New Beer Sunday (Week 791)

Another in the Luminous series
from Ten Bends, Hyde Park, VT.

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16 oz. can.
Canned 04/15/20.
Moderate pour yields a one inch white head over a hazy golden body with some lacing. Nose of citrus, slight tropical fruit, and slight dank pine with a bit of earthiness. Taste of slight dank citrus, slight dank tropical fruit, and slight dank pine. I don't feel slighted in the least! Finishes with slightly woody citrus pith. Good feel and overall, a pretty unique offering from the boys in Hyde Park, VT. and would recommend.
Cheers!!!

 

On to Carton Decoy from @y2kawakami. This held up really well just like the Café y Churro, have to give Carton a lot of credit for how well these beer aged, no off flavors and nothing seemed too faded.
4.21/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thank you y2kawakami for this
12 oz can poured into a teku

A- Brown with a small tan head.

S- Dark fruits, figs, lavender, some honey, a little herbal, nice mild pepper spice.

T- Figs, dark fruits, cherries, lavender, touch of honey, nice mix of cumin and peppercorn spice.

M- Smooth, medium to full body.

O- An interesting beer, does a nice job of fitting the description even though it seems to break from a traditional Winter Warmer as far as style description goes.

Cheers NBS!

 

Pretty nice day here today. Went for a run earlier, now time for a beer.

Velocirabbit, an IPA hopped with Simcoe, Mosaic, and Chinook from Aslin beer company

L: Hazy orange color with about a finger of foamy white head. As the head fades it leaves a bit of lacing around the glass. 4/5
S: Citrus and a bit of pine 4.25/5
T: More citrus, mostly grapefruit along with some orange and tangerine. 4.25/5
F: Light to medium body with medium carbonation. 4.25/5
O: Nice and light IPA with a ton of flavor. for the ABV. I've been liking Aslin's single IPAs more than their DIPAs recently. 4.25/5. For a BA Generated 4.25/5

 

6"?7"? here - all melted by noon today. Flurries on Mothers Day ,about half the time, so even with yesterday's episode, it's still seeming to be a mild season. (Stay tuned )

That's a Mothers Day+/- photo here. Memorial Day , last year.Probably earlier this year. Nice to see the views elsewhere, as the season progresses. Makes the enjoyment last longer.

I saw that on the shelf , & thought "Spelt?" , then "Wheat Pils?" , & passed.
Have to look for it next time. Sounds good.

Yeah, +/-. Maybe just more experience doing it?
What's that, Allen?
"We talking about prac-tice."

The last few times I've thought to look for standard Duchesse , I haven't found her. It's been quite awhile since I've seen her. A year? Maybe more?
The Cherry? Everywhere!
Thanks for the review. I've been on the fence, and passed , in favor of the sure things.

I don't have anything new today , unless I open the 1500ml of Beekeeper 19 (Plan Bee). Not up for that today, but did want to say I enjoyed today's posts. Might even encounter some of those beers, so they(reviews) could be useful at some point. Cheers!

 

I hear you there. I doubt it will ever happen in my lifetime, but every so often there's talk around here about a hyperloop being built between Pittsburgh and Chicago. Being able to make that trip in a few hours would make me so happy.

 

Word 40 years in hospitality mostly cooking.

 

Another one I've fridged for a while; maybe a month?

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16 oz. can.
Canned 03/11/20.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 3/4 inch white head over a golden body with sticky lacing. Nose of citrus, slight tropical fruit, and a slight pine dankness with some floral/herbal notes as well. Taste of citrus (especially bergamot) and slight tropical fruit with a finish of citrus pith and slight dank pine. Nice feel and overall, a more than decent IPA from B-Town, VT and would definitely recommend!.
Cheers!!!

 

Meant : Thanks @bobv for the review.

 

Now thats said perfectly. I will be here every week (hopefully). This thread is really what turned me on when I started on BA about 6 years ago. I can remember first posting here and being scared shitless but loving all the pics, beer reviews and stories of daily life. Not only that Maria, @cavedave and the rest really brought to light a different way of looking at beer and a learning experience every week. It made it easier to understand the nuances of beer, how its brewed and how to understand how to describe a beer. All that said the feeling of family while opening this thread has always been an important part. And a way for others to ease their way in. JMHO

 

Thank you @TheDoctor , @cavedave , @tasterschoice62 , @cjgiant , @MacMalt , @2beerdogs for the kind words. I’ve always loved this thread, and to be clear I’ve never felt like there was a wall up, precluding me from participating...just a little mystery and even nostalgia as we all walk down this thread every week.

