What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2804

We are supposed to get some much needed rain and thunderstorms today. Day off and starting with one of my favorites. Cheers all.

 

Good day BAs! Today's New Breakfast Beer is from a Brewer I didn't know still existed - haven't seen anything from Smuttynose in a loooong time:



Really surprisingly good.

 

Have a good Wednesday. Nothing special going on today, still need to start some new video games I got earlier in the week.

Founders KBS. 2018 is tasting amazing. Aromas and flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, caramel, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, oak char, and smoke. Mild roast/char bitterness and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and full body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel. Light stickiness, chalky roast, oak tannins, and increasing dryness. Minimal warming 12.3%, zero barrel booze. Unbelievably smooth. Perfectly balanced rich malts, fruity/nutty coffee, and bourbon barrel presence/integration. I think it gets a bit better after a year. Smoother/silkier. Glad to have it year round. I have plenty to drink from many vintages.


Cheers

 

A taste of Maine.

 

All aboard the hype train, this one is for real! The wife loved it too

 

Forgive the interlude of "not a beer right now" - sometimes the social mediaz nostalgia function of "hey, remember this 3 years ago?" does some good.
Still fondly remember my visits to the Ballard (Seattle) breweries, including STOUP. From June 2017, when I was out in the Pac NW for a workshop for a few weeks.
I'll check in later, no worries, for my usual beer(s). Cheers!

 

Hunter has a box showing up shortly with a pint from Stoup in it.

 

Good morning virtual bar mates! I took a couple days off for an alcohol free cleanse, and I’m ready for some coffee - BA Ten Fidy:



I got up early so I could finish my front yard weeding/mulching project in the shade before sun and heat overtake the area...that project is done, so I’m going to relax in the A/C and enjoy this delicious bourbon oaky roasty imperial stout; canned 12/16/19; some warmth from 12.5%; dry finish; plenty of semi sweet chocolate and toffee base to keep the bitter roast in line. Excellent BA beer especially for the price point. I need to try and grab another 4pk for my upcoming trip to WV.

Have a wonderful Wednesday y’all, and Cheers!

 

Wow! this is a good one. Who says stouts aren't summer beers?

 

Perrin Northern Dream IPA. Excellent Hazy IPA. Great fluffy head retention/foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew, watermelon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, and pine hops; with moderate cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/honey malts; and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; very creamy/bready malts, some sticky hops, and light resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness, no cloying/astringency. Very smooth/soft, minimal warming 7% or lingering hop burn after the finish. Feels like Citra, Simcoe, El Doarado. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. No complaints! 4


Cheers

 

I like the pic and the sharing! Maybe it would be fun, during this period of time when many brewery tap rooms are closed/many of us wouldn’t go even if open, that we share older photos of breweries where we’ve had a beer, and would like to return to when it is safe(r) to do so...just a thought, and Cheers!

 

Mother Road Brewing Company, Flagstaff, AZ, their original location and now taproom/pub
Pilsner - 5.1% - tasty on an 88 degree day

Decent hop rate and flavor, thin of body compared to the German/Czech originals

 

BlackStack Link in Bio

 

Was brewery hopping g in DC Christmastime and this was the tree in red bear brewery. All gay owned hence the rainbow tree. Great beer and people there@DoctorZombies. Excellent idea as things in NJ arent close to normal yet. Liked @eppCOS image.

This was a flight at a bar in DC when me and the wife visited. I just like the way the glasses of beer looked on their bar

 

And here’s a pic of yours truly with @Ocalafox drinking at Cigar City in early March during TBBW:


Waiting for my last exterminator to come/inspect property...drinking “Florida Man” DIPA:

 

I'm strangely addicted to watching cooking food youtube channels in the last 4-6 months. I like it even more when blazed out.

New Holland Poet's Brunch Stout. Awesome stuff. Lasting fluffy head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, maple syrup, toffee, vanilla, cinnamon, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, char, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness; and cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; very creamy/silky/velvety/bready malts; light sticky spice and chalky roast in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering hop/char bitter dryness; no cloying/acrid/astringency. Very smooth/soft, minimal warming 9% or cinnamon heat after the finish. Awesome balanced rich malts, cinnamon, maple, and vanilla flavors; with solid earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Really big fan, amazingly well balanced. Nothing overwhelming. Glad I got the 4 pack at the corner store.


Cheers

 

An excellent pic! I’d go there and drink some beers, next time I’m in DC area - Cheers!

 

Another solid fruit bomb from 450 North. Cheers!