What beer are you drinking now? #2798

Have a good Thursday. Just been playing platformer/puzzle games on steam all night. I got a lot of random stuff from a Humble Bundle a few days ago. Just discovered the new Protest the Hero LP dropped today, but not on Spotify yet. I was listening to Gojira and TesseracT all night, learning riffs and stuff.

Odd Side Tiramisu Morningwood. This was amazing. Lasting fluffy head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toffee, marshmallow, fudge, brownie batter, roasted nuts, toast, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of bourbon, coconut, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, roast, char bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready malts; light slickness, sticky hops, chalky roast, and oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness; no cloying/acrid/astringency. Insanely smooth/soft, mild increasing warmth of 12.25%, with minimal barrel booze lingering after the finish. Not a ton of barrel, but adequate. Aside from that this was perfectly balanced between super rich malts, tiramisu flavorings, and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with mild earthy hops and fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Top tier pastry stout. 4.4


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This is the one I have 90% memorized, both guitars.

 

NOW I SEE THE WHAAAAAAALES

 

Will repeat this later today on the porch

 

Good day BAS! Off to another warmish clear day - may have to water the lawn and garden if it doesn't rain fairly soon. Today's New Breakfast Beer is one from only a six hour drive away:



A Brut IPA you say? And I thought that fad was over!

 

Shiner Candied Pecan Porter. Very good American Porter. Great rocky head retention/soapy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, roasted pecans, toast, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of smoke, char, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. A bit of a root beer and lightly buttery aroma, but not overwhelming. Light-moderate herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness on the finish. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; creamy/bready/grainy malts, some sticky hops and chalky roast in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter dryness; no acrid/astringent flavors. Very smooth, zero warming 6%. Nice balance of malts and praline pecan flavors; with balancing earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Wish it was a bit thicker/richer for the ABV, but it's not unpleasant. 3.78


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new PtH is killer

 

A 6 year revisit, just because I am a perfectionist. Delirium Noël. 2017 batch. This was fantastic. Great fluffy head retention/spotty foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge cherry, orange, raisin, peach, plum, fig, pear, apricot, red apple, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, and light banana/clove yeast; with moderate caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light toffee/roast/nutty malts; herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, grassy bitterness; and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Medium-high carbonation, medium-plus body, and fairly crisp finishing. Balanced creamy/bready malts and sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing spice/carbonated dryness; no cloying/astringency. Dangerously smooth, minimal warming 10%. Fantastic balance of well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, candi sugar, toasted malt, and earthy hop flavors. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. No change in score, just a little more refined on notes. 4.22


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Good morning all! Coffee is for closers, but also for starters. Like to get @scream ‘s opinion on one of my favorite 3 Sheeps offerings, Uber Joe paired with breakfast today.



This is an excellent BA Coffee Stout. It was brewed in April 2019, and the coffee held on well. I found refrigeration of coffee stouts helps extend the flavor vs. cellaring in the basement.

May hit my first Chicago brewery for a live beer or two since February. This worked well at Mikerphone in the suburbs last week, and I’m stoked the city is now following suit.

It’s great to be alive!

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Drinking SN Summerfest

 

Dogs have been fed and walked, my few chores are completed, so let's have a beer.

 

Clutch Exhausted

 

A Paulaner Weissbier.
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Untitled Art All Together w/ a Ghost cameo. Cheers!

 

I'm having a Lake Shore Fog from Southern Tier. I just went to review it and found out that I actually had it last September and already reviewed it. No big deal. It's a Hazy & Juicy IPA according to the can. And it's a hazy & juicy IPA in the glass, too. Both the nose and taste are full of tropical & citrus notes. There's Pineapple, grapefruit, papaya mango & orange. A hint of peach as well. This is basically a juicy fruit bomb. Which is what they were going for, so it's a hit.