New Beer Sunday (Week 804)

TheGent · Jul 20, 2020

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Last new beer of the day?

Breaking from the local ingredient trend and checking out this DIPA courtesy of @TheGent

Carton Brewing 07747

16oz can stamped JOURNEY BEGAN 06/24/20 START @44° F poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at just above fridge temp 5 SRM 7.8% ABV 80 IBU per can. The beer pours moderately hazy in a peach/amber color with sticky off white head. The head recedes slowly to a quarter inch cap and leaves a little lacing. The aroma is moderate in strength featuring ripe tropical fruit and earthy notes. The taste is very nice with a firm, not sweet or caramel, malt body interwoven with tropical fruit and dank, earthy hops. Moderate to heavy bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, very good to excellent. The malt, hop and bitterness are just perfectly balanced here. Thanks Anthony!

This one really hits all the marks for me. I'd love to try it side by side with Hop Juju (one of my desert island picks). No wonder Carton gets so much love from the Jersey crew. Pretty sure my palate is toast at this point. Cheap beer or good whiskey from here on out. Cheers all!
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I’m glad you enjoyed that one, Jason! Nice review.

ChicagoJ · Jul 20, 2020

FBarber said: ↑

Good afternoon NBS!

"Sooner or later everything old is new again."
-Stephen King
-Michael Scott

Seems like a good introduction for my first beer this week - Seipp's Extra Pale. Seipp's extra pale is a pre-prohibition pilsner brewed by the recently rekindled Conrad Seipp Brewing Company

However, Seipp's Extra Pale is not technically a new beer, rather its a very old brand. Conrad Seipp started brewing beer in Chicago in 1854 after immigrating there from Germany. His brewery survived the Chicago Fire in 1871 and thrived between then and the Great War. The effects of the Great War, the depression and prohibition all combined resulting in the closure of Seipp's Brewery in 1933.

Now, a descendant of Conrad Seipp (Seipp’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Laurin Mack) is bringing back the brand in collaboration with Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago. Metropolitan is known for their excellent lagers, so I have high hopes for their hand in this beer.

The first thing you notice when pouring this beer is that it looks like there is no carbonation whatsoever. In fact I thought I must have gotten a bad bottle, so I opened a second and poured that one - same thing. It looks completely still and has absolutely no head whatsoever. Otherwise, it pours a cloudy bright burnished golden color. Eventually you can see a few small bubbles coursing upwards ... I guess its not flat after all. Aroma has notes of toasted white bread, A touch of sweetness, reminiscent of a sweet bread with a fleeting whiff of spicy earthy hops.

The taste has nice bready malts with a hint of fresh dough. Spicy slightly bitter hops start about midway through and then continue into the finish leaving a pleasant mild bitterness behind. There is a certain woody quality to the hops that comes through. The malts do provide a touch of sweetness, but its very balanced.

Feel is light to medium bodied, with a certain doughiness to it, but the carbonation provides a certain brightness to it and keeps it very easy drinking. Oh, and its pretty carbonated, so in spite of the appearance, there is nothing wrong with it. Finally, the longer the beer sat, the less cloudy it became. I didn't notice much in the way of sediment in the beer - but for whatever reason it initially poured pretty cloudy, but became less so as it settled in.

Overall this did not only not disappoint, I was somehow impressed by it. Who knows how close to the original it is, but this version is darn delicious. I hope this is available regularly because I will certainly be picking it up again.
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brewskis said: ↑

Very cool background story to the beer. I love Metropolitan lagers so I’ll have to keep an eye out for this one. Cheers!
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The draft pour I had at the brewery was crystal clear, had a healthy bright white head and had mild carbonation throughout the pour. I scored it a good Pilsner (3.75, 3.25, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5). I prefer draft when possible.

I've had Metropolitan off site before my visits the first two Fridays of July, and while I enjoyed their beers, my favorite pours were their coffee blended Woke as Helles and Jitterator Coffee Dopplebock. I wish they canned or growler poured these offerings, but they were likely small batches. I will seek their coffee draft pours and return when headed to my Chicago Beer Ground Zero (Revolution Brewery, Beer Temple, DMen, Kumas Corner, and now Metropolitan, all within easy walking distance).

Beersnake · Jul 20, 2020

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That’s a 2016? It looks like a new bottle...I thought that label just came out last year. I have a couple 2014’s with the old centered cowboy label.

