New Beer Weekend #41

Another from today's surprise visitor!

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16 oz. can.
Can's bottom reads:

"04/20/21
I Inhaled...Frequently"

Moderate pour yields a 3/4 inch white head over a hazy golden body with some lacing. Nose of citrus zest (orange), tropical fruit (mango), and a bit of herbs. Taste of orange, pineapple, and melon. Nice feel and overall, solid little IPA, and at only 6% abv., I could definitely have more than one! Cheers to Northwoods for this treat!

 

Poured into a 16 oz Nordic pint glass not sure when it was canned but sure it is 10 days max. Pours a hazy yellow with a half finger sticky white head that leaves thin lines of lace with nice retention. 4.5

Aroma is papaya, pineapple, tangerine, ripe melon, and apricot. 4.5

Taste follows papaya, cantaloupe, pineapple, tangerine, and apricot. 4.5

Mouthfeel is medium, soft creamy carbonation, not dry or sticky, and at 7% really easy drinking. 4.5

Overall another this is another winner from this excellent young brewery. 4.50

 

I haven't read ANY posts here yet... except to note the open by @Roguer (thanks!).

My new-to-me beer today is another from Schell's that came along for the ride in the 12-pack that had the Limited Batch 001: Maibock in it that I reviewed in last week's bock tasting.

This beer... some MN BAs like it, and some declare it to be a mess. No doubt Schell's brews this beer just to have something to offer in the space, but that doesn't HAVE to mean it is also not well brewed.

Schell’s IPA
ABV: 5.8%
IBU: 40



Tall white and airy head with excellent retention. Globby and sticky lacing. Yellow-orange with a zeller-esque slight haze and moderate to low carbonation.

Terrific aroma; fresh grapefruit, some floral, hints of pine.

Taste is as expected from the aroma - fresh grapefruit at the front. Lightly bitter (for an IPA) up front, which remains relatively consistent through the middle and finish, but grows into the aftertaste. The malts provide a bit of a sweet counterbalance to the hops. The floral flavors are present in the middle and continues. The pine shows up in the finish. The finish is a bit sweet, but also moderately bitter.

The body is a bit thin, but solid enough for the style.

Overall, this is a very tasty IPA. Lots of flavor, nicely balanced by sweetish malts, with just enough bittering to let you know it is an IPA. I found it to be quite enjoyable and refreshing.

L: 3.75 | S: 4.25 | T: 4.0 | F: 3.75 | O: 4.0 | Rating: 4.02

 

I want to believe by Hop Butcher to the world

4.46/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5



Canned 3.29, poured 5.1 , poured into a ipa fest taster glass, received in the ipa fest assortment

“Fly me to the moon”

Hazy Deep orange liquid , creamy white one finger foam cap , settles to a ring with sticky lacings

Aroma is pineapple, juicy fruit gum, whiff of orange citrus

Taste is pineapple , tropical fruits

Smooth , hop taste, no bite

Good beer

 

Hey NBWs
Cactus from Tilted Barn


Poured from a can dated 4/6/21

Cloudy thick apricot colored with a foamy head, medium lacing and slight white cap
Aroma of dank peaches and apricot slight grapefruit scent
Taste is earthy tasting peach, apricot and finishes pineapple rind like
Mouthfeel is thick and creamy low carbonation starts smooth with a bitter lingering pineapple rind finish
Overall it’s a typical NEIPA juice bomb with a big earthy taste and pleasing bitter finish
4.5/. 4.25. 4. 4. 4. 4.09. rDev. -5.5

 

Just put the kids down and came outside to listen to nature and enjoy this beautiful new beer. I haven’t had schilling until now, so new brewery weekend too.

Schilling Beer Co - Landbier Dunkel



warning I wrote way more than normal I must have really liked this one, as well as the peacefulness of being outside.

This one pours with some vigorous carbonation, which results in a high puffy not so dense head. Some big huge bubbles that popped pretty quickly. A beautiful