What beer are you drinking now? #1404

Rare Oak Pale Ale by Innis & Gunn (Edinburgh,Scotland)

Artwork: All Innis&Gunn labels look alike and it's sometimes hard to tell what beer you're looking at. I grabbed this one not realizing it was NOT their "Original" ale (which I've had before). It was a great surprise to realize that I was holding a beer I hadn't sampled before.
Appearance: Dark amber, forming a very small head and with little visible carbonation.
Nose: No oakiness on the nose. Whiffs of candy, malts and some faint hops.
Taste: Again, very little oak which came as a surprise. Fairly sweet. Notes of caramel, candy, bubblegum.
Mouthfeel: Very smooth carbonation. Medium body.
Overall: I quite liked this one. The lack of oak aromas/flavors were perplexing but given that I'm not a huge fan of theirs, it was a plus. A rather sweet-smelling and -tasting beer that may not satisfy those who prefer hoppy Pale Ales.

 

You might just be having an off day nose- or mouth-wise; or your definition of "outstanding beer" has changed. At least that's what I tell myself when that happens to me and I worry I'm becoming a douche.

Or it got skunked like @FatBoyGotSwagger said. lol

 

With @larryi86 at Tired Hands. I'm drinking Tremendously Ultra Crushable in the foreground.

 

Cheers!

 

Sometimes I think it may be easier to come to terms with being a douche than dealing with a palate shift.

 

Grabbing some brews with @CanConPhilly at Tired Hands, cheers!

 

It's grilling time at Casa de Threat, and that means it's time to crack open another one! This is one I've had in the fridge for a couple months (quelle horror!) : Freedom of 78, IPA with Pink Guava. Collaboration between Short's Brewing and Half Acre out of Chicago.






It's time for Plan B:

 

Proper.

 

You bastards (dripping with sarcasm)!!

 

Picked up more rocks and more beer on the way home. I guess I'm incurable.

 

Day off. BBQing later. Starting off with this. More to come. Stay tuned.

 

Glad I took everyone's advice on this one. They truly may have created the perfect hoppy session ale with this beer.

 

Still at Tired Hands. Now drinking Box of Splintered Rain - strawberry ipa. Larry is sipping the ant-infused gose...so weird.

 

Switching the beers with @CanConPhilly, also trying an ant beer, cheers!

 

Enjoying some Treehouse with my sister (mule) haha cheers.

 

Haha...thanks, Jim!

I am almost afraid to admit I have more than 500 glasses, though....these things are like bunnies....they keep popping up everywhere....all in good fun!

 

I hit like because the glass and idea were tremendous. But after that I threw up in my mouth a ltlle bit....

 

Going local for hump day today! Cheers BAs!

 

It could be the "cynical asshole" phenomenon. See here:



I hear this happens all the time. l. Cheers!