Not trying to argue...just trying to confirm because I’ll start checking dates on those locally. I thought those were only a year in. Not many people buy them, but they are tasty! I can still find some 2014s, too.... @goingbrokeonbeer has the best screen name. It’s so true. $11 a bottle hurts the bank account!
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Here’s the photo of the neck:

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

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Good afternoon NBS and it was a quick smile this morning to see @cjgiant starting things off.
Todays offering is from Hill Farmstead. The Civil Disobedience 2020 is a masterful expression of blending, dry hop use and determination. Think Chablis meets New Zeland hops, with perfect pitch, texture is airy and crisp
Do good
Be well
Civil Disobedience 2020

Farmhouse Ale - Saison | 6% ABV

Hill Farmstead Brewery
Greensboro Bend, Vermont

4.19/5 rDev -5.2% | Average: 4.42
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a 375ml bottle purchased at the brewery, into the test glass
A - A light straw background, cant hide the near perfect carbonation. Spheres congregate in a thin off white cap. Lacing is abstract and lovely.
S - Citrus and grape skins, some lemon, fresh cut grass, earthy elements balance the citrus and white wine aspects.
T - White pepper, Savingnon Blanc, touch of oak tannin, lemon and dragon fruit. In the mix is a nice semi sweet cracker. Classic Hill Farmstead mixed culture stamp on the flavor.
M - Medium in body, no edges anywhere. Polished profile on the palate, Semi tart with a delightful tension with the malt and barell conditioning.
O - A very good CD, with exactly the tension, in flavors you should expect. The blending and barell treatment are masterful

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Between the picture and the beer, I miss New England so much.

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

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Holy hell, it's 98 degrees and absolutely brutal outside. I wouldn't even be here unless I needed to water everything to keep it alive .

This Duchesse Cherry just happens to be exactly what the doctor ordered:

It's an absolutely lovely beer- tart, nimble, complex. Even refreshing. I must admit that I'm not all that crazy about the original recipe of this beer, and it always struck me as lacking flow, or being disjointed. There's a sweetness on the finish that seems tacked on rather than an integral part of its makeup. That quality really works in this beer, however, and those cherries just may be the missing link. I like it a lot better, in other words.

Not that the cherry is all that dominant, although it is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. But it's also transparent enough to allow the rest of the beer to shine through. Lots of oak, tart wine vinegar, vanilla, sweet spices, grape skin are all nicely sharing the spotlight with that wild black cherry character. Overall it's an elegant and well constructed beer.

I had reservations with this one beforehand, and it turns out I shouldn't have. Really great stuff A (4.4).
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Michael, as a major Kriek fan, I found the Duchesse Cherry disappointing compared to the base beer - but the Chocolate Cherry variant, on the other hand, was delectable! Highly recommended.

brewskis · Jul 20, 2020

ChicagoJ said: ↑

The draft pour I had at the brewery was crystal clear, had a healthy bright white head and had mild carbonation throughout the pour. I scored it a good Pilsner (3.75, 3.25, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5). I prefer draft when possible.

I've had Metropolitan off site before my visits the first two Fridays of July, and while I enjoyed their beers, my favorite pours were their coffee blended Woke as Helles and Jitterator Coffee Dopplebock. I wish they canned or growler poured these offerings, but they were likely small batches. I will seek their coffee draft pours and return when headed to my Chicago Beer Ground Zero (Revolution Brewery, Beer Temple, DMen, Kumas Corner, and now Metropolitan, all within easy walking distance).
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You’re super lucky to have all of those places within walking distance. I’d be out of money at this point. I’ve gotta drive quite some time to get to those gems, but it’s always worth it. I’ve been at Metropolitan twice now though and I’d happily make the drive again. I’ve tried the Jitterator there and it’s outstanding. They’ve recently started canning a few of their beers, so I hope it expands as time goes on.

2beerdogs · Jul 20, 2020

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Well, it's been a while, folks - and I'm not sure how I'll handle an even-numbered week, as @lordofthewiens did for a good period. I think the new rules allow me to start this at this point, giving me something to do with tonight's insomnia.

First off, I'd like to commend those who have stepped up to start this thread with an effort to remind people of its goal - to promote the proliferation of a poster's thoughts on a beer to the beer-drinking public. This site is looked to for insight on beer, especially new beer, based on what I've seen in other threads. For sure, there's a debate whether numbers can tell us enough, but in this thread we have decided take the stance that numerical stats lack a certain insight.

