New Beer Sunday (Week 635)

Roguer · Apr 23, 2017

I've been waiting to crack this open all morning: Funky Buddha's Wide Awake It's Morning imperial coffee maple bacon porter.

The maple really dominates on the nose and the palate. If you found Southern Tier's Creme Brulee too sweet, you should probably pass on this. For everyone else:

Wow! I've never had the original MBCP (this is the imperial version of it), but this is a crazy beer.

The maple syrup is really strong on the nose, nearly drowning out any smokiness, coffee, and roasted barley - but not quite. On the palate, the syrup comes through in varying strengths at different times: up front, there's an almost vanilla-like sweetness, and some of the coffee manages to make it through, accompanied by a bit of roasted barley.

Around the midpoint, though, woody maple syrup really starts to take over, until it dominates the back third. The absolute finish - long after I'd normally still be looking for flavors, and instead just grabbing another sip - brings back a touch of smoky bacon, along with some char and coffee.

Sticky sweet and fairly full bodied. Incredibly easy to drink for 10%. I reserve the right to update my rating as I go, but right now:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31805/67720/?ba=Roguer#review
4.37 / -3.3%

Fun tangent: I got my sister into craft beer less than a year ago. She really wanted to like beer, but she'd never found anything that really meshed with her tastes. I figured lambics were a good start, and as she had mentioned really liking this exceptionally bitter Greek wine, I figured why not: let's try IPAs, too.

I bought her a couple flights, trying things out. Hefe: no. Pils: no. Flavored stouts: nuh uh. But lambics, IPAs (non-piney), and surprisingly gueuze were all home runs!

She calls me for beer advice every now and then. Last night she called me with a question (paraphrased): "Hey, didn't you once tell me that Funky Buddha's Maple Bacon Coffee Porter is kind of the beer that really put them on the map? Because I'm standing in the aisle, and there's one bottle out here, clearly not supposed to be, either; it's by a bunch of other random stuff. Want me to get it?"

*sniff* I've never been more proud of her in my life.

EMH73 · Apr 23, 2017

lordofthewiens said: ↑

I picked this new beer to match my mood: black. I had to put our recently adopted dog down this morning. He had been getting increasingly aggressive, attacking our other dogs. The final straw was him biting my wife last night. And he loved her. The vet thought he had some neurologic disease (hopefully not rabies) and they will be examining his brain. I know I did the right thing, but it still is painful.

The beer is Even More Jesus from Evil Twin Brewing. It is an imperial stout, with ABV 12%.
Pitch black, oily appearance. Modest tan head.
Chocolate and coffee aroma. Tobacco.
Great taste. Bittersweet chocolate, espresso. Nice char.
Big-bodied. Dry.
Nice beer.

RIP Willy.

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Sorry to hear, hope your wife is alright.

meefmoff · Apr 23, 2017

JackHorzempa said: ↑

Spring of the so called ‘NE’ style IPA (continued)

The past few weeks I have been ‘visiting’ New England (Massachusetts – Tree House, Trillium and Night Shift and Maine – Bissel Brothers).

This week I will be coming ‘home’ to drink a Tired Hands beer – Strawberry Milkshake.

The Tired Hands Milkshake series of beers are kinda interesting. These beers were first brewed in collaboration with Omnipollo Brewing (a Swedish Brewery):

“If there’s a Thomas Edison when it comes to this new style, it would be Jean Broillet IV, owner and brewmaster at Tired Hands Brewing Company. In March of 2015, Broillet teamed with the inventive Swedish brewery Omnipollo to produce something they called Milkshake IPA. (Omnipollo had produced a “Smoothie” IPA the previous year.) The seven percent ABV beer was brewed with oats and lactose sugar to create an initial heft. Then, wheat flour and 50 pounds of pectin-rich green apple puree were added. (Pectin causes an intense, almost gel-like thickening within beer—an effect most brewers try to avoid lest they accidentally make a can of jam.)”

http://punchdrink.com/articles/meet-the-milkshake-ipa-tired-hands/

Below is a description of Strawberry Milkshake via Tired Hands:

“Strawberry Milkshake IPA is brewed with oats and lactose sugar. Conditioned atop Madagascar vanilla beans and heaps of strawberry purée. Hopped intensely with Mosaic and Citra. This is the one that started it all! =) Dreamt up in tandem with our main dudes at @omnipollo! $22/four pack.”

