What beer are you drinking now? #2472

Have a nice Sunday BA. I have a lot of stuff to do today. Bronchitis has not been getting any better. Stayed up all night again. Got some site work completed, still a ton left over.

Muscat Barrel aged Dark Lord. Fantastic as expected. Thick black pour. Minimal head retention/lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, brown sugar, caramel, toffee, fudge, white grape/wine, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of vanilla, licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Very mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred bitterness; wine/oak tannin spiciness; and wine tang/tartness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; very creamy, silky, velvety, bready, slick malts; light sticky hops, chalky roast, and wine tang/tannins in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter/tannic dryness; zero cloying sweetness. Mild increasing warmth of 15%, minimal lingering booze. Dangerously smooth sipping for the weight/gravity. Amazingly rich malt complexity with sugar, coffee, and great wine barrel presence/integration; solid earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Glad I was able to try this, but still prefer the base beer a lot more. This wasn’t as fruity from the wine as I expected. Got better as it warmed. 4.25


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I think its time to get back on board the Black Metal addiction.

 

Awesome NEIPA. Great rocky head retention/foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang tartness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/bready/grainy malts, some sticky hops; light resins/rind, and fruit tang in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness; no cloying/astringency. Very smooth/soft, not aggressive, minimal warming 6.5%. Feels like Columbus/Summit along with the Galaxy hops. Super juicy/vibrant hops/fruit, with some dank/earthy notes; and a great balanced clean bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Glad I got the pack, this was a lot softer and less aggressive than the base beer.


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Outstanding DIPA, been a few years. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, honeydew melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, pepper, and pine hops; with moderate honey, caramel, toasted biscuit malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; very creamy/bready malts, some sticky hops, and light resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter dryness, no cloying/astringency. Dangerously smooth, not aggressive, minimal warming 9.1%. Cascade, Citra, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo hops. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced dark/bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. Will buy again next time I go to Ohio. Delicious classically hopped stuff!


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Incredible NEIPA. Lasting rocky head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, and light pepper/pine hops; with moderate wheat, biscuit dough, light honeyed malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/silky/bready malts, and light sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness, no cloying/astringency. Insanely smooth/soft, minimal warming 6.7%. Feels like Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra. Super juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. I feel like there is overall rating bias here because of the brewery. They nailed it. Would buy a 6 pack. It is year round after all.


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Awesome stuff. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, and pine hops; with balanced dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, and dark bread/crust malts; with light smoke/char and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery hops; and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; very creamy, silky, bready malts; some sticky hops, chalky roast, and resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter dryness; no acrid/astringency. Very smooth, not aggressive, minimal warming 7.7%. Basically a black IPA, but I was a big fan. Feels like Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic. Very juicy and fairly dank/earthy hops; with great balanced dark/black/roasted malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Glad I got the 4 pack.


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