Cheers all.

 

Went to the drive through pickup at Rebel Kettle today. Grabbed a few things. I may open a barleywine next. But first, a Triple Pineapple Milkshake IPA. One for you, @oach.

I like to change the ads to something more interesting.

Pours an opaque orangish yellow color with a short-lived white head. The smell is subdued but mostly pineapple along with some apple. The taste is loaded with ripe pineapple and maybe a little cinnamon or all spice. The mouthfeel is thick and velvety - very nice.

 

Happy Sunday BAs, another week closer to being done with this crap.

To celebrate, I’m enjoying Simplicity in the Sunset, a 4.7% ABV saison by Tired Hands, generously provided by @Roy_Hobbs in the 11th edition of the NBS BIF:



A: Slightly hazed yellow gold with a medium foamy white head than fades to a persistent thin white cap with some lacing.
A: Lemon, earth and wet hay
T: Tart lemon, yeast, funky earth, touch of sea salt and oak.
M: Mouthfilling carb, soft texture, light body. Peppery, tart lemon and earth finish
O: Excellent. Light and enjoyable with layers of flavor. Saisons have been few and far between for me lately, and one as tasty as this is a powerful incentive to find more.

Cheers!

 

Hello MBS fans, here's a DIPA from Wormtown Brewery in Worcester Mass.
Hopulence, boozy, bitter, juicy and very hazy. Just what I was hoping for.
Cheers.



4.04/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A moderate pour yielded a finger of white soapy foam with long retention and spots of lace. Very hazy yellow gold, translucent, almost cloudy.

Piney, herbal and citrus hops greet the nose with some rosemary and crackery malt. Cardboard and alcohol are faint in the background.

The taste is semi dry with big hop bitterness that rises to above average. Juicy citrus with canned pears and peaches try to add sweetness. Toast is added to the crackery malt keeping the bold hops in check. The finish is long as is the bitter, astringent aftertaste.

Medium light body with lasting carbonation. Alcohol is noticeable and warming. Big, bitter and boozy per style. Canned on 2/20/20.

 

I expected to enjoy a few new brews on the back porch today, but those few stouts kept catching up to me throughout the day. Luckily some greasy food, a nap, and decent dinner later I rallied to try one of the bottles I picked up on Friday. Strange Roots Experimental Ales is the only brewery in this area that puts out true wild ales on a consistent basis to my knowledge. Some of them don't work out, but I find myself enjoying a large number of them. Late last week they released Head Cage, a new offering done in collaboration with local distiller Wigle Whiskey.

Head Cage is a sour ale aged in Wigle Apple Brandy barrels. It pours an amber hue that reminds me of cloudy honey, and is topped with a fleeting one finger fine white head. The carbonation remained throughout most of the bottle, but not to the same level as a bottle conditioning. It felt light, crisp, and effervescent. The aromas immediately drew me in. It had a distinct sharp/sour quality that I find difficult to define. Beyond that was a deep apple scent, a touch of funk, and subtle brandy on the finish. The taste lived up to my expectations. It was immediately tart and then gave way to ripe apple. The funk and brandy flavors were present, but very much restrained. Other flavors I noticed was a touch of a peppery bite and spice that I often attribute to the oak, but am not really sure if that's the source. All in all I really enjoyed Head Cage. This is exactly what I needed with the memories of big, rich stouts still very much in mind. I'd like to try this with a bit more barrel kick, but this was pretty fantastic as is.

Hope everyone has had a great NBS, I've really enjoyed reading the reviews this week from newcomers and old pros alike.

4.34/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

 

Hello Late Night NBS!
I have consistently been supporting my local breweries during this strange time. But tonight is about another bottle from the most generous @larryi86 .

BBA World Wide Stout from Dogfish Head.

Dark brown yet allowing a smattering of amber light through at the edges. Mocha colored head dissipates quickly leaving a clinging ring of foam that seems to be trying to climb the glass.
Aromas of bourbon tinged roasted malts, figs, and delicate notes of charred barrel eventually make room for a hint of licorice.
Taste goes in a different direction. More boozy than expected. Bourbon heat starts off, followed by some caramel malt notes, cocoa, wood, and char. But the booze is a constant warmth. Eventually, I catch hints of fig or date.
Mouthfeel is warm, and full enough for style.
Overall, the boozy heat is slightly distracting. Otherwise, I'm in.
3.81/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I guess I came in lower than most, but still a decent beer. Bottled in November 2019, I was hesitant to pop, but impatience got the best of me. Maybe sitting on this for a spell would have muted some of the booze.

