New Beer Weekend #10

They get such a great spice and clove quality in their beers.

 

Long day.... so, a big beer.

This is Tsuyosa, a pastry stout from Brasserie du Bas Canada of Gatineau Quebec, with banana, macadamia nut, coconut, vanilla and lactose

BBC has made a name for themselves as the best makers of the pastry/dessert stout style in Canada. Releases sell out in seconds of late, even at 1/person. I’m lucky to have some generous trade partners that keep me in steady supply of these monsters. My NBS BIF target won’t be getting this one, but will benefit from my good fortune to be sure.



Pours a thick jet black with an over-abundance of carbonation. It took several careful pours, over several minutes, to arrive at the glass seen in the above photo. Head dissipates unevenly, leaving add-junk sediment on the sides of the glass.

Aroma is muted. Brown sugar. Roasted nuts. Milk chocolate. The banana headliner does not make itself known to the nose.

The nuts come through first in the tongue. Not obviously macadamia but though. A hint of a metallic note that is not off putting. Roasted grain. Just a hint of banana. No coconut to my taste.

Thick, full bodied. Tiny chunks of the add-junks in a couple of sips. Pleasant.

This is not the best BBC pastry stout I’ve had. In fact, I’d say it is the worst. Saying that, it is still quite nice. It falters in its over-carbonation and very limited banana presence. Reading other reviews, I’ve noticed many say similar things. Still, a very enjoyable beer.

 

Sneaking in one more after exercising the cattle dog. Kind of surprised not to see more contributions of this one given its distro footprint.

Sierra Nevada's Dankful IPA, 7.4%.



Can dated 090320 into a tulip glass.

L: Vibrant copper with nearly 2 fingers of variable density white head with good retention and left mixed lacing.

S: Resinous dank and pine, underlying subtle floral attributes gain prominence as it warms.

T: Follows nose quite well, hints of breadiness. Finishes with moderate bitterness that lingers pleasantly on the palate.

F: Medium bodied with low-medium carbonation, silky on the tongue and swallow.

O: Drinks super smooth for a 7.4% IPA. Alcohol is very well integrated, though I'd love to see it closer to low 6s. It's an IPA that I can see buying a lot of in the Spring if Sierra were so inclined to make it a seasonal offering. But it will struggle to compete against the upper tier fresh hop brews right now for my preferences.

BA score = 4.32, rDev = +4.3%

 

Damn auto correct. This beer is spelled “Sharrow”

 

Last new beer of the weekend (also last beer of the weekend) is Lustra from Dancing Gnome.


16oz can served in a big snifter. Dated 07/28/20. Gift from @mr-jj, I think.

Pours a hazy pale yellow with a big head and medium to high carbonation. Smell is green leaves, hop resin, grass, some citrus zest.

Taste is citrus zest, softened somewhat by something mild and sweet (a light grainy body, I think), lots of pith flavor.

Mouthfeel is dry and light. Overall, nice solid surprisingly light beer.

 

Greetings, fellow NBWers.

Haven't had much to drink since Friday. My buddy Mark & I hit a few places on Friday, and so I felt no need to drink at all yesterday, or perhaps ever again.

Okay, that was an overstatement, but I'd definitely needed a day to filter out those beers.

Today, after a local SMaSH IPA that wasn't new to me, I drank this Seattle-brewed "Italian Pilsener" during the Seahawks' victory of the Cowboys.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33588/483726/?ba=woemad#review
My first from Lowercase. Pretty nice pils, one I'd happily grab a glass or two of, were I to encounter it on tap locally, but I didn't find it especially different than a normal pilsener, say, a German style one. I'm not sure I buy into the whole Italian Pilsener thing, and this isn't the beer that changes that for me.

Hopefully, next week I can report back with a local fresh hop beer. Thus far, I've only managed to have one from Fremont, this year's Centennial & Sabro variant of Field to Ferment. This must change.

 

Cumulatively?

 

Ooh, that's a good 'un. Well done, @beertunes.

 

Had one this week. I couldn’t hold of until the weekend to try it, was going to for the thread but it kept staring at me in the fridge. Good review, very much agree with you too. It’s a very good beer.

 

Sure I'll sneak in another one I suppose.

Austin Brothers Shooter Murkgavin. Awesome NEIPA. Great fluffy head retention/foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big mandarin orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, berries, coconut, cream, citrus peel/zest, mint, pine, wheat, white bread dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness. Mild pine, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous mouthfeel. Lightly increasing resin dryness, no hop astringency. Very soft, mild increasing warmth of 7.1%, minimal lingering hop burn. Great Sabro, Strata, Mosaic profile. Very vibrant, dank, earthy, and juicy hops; with a nice sized oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. Very impressive, about middle of the road on their NEIPAs. 4.1


Cheers

 

No surprise there, he sent me the same beer last year.

 

A walk in the park if compared to the Oktoberfest last week! The 4.5% thing was pure coincidence though. and loved it.