New Beer Sunday (Week 768)

If you’re in New Mexico, is it really Sunday already? Cause I’m in Illinois, and well....

 

It is factually Sunday in New Mexico.

 

Well said (written) lordofthewiens, I accept your challenge.
A slight disappointment but that's the way it goes.

3.14/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

An easy pour from a 12-oz. can nets a finger of off-white creamy foam with long retention. Clear and light pale orange color with fine rising bubbles, golden yellow in bright light.

Pumpkin spice greets the nose with canned pumpkin in the background. Toasted wheat (Wheat Thins) and sweet malt merge with faint hops. A slight musty fruit smell sneaks in.

The taste mirrors the smell, semi-sweet and moderately spicy yet lightly bitter. Pumpkin taste leeds as sweet and toasted malt flavors keep things honest. The finish is quick and Lager-like, clean, almost crisp. That musty taste reappears during the aftertaste while spice lingers with pumpkin pie crust.

Light body with average carbonation, balanced and easy going down. There was no lasting lacing and that musty smell/taste doesn't belong.

 

It's Sunday here in the Brazos Valley where the late shift is over and there's a new beer in my glass:


Prairie Artisan Ales' Basic Becky, imperial stout with pumpkin, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, coriander, clove and caraway, 11% ABV

At least a couple few of you have tried this one, and if I recall right I've seen slightly mixed reviews with everybody at least liking it? Something like that?

I'm in that ballpark, for I'm enjoying it fine. But this one suffers from Amadeus syndrome: too many notes. And that allspice ... I'm starting to think of allspice as the peated whisky of beer adjuncts — put one drop of that stuff in the mix and the whole batch tastes like it and nothing else. I'm exaggerating, but man is the allspice note strong in this one. Still, if you let the palate adjust, let the beer warm, a big yummy malt sweetness starts punching toe-to-toe with the earthier, dull kind of allspice flavor. Plus real pumpkin tastes kind of earthy and bland, so there's always a chance a beer with pumpkin in it will have that flavor ... this beer has that. What's cool is how that pumpkin flavor shows up in a sweet form as you get into the glass.

The official review:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30356/438331/?ba=Premo88#review
3.91 (-7.8% rDev)

I don't hate it, but it's a C+ compared to the brewery's BOMB!, which is easily an A+ by me. I've got a second one of these Basic Beckys stowed in my fridge, and I'll leave it there for at least a year. Normally, I like to drink beers with so many adjuncts as fresh as possible, but in this case, I'd like to see if the malt can overpower some of these spices.

Hope you find a good one to try for the first time today!

Cheers!

 

That looks so better than mine!

 

Cheers NBSers. Just turned Sunday here, but time is relative. This beer is delicious.

Pours a thick jet black. Aroma is decadent. Flavors of an adult’s dream Halloween stash, maple, vanilla, caramel, bourbon, licorice. Mouthfeel is full, and an overall ‘as close as it gets to a 5’.

Would like to do a cuvée with the coffee variant, but that’s too expensive and could kill me on my own.

First pour was ‘then’


Second pour is ‘now’

 

It’s that New England DNA

 

Have a nice Sunday NBS. Thanks to @lordofthewiens for today's introduction. Got a middle of a holiday weekend for me. I missed my weekend store hauls for a few weekends, and made up for it yesterday. Threw down $450 for a few boxes from a friend and the store. Whole fridge is packed to the brim. Probably going to hit up some breweries later on when they open. My 9300th review was last week.

Morning review. Epic Big Bad Baptist - Peanut Butter Cup. Fantastic as expected. Lasting rocky head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, peanuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, whiskey, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, herbal, woody, peppery, roast, charred, coffee bitterness; and whiskey/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; very creamy, silky, velvety, bready malts; some sticky hops, chalky roast, oak tannins, and light slickness in the mouthfeel. Mildly increasing warmth of 10.9%, minimal lingering barrel booze. Dangerously smooth/soft sipping. Fantastic balance of super rich malts, peanuts, fruity/nutty coffee, cocoa nibs, and whiskey barrel presence/integration. Light residual sweetness with lingering bitter/tannic dryness. Right on par with the rest of this years variants so far. Wish it had more peanut butter-like intensity, but was adequate. Looking forward to the 5 barrel one, as the other multi barrels were the best in previous years. 4.23


Cheers, be back later as usual.

