New Beer Weekend #35

Another one, Sure Shot Citra Pale from Twin Sisters. The hops are a bit musty and the beer is worse for it.

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You remember correctly, my friend. You could put raspberry on a squirrel carcass and I’d (carefully) dig it.

 

Okay, a couple of new beers today. This first one will be in the box I ship this week to my target in NBW BIF #13 and is from my local (Bare Hands). They nailed this, IMHO.





4.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a beautiful hazy orange color with a dense oatmeal colored head that laces the glass very nicely. The dank citrus notes are most notable on the nose at first thanks to the ubiquitous Mosaic and Simcoe hops, and there’s also a floral, earthy note.

The dank citrus is prominent on the taste, primarily tangerine, but it’s the berry and pepper flavors that separates this hazy DIPA from the pack for me - there’s a lot going on here, but the beer is well-balanced, and especially poundable, which is dangerous given the 9.1% ABV.

The mouthfeel is on the softer side, fitting the hazy side, and works really well with this outstanding beer.

 

The Sunday Stout -
HEX by Counter Weight
I’m still in the “try everything” stage, at least once, so an imperial milk stout toasted almond tort seemed like something to try.
Glad I did, but doubt I will make it a regular.
Pored black, very black and the dark tan head gave a good effort but dissipated quickly. Huh. The aroma, I kid not, wasn’t all sweet and candy, I smelled cinnamon and had to re-read the label. No heat mentioned. Odd. The taste was nearly sublime, I wouldn’t say I got almond torte, but there was lactose and almond and chocolate and it just worked. Not overly sweet, and no cinnamon flavor at all (still don’t know where that aroma came from!) and a very pleasant beer.
The feel was not unpleasant, certainly not chewy but definitely thick and viscous. Good sipper, tasty beer.
Cheers all!

 

Brewing Projekt Smoofee Fruited Sour w blueberry, mandarin orange, and vanilla, 7.5% ABV. Pours thick and purple with a half-finger pink head. Nose is blueberry, orange, and vanilla. Taste follows, quite sweet, slightly tart. Excellent thick and smooth mouthfeel, with excellent carbonation. Overall world-class. Truly a pastry puree sour.

4.55/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

 

#2, this is also a haul hint for NBW BIF #13. Probably the brewery and beer, definitely the city.



4.34/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a dark cola color with a lot of leakage to mahogany on the edges and a thin, sudsy tan head that evaporates in seconds. The nose is boozy first, with loads of oak and some vanilla, and a nice touch of rich cocoa on the backside.

The taste has the oak and vanilla and rich cocoa in a perfectly balanced menagerie of rich flavors, and a not so subtle warming boozy note. I don’t normally like boozy, but in this case, it fits really well, especially with the oak and vanilla.

If the mouthfeel was a bit more substantial, this would be world-class, IMHO. I was concerned this would be too sweet, but those fears were unfounded. This is truly a treat to drink, and a brewery that I will definitely explore in the future.

 

Probably my last new entry for the weekend (but, maybe not, I've got a 40 of [what I suspect will be] shitty Malt Liquor to tick.....) also come from Von Ebert, Sector 7 murkbomb. It is totally whelming.

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Nice way to start my two day weekend!

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12 oz. can.

Moderate to vigorous pour yields a one inch, slightly off white head over a slightly hazy body with sticky lacing. Nose of a tad spice with a little bit of floral aromas as well. Taste is earthy floral, slight fruit and sourdough (both of which come out a bit on the nose after warming), with a nice light hop bitterness on the finish. Tiny bubbles for a nice feel and overall, an interesting experience for sure and would recommend to anyone who hasn't had many Belgian Pale Ales!
Find it, buy it, savor it!
Cheers!

 

Afternoon/Evening all,

Friday night involved some overindulgence, beer-wise, so I avoided alcohol for most of yesterday. In the morning, despite the condition my condition was in, I headed up the hill to a bar that was opening early for the tournament. My EWU Eagles was a 14th seed being served up to Kansas, a 3 seed, but for 21 minutes the Eags actually led. Crushing when they lost in the last few minutes.