A side story to Tired Hands Milkshake beers is that they are EXTREMELY popular with Tired Hands customers. When the Tired Hands weekly can release is announced that a Milkshake beer is available the BA thread for Tired Hands (Mid-Atlantic forum) is a whirlwind of activity and buzz where the glee and extreme exuberance of the Tired Hands fans are in full regalia.

A few BAs have posted that they have overheard other people in the long lines to buy Tired Hands beer discuss Tired Hands Milkshake beers. One person reportedly stated: “I love these Tired Hands Milkshake beers because I can get whatever beer I want via a trade”.

So, what does a world revered beer like Tired Hands Strawberry Milkshake taste like?

Served in my Gulden Draak tulip glass:

Appearance:

Golden colored with a turbid/murky appearance. A BIG fluffy white head.

Aroma:

The aroma is a combination of tropical fruits, some citrus and a bit of strawberry.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with an enticing combination of tropical fruit, citrus flavors and some strawberry. It has a low-moderate bitterness.

Mouthfeel:

The mouthfeel of this beer is very soft and velvety.

Overall:

I think this beer is very, very good! The strawberry aspect was muted in comparison to the tropical fruit/citrus flavors but that is A-OK with me. This beer has the quality that the ‘crhazies’ would describe using the word “juicy”.

@RobH @rotsaruch @chipawayboy @KOP_Beer_OUtlet @mythaeus
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Thanks for the background and review, I've been really curious about what the deal with these "milkshake" beers is - it certainly sounds like kind of a wild recipe!

Are the white specks near the bottom of the glass simply bubbles or is that particulate/floaties? Also, do you have any thoughts on what the pectin addition ends up contributing? I would have expected that to make for a strange (or at least unique) mouthfeel but it sounds like it stayed pretty safely in the standard "soft" arena.

Any plans to try and make one of these?

Roguer · Apr 23, 2017

cjgiant said: ↑

Ok, turns out my first beer of the day didn't take too much thought, again. Not that it's a requirement, but for some odd reason for me, stouts usually make a good morning beer. And this thread is about beer, advocacy, and community.

One of the things that has surprised me after being on BA for a few years is that I have actually gotten to "know" a few members enough to meet up with them in real life. And, as of yet, I have not been axe-murdered . (Not to give anyone any ideas)

Joking aside, it is fun to interact verbally and with all the cues of conversation that posting doesn't provide. I am generally not a big extrovert, so I am mildly surprised (as a reflection of me) that I have enjoyed these meetings. The added benefit is that sometimes we get to exchange beers, as well, almost always involving new-to-me bottles.

This is one such beer, received from @jvgoor3786 when we met up in my (and his former) neck of the woods. It is a stout (getting back to that point), and it is "from the community" - so I found it a fitting entry for today:

Prairie Apple Brandy Barrel Noir
While I have had a few Bomb! varieties as well as a couple of Prairie's Saisons, I have not had Prairie Noir, so I cannot compare the barrel aging. I have had apple brandy barreled Gingerbread Stout (Hardywood), and wasn't enamored by it (though the GF really liked it).

I poured this beer down the middle of the glass, but that didn't entice a large showing from the head. What foam did show up acted like it didn't really want to be there, but was polite enough to say hi and talk about the weather before leaving. Some lingered along the walls, at least, and seemed to try to get away with any disruption - but slinked back to the body when noticed.

