New Beer Weekend #32

Good afternoon NBW, hope everyone is doing well. Starting my weekend Logsdon Peche ‘n Brett Reserve, thanks @BartS!
4.46/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Thank you BartS for this
750 ml bottle poured into a tulip

A- A fairly hazy golden straw with a two finger white head.

S- Tart, peaches, peach skins, oak, some white wine, brett funk, touch of wheat, mild earthiness.

T- Tart, peaches, brett funk, wheat, peach skins, oak, some wine, earthy.

M- Smooth, dry, light body.

O- A wonderful balance between being sour and still a saison, peaches are big and well balanced.

Cheers!

 

Today’s new beer is DDHopped Green City from Other Half.
-cloudy dull orange can pour with a tall, white foam cap and a pine and orange blossom aroma.
The flavor follows the nose and includes a strong pine-resin aspect. The hop bitterness is moderate to high, and persists in the finish.
The mouthfeel is smooth.
This is very good, but the label is difficult to image.

 

Anchorage Blessed


Pours a little oily, pitch black in color with a small dark brown head, which recedes to a thin layer of lacing almost instantaneous.


This smells of wood enriched dark chocolate, fudge covered molasses and toasty coconut. Additional aromas of flowery, ice cream sweet vanilla bark waft into the the nose, together with cinnamon, old, burned oak and a lighter, meaty smoke.


This drinks thick, showcasing the beer‘s decadent body in a marvelous way, with almost no carbonation to speak of, but a creamy, smooth mouthfeel.


Tastes of sweet coconut bark, and a melange of even sweeter vanilla and toffee, effectivly toned down by balancing bitter chocolate and an uprising Bourbon barrel presence. The oak barrels become more resounding then, joined by notes of black peppers, spicy licorice and molasses among a handful of ash. Finishes a little warmer, maintaining its intriguing interplay between the powerful barrels and the spicy, sweet adjuncts, topped off by brownie batter and well made, boozy pralines.


This beer hits the spot. Its mouthfeel is simply smooth and decadent, revealing layers upon layers of whipped cream. This highlights especially the vanilla in this beautifully, which manages to gain a fantastic, sugary and floral depth which then gets balanced by the dry, oaken Bourbon barrels. The result is simply a truly complex and fulfilling imperial stout which leaves nothing else to desire.

 

Slow Down IPA, canned 4 days ago.
This beer is not only new to me, but judging from a small amount of research, its new to the world. Its a colab between Kent Falls (one of my fave CT brewery) and Watson Farmhouse Brewery, an ~ 6 month old CT brewery I have not hear of until now.
And I need to slow down. Been working 7 days a week so far this year, Jan 1 included.

I freed this beer from its 4 day can prison to a Nonic. I hope it shows me some love in return.
Despite the breweries labeling this a west coast IPA it has some NEIPA qualities. The body is hazy, but translucent with a nice gold glow. The ultra white head is not long for this world however. 3.75
The aroma is pineapple to the max. Seriously, one of the most pineapple beer smells that I have experienced. 4.75
The taste however has a nice WC bitterness to it with a pineapple background. A very clean taste with an appropriate amount of carbonation. There is a slight alcohol finish, despite the 6% claim. 4.25
I'm pretty happy with it, but alas its website listed as a one-off. 4.25

 

Covert Artisan Ales Barrel Aged Erzen Wild Ale, 9.5% ABV. Pours opaque dark brown, with a half-finger off-white head that left no lacing. Nose when first opened was vinegary, but a few minutes later was a light fruity funk. Taste is quite tart with no sweetness or fruit, and I couldn't detect any bourbon. Sweet aftertaste could be the bourbon peeking out from under the sour. Excellent mouthfeel, with above average carbonation. Overall an excellent non-pastry and non-fruit traditional sour, which is BBA.