So it's time to pony up, open yourself up, lay yourself bare, and let your freak flag fly. I can damn near promise you that if you live up to the thread's goal of eliciting your true thoughts on a brew, you will be welcomed into the NBS fold. So, grab a beer you've not tried before and give us your first impressions on sight, smell, taste, and feel.

Feel free to not be so rigid in these categories, but keep them in mind. As always, think about advocacy as you share your thoughts, perhaps extending beyond this thread with an actual review on BA's entry for the beer. At least look at the page, and if no one else has given a review, please consider offering up to the masses something qualitative beyond five quantitative values.

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So, things have changed for all of us, I assume. My beer buying habits have changed, but I haven't found it that hard to find new beers. But I've also not been upset being "led into" revisiting a few beers, either. How about you? I know it seems counter to the thread, but have you found that you are willing/having to buy core beers from your local brewery because that's what they are producing now?

One of the beers that I found as a new beer without much effort for today is from a brewery of which I am not overly fond. I generally do not purchase their offerings, though I recently revisited their barrel-aged stout Resolute and my rating was pleasantly reinforced. So when I saw they had what I took as somewhat of a "breakfast" version of the beer, I figured I'd take a shot.

So Brothers Craft Brewing says of Drunken Morning, "For those bolder breakfast aficionados, we aged our Daylight Cravings in oak bourbon barrels. Notes of vanilla and bourbon from the barrel blend seamlessly with the cold-brewed coffee and other classic flavors of a Southern morning to create one notably bold brew."

First off, this is a take on a different beer than I mentioned/assumed above. No big deal, and though I have not had Daylight Cravings, I recognize the name. I guess I'm jumping into the "bolder" crowd, head first. The beer fits this wee hour post with a darkness that won't expose my drooping eyes. The creamy tan head evokes mochaccino. So the looks are basically there, but...

The nose isn't waking me up. There's an odd tang to the aroma - not the coffee rich nose I was expecting. There's more of a berry aroma than anything, with a light coffee underneath that seems to want to be more involved. Unfortunately, the taste continues the berry aspect. There's a little pancake syrup note and a hint of oak, but not anything too breakfast-like.

To be honest, outside of expectations, the beer isn't bad - just a bit jammy/fruity*. The feel makes it easy to consume - medium heft with a slight acidity to lighten things. The lacing almost resembles the label where solid mountains of tan bubble remnants have some lighter and darker striations.

However, expectations matter, and this beer veers to a side road through the mountains I enjoyed, but failed to show me the peaks I had hoped to see. I've got a couple more bottles to verify my thoughts, but this is looking like a 3.75-3.9 tops beer when all is said and done for me (BA avg is 4.11 on 55 ratings/11 reviews)

*there is a "boysenberry syrup" version of the beer, but there's no indication of this on my bottle and I'd guess that variant was brewery only
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Great opening... Thanks @cjgiant .

micada · Jul 20, 2020

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Here’s the photo of the neck:

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Aww damn. I’ll have to start shopping those now. I wonder if maybe the local shops just didn’t get new orders for a while because of low sales. I literally just started seeing those last year here, so assumed they were on hiatus and brought back. WWS doesn’t sell well either here. Most people are Labatts Blue fans, so the thought of a single $11 bottle is considered a heinous sin or pure folly of the insane! Thanks for clarifying!

2beerdogs · Jul 20, 2020

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Good morning everyone! Today’s new to me beer won the gold at the 2014 World Beer Cup in the Chocolate Stout catagory...I’m excited to pop this bottle - “Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout”, Pastuer Street Brewing Co., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:

An Imperial Chocolate Stout brewed in small batches with cacao nibs hand-picked in the Mekong Delta; additions of Saigon cinnamon and local Mui Ne vanilla. I have no idea on the age of this bottle... Let’s go!

Pours black with ruby edges at 58 degrees; loose tan bubbles quickly vanish; thin ring; pin-heads of lacing, and thick viscous legs sheet the glass upon swirl. Nose is almost all chocolate with some subtle soy sauce. Taste is semi sweet chocolate and cacao nibs; barest hint of cinnamon, more so as liquid warms; no vanilla; chocolate middle and finish. Dusty dry cocoa powder feel; medium light body; light carbonation; some warmth from 13% abv. Overall, first impression is tons of natural cacao flavor and thin feeling, especially for a higher alcohol stout, which makes this beer dangerously easy drinking (my guess is that thick and syrupy sweet is not going to be a welcome thing in the heat of Vietnam); light bittersweet Baker’s chocolate; lots of dry natural chocolate flavor; not bad for $4.99 a 750 ml bottle; I’ll buy/drink more!