The scents and flavors of the beer came forward a little more easily. Initially I liked them, but a few off-center remarks reminded me of some that were rotten individuals. These, of course, were not those individuals and ended up being quite sweet. There was a roasty charm to them, like they remembered their roots. But these youngsters with their apple cheeks had their own warmth. The evening flowed quite easily as we interacted, with robust but surprisingly light conversation. In the end, we left on cordial terms.

If you want a little more of the play-by-play of this experience, I will happily give it. But I will say that while I really enjoyed our encounter, I felt everyone was being too polite and on their best behavior, since we had just met. It might have been even better had there been a little less sweetness to stir things up just a tad.

(and thanks again, @jvgoor3786 - this was on the sweet side, and the GF said she really likes it)
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First off, the anthropomorphism in your post was absolutely lovely. Creative, awesome review.

Second, congrats on 2000 beer ratings/reviews!

jvgoor3786 · Apr 23, 2017

cjgiant said: ↑

Ok, turns out my first beer of the day didn't take too much thought, again. Not that it's a requirement, but for some odd reason for me, stouts usually make a good morning beer. And this thread is about beer, advocacy, and community.

One of the things that has surprised me after being on BA for a few years is that I have actually gotten to "know" a few members enough to meet up with them in real life. And, as of yet, I have not been axe-murdered . (Not to give anyone any ideas)

Joking aside, it is fun to interact verbally and with all the cues of conversation that posting doesn't provide. I am generally not a big extrovert, so I am mildly surprised (as a reflection of me) that I have enjoyed these meetings. The added benefit is that sometimes we get to exchange beers, as well, almost always involving new-to-me bottles.

This is one such beer, received from @jvgoor3786 when we met up in my (and his former) neck of the woods. It is a stout (getting back to that point), and it is "from the community" - so I found it a fitting entry for today:

Prairie Apple Brandy Barrel Noir
While I have had a few Bomb! varieties as well as a couple of Prairie's Saisons, I have not had Prairie Noir, so I cannot compare the barrel aging. I have had apple brandy barreled Gingerbread Stout (Hardywood), and wasn't enamored by it (though the GF really liked it).

I poured this beer down the middle of the glass, but that didn't entice a large showing from the head. What foam did show up acted like it didn't really want to be there, but was polite enough to say hi and talk about the weather before leaving. Some lingered along the walls, at least, and seemed to try to get away with any disruption - but slinked back to the body when noticed.

The scents and flavors of the beer came forward a little more easily. Initially I liked them, but a few off-center remarks reminded me of some that were rotten individuals. These, of course, were not those individuals and ended up being quite sweet. There was a roasty charm to them, like they remembered their roots. But these youngsters with their apple cheeks had their own warmth. The evening flowed quite easily as we interacted, with robust but surprisingly light conversation. In the end, we left on cordial terms.

If you want a little more of the play-by-play of this experience, I will happily give it. But I will say that while I really enjoyed our encounter, I felt everyone was being too polite and on their best behavior, since we had just met. It might have been even better had there been a little less sweetness to stir things up just a tad.

(and thanks again, @jvgoor3786 - this was on the sweet side, and the GF said she really likes it)
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Great review! AB Noir was probably my least favorite BA beer from prairie. Not to say I didn't enjoy it, but the sweetness was too much. Although, as I've had them age a little the sweetness seems to mellow out a bit. The bottle you had was about one year old. I'll be back later with a couple Aslin beers from you to return the favor!

utopiajane · Apr 23, 2017

cjgiant said: ↑

Ok, turns out my first beer of the day didn't take too much thought, again. Not that it's a requirement, but for some odd reason for me, stouts usually make a good morning beer. And this thread is about beer, advocacy, and community.

