What beer are you drinking now? #2429

Have a nice Saturday BA.

7.5 year revisit, and with a fresher bottle than before. Been wanting to do this for a long time. This was fantastic. Lasting fluffy head retention/thick soapy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, peppercorn, clove, and light banana yeast; with moderate wheat, cracker, white bready malts; with lighter notes of vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; and herbal, floral, grassy bitterness on the finish. Medium-plus carbonation, medium body, and fairly crisp/clean finishing. Balanced bready/grainy malts, sticky hops, and some oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter/spicy dryness, no cloying/astringency. Dangerously smooth sipper, minimal warming 11%, no barrel booze. Not nearly as much barrel as I expected, but 8 weeks is not a significant time anyways. Base tripel is spot on. Well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, balancing earthy hops, and a clean pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. Would buy again given the chance. 4.23


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Black Metal has been my addiction this whole week.

 

Only one until later, getting my rocks off this morning, cheers all!

 

Good day BAS! No rain for 24 hours - possibly a new record this year. Today's New Breakfast Beer, sort-of-local-but-not-really:



Kind of mild for an IPA from Victory, mild but good!

 

Fantastic flavored stout. Amazing lasting fluffy head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, maple syrup, molasses, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery hops; and roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; very creamy, silky, velvety, bready malts; some sticky hops, chalky roast, and light slickness in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering hop/char bitter dryness; no cloying, acrid, astringency. Dangerously smooth sipping, mild increasing warmth of 10%, no lingering booze. Amazing balance of super rich black/roast/bready malts, maple syrup, and lactose; with balancing earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast notes. Light residual sweetness with lingering hop/char bitter dryness. Spot on stuff for a dessert stout.


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I wish I had more access to Narrow Gauge beers. This beer certainly is tasty!

 

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No pic this time, just one before breakfast, living the High Life

 

Mornin'!

Some fruit juice to start the day.



Along with this rascal...



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Fantastic wet hopped IPA as expected. Lasting rocky head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate wheat, cracker, biscuit dough 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 malts, sticky hops, and some resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Very smooth, not overly aggressive, minimal warming 7.4%. Amazing Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balancing bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. Another easy winner from Lagunitas, will buy a 2nd pack. The hop bill is everything I love.


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Enjoying some morning coffee courtesy of @Joplamp. Happy Saturday, BAs.

 

Good morning

Happy Saturday

 

Good morning BA
My nightshift last night was less eventful than usual so I am doubling down on the dubbels this morning...


Still drinking both as I've offered comparing and contrasting views on the dubbel tasting thread. Four more nightshifts to go. Cheers all!

 

Lagunitas Phase Change Wet Hop IPA

 

Incredible brown ale. Aromas and flavors of big caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cream, raisin, toasted oats, biscuit dough, and brown bread/crust; with light notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toffee, molasses, herbal/grassy hop, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy bitterness and cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety mouthfeel. Slight sticky hops, chalky roast. Slightly increasing lingering bitter/spicy dryness, no cloying. Insanely smooth, 5.5%. This was wonderful. Spot on English style. Very rich/well rounded malt complexity and balanced raisin/spice/lactose flavors; with restrained fruity English yeast and mild earthy hops against sweetness. Glad these finally hit the state.


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Inbound Brewco The Fuzz

 

Cooler out today. Cloudy as hell. Pretty windy too. Supposed to rain...
My kind of day

Perfect weather for an Eisbock



Picked up a bunch of singles for this weekend. Lets say like a mixed 12 pk.
Included was 2 of these.
Had to rewrite my old review of this.
Fantastic stuff!

CHEERS

 

My favorite beer! I'll be drinking a lot of it when we're back in Maine for a visit.

 

Morning coffee. 90+ today, so more likely to be indoors. US Open golf to watch.
Cheers!