New Beer Sunday (week 404)

***New Milk/Sweet Stout Sunday!!!

A nice Sunday here in Casper though on the windy side. Windy in Casper? Who'd have thunk??

Perhaps...no, definitely, beer of the year for me, that I got in a trade:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17981/86006/?ba=Bitterbill

I had another brew that I rated higher but..I bought that online.

Cheers to robinsmv for a brew that I believe, is in the same class as his home brewed Berliner Weisse!

 

In the house: Lagunitas Brown Shugga

Saw some posts about it here and there recently, so I put it on my "beers-to-keep-an-eye-out-for" list, and sure enough, my store had it.

The pour:

The color - beautiful:

Viscosity (I don't know if you can really convey that in a photo, but...):

The review:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/2264/?ba=Greywulfken

May all your new beers be happy and your football teams winning (unless they're opposing my teams, 'natch )!

Later today: a Beer of Fame, Rogue's Shakespear Oatmeal Stout.

 

Its a pretty nice day here in Central NC. Overcast and mid 50s. Putting on a pot of spicy chunky chili right, so new beer is the best thing to have while cooking.

Ive got a whole spiel of new beer for today. I picked up the Winter Seasonal pack from SA, and Ive never had any of the seasonals in it. First up is the Chocolate Bock. Nice dark body with a creamy nitro looking head. Smell is more bock than chocolate, but the flavor makes up for that. Tastes like pure powdered milk chocolate, finishes with a slightly bitter light roasted malt/dark chocolate feeling that I really like. I would buy a standalone six of this.

 

Schwarzbier

A beautiful day and unseasonable warm here in MN. Probably should go outside and do something but that won't happen with the US Grand Prix to start soon, and there is football as well. My first new beer for NBS is a combination of schwarzbier and rauchbier. Really interesting beer. August Schell's Chimney Sweep:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/417/87181/?ba=morimech

 

I finally found the bottle of ballast point victory at sea I've looking for. Will drink it tonight when I watch silent Sundays on TCM. I hope it's as good as it sounds!

 

Technically speaking this isn't a new beer for me, but it is a new vintage.



along with the review

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/34420

 

New Doppelbock Sunday

A cloudy mid 50s day in Northern Utah, looks like rain. Picked up a new brew from Red Rock in SLC last weekend, not to happy about the price, but the brew is pretty tasty.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1412/86929/?ba=Wasatch

Cheers!

 

New Rye/Kentucky Common Beer Sunday

GreetingS NBSer's,

A little above seasonal temperatures in SCMN today. And on a streak of several to be lasting through the week. So, no travel issues with T-giving this year. That's always always a good thing.

I gotta' give some kudo's to two biggest breweries in these part - Schell's and Summit. While Surly gets the pub and to some degree deservedly so, the old timers and quietly sending out interesting beers, that while not "Wow" beers, they are consistently interesting, tasty and drinkable (an important quality in these here parts). So for those searching out local MN beers, don't forget these breweries.

Today's offering is from Summit and a trial at a Kentucky Common. I have nothing to compare it to, but there should be a bit of tartness from a sour mash (not sure Summit actually did that).
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/467/86524/?ba=garymuchow

It appears that I like it more than most. Complex and yet smaller at 5.8%
Anyway, best to all this week.

 

Yesterday tried Rogue's Chocolate Stout.

Today, Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout.


This was one of those beers where I was aware of how important the water used in the beer can be. It was a very fresh, "clean," (in a stout kinda way, that is) tasting - and I attribute this to the water used.

The clarity of the water allowed the malt to really come forward... the yeast hit me more mid-palate, and the hops asserted themselves on the finish.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/132/56973/?ba=Greywulfken

I would not have thought to try these Rogue stouts (the chocolate yesterday and the oatmeal today) were they not on the Beers of Fame list. Very well-crafted examples of their styles.

 

New Saison Sunday​

Greetings to all NBSers,
48 and mostly cloudy in the Inland NW, though the sun is trying to peek out. Rainy last night but today is dry, so far. Yesterday was outstanding with EWU and UW both winning. 'Hawks on their bye, so I was torn between Green Bay & Detroit. For family reasons, I'd normally say go Lions (plus I'm getting tired of whiny Pack fans), but it's better for Seattle's postseason hopes if the Lions don't do so well. My solution? Turn off the TV and crank up some tunes!

Opened up a bomber of Fremont's Harvest Ale: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/20680/62858/?ba=woemad

Not bad, but not great either. Like Draheim says, it doesn't quite seem like a true Saison, but I still enjoyed drinking it.

 

And one of these days' I'll figure out how to reply properly.

 

Im back, yall.

I opened two other new beers today, with plans of opening a few more.

Lukcy Basartd was really good. It started out basically tasting like Arrogant Bastard, decent body, strong hops, highly drinkable, but when it warmed I got alot of grassy lemony hops. They reminded me of Stone 16th anniversary.

Now Im on Old Fezziwig. Its definitely malty, with just a hint of cinnamon and orange peel. I see why people like it, but Im not sold on freaking out over it.

 

New Hefeweizen Sunday (week 404)


Greetings fellow NBS ers. Beautiful day here today spent doing nothing but enjoying beer and planning beer brewing, but I deserve after killer weeks for the last 4 months and no vacation for 19 mos. Do I deserve a hefe of this quality. Somehow I wanna say yes, but it is of a higher order as far as beers I have been wowed by lately. Wow. Consumed earlier at Doom Saloon, working on another Texas treat right now, will check in with final verdict. Hope you also have a Great American Beer in your hands. Cheers!

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/383/1062/?ba=cavedave

 

Just have to say I agree 100%. These are really solid brews that seem to be commonly overlooked. I'm always looking for the latest/greatest but often wonder why I don't grab these which I know are solid.

 

New Double Stout Sunday (week 404)

Enjoying a stout on a breezy cool day is a no brainer. This is a decent one, but it left me thirsting for what it tried to imitate, an Abyss. Tis the season. Hope you have a Great American Beer in your glass. Cheers!

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9969/66261/?ba=cavedave

 

.@ironhillbrewery Russian Imperial Stout. The beautiful label doesn't leave any room for guessing the style of this fantastic #beer on a chilly fall evening. No frills--no chocolate, no coffee--just a solid example of the chest-warming style.

 

New American Brown Ale

Another beautiful Sunday in West MI. A frosty lawn gave way to temps solidly in the upper 50's.

Ran a trail race Saturday, took some family time outside this afternoon. Combined with some tasty brews all weekend long, it made for some good times.

Nice new beer for me from Saugatuck. Smoked beers aren't really my bag, so I have a lower score than some others. I do appreciate what they're going for.

http://beeradvocate.com/user/beers?ba=GRPunk

 

>>>> New Fruit Beer Sunday <<<<

Banana Bread Beer from Wells and Young's in the UK. I have had this bottle laying around in the bottom of the DBF since May. It didn't feel like a summer brew, but on a cloudy day in mid-November it was right in there. Not a bad brew. I wouldn't want to have a lot of it, but a good desert beer for sure.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/664/5488

Happy Thanksgiving week to all.

And Happy Trails!