4.25 | 3.75 | 4.25 | 4.0 | 4.25
Score: 4.11 rDev +5.9%
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Nice write up! I have been eyeballing that bottle in my "cellar" for a spell. Pondering it...

FBarber · Jul 20, 2020

ChicagoJ said: ↑

The draft pour I had at the brewery was crystal clear, had a healthy bright white head and had mild carbonation throughout the pour. I scored it a good Pilsner (3.75, 3.25, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5). I prefer draft when possible.
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Thats weird that it was so different draft v. bottle. I've got a couple bottles left, so we'll see if there is any variation in those last few.

russpowell · Jul 20, 2020

I don't think my Beer Purchasing habits have changed other than not going out much, but probably more than some. Local selection could be better. I have in fact gone out of state 3 times just to expand my beer options.

New Province Orange Creamsicle Sour is my first NBS beer. 3.69 overall with a 6.5% ABV

Pours effervescent & golden with fast falling cream colored head. No head retention or lacing

S: Sour citrus

T: Follows the nose. a little vanilla sweetness & tartness as well. Saltyness & tartness mix with orange as this warms. Finishes with sweet orange and saltyness

MF: Medium body, delicate carbonation

Easy to drink a decent stab at the style

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

jhartley said: ↑

Good afternoon NBS-ers! Been a while since I stopped by and joined in.

Just finishing up today's entry.

Poured from a 12 oz. can into a Teku glass. Best by 10/28/20.
Appearance: Amber body with a light fluffy white bubbly head that leaves plenty of lacing inside the top of the glass.
Aroma: Resiny hops with pine, grapefruit and hints of lemon.
Taste/Mouthfeel: Sticky resinous hops. Pine, citrus to start backed by a breast malt. Make no mistakes though, this is all about the hops! A little tongue numbing from those hops too.
Overall: A really tasty IPA worthy of being an everyday drinker.
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Good to see you again, Jeff, even if my Disney trip has been indefinitely postponed.

Good review, too. Sounds tasty, in a throwback kind of way. Cheers, brother!

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

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Greetings, NBS! I hope everyone's week is going well. I can see that a common thread that most of us seem to be sharing this week is the heat. It's 95 here today with 60% humidity. I initially planned to drink this one outside, but instead I found myself retreating to the air conditioning after taking the picture. The high temps also influenced my beer choice this week. I needed something light and refreshing as opposed to last week's double stout tasting. I decided on a beer that came this week from a trade with @beergoot. Before I get into the review I just wanted to say a little bit about this trade and how refreshing it was. This was the first trade I've done on the BA forums aside from participating in a couple BIFs, and it was pretty much everything you could ask for in a trade. He was interested in a couple cans of a beer I'd posted on the forums, and aside from that neither of us were seeking anything but some tasty brews. We decided to try to send around 12 cans each, and of course we both went over. Everything I've tried from his box has been pretty new to me and also quite delicious. Thanks, Dave, for such an open and well rounded trade experience. It's such a nice break from the competitive trading that goes on in the facebook groups, and is an exemplary of the community that I've found here on BA. Anyway, onto the beer.

Trinity Brewing Company's Thaison naked saison de meil brewed with Black Forest Honey was what the doctor ordered on this sweltering afternoon. It had the hallmarks I look for in a saison from the first pour, but I could have used one of those large Duvel tulips to contain the ample head. A beautiful color and smell gave way to an increasingly complex farmhouse as I worked my way through the bottle. The grist bill of barley, oats, and rye gave this a bit of a backbone. The yeast they use is not specified aside from the fact that they note it as proprietary. I'm not sure if that same yeast is used in the bottle conditioning as well as the initial fermentation, but I get a mix of clove and brett that I'm enjoying quite a bit. As I finish typing this I only have a few sips remaining, but the dry finish keeps me wanting another sip.

4.1/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Look - Pours a cloudy dark orange with an ample white head with cavernous bubbles that begin to slowly fade as quickly as they form. Very little lacing to speak of as I work through the pour.
Smell - Grassy barnyard funk. Momentary whiffs of honey.
Taste - Following the lead of the aroma, this is a grassy and effervescent saison with a large amount of yeasty barnyard funk on the finish along with some clove spiciness. Not sour per se, but a minimal sharpness on the tongue in noticeable. Although not noted on the label, it has tastes that are reminiscent of brettanomyces. Dry finish.
Feel - Light bodied with an abundance of carbonation.
Overall - A delightful farmhouse that increased in complexity throughout the bottle.

