New Beer Sunday (Week 750)

Happy What "New" Beers Have We Here Sunday (Week 750)?

My recovery from my prostatectomy surgery CANtinues on. I was pretty much housebound this past week, venturing out on Tuesday & Wednesday only because I had some really pressing errands. My bugaboo is & has been inCANtinence, which is why I warned upCANming amputee-dude to be careful about what he wishes for/jokes about - the Beer Gods have a twisted sense of humor!

My mother, back east from CA, had invited me to stay with her, but I respectfully declined. I had moved out about a decade ago after having enough of her as an absentee landlord + there is NO television over there! 8=O I have been watching (primarily) 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup & Pittsburgh Pirates baseball with the 2019 Tour de France now starting & I CANnot imagine NOT being able to do so.

I am also reading James "Devil Dog" Ellroy's latest novel, "This Storm", having borrowed it from the library during one of my outings.

Speaking of outing, I am not LGBTQ, but I like Broadway show tunes & I really dig colors & décor. I was "outed" by a Navy buddy ~ 4th of July 1990 until everyone realized that my knowledge of color swatches & interior décor had led to a weekend-long (ahem!) orgy with me as the pivot man! My fellow participants were the unattached members of a wedding party whose planning I had been the CANsultant for at the bar that I frequented. He walked in on us looking at carpet swatches, heard me holding forth & stormed out. He was recounting this tale on M morning, characterizing me as "the gayest straight guy that I have ever met" as I stumbled in for quarters, unshaven, unwashed & smelling of musk, having been JUST dropped off on the pier by the ladies, riding in their late-model CANvertible Mustang, much to the quarterdeck watch section's stunned amazement. This took place in Portland, ME, just to bring us all full-circle, eh, doc?

I bought this bottle the night before my surgery at The Brass Rail Deli in Campbelltown, PA, owned by a fellow former Navy Storekeeper (SK) & his wife! I had planned to drink it during Pride Month, but time kind of evaporated on me until now. Without further ado:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/370535/?ba=woodychandler#review

Well, THAT was certainly one way to kick off the day! I CAN't promise that the rest of the day ill be as exciting, but I CAN tell you that I get VERY excited about the prospect of a train of aluminum cylinders lined up in front of me!

 

Good day New BSers! It's starting out as a eponymous Sunday here in the mist-shrouded paddies of NW PA - weather rumor is we may have up to 72 hours without rain over the next 96 hours - everybody's filling their bath tubs and buying Walmart out of bottled water to prepare for the drought. Doc, thanks for today's start - enjoy your visit home - yinz haven't been gone long enough to see big changes.
Today's New Breakfast Beer:



Received from @jdell15 in NBS BIF #9. Reviewed 7/7/19. Thanks Jacob!
Can undated other than “2018” on the front of the 12 oz can. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 62.6 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Dark brown, clear.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque. When held to the light, still opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum 5.1 cm, aggressive center pour), tan, medium density, average retention. Slowly diminishes to a five to seven mm crown and a rocky cap of varying thickness.
Lacing – None. Not unexpected with a 10.5% ABV brew (Marked on the can).
Aroma – 4 – Predominantly cocoa
Flavor – Flavor begins with grape and cocoa, quickly becoming slightly vinous with cocoa as the aftertaste. No coffee, bourbon, or rye, but surprisingly some ephemeral black cherry appears. No hops, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 4 – Medium, almost creamy, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4 – While I’d normally drop the rating by 0.25 points for having no date, since this is an American Imperial Stout and has the year (2018) as part of the label I don’t feel that it is critical since the hops are minor players in this style of beer. The cacao nibs predominate both the aroma and flavor. Overall, a decent Impy stout.
Rating 4, rDev -6.1%.

 

New Beer Sunday: Herb and Spice Beer

Mornin’ NBSers and fans of trying something unexpected in a beer. Also thanks to @lordofthewiens for today’s start. It’s definitely interesting to consider the concept of taking a vacation from retirement. ()

Our forecast here today is for mostly sunny, high in the low 80s (with a “real” feel in the low 90s). In addition, for about the 4th day in a row we’re expecting a round or two (or more) of scattered thunderstorms moving though in the afternoon.

This morning’s new beer is Deschutes Botanic Ale and has an interesting combination of flavors.

My review, still in progress, can be found here:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/63/135274/?ba=drtth#review


The aromas/flavors are quite complex in that while there is juniper, lemongrass, coriander and black pepper up front, the toasted malt puts in an early appearance and then recedes to let all those ingredients to show. Then the herbs and spices begin to fade and up comes some slightly citric, herbal bitterness. I’m sure there are some other things going on here that I’m missing, especially in the long dry ending. Overall I’m mostly enjoying trying this beer and will probably will try another but beyond that I’ll not be seeking more. Nonetheless I’d say it’s worth a try for a complex, well made Herb and Spice beer.

Cheers, all!

