New Beer Sunday (Week 643)

Starting today off with a crowler of Singlecut's Weird and Gilly IPA.
L: Dark orange color with about a finger and a half of head that fades 4
S: Citrus fruit 3.75
T: A mix between grapefruit and orange with bitterness on the finish 4.25
M: light carb but that is probably because it's an older crowler. Nice mouthfeel.3.75
O: A nice easy drinking NE style IPA. I'm sure it would have been better fresh 4/5

 

Marz Barrel Aged Corrupt Polish Imperial Stout

Happy Fathers Day, BAs. This bottle of BA Corrupt with Dark Matter coffee came courtesy of the generous @FFFjunkie on the tail end of the Can Can BIF.

It pours a very dark brown, approaching black, with a finger-and-a-half of soupy, dark khaki head. It eventually settles into a thick crown that leaves almost no lacing.

Light smoke and umami stand out in the aroma, with hints of vanilla, hazelnut, toffee, cherry and bourbon behind. A ton of depth here.

Again, it has some umami and light smoke up front in the taste; nothing over the top, though. Bourbon and some light, bitter coffee show on the backend. There's a definite cherry note again, but marshmallow and a little cocoa seem to replace most of the hazelnut, toffee and vanilla from the nose.

It's medium bodied and slightly oily with moderately high carbonation.

Honestly, I'd been skeptical about this one given the kielbasa-like things on the "Polish Imperial Stout" label, but this is pretty tasty. The bourbon and coffee are both very light, but there's a surprising amount of depth in here. 02/22/17 bottling date.

Stay cool, everyone.

 

Other half collaboration with lic. Still shinin'

4.41/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours hazy gold. Foamy, medium, white head that lasts a while with good lacing.

Smells grapefruit, citrus, pineapple, mango and pepper.

Tastes citrus peel, grapefruit, mango. Followed by pepper, light pineapple and vegetal hints finish is dry with citrus peel linger. Fuller side of medium body and creamy medium carbonation.

 

When is someone going to get their shit together and make a 32oz koozie?

 

Thanks for posting this. I have a fondness for Alts and will now be on the lookout for this.

 

Good day BA's, an happy New Berliner Sunday! I'll go ahead and repeat the obvious as well, and wish a Happy Father's Day to all the rest of you bad ass dad's out there. The Ridge had a nice neighborhood celebration for our resident procreators over at our house last night, and today it's the families turn. They'll be over later this evening and we get to celebrate the newbie dad, my brother in law who just became one less than three weeks ago ...! My kiddos gave me a lovely homemade painting complete with foot prints on a piece of tree, as well as a homemade Yoda card. My wife gave me this special message, which expresses the same sentiment @cjgiant referenced in his opener. My father wasn't around when I was growing up and it's something I still hold a grudge about, but I am always thankful he wasn't (in a sick way), because it showed me exactly what kind of father I didn't want to become.



My kids are my world, and my world keeps getting better each day. Ok softy, time for a beer!

Mikkeller San Diego
Raspberry Blush- Berliner Weisse with Raspberry and Barrel Aged Ethiopian Coffee.





Nothing screams manly father's day beer quite like a bright pink can and beverage .

A: Pours bright pink almost like grapefruit juice, with a wispy foamy even lighter pink head that completely disappears. No lacing.

A: Smells of tart raspberries, maybe a hint if wheat, but not much else.

T: Taste follows. Almost 100% tart raspberries if it weren't for the mild afterthought of coffee.

F: Very light, very dry, mild carbonation, tart and crisp.

O: The thought of coffee in a Berliner seemed odd to me, but getting the light notion of it, I think I'd like more. Overall, this is a nice and refreshing beer. One that's perfect on a hot as hell morning like today. But perhaps not one that I will frequently indulge.

After my official review, I gave this a 4.04, with an rDev of -1.7%.
Cheers everyone, and I will see you all soon!

 

Appears so. Its really bright out here. It is a new to me beer though, so to make amends...
Appearance is null and void since it is being consumed from a crowler.

Aroma is, excuse me, vomit reminiscent like sour, with some citrus, corriander, and wheat.

There is a significant mandarin orange flavor and some passion fruit, along with a lot of wheat and a touch kf corriander. The wheat flavor lingers like most good Goses.

It is a little heavier bodied than most, drinking more like a lager.

A good beer. I would prefer to have it without the fruit, but that's just me.

I would say around 3.75 overall

 

I like those photos a lot. Nice background and nostalgic feeling color.

 

Well done on the review, and I am in total agreeance with your Texas IPA/DIPA statement: Yellow Rose is Batman to Community's Robin. I really enjoy both.

 

When a beer nerd buys a koozie factory?

Is yours a trick question, and/or am I on Candid Camera?

 

Good afternoon to all the NBS followers and faithful and thanks to @cjgiant for the great send off this morning. As you may or may not have noticed I've been absent for the past few Sundays during which my significant other and I have been spending time with a great friend and his wife who is battling stage 4 breast cancer. Given the every week chemo treatments she is getting she is holding up well at this point. Were hoping for some good news at the end of the first 12 weeks but for right now we're trying to help keep their minds on other things when we can.
The cold wet spring has finally ended the drought here in central NH and is allowing our gardens once again to flourish. The lilies are blossoming and well the hostas were doing good until the deer mowed them down last night along with a few other soon to bloom plants. I have tried to get my overgrown sissy of a dog to spend the nights on the porch but I think he is afraid of the dark and carries on way to much when I put him out there. And his sister is even worse than he is about being outside alone. Go figure dogs the size of bears afraid of the dark.
Now it is time to get on with what we come here for the great beers we are all drinking on this Sunday. Today I have chosen Florence from Hill Farmstead Brewery

This pours a light golden color in glass. A thin white head on top which disappeared quickly.The nose is tart with hints of lemongrass and perhaps a little other citrus thrown in. The taste is crisp and clean. Slightly tart with no lingering aftertaste.
The mouthfeel is pleasant with good carbonation which lasts throughout the glass. A well done beer in this style great for sipping on this hot and humid June afternoon.
4.17/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Cheers and Happy Fathers Day to all the other Fathers out there.

 

It's been a busy past 24 hours. Go, go, go. Now it's time to sit and enjoy a beer. This may be the only beer I can fit in today, so might as well make it a good one. Cheers.



Firestone Walker's Bravo.

Pours a dark burgundy-brown with a finger and a half of khaki-colored foam on top. Fair head retention, with a solid ring of foam left around the top rim of the glass. Lacing is present, but only lightly. Aroma is warm bourbon on the front, with toasted, nutty, and bready malts. A little sweet caramel seeps into the backside of the aroma. Flavor profile is robust, with notes of toasted, nutty, bready malts melding with bourbon, and oak. The bourbon refrains from being hot, or commanding. Caramel, and molasses aid the sweetness right towards the finish of the beer. It finishes dry, with a bourbon and toasted, nutty malts playing the last chord. Mouth feel is grainy, with a filling, velvety texture. It's medium-thick, and grows thicker as the beer warms. Overall, a lot going on here, but it's well calculated and executed. No notes single-handled run the show. Nice bourbon quality to it, with a pleasant, non-cloying sweetness.

Score: 4.25 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.5 | BA Score: 4.36 | rDev: +1.4%

 

Not bad. My wife just got home with the kids and I got to post about 19 beers in the barley wine thread!

 

By the way, report me next time. You know I know better

 

I've been reading all of the fantastic posts today, but had to come back to yours. My Dad was an amazing Army officer in The Philippines in 1944, a later pacifist, who died at 58 (1976) when I was 25. I was 50 before I knew exactly how much he meant/means to me. The war destroyed him and created him again. I've had a privileged life because of who he was and what he did. He never once bitched about anything but missing a putt here and there. My Daughter has just gotten a wonderful new job in Chapel Hill with a notable non-profit and my son is in the beer industry, currently vacationing in Colorado with we hope his wife to be. I spoke with both of them at length earlier. I'm happy and the circle keeps spinning around!