What beer are you drinking now? #2242

Perfect start to a day off.

 

Finishing this up from last night.

 

This was a few nights ago, but I didn't get the chance to post it. Veil Starve Exhibit B. Beer rating #4,000! Been on this site for nearly 6 years and learned a ton. Thanks for all the good advice.

 

Starting my Monday with this

 

It's been awhile but enjoying a new batch of Dave's Beer a few nights ago with the cast and crew.

 

Birra Peroni Industriale Peroni Nastro Azzurro

 

Loved that beer fresh a couple of years ago... how’s the coconut holding up? Cheers!

 

Finished my treadmill incline walking, now it's time for a Chicago favorite as I contemplate a few projects today. Last years Cafe Deth is still amazing with a nice coffee/barrel blend. Have yourselves a tolerarable Monday......

 

First ever beer in Scotland - “Joker IPA” from William Bros. Brewing Co., Alloa, Scotland, UK:



We got in last evening and I slept 12 hours last night! I walked about today and found a nearby Marks & Spencer and got a couple of beers. The best by date is 03/2020 on this IPA, so figured “what the heck?”...

Skunky almost perfumy nose; sweet caramel malt, dull bitter hop taste. Dry dull linger from the roasted rye malt and hops. Total meh. Oh well, every journey starts somewhere - Cheers from Edinburgh!

 

Very attractive lighter shade of gold in the appearance, white cap that goes away but lacing remains.

Yeasty aroma in a good way, underlain by spicy hops followed by caramel malt.

The aroma indicates sweetness but the flavor proves otherwise. Mildly caramely malt carries all the way through then rebounds in the aftertaste which is actually a bit richer than the initial taste impression. Hops follow along and quietly exit at the finish. If tasting this blind I would've said Belgian before asking who made it. It has those characteristics without actually screaming Belgian because I don't find much clove/coriander or banana yet there's something reminiscent of Belgian brewing there.

 

Enjoying my Sunday ...

Cheers!

 

I got a couple of bottles when it came out, drank one and it was coconut chocolate candy delicious. Drank next one a year later and the coconut had faded big time (same fading issue with the Orange Anniversary Stout). I’ve seen this bottle on some of the “cellar lists” for sale downtown Charleston for ridiculous high prices - buyers beware! Cheers!

 

I had to drink something tasty to get that last IPA’s flavor out of my mouth...this will do, Beavertown (London) ”Lupuloid IPA”:



Dank Skunky lemongrass nose. Weedy bitter lemon hop taste follows. A tad watery (6.7%), but a solid attempt at an “American IPA”. And I love the crazy artwork!