Edit: I forgot to give props to @WunderLlama to dig through my miscellaneous drawer to find the same opener that he featured in his review today.
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I hear you; my partner decided not to paint outside when the temperature read: "94 degrees; feels like 107." That was more than enough to keep her indoors.

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

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Hansla, a low-alcohol Rauchbier by German brewery Schlenkerla (1.2% ABV).

Pours a slightly cloudy, brown'ish, deep, dark amber coloration with a large, fluffy, lasting head. Smells of grainy, smoked malt, with a certain fried bacon note.

Taste is a decent balance of grainy, smoked malt and bitter, somewhat herbal, chalky hops, with a rather light smokiness somewhat reminiscent of fried bacon. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some bitter, chalky hops and mild smoke lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a light/medium body and medium carbonation.

While this leaves a good initial impression, with a rather nice appearance and good aroma, it really falls apart at the first sip. I mean, I suppose it's not half bad for 1.2% ABV, which I tried to rate this as, but then again why bother when their Lager still comes at a relatively low ABV and is much superior to this? It just completely lacks an even halfway decent malt presence, being dominated by rather bitter, chalky and somewhat herbal hops, with a rather mild smokiness, although it does manage a rather impressive body and mouthfeel for the ABV.
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At first I was mildly upset that there was a Schlenkerla Rauchbier with which I was completely unfamiliar. Then I saw it was 1.2% ABV. Then I read your review.

I'll go back to the smoked Doppelbock and Ürbock, I think.

Roguer · Jul 20, 2020

StoutElk_92 said: ↑

I thought I might be done, but now I should be done after this Long Trail - Triple Bag triple amber ale.

This bottle is a few years old but still kickin' at 11% abv. They brew this in a small batch from a single infusion that uses only the first runnings of the mash, resulting in a brew made from only the purest part of the grains, providing a uniquely rich and dense flavor.

Pours dark maroon amber red-brown with a creamy khaki colored foam head. Smells a bit vinous like an oxidized sherry wine, some toasty malts, dark fruit, creamy caramel, toffee, molasses, vanilla, with some earthy piney hops. Tastes concentrated and rich, dark, roasty, a bit charred, nutty, toasty, caramely, fruity, with creamy caramel notes, toasted bready malts, toffee, dark chocolate, blackstrap molasses, dark dried fruit, vanilla, and some earthy piney hops. Feels medium bodied, thick, creamy with moderate smooth carbonation.

They consider their Double Bag year-round beer a double altbier at 7.2%, and this is sort of that amped up, so almost like an 11% abv altbier. It has that rich amber brown ale taste but feels a lot more cleaner and easy drinking. Overall this is a really nice and interesting brew. I'll be sipping on this for the rest of the night. Cheers!
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Such a nice beer! We could regularly get Double Bag (and Limbo) on tap in CT - to the point that a "double bag" became common parlance in our Cribbage games (there's no equivalent for a Triple Bag, sadly). Glad you enjoyed it!

FBarber · Jul 20, 2020

Evening all - finally sitting down after a busy day and hoping to get to a couple new beers this evening. I was just thinking about this remark from @cjgiant:

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So, things have changed for all of us, I assume. My beer buying habits have changed, but I haven't found it that hard to find new beers. But I've also not been upset being "led into" revisiting a few beers, either. How about you? I know it seems counter to the thread, but have you found that you are willing/having to buy core beers from your local brewery because that's what they are producing now?
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Lately Ive been buying far more beer than I ever have directly from local breweries. For me, its all about supporting them directly during this time. But it hasn't stopped me from being able to get new beers. My next beer is no exception.

Black is Beautiful from Kinslahger Brewing. This is a "tropical stout" from a brewery that specializes (pretty much exclusively) in lagers.

Pours a dark, brilliantly shiny black color. Two-finger off-white head dissipates down to just a thin layer of sudsy foam that lingers on top of the beer. Aroma is reminiscent of a baltic porter - has those notes of lager yeast, with notes of dark bread, some stone fruits, a bit of tobacco ash and chocolate.

Taste follows the nose with notes of dark bread, tobacco ash, some light fruity notes along with a prominent citrusy and piney hop flavor that starts towards the back end and continues into the finish. It reminds me of an old school American stout that really showcases the hops. Feel is medium bodied, really smooth and pretty dry throughout. Very mild, gentle carbonation.

