning and happy Victory Monday! All my favorite teams were winners this weekend. Victory Storm King Stout to start my week of no work and no worries.

Cheers BA's

 

3 Monts. A prime example of a Bière de Garde...

 

Core Brewing Company's Pumpkin pie at Core Tap Room in my home town.

 

nice way to begin the week

 

More Christmas decorating and something that could pass as a holiday dessert. So good and taking the 'suck' out of this Monday. Let's have a great week!

 

Wakin and bakin on the last day of vacation

 

Happy Monday morning.

 

Great with 1-2 years IMO, will have to post a vertical when i get around to picking up some 2015

 

I have a '13 and '14 waiting in the beer fridge just for a similar opportunity.

 

Brown Shugga was going down real good last night.

 

I'm at work but I'm going to have a sip of Almanac's Pumpkin Sour just to make sure the taps are running ok...ya know, quality control and everything
And my daughter wanted me to post this because this is her jam right now...

 

A bit slow to post, but this was from yesterday's lambic tasting. Had a great time.