One of the things that has surprised me after being on BA for a few years is that I have actually gotten to "know" a few members enough to meet up with them in real life. And, as of yet, I have not been axe-murdered . (Not to give anyone any ideas)

Joking aside, it is fun to interact verbally and with all the cues of conversation that posting doesn't provide. I am generally not a big extrovert, so I am mildly surprised (as a reflection of me) that I have enjoyed these meetings. The added benefit is that sometimes we get to exchange beers, as well, almost always involving new-to-me bottles.

This is one such beer, received from @jvgoor3786 when we met up in my (and his former) neck of the woods. It is a stout (getting back to that point), and it is "from the community" - so I found it a fitting entry for today:

Prairie Apple Brandy Barrel Noir
While I have had a few Bomb! varieties as well as a couple of Prairie's Saisons, I have not had Prairie Noir, so I cannot compare the barrel aging. I have had apple brandy barreled Gingerbread Stout (Hardywood), and wasn't enamored by it (though the GF really liked it).

I poured this beer down the middle of the glass, but that didn't entice a large showing from the head. What foam did show up acted like it didn't really want to be there, but was polite enough to say hi and talk about the weather before leaving. Some lingered along the walls, at least, and seemed to try to get away with any disruption - but slinked back to the body when noticed.

The scents and flavors of the beer came forward a little more easily. Initially I liked them, but a few off-center remarks reminded me of some that were rotten individuals. These, of course, were not those individuals and ended up being quite sweet. There was a roasty charm to them, like they remembered their roots. But these youngsters with their apple cheeks had their own warmth. The evening flowed quite easily as we interacted, with robust but surprisingly light conversation. In the end, we left on cordial terms.

If you want a little more of the play-by-play of this experience, I will happily give it. But I will say that while I really enjoyed our encounter, I felt everyone was being too polite and on their best behavior, since we had just met. It might have been even better had there been a little less sweetness to stir things up just a tad.

(and thanks again, @jvgoor3786 - this was on the sweet side, and the GF said she really likes it)
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Me too I have met a few beer advocates and I have loved the experience. In fact I always say, just invite yourself because I have no car, so you have to do it that way =)

russpowell · Apr 23, 2017

cjgiant said: ↑

Good Morning all! The earth has rotated on its axis seven times since we last met in this corner of the forums. That means it's time for another NBS! Nothing has really changed since last week, this is still the place to come to have a a little discussion about your week (if you wish) and most importantly about a beer you are trying for the first time.

Now this will start off as a bit of a one-sided conversation, at first, and you will do the talking. This is fine, because we want to hear from you. Things like why did you choose this beer today? Is there a story there, a little bit of background? Either way, don't stop there - what's the beer like? How does it smell, taste, feel? Have a picture? Does it do the beer's look justice, or would it be better to describe its appearance? Overall, is this beer working for you or not so much?

I am sure we will enjoy the story, and you might strike a chord in one or more of us that encourages the conversation to continue. Maybe it will take the form of follow up questions. Or maybe some of us has had the beer in the past and will chime in with our thoughts as well, giving the whole of us even more information to help on our beer quests.

Last time I hosted I encouraged all to take some time with newer beers to BA (low number of reviews), providing a thoughtful review on the beer's page to help to larger community beyond NBS readers. I still feel that it's a nice gesture of advocacy, though I am sure most of you don't need any encouragement.

Now, the preliminaries out of the way, I need to pick out my first beer for today. This beer will be my 2000th rated beer on this site, and I have to decide what might be appropriate for this minor milestone.
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Congrats on the 2K! Whoops, well eary congrats then

utopiajane · Apr 23, 2017

lordofthewiens said: ↑

I picked this new beer to match my mood: black. I had to put our recently adopted dog down this morning. He had been getting increasingly aggressive, attacking our other dogs. The final straw was him biting my wife last night. And he loved her. The vet thought he had some neurologic disease (hopefully not rabies) and they will be examining his brain. I know I did the right thing, but it still is painful.

