What beer are you drinking now? #2226

This is a very tasty coconut stout. Cheers all.

 

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. 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. Feels more dank than I remember, even with the barrel aging. Definitely a lot more mellowed and balanced out after 7 months.


Fantastic imperial stout. Dense oil pour; great head retention/lacing for the ABV. Aromas and flavors of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, brown sugar, pineapple, coconut, toasted biscuit, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, and tobacco. Very slight booze in the aromas as it warms. Very mild herbal, roast, char bitterness; and fruit tartness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; Very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is amazing. Slight slickness, sticky hops, chalky roast, and fruit tang. Slightly increasing lingering bitter dryness; no cloying/astringency. Dangerously smooth, minimal warming 12.8%. Amazingly rich dessert stout malt complexity; with nice coconut/pineapple presence, without being overdone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Still feels like a typical imperial stout from both breweries.


Cheers

 

Long walk with dogs to the park this morning done; I’m ready for my coffee - finishing last night’s bottle of BCBS (2018):



Good start to #drinkBAbeers Day - have a great Saturday y’all!

 

This is a really delicious IPA!

 

Chugging this with a sausage biscuit before flag football. Bourbon county side by side coming later, stay tuned...

 

The Alchemist: Focal Banger



What a banger it is. Onslaught of Citra & Mosaic with that Conan yeast taking a back seat.

 

Amazing as usual this year. Flavors of huge grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, and pine hops; with moderate cracker, biscuit, light honeyed malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body; balanced bready/grainy malt and sticky/resinous hops in the mouthfeel. Crisp/drying finish and never astringent on bitterness. Amazing juicy, vibrant, and dank hop profile; refreshingly drinkable for an IPA even at 7.7%. Mosaic and Equinox hops are my favorite of all time. They have been changing around the hops every year; but as long as those two stay, I don't care much. Bought 2 packs immediately this year. Might get more.


Mind blowing old ale as usual, last 2013 bottle I had. Aromas and flavors of huge caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, raisin, prune, fig, cherry, date, vanilla, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, nutty, tobacco, leather, light chocolate, herbal/woody hop, and yeast earthiness. Minimal herbal/spicy hop bitterness on the finish. Light carbonation and very full body. Perfectly creamy, silky, velvety, slick mouthfeel; slightly sticky hops and syrupy. Minimal dryness, no cloying sweetness. Dangerously smooth sipping, minimal warming 13.5%. This is one of the best old ales I’ve ever had. The bourbon barrel version is even better, and in my top 10 beers of all time. Definitely at it's peak for age, and not much noticeable oxidation! They finally got some production brewery bottles out to distro this year, hopefully this makes a run next year. I need more. English barleywines are my favorite style, so old ales are in the same tier for style similarity.


Cheers

 

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Cheers!

 

good morning friends. one more overnight shift starting tonight and then a day off. might hit the bottle shop before i head in, god knows i could go for more beer in the fridge.
more breakfast stout for me to go with a quality breakfast/dinner.

 

My first Oskar Blues

 

Cheers!

 

Morning! Starting early as we ready for snow.
College football, beer and a big fire on tap.

 

Happy Saturday BA's

My daughter - being the thoughtful person she is, brought me a new glass from a visit to Denver in Sept....from Epic Brewing - have just the beer to christen it with this am....yummo



2017 - tasting amazing

 

Brooklyn: Insulated Lager



Bottle from last year. Brewed under license in the UK.

 

Five Angry Chair on tap, over 40 bottles and cans, mostly BA Stouts...things kick off at 11am...10 more bottles just showed up...heaven help me!

 

sam adams coffee pale ale

 

Got several of these, gonna put them in the basement. Well I had to try one fresh.