4.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

 

While I don't typically pass up Dogs & Boats when I see it, IMO they're in a different category than Fox Farm. FF has a much wider range of styles and are much better at delivering on a high quality product. I respect your opinion and I do appreciate Beer'd.

 

Rye Times, a hazy rye IPA from Fremont. New to the database (you're welcome).

32oz crowler served in a big snifter. Bought it on the 25th at the brewery. Label says it was filled on the 24th.

Pours super hazy whitish-yellow-amber with a huge fluffy head. Head collapses to a thick, chunky ring and a thin layer with a moderate amount of fluff clinging to the side of the glass. Plenty of active carbonation. Smell is primarily citrus pith and tropical fruit. Fairly muted, but nice.

Taste is interesting. The rye grainy spice is there but overpowered by the tropical juice, adds just a bit to a bite in the aftertaste. Plenty of pithiness, pithy-zesty bitterness dominates the aftertaste with that rye accent.

Mouthfeel is light and fluffy, really pleasant. Overall, it's good and it's interesting.

Happy weekend, NBW!

 

Good Saturday afternoon, New Beer Weekenders. It's turned into a beautiful day - almost Spring-like. It's nice to open a beer outside for a change. Like many brewers, Untied offers a rotating series of IPAs with different hop combinations. I was excited when I saw that this week's release features Citra and Motueka - usually a great combination. Matt, the owner, told me that Untied has tweaked the house yeast to amplify the hop flavors. I really like this variant!

It pours a turbid, dirty tangerine color with a large, thick, frothy, egg white head and heavy, clinging lacing. The smell just pops with lemon, grapefruit, ripe peach, and the unique tropical scent of Motueka. The taste opens with tart, acidic lemon, lime, and grapefruit balanced by ripe peach and lychee. Untied has upped the bitterness and this ale has a clean, crisp hoppy bite at the finish. The mouth feel is surprisingly lite and crisp for 7.1% AVB. The carbonation is pleasant and it's super drinkable. Citra and Motueka work well together and Untied has brought out their best in this excellent NE IPA.

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

This brewery continues to impress!

I'm looking forward to reviewing a couple more new-to-me beers tomorrow. Cheers, everyone!

 

Second new beer today, another Wisconsin beer this one brewed out of Sheboygan. They have a great taproom, and like New Glarus brew many different styles well.

3 Sheeps Misdirection






Can Notes:

Appearance: Multiple pours from a 16 oz can into a large snifter, my glass for the weekend. Murky light yellow tan pour, crisp white head leaves creamy ring along the the top rim. 3.75

Aroma: Light Tropical fruit aroma, pineapple, tangerine, banana, citrus. Light hoppy bitterness, edges sweet. 3.5

Taste: Very sweet, tangerine, banana, pineapple, citrus. Malty caramel backbone, dry hops helps to contain, attempts to provide balance to no avail. Idaho 7 hops consistent with profile. 3.5

Mouthfeel: Medium creamy rich body, nominal carbonation, sweet, very easy drinking for higher ABV, clean finish. 3.75

Overall: This is a good sweet IPA, more sweet than my typical preference, but a well crafted beer. 3.5

Cheers!

 

"Well, I don't go to church on Sunday
Don't get on my knees to pray
Don't memorize the books of the bible
I got my own special way"

Thanks, my wife found it online a few years ago, and it's one of my favorite items in our home that isn't beer. We don't light prayer candles around here, we just celebrate our favorite artists over beverages.

I enjoyed your review, and the picture is great as usual. So often around here rhubarb is paired with fruit, most often strawberry. I don't really know if I'd recognize the taste of it on its own, and that intrigues me.

 

Fruit project guava by treehouse

4.38/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Canned 1,2 opened 2.26



“I got more than a squirrel with a hole”

orange liquid capped with a dense fluffy white two finger crown, good retention that settles to a ring , good lacings

Aroma is guava and orange citrus

Taste is guava and orange citrus

Creamy , medium sudsing , hop taste, no bite

Good beer