The beer is Even More Jesus from Evil Twin Brewing. It is an imperial stout, with ABV 12%.
Pitch black, oily appearance. Modest tan head.
Chocolate and coffee aroma. Tobacco.
Great taste. Bittersweet chocolate, espresso. Nice char.
Big-bodied. Dry.
Nice beer.

RIP Willy.

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I am so sorry =( You did do the right thing. I hope she is ok.

russpowell · Apr 23, 2017

lordofthewiens said: ↑

I picked this new beer to match my mood: black. I had to put our recently adopted dog down this morning. He had been getting increasingly aggressive, attacking our other dogs. The final straw was him biting my wife last night. And he loved her. The vet thought he had some neurologic disease (hopefully not rabies) and they will be examining his brain. I know I did the right thing, but it still is painful.

The beer is Even More Jesus from Evil Twin Brewing. It is an imperial stout, with ABV 12%.
Pitch black, oily appearance. Modest tan head.
Chocolate and coffee aroma. Tobacco.
Great taste. Bittersweet chocolate, espresso. Nice char.
Big-bodied. Dry.
Nice beer.

RIP Willy.

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That sucks about your dog... sorry. Hope your wife is on the mend

WesMantooth · Apr 23, 2017

New Orleans Sunday

I love history, even if I lack the ability to retain most of it. Today I learned a little as I was reading a few articles about New Orleans/ Chicory style coffee. Long story short, during the Civil War the Union blocked the entry ports and coffee was obviously affected. In order to stretch supplies, they used chicory, which along with warm milk became an area tradition. Here is more about it for anyone interested:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/chicory-coffee-mix-new-orleans-made-own-comes-180949950/

Back to the beer.

3.62/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

"2017 Annual Release" in a 16oz can

It pours a glossy black. Looks fairly viscous. It has a very minimal, quickly dissipating, fizzy, tan head with a fairly aggressive pour. When I say fizzy, I mean audible fizzy. When I dumped the last few ounces into the glass it sounded and looked like a cola.

The aroma is very red wine/ currants dominant at first, with a bit of coffee. After letting it warm and breathe for a few minutes, the coffee grows stronger, and lactose sugars and a spicy (as in cardamom/cinnamon) chocolate becomes noticeable. A unique aroma. There is some faint oak in the background along with some tobacco and licorice, and the wine starts to subside a little.

The initial flavor is all red wine. A semi sweet, semi sour dark grape along with some sweetened/condensed milk. Then there is a tobacco that I would expect in a Russian Imperial followed by some chocolate, a mystery spice, a very good, very smooth iced/cold press coffee, some bourbon finally makes an appearance with a little charred oak and vanilla along with some roasted malt in the lingering finish.

The body is on the fuller side and it has a bit of creaminess to it. The alcohol is fairly well integrated.

I have been all over the place with this beer. I bet I adjusted each score at least 3 times. Ultimately, the beer is all over the place too. There are some good things going on here, and they had a great idea to work of off, but as much as I like introducing stouts to wine barreles, this isn't one that worked really well as it introduced flavors not characteristic to a milk stout. Even an "imperial" one. Overall I enjoyed it. Mostly the coffee aspect though.

I leave you with some spring

Blackop555 · Apr 23, 2017

New beer and new glass

Thanks @beerloserLI for the beer.

Morticia Russian imperial Stout
4.13/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours black. Thick, medium, light brown head lasts a long time.

Smells cocoa, chocolate, roasted malts, light char, coffee and light alcohol.

Tastes roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee and earthy bitterness. Followed by hints of dark fruits and char. Dry finish and a light bitter linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.

Lighter in taste than smell. Lighter body than expected
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Onto the glass. Produces great aromas and produces a good head. A touch too thick which causes some beer to run down outside when taking a sip.