 

So there's a Caribbean place around here that makes incredible food. Actually there's a couple of them, but I'm only thinking of one in particular right now because it is the subject of the story I'm about to inflict upon y'all. So anyway, there's this Caribbean place around here that makes incredible food, and the SO and I especially love their jerk chicken sandwiches (on this super flaky coconut bread... buhhhhhh. So good. Anyway). We've been craving them off and on for a couple of months now, but for a variety of reasons (before the shut down we tried to go a couple of times but they were so busy they were turning people away/I don't always remember what day it is and so it seems like our fiercest cravings always strike on the day they're not open/etc) we have not been able to partake in a while. Well, similar to @Roy_Hobbs it's a sunny 60 or so in Seattle (and similarly, it feels so hot right now, but in a couple of months, the same weather will feel fridgid) so we went on our first bike ride of the year today (just got her a new [to her... I think the bike itself is probably 40 years old] bike so we had to take it out and get her used to the downstem shifters and drop handle bars and the like), and our original lunch/dinner plans fell through. Perfect, we thought! We'll try Pam's and finally FINALLY fulfill our craving of those incredible flaky sandwiches. So we call, put the order in, and start to meander her direction on our way home. (All we'd eaten to this point, btw, was a croissant for breakfast probably 7 or 8 hours earlier.). We get to the restaurant and I run in to pick up our order while Anna waits outside with the bikes. Pam, the propietress is on the phone with her cousin lamenting the absolutely horrible day she's been having (complete with accidentally knocking her stool over as she stood up... the reason for this became clear to me before long). She put him on hold to go grab my order and asks if I drink alcohol. *eyebrows* Cautiously I tell her I do. She tells me that in that case, since she's having such a horrible day, she's decided that everyone who comes in tonight has to do a shot with her and indicates to a tray of rum for me to pour myself one. This story has already lasted way longer than the payoff is worth, but suffice to say the rest of the ride home, in the sun, with a stomach full of nothing but an overly zealous pour of rum (which I'm not usually a fan of anyway... too sweet)...well it was probably smart of us to eat as soon as we got home! And damn if those sandwiches weren't just about perfect amongst all the birdsong. I really hope her bad day wasn't related to business troubles because damn if she isn't a fine cook, but every indication I've ever had is that she is a terrible businesswoman.

--SKIP THE ABOVE IF YOU JUST WANT TO GET BACK TO THE BEER--

OK. So, on to the beer. @Harrison8 sent along a bunch of crowlers of perfect sunny weather beer during the last NBS BIF, including this collaboration I'd never even heard of with Holy Mountain which is right down the street from my old place! Small world, huh?

Past to Present is billed as a dry-hopped pilsner. Sounds like just the thing for the end of this afternoon.

Pour is a beautiful light (but not pale) yellow with a big billowy white head. Decent retention but fantastic lacing.

Nose right off the bat shows off the dry hopping. It took me a moment initially to realize quite what I was pinning down, but it's DH for sure. Round juicy citrus that's almost powdery, layered over crackery malts and grains.

Flavour follows suit: Grassy and citrusy hops that jump all the way into that almost numbing lupulin powder and offers a juiciness that's more juice concentrate than fresh squeezed. Underneath this is a nice crisp crackery pilsner that I could sit in the sunshine and sip at for long stretches indeed (.com).

The body is of medium depth... just thick enough to have presence and create a pleasant drinking experience, but not so thick as to be heavy or cloying. Appropriate level stickles (I made that up) of carbonation round out a really pleasant body overall. Finish is long bitter citrus and floral notes and unmistakably that powdery dry hop character.



I really like the underlying pilsner a lot. I don't feel like the dry hopping really works all that well here, though in full disclosure, I'm not always the biggest fan of dry hopping in general. Every DDH IPA I've had has had that same lupulin powder character that is somewhat offputting for me, personally.
That being said, this is still a quite enjoyable beer, and if you're more amenable to the technique I could see you enjoying it even more than I have. Much appreciation to Harrison for sending it my direction! Thanks, man!

Cheers.

 

I agree with you regarding a more traditional RIS. That hint of raisin, sometimes a dab of earthy peat too, gives me that older style taste-not quite as sweet as most nowadays.