What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2303

2012 vintage. This was insane as expected. Aromas and flavors of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, vanilla, biscuit, nuttiness, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, and herbal/peppery hops. Light herbal/spicy hop, roast/char bitterness; and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Light carbonation and full body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is amazing. Light slickness, chalky roast, and oak tannins. Lightly increasing lingering bitter/tannic dryness; no cloying/acrid flavors. Mild increasing warmth of 11%, no barrel booze. Insanely smooth sipper. This is even better than I remember more recent batches. It just gets better with age. Insanely rich/silky malts with perfect barrel integration. I got a handful of vintages a few months ago from a friend. World class RIS all the time. I prefer the base beer over a year old, just gets better after that.


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New album is insanely delicious

 

4 year revisit review. Omnipollo Maz. This was awesome. Great rocky head retention/soapy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, red apple, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate wheat, cracker, white bread dough malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body; balanced creamy/bready/grainy malts and sticky/resinous/rindy hops in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing resin dryness, no hop astringency. Very smooth, not overly aggressive, 5.6%. Columbus, Amarillo, Chinook, Citra and Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hop complexity; with a nice wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from lingering resin dryness. Was one of the first hazy/NE style I had, with Fatamorgana being before it. Will be revisiting that soon as well. My score did not change for this one. 4.1


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A definite top 10 album for me.

 

Another 4 year revisit! This was amazing as usual. Dense pour, great head retention/lacing for the ABV. Aromas and flavors of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, red apples, brandy, toffee, vanilla, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, leather, and tobacco. Touch of brandy booze in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Mild herbal/roast bitterness, and brandy/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel. Light slickness, chalky roast, and brandy/oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Slightly increasing lingering bitter/tannic dryness; no cloying/acrid flavors. Dangerously smooth, mild increasing warmth of 12%, no barrel booze. Just a bit better than I remember. Perfectly balanced rich malts and brandy barrel presence/integration. A lot smoother and less bitter/tannic than the last time I had it. 4.35


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This was incredible. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate cracker, white bread dough, light honeyed malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body, and fairly crisp finishing. Balanced creamy/bready/grainy malt and sticky hops; some resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing resin dryness, no hop astringency. Insanely smooth, not overly aggressive, minimal warming 9.4%. Amazing mixed profile of 12 different hops. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balance hop complexity; with a nice bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. They really nailed this for sure. Hope they make another batch soon.


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Fantastic NEIPA. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, and pine hops; with moderate wheat, white bread dough malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; balanced bready/grainy malts and sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Some resins/rinds and increasing lingering bitter dryness. No hop astringency. Very drinkable, not overly aggressive, 6.75%. A bit more drying that expected for the style; but the hops are super vibrant, juicy, dank, and earthy. Nice bready malt backbone with minimal residual sweetness. I liked the Mosaic a bit more than this one, but looking forward to trying other single hop variants eventually. Ellison is definitely a new local favorite since they started distributing. Very impressive across all styles.


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