Wasatch · Apr 23, 2017

utopiajane said: ↑

Cheers everyone and good morning. Last year I did a series on my FB page called "The Additional Summer." It was on all kinds of beer that had additions like fruit peel, specialty malts & barrel aged beer. I found that examining the style against an addition was not only educational but delicious and intoxicating. This year so far I have found two lagers with additions. The first was Great Lakes Grandes Lagos Lager which added hibiscus. This year I may have to start up another segment of The Additional Summer here in NBS because today I have Uinta's Lime Pilsner.

This beer uses pilsner malt, two row, hallertau hops and lime peel.

The pour is yellow and hazy. Fat white head of creamy foam that fell to some shaving foam bits and a thin film on top. Some clinging lace . Lime is all you can smell at first. Sweet herbal and hay. As it warms you get a little sense of the malt but the lime is very strong . It's headdy with the scent of it alone. I happen to be a big fan of lime. There is also another citrus on the nose and I would say it's lemon. Taste is surprisingly malty and a little sweet. The lime is dominant but lively on the palate. Spicy and sweet. The spice from the hallertau mingles perfectly with the lime and makes that wonderful sweet & spicy taste. The mouthfeel is excellent with soft bubbles to show you the malt. Hops tingle a bit with bitterness but this finishes sweeter. That sweet is finish is more shandy than pilsner imo. However it is not cloying. Nose remains abundantly fruity and enticing throughout the drink. In fact the scent of that lime is like perfume to me. The sweetness in the finish has to be from the lime peel not the malt and it is forgiveable. Once you start drinking you will notice the malt comes to a roundness and the finish cleans itself up in way from hop bitterness that keeps this from drinking like a soda. It has a refreshing lemonade drinkable quality. The more I drank it the more I liked it. Strong aftertaste of lime.

This pilsner featured an addition and frankly the question I asked is what would I think if I had tasted this blind? (meaning without knowing what style it was) You would know right away that fresh lime was added so that is excellent. I am sure I would not have guessed pilsner. I do not usually drink radlers or shandys so I might have said is this some kind of hard lemonade? Is it a radler or a fruit beer? It has an element like fruit beer that the Grandes Lagos also had. That is whimsical if you like it, and a flaw if you don't. So when we talk about bias here is where it factors in. Scoring to style means ticking down for the appearance haze and other things on this beer weather you liked those features or not. That is what rating to style means. They could not really call it a shandy or a radler because that would not be true if they simply added lime peel. So what kind of beer is this? The other ingredients say it's a pilsner and so does the brewer so that's how to rate it.

Cheers you all and Happy New Additional Summer!

This beer would pair very well with all kinds of asian inspired dishes, ginger in particular, seafood & mexican food. I would not put it with breakfast though because of the strong lime. The lime also keeps it away from most desserts unless they feature lime as well as many savory american style dishes. In other words you would not put this with traditional beef stew.

Cheers everyone and Happy New Beer Sunday!
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I have one of those.

Cheers!

jvgoor3786 · Apr 23, 2017

lordofthewiens said: ↑

I picked this new beer to match my mood: black. I had to put our recently adopted dog down this morning. He had been getting increasingly aggressive, attacking our other dogs. The final straw was him biting my wife last night. And he loved her. The vet thought he had some neurologic disease (hopefully not rabies) and they will be examining his brain. I know I did the right thing, but it still is painful.

The beer is Even More Jesus from Evil Twin Brewing. It is an imperial stout, with ABV 12%.
Pitch black, oily appearance. Modest tan head.
Chocolate and coffee aroma. Tobacco.
Great taste. Bittersweet chocolate, espresso. Nice char.
Big-bodied. Dry.
Nice beer.

RIP Willy.

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I'm sorry to hear that. We had to do that to one of our dogs years ago. He ended up having a liver disease. He was clearly not functioning right and in the end, he bit the person he loved the most. Very sad, tough choice to make.

Wasatch · Apr 23, 2017

Thanks for @cjgiant for getting NBS started this week. Also, congrats on #2000. Will be back with some brews from NBS BIF#5.