 

A-Pours a nice semi hazy amber color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has espresso and spice hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a nice espresso and spice flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Belgian Blonde Ale

 

A-Pours a golden color with a generous head and lacing
A-Aroma has rye hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a rye flavor
M-A light bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good Triple

 

A-Pours a dark color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has vanilla beans, lactose and chocolate hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a vanilla bean, lactose and slight chocolate flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A good Stout

 

A-Pours a dark brownish color with a generous light tan head and lacing
A-Aroma has nicely balanced Belgian yeast, fruit and spice hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a well balanced Belgian yeast, fruity and spice flavor
M-A medium bodied silky smooth decently carbonated beer
O-A good Belgian Dubbel

 

New Pharmaceutical Sunday
Today’s new brew is courtesy of @Lingenbrau




4.18/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottled 10/19/18 and 10.05% abv

A gentle pour results in a substantial, surprisingly frothy, cream colored head that never dissipates. With the pop of the cork, and the audible fizzy carbonation I never would have guessed that it would have an oatmeal stout, almost nitro like head. It sits on top of pretty burnt orange opaque body.

It smells like oak and grape must with white wine and some apricot and pear. A light sourness as a backdrop. While it smells very nice, it isn’t really pronounced either. I have my nose buried in the glass.

A solid tartness right up front in the flavor. A lot more than it led on. It has depth to it. Not a sharp, or hit and run type of sour. Then some zesty light fruit. Like fermented pears/green apples, honeydew melon, musty oak, and finishes with a lingering apricot. There is a raw flavor throughout that is more noticeable in the finish. I wouldn’t have been able to put my finger on it without reading the label, but it is definitely a honeycomb taste.

The body is a bit heavier for a wild ale. At least for anything I’ve had. It doesn’t quite come across as syrupy, but definitely creamy and full. Dry finish and not overly carbonated to take away from the flavors though, so a nice balance.

The more I drink it, the more I get a bit of orange and some darker fruit in the aftertaste. Very interesting and enjoyable beer. I would highly recommend trying it if given the opportunity. Thanks Phil!

 

Morning all! Thanks for the great start, Doc, and welcome back east!

Just finished a breakfast which included the first "black" trumpets of the season. I used quotes because we actually have three varieties that are quite similar, and emerge at different times of season, and this first one is not really black, but a dark apricot color, and is the most deliciously fragrant of the three. Was gonna wait until tomorrow and not share the woods with weekenders, but this batch of trumpets and eggs has me itching for more.

If the beverage store lets me in with my stinky woods clothes on I will be back to join y'all with a new beer after (hopefully) a successful stroll through the beautiful woods. See ya inna bit.

 

A-Pours a hazy amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has floral and hop hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a floral and hop flavor
M-A light bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good IPA

 

A-Pours a hazy amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has floral and hop hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a floral and hop flavor
M-A light bodied well carbonated beer
O-A good Belgian IPA

 

Thanks to @lordofthewiens for the great start to this weeks NBS. Will be back later on today with a new brew.

Cheers!

 

Heading to Maine next weekend to join in the 70th anniversary celebration for Reny’s Department Stores. Bissell Brothers, Oxbow, Maine Beer Co are all on my list. Holy Donut and Amatos as well

My new beer is from The Bruery Bakery: Coconut Macroon

4.15/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

canned 3.13.19, opened 7.2.19

"bibo"

poured into a snifter, dark cola appearance, one finger fizzy brown foam cap, receded to a creamy layer, some lacings

aroma is smoke, char, ash,

taste is vanilla, bourbon barrel, coconut on the finish, roast malts, barrel char

medium sudsing , barrel taste lingers

good beer

 

Welcome, all. I have some outside lawn, etc., work to do before I have a beer. I have one picked out. I don't normally post music with NBS (that seems more like a WBAYDN thing...), but for today's beer, it is asking for a musical selection or two.

So, here's a hint - can you tell me the beer? Winner gets... my congratulations!:

 

So, @VABA ... did you really have 6 beers before 8:30?

 

Believe I'll start with this . . .




The first half of the can poured slightly hazy (I could see my fingers on the opposite side of the glass) but when things settled and I poured the second half the tone shifted to a turbid light gold color. Large white cap and lacing.

Aroma is a melange of citrus/fruit, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple and something like peach.

Taste presents a firm hop bitterness at first but that quickly resolves into a complex whole that manages to be both brightly hoppy and balanced at the same time. By mid palate I'm getting more fruit than citrus and the beer finishes on a high dry note.

Medium texture with balancing carbonation.

Overall this beer comes across as having full bodied flavor without a full bodied texture. Almost light yet bursting with flavors that are complementary each to the other.

 

Welcome back, Doc! We are also in your home state staying a week on Long Lake in Bridgton (family friendly, perfect little beach for a 3.5 year old) before heading north to Liberty (a bit more rustic, deep water). We have our grandson with us this week. The jury is still out on whether it was a good idea. So far he has gone swimming and fished off the dock, baby sunfish so far. He spotted three loon and right now is watching a family of geese. Took a picture yesterday at Pigs Fly and it looks for all the world like he has a beer with a straw...big glass of apple juice!

I will have a new beer tonight. Its looking like it will be Dark Matter from Barreled Souls