Been a pretty heavy Mastodon Weekend.

 

Everyone @lordofthewiens has been posting right before bed on Saturday since moving to New Mexico because he realizes some people on his old East Coast are chomping on the bit to get the beers flowing, nice opening Doc, I personally have had the pleasure of meeting up with Dick and his lovely wife on a few occasions and was a pleasure and lots of fun. Cheers good sir.

Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass bottled on 9/26/19. Pours a very attractive slick black with a massive 2 plus finger light brown head that leaves big thick streaks of lace, with excellent retention. 4.5

Smell cocoa nibs, coffee grounds, vanilla beans, and toffee. One dimensional in the best way possible. 4.25

Taste is the same but bigger and bolder chocolate, Expresso, vanilla, and toffee sorry but not much else, maybe some oatmeal but really pleasant. 4.5

Mouthfeel is bigger than medium, plenty of life for the style, a tad dry as you would expect from a stout like this, and drinks bigger than 6.5% but very drinkable. 4.5

Overall this is excellent $11.49 for a 6 pack and reminds so much of FBS, with less alcohol and a better price. May be my new breakfast beer. Cheers all. 4.5

 

Good Day New BSers! Thanks, @lordofthewiens, for starting today's thread. I agree, BA has some of the friendliest people with whom I've ever had the pleasure to interact. Today's NBS offering comes from one of these, @2beerdogs, and the current NBS BIF #10.



Received from @2beerdogs in NBS BIF 10 – Thanks Derek! I’m salivating like I’m rabid while I wait for this to come up to temperature. Reviewed 11/10/19.
Undated bottle other than “2018” on the label. Stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 59 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.5.
First pour – Brown, clear.
Body – Pitch black, looks like a glass of tar or my soul. When held to the light, none escapes its event horizon.
Head – None. A few bubbles appear while pouring, but they collapse by the end of the pour, my usual aggressive down the center M.O.
Lacing – Seriously? At 13.7% ABV and with no head?
Aroma – 4.5 – Smells sweet and viscous, like I’m inhaling dates
Flavor – 4.75 – Begins sweet with “dark fruits” followed by a hint of brown sugar, maple, and the brandy barrel. At 57 degrees a bit of cinnamon appeared. No alcohol (13.7 % ABV) flavor or aroma, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide. A comforting gastric glow occurs and slooowly reaches the level of heat.
Palate – 4.5 – Full, almost syrupy, incredibly soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4.75 I never tasted or smelled the bourbon barrel, but the brandy more than made up for it. This is possibly the best barley wine of either style I’ve consumed.
Rating 4.65, rDev +6.7%.

Thanks Derek - this was a welcome relief after the last 13 days of the Costco advent calendar and the Arrogant Bastard/Jaegermeister mashup - I was thinking good brews were no longer brewed. Now please excuse me while I go change my underwear.

Oh, and before I go, here's a photo of the underside of a plastic four-pack cover, you know, one of those that keeps the tops of our cans clean and free of dirt and rat droppings:

 

Hello New Beer Sunday!!!

I remember exactly why I joined this great site. I had gotten a growler filled at Backpocket Brewing in Iowa, but had forgotten the name of it. There were just initials on it. I did an internet search to see if I could come up with the name for it, and this site came up. I signed up, and I believe I did get the name of said beer on here.

Also, yes @lordofthewiens , we've got an amazing community here. I'm part of the beer it forward, and the generosity of that group is outstanding. I'm doing my best, and hope what I'm sending out is good enough for the members.

I'm not having a beer, yet. I'm going to meet up with some friends and share something that @CanConPhilly sent me. I'll pop in for a quick wrap up of it when we do enjoy it.

Cheers.

 

Morning all. Very true @lordofthewiens! Case in point Im meeting up with @LarryV today - guitar player extraordinaire- to jam and consume a few beers.(always a good time) I may be back later with a new beer. We shall see. Cheers!