Cheers!

utopiajane · Apr 23, 2017

I was just reading @WesMantooth review above and @cjgiant 's remark; "Give the review and explain your ratings." . This is how I scored the beer.

This is for Uinta's Lime pilsner which I liked more than the score will tell you. The question that I do not think belongs in the beer review is "Would you buy it again?" That is up to you. And whether I do or not is irrelevant as to the quality of the beer.

The 3.5 is for the haze. The 3.25 on the nose is because the nose is mostly lime and not malt. I liked the nose 3.75 worth though. The taste is excellent and I liked it very much but it is sweet. Overall I liked it a 3.75 because it tastes good. I think the addition worked well but did change the beer considerably. I gave it a 3.5 because it is not to style.

3.42/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

AND that's 1000!

Greywulfken · Apr 23, 2017

New Grapefruit Juice Sunday

Throw away the Tropicana, BA, this is what you need for breakfast...

Courtesy of @77apm, Toppling Goliath's XHops Pink APA...

Bottled 3/31/17, 5.3% abv...

Medium gold body, opaque with haze under a bright white head that left plenty of lace sheeting behind. Grapefruit comes across big - like someone ripped the fruit open and the juice sprayed over a bed of freshly-planted flowers in wet, dark soil. Bright and fresh zesty aromas were followed by more grapefruity impressions on the sip. The drink had at once a drying quality, something dank and earthy, and the distinct powdery sweet-tart vibe that I associate with lupulin powder and double dry hopping... The feel is tingly and light, with big bitterness enveloping the tongue, and the aforementioned drying coming through on the finish. No idea about the hops used - part of the "X" factor, I guess - but this was a real grand slam, possibly the best APA I've ever had... Ratings-wise, it just edged out Zombie Dust for my top spot by a hair...

Finishing off the bomber and heading over to WBAYDN...

Cheers, folks - here's to new beer in your glass...

cjgiant · Apr 23, 2017

Roguer said: ↑

First off, the anthropomorphism in your post was absolutely lovely. Creative, awesome review.

Second, congrats on 2000 beer ratings/reviews!
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Thank you! Are you gonna have a Prairie Apple Brandy Noir next?

dictionary.com said:

anthropomorphic (or anthropomorphous)

adjective
1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human
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I kinda figured that one out, but this one I did need to look up:

urbandictionary.com said:

Broat
A Broat is a Boat that contains one or many Bro's. Broats must be occupied almost solely by Bro's, otherwise it is just a boat with a Bro on it. A Broat may also contain Bro Hoe's, but they cannot outnumber the Bro's.

A Broat will be easily identifiable by the loud and obnoxious noise being emitted from it, usually in relation to drinking, partying or facial hair. A Broat can be of any size and make, but will most likely be a paddle boat or a canoe as Bro's are highly unlikely to have the attention span to drive anything bigger. Broat's are also highly likely to sink due to inattention and stupidity of the driver(s). A Broat is the highest form of water traveling douchebaggery.
Dude, that boat is sinking and the dudes on it are still drinking! It must be a broat.
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WTF am I talking about??

Johann apparently bought a broat, spawning an Aslin beer named for the event: Johann Buys a Broat. I mentioned yesterday that the Aslin beer that @Dragginballs76 was drinking was a Mind the Hop varietal renamed. I mixed up the descriptions, as this is the beer that makes a claim here on BA. Either way, in this case, pineapple, Mandarin oranges, and vanilla are added as ingredients to a NE IPA base beer.

As @JackHorzempa has been on his journey, I have been hitting up Aslin, who makes many a NE IPA, a bit more recently. They have the capacity to meet a level of demand that doesn't require line waiting. There has been a mild concern with some drop in quality as they ramp up, but my past experiences with the beers were always on tap, so I can't say. (Side note: they also make some nice Gose, one of which was supposed to be released this past week, but ended up being growler only.)