Last night I again ventured out and dared to actually drink more than a bland macro lager, to cover my seat, in order to watch Gonzaga with my buddy Mark at Black Label Brewing.

While neither beer blew me away, the pale ale and the Juicy IPA I had were quite decent, and it was a very different sort of game than the one I'd watched in the morning! Gonzaga teams have been faulted for not playing defense in the past, but I think they've put that one to bed.

Today it's a cloudy and a bit blustery 46°.
Right now I'm drinking this, a sour ale brewed with apricots and Lactobacillus called Soprano, from YaYa Brewing, in Spokane Valley, and it quite good:

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Yet another new offering from Ten bends Beer Co.
Brewed with Lactose and Blueberry Puree.
8.2% abv.

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16 oz. can.
Canned 03/10/21.

Moderate pour yields a nearly one inch off white head over a murky, golden orange body with some lacing. Nose of blueberry and slight piney hops.
Taste is blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream.
Full stop.
Ok, not much vanilla, so I'd say blueberries and cream...
...or even blueberry shortcake?
Nice feel and overall, this hides the 8.2% abv fairly well and goes down easy.
Cheers to to the boys up in Hyde Park, VT for a dessert beer that I'm having before dinner!!

 

@ChicagoJ

Thanks for starting off this week and the idea to share more then our passion of beer.

while for my me my 2nd is homebrewing but since that is too close to beer, a close 2nd to beer and brewing is bbq.

I love cooking for friends and family and trying both old school ways as simple as possible and slow too new school flavors and hot and fast.

but over all prefer low and slow , at one point bbq was my main passion and beer took a back seat and I for about 3 years I did Catering festival vending, and kcbs competitions. winning as fun but started to feel like a second job so semi retired, I still bbq a lot and later this summer looking at 1 bbq competition to do for fun!!

here are my last 2 cooks

Bacon




Brisket





Ok now back to beer, I’m. Not a huge sour head or fruit in beer, I like beer flavored beer.


But love trying new beer and
Trying to lean on the funky/ wild side what I like vs don’t.


All I call this was treat and enjoyed each sip, and will be a haul hint for NBS bif




4.59/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

6/20 corked bottle poured in snifter style beer glass
L: pours a fluffy 2 finger disappearing head, that leads to a ruby clear red beer
S: tart cherries , really smells like fresh fruit and not beer
T: luscious bright cherry tartness, has a little sweetness and just the right of mouth puckering sourness
M : medium carb full and rich with a nice dry finish.

The beer was a amazing special treat so well done and amazing way to highlight the cherries used to age this beer

 

Wanted to just sip on something slow to close out a beautiful weekend. Poured vengeful heart from kane. This one is different from the one I’ve had in the past. This one is a blend of bourbon barrel and dry hopped barleywine.



Pours very nicely, super dark brown with a nice slowly forming dense creamy light brown head. Settles into a nice ring of of that same dense head.

Smell hit me as I poured it...it presents almost a minty smell to it at first. Followed by pretty strong oak and bourbon. There is also a raisin like dark fruit aroma as well.

Wow was my first reaction to the taste it hits the tongue with a really nice sweetness like bitting into a fresh cherry. It’s really neat because it is not sweet at all after that, just the initial hit. Oak and bourbon follow but there is also some leather, tobacco thing going on. The verdict here tons going on but all so well balanced.

Mouthfeel is nice and smooth for how big the body is. Nice moderate bitterness on the finish. Wow though this is a potent beer, I feel like I need to sip as slow as I’d sip bourbon.

A really cool unique and pleasant beer but it really really just begs to be sipped. I think this was the perfect beer to close this weekend out. I wanted to drink it while it was still fresh to get the dry hop character. I’m glad I did because man it really has a cool aroma going on. Hope you all have a great week!

 

That’s why I said I needed to explore the brewery more, because I think their food may be better than their beer.

Seriously, it’s like you and me have ESPN.

 

OK, said screw it, and popped the cap on a 40 of Mickeys Fine Malt Liquor (says so right on the label!). Life is hard on a ticker out here on these cold, beery streets.

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