 

A rare Sunday off at home!

Many new-to-me beers to try to get to today.
First up: Good Measure's Coconut/Coffee Milk Stout.
Cheers!

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/43995/449079/



12 oz. can.
Canned 10/22/19.
Moderate pour yields a 3/4 inch tan head over a black coffee body with some lacing. Nose of coconut foremost, dark roasted malts, and dark roasted coffee. Taste mirrors nose with the coffee and cream flavor coming forward surpassing the coconut just a bit. Very nice, smooth, and well balanced with a good, slightly creamy feel with a roasty, slightly bitter finish. Overall, a fine example of a flavored milk stout from Northfield, VT. Cheers to Scott and crew!

 

Poured into a 13 oz Tired Hands Teku glass canned on 10/29/19. Pours a very hazy dark yellow with a 2 finger sticky white head that leaves loads of webs of lace yielding amazing retention. 4.75

Smell is papaya, pineapple, mandarin, maybe a hint of watermelon, and grapefruit rind. 4.5

Taste follows really pungent and slightly dank papaya, pineapple, watermelon, tangerine, and white grapefruit in balanced finish. 4.75

Mouthfeel is bigger than average, not dry but slightly sticky from the crazy amount of hops, easy drinking, but actually probably has more flavor than 8.5%. 4.75

Overall just another amazing DDH NEDIPA coming from this awesome little brewery in our smallest State. I highly recommend and if are like me and don’t dig Watermelon don’t worry very little shows up. 4.5

 

Let’s go under the mountain today!

Not like in a Tolkien book but a beer: Founders Underground Mountain Brown.

I purchased this 4-pack a month+ ago but I have waiting until the weather got a bit chillier to drink my first bottle and now that it is November in PA that chilly weather has arrived,

Since this is my first time drinking this beer I figured I would learn what Founders has to say about this beer:

“Brown

Imperial Brown Ale Brewed with Coffee and Aged in Bourbon Barrels

2019 ABV: 11.9%

IBUs: 30

RateBeer Rating: 99

Availability: Sep-Nov

Underground Mountain Brown is the harmonious drinking experience only achieved when our imperial brown ale, earthy Sumatra coffee and a year aging in caves below Grand Rapids come together. A team of malts complement the bold Sumatra coffee perfectly, while time spent immersed in oak creates layers of depth and complexity. A celebration of the barrel, the bean and everything in between.”

Well, I am salivating just reading that so: Let’s drink!

Served in my Gulden Draak tulip glass:

Appearance:

A deep brown color with a BIG fluffy tan head.

Aroma:

A complex combination of aromas. The aroma of coffee is notable but there is also cocoa, vanilla, toffee, and even a bit if toasted coconut.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with a complex combination of coffee, cocoa, vanilla, toffee and toasted coconut flavors. There is a moderate bitterness.

Mouthfeel:

The mouthfeel is luscious and silky with a very subtle sweetish finish

Overall:

This beer is excellent! I very much enjoyed the complex combination of flavors which all played very well together like a world class symphony.

Cheers to Founders for producing this excellent barrel aged beer!

@KOP_Beer_OUtlet @rotsaruch @RobH

 

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

Cheers!

 

Clear, light golden color with white cap and lacing.

Aroma of rich honeyed malt and clean, floral malt.

Beautifully clean malt flavors with a touch of honey sweetness that actually comes across as dry. Hops in abundance (35 IBU) but bitterness level is very low. I can only call the hops as having a bright floral character. Flavorful, complex, well balanced and quite refreshing. There is a building hop firmness from mid palate to the finish that offsets but does not overcome the other flavors.

Medium texture with abundant carbonation.

Easily one of the best balanced and flavorful Pilsners I've had from anywhere.

 

A-Pours a dark color with nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has generous chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A great Imperial Stout

 

A-Pours a dark color with nice head and lacing
A-Aroma has generous raisins, vanilla and cinnamon hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a well balanced raisins, vanilla and cinnamon flavor
M-A medium bodied well carbonated beer
O-A great Milk Stout