I got those shots above in varying light. I gotta say, I still think a large number of these beers are borderline ugly. The darker or more [burnt] orange they are, the worse. This is usually countered by a nice sustaining head, often with nice lacing - as is true of this beer. It wasn't helped by what appeared like chunks coming out of the can (which I don't see in the beer, but have found often in the bottom of the cans).

Nose is usually wonderfully fruity on these beers, but I'm disappointed on this glass, initially. This beer shows the orange a bit, but I'm actually getting a classic pithy/piney note here. This isn't normally bad, but for a "juicy" (heavily dry-hopped) IPA with pineapple - I expected a bit more juice and strength overall.

Taste starts to make a bit of a turn around on this beer. The oranges are still most notable, but the pineapple at least makes an appearance. As it warms, the pineapple seems to come with a little spice or heat (and at 9.4%, I'm guessing the latter a little more). The beer does have a decent dose of fruit skin bitterness, though. The ending is a bit of orange zest, fruit rind, and pine wood - upon a generically pulpy juice base. The vanilla is either well integrated or just misses my palate.

Funny thing is, looking at my review of "regular" Mind the Hop, I got pineapple and orange/tangerine in the base beer. If this has additional quantities of these, I would think they would come out even more. On its own, this is still a solid beer in the substyle for those who like it. For me, it's not registering as one of the better Aslin beers. The rest of the raters have a disagreement with me, it seems though.

woodychandler · Apr 23, 2017

Hoppy New Beer Sunday (Week 635)!

My latest job has me working 2nd shift (1500 to 2300), including Sundays, which kind of curtails an all-day affair of drinking & reviewing beers as in the past. Instead, I default to the familiar meme of the two (probably Belgian) fellows at an outdoor café, one wiping his brow as the other drinks from a goblet as big as his head, with the caption: "One more & we'll head back to work!" Hey, if you may only have one, make it a big one, right?

My big one for the day is a new arrival from New Holland to the FGBS, where I am a member of their infamous Drinking Team.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/335/255196/?ba=woodychandler#review

& a pic -

I'm signing off for now, but if yinz are still going when I come home tonight, I may rejoin yinz.

cavedave · Apr 23, 2017

jhartley said: ↑

Great kick-off and...2,000?! Hell I'm still working on getting to 1,000! My goal is this year.
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I hope to hit 1,000 reviews posted here, but at the rate I post em it'll prob. be in the year 2021.

cjgiant · Apr 23, 2017

utopiajane said: ↑

I was just reading @WesMantooth review above and @cjgiant 's remark; "Give the review and explain your ratings." . This is how I scored the beer.

This is for Uinta's Lime pilsner which I liked more than the score will tell you. The question that I do not think belongs in the beer review is "Would you buy it again?" That is up to you. And whether I do or not is irrelevant as to the quality of the beer.

The 3.5 is for the haze. The 3.25 on the nose is because the nose is mostly lime and not malt. I liked the nose 3.75 worth though. The taste is excellent and I liked it very much but it is sweet. Overall I liked it a 3.75 because it tastes good. I think the addition worked well but did change the beer considerably. I gave it a 3.5 because it is not to style.

3.42/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

AND that's 1000!
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Congrats!! And truly thank you for your thoughtful reviews (here and on video).

I will say, I love your attention to style, and wish I had that attention for those beers that fit. I do try, and as an example, I will occasionally note simple things like: "this APA is more of an IPA." But some just don't fit, as you well noted.

I will say, I always take overall to mean: how did I enjoy the beer, independent of style, both positive and negative. Now I never don't take style into account here - if I ordered a Pilsner, I am not going to rate it 1.0 because it doesn't taste like that BBA stout I love.

Just my thoughts. I know we have had discussions on these topics around "the numbers." The great thing is I can read or watch your thoughts beyond he numbers, and that's always better, to me. Hence this recurring thread . Cheers to milleninal milestones!!

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