Overall a really nice beer from Kinslahger.

russpowell · Jul 20, 2020

Another Local, Hawk Moth brewing's ( Rogers AR ) Azacca Obscurity NE IPA, 8.1% ABV from the crowler. 3.98 overall

Pours an effervescent gold with a pinky of pearl colored head. Better than average head retention & lacing

S: Citrus, strawberries and peach.

T: follows the nose, dryness, papaya as well up front, green melon as well. A little pineapple as this warms, plus dryness & green melon. Finishes dry with green melon & strawberry

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, nice balance

A good take on the style. One of this brewery's better conventional beers

russpowell · Jul 20, 2020

Snowcrash000 said: ↑

Hansla, a low-alcohol Rauchbier by German brewery Schlenkerla (1.2% ABV).

Pours a slightly cloudy, brown'ish, deep, dark amber coloration with a large, fluffy, lasting head. Smells of grainy, smoked malt, with a certain fried bacon note.

Taste is a decent balance of grainy, smoked malt and bitter, somewhat herbal, chalky hops, with a rather light smokiness somewhat reminiscent of fried bacon. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some bitter, chalky hops and mild smoke lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a light/medium body and medium carbonation.

While this leaves a good initial impression, with a rather nice appearance and good aroma, it really falls apart at the first sip. I mean, I suppose it's not half bad for 1.2% ABV, which I tried to rate this as, but then again why bother when their Lager still comes at a relatively low ABV and is much superior to this? It just completely lacks an even halfway decent malt presence, being dominated by rather bitter, chalky and somewhat herbal hops, with a rather mild smokiness, although it does manage a rather impressive body and mouthfeel for the ABV.
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I've had some Low/NO Alcohol beers that don't make gag, but none of them make me think, yes this is it. Give me a Mineral water or a Radler.

2beerdogs · Jul 20, 2020

Hello Late Night NBS
Still trying to get my rhythm in this new normal. But even as I feel like I am, I need to start adjusting to starting the school year in a "distance learning" format. It is not the same, for sure. I will miss the little intricacies of in class teaching and learning. I will definitely miss the laughter. Hopefully, this will transition to something that feels more traditional in late fall.

As for beer, I am enjoying Social Butterfly: Apricot a Fruited Wheat Beer. Problem is, I don't know how to enter it into the data base: a Sour Berliner Weisse?

Anyway,it's mildly hazy. Fluffy white foam rises and dissipates quickly. Smell begins with a slight sulfur note, mild vinegar, and finally apricot. Pulpy, apricot. Feel is lite and has a "minerally" texture to it.

2beerdogs · Jul 20, 2020

beerloserLI said: ↑

Happy Sunday NBS players. Nice to see the forum as it should be. Hot as hell here, on the island, but I will take it. Gonna head down to the water and throw my ass in a few times. Maybe fight a neighbor or two we'll see if I have time. Been pretty much working non-stop but its going well and I'm finally feeling that I'm back on my feet after the x. Really glad to see baseball back, even without fans, its still a great game. Looking forward to met/yanks game two tonight. Lucky, that I have never had a problem when it comes to sleep. Other than I don't often get enough of it.

My new beer today is Polemically Sent, bba and rye whiskey barrel aged imperial coffee stout- also brewed w/coffee, cacao, vanilla, and honey, from Singlcut. The brew checks in at 14% abv and no apparent bottle date but I bought it about a month ago so fairly fresh.

A pure black color on the pour with a white and fast head of bubbles. The nose is all chocolate malt but not overly floral. That seems to carry right over to the first initial sips. Lots of fudge and chocolate malt upfront. A good smooth flow with a ever so slightly bitter finish. Despite all the bottle claims I really finding the adjuncts to be non-existent. Subtle notes of the honey, vanilla, and brown sugar. On the plus, no notes of soy at all. Full bodied but not overly boozy despite its abv. The coffee, which I was looking forward to the most, is pretty lacking. I guess you might get it upfront but I'm not.

Overall, this is a decent bba stout but a lot of the adjuncts are just rather non-existent. Its still good drinking, just basically a fudge brownie dipped in bourbon. Decent but not in love. Right around a 4 at best,

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Nice to have you back.

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micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

TheGent Grand Pooh-Bah (4,235) Jun 29, 2010 New Jersey
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ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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brewskis Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Jun 8, 2012 Indiana
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2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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micada Grand Pooh-Bah (3,960) Jul 13, 2015 New York
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2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader