What beer are you drinking now? #2051

Naked Twister
Double red IPA
by Dust Bowl
(8.3%)

A piercing, Imperial tempest for the taste buds!

 

Good morning BA, have a great Saturday! Supposed to be a nice mellower day today, which is nice. I always prefer 70's instead of 90's.

This is amazing! Flavors of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, and pine hops; with balanced caramel, toffee, brown sugar, bourbon, charred oak, and brown bread sweetness; with lighter notes of coconut, vanilla, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light-moderate bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; balanced creamy/bready malts, sticky/resinous/rindy hops, and bourbon/oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing bitter/resin/tannic dryness. Lightly increasing warmth of 12.2%, mild barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Completely exceeded all expectations. Huge juicy and dank Chinook, Mosaic and Simcoe hop complexity from reDANKulous; awesome malt balance and barrel integration. Not overly sweet for the ABV. LIked it a lot more than the base beer too. Feels more dank than I remember, even with the barrel aging. I bought 3 packs, wonder how they will age.


Amazing batch this year as usual. Flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, fudge, brownie batter, marshmallow, vanilla, caramel, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, smoke, charcoal, raisin, fig, cherry, and dates. Touch of booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Light-moderate roast/char bitterness and bourbon/oak tannin spice on the finish. Very full bodied creamy, silky, velvety mouthfeel; some light slickness, chalky roast, and barrel tannins. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter char and bourbon/oak tannin. Very smooth sipper, mildly warming 12.9%, zero barrel booze. Definitely a step up from the base beer on complexity, super rich. Classic RIS flavors with awesome barrel presence; without being overly tannic, drying, or boozy. Love the marshmallow/fudge brownie notes that come from the barrel aging. Gets easier to find with every release.


Cheers

 

Oops should have grabbed my Duvel glass, will pull it out later. Cheers

 

Thought I'd show a little ankle this morning, but I still can't run with the master. May your reign be eternal.

 

I love you, Duvel.

 

redrum

 

You got my initial post before I deleted it, as I was going to retake the picture, but I just reposted the picture since it is already showing. Apparently, what I thought were straps were not meant to be showing, and are meant to be used for hanging that dress.

 

Happy Duvel Day BA's....will be back to bust out a glass and a devilish brew in a bit....

First some local Smiley Faces....yum

 

Awesome Belgian DIPA. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, and citrus peel/zest hops/yeast; with moderate wheat, cracker, white bready malts; lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, pine, herbal/floral/grassy hops, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy bitterness; and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body; balanced bready/grainy malt and sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter/spicy dryness. No hop astringency. Very drinkable, never aggressive. Mildly increasing warmth of 8.5%. Ekuanot, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops; so I knew I'd be a fan. Awesome balance between juicy/light dank hops and fruity/spicy yeast complexity; nice solid pale/wheat malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness. Glad I got a 4 pack. I love Belgian IPAs, wish there were more available these days. Especially Americanized versions like this.


Amazing as always. Aromas and flavors of huge raisin, plum, fig, date, cherry, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and light clove/pepper yeast spice. Balanced sweetness and yeast/tannic oak spice on the finish. Medium-plus bodied; very smooth finish with nice creamy/silky/slickness in the mouthfeel. Light spicy yeast/tannic oak dryness, never cloying. Incredible balance between the barrel and classic quad complexity. Minimal warming ABV, no barrel booze. Well attenuated and not overly sweet. One of my favorite BBA Quads of all time. Grabbed a LOT of it this year. Was much easier to find. Well worth the price. This and Love Shadow are definitely my top favorites from Vivant, but a lot of their sours are similarly impressive.


Cheers

 

You forgot your wig.

 

You are correct! I screwed up two things in my picture, which prevented me from achieving the pinnacle of beauty. I needed better hair, in addition to not using the straps correctly. I must need more practice at this.

 

I've been up for 2 hours, wife's still asleep. Still half a pot of coffee left, I'll leave that for her. Movin' on ....



Wow look at all those pots and pans in the sink. Maybe I should do something about them before she gets up.

 

Jeebus! I can't unsee this!

 

Straps? Dress? WTF?

 

LOL

 

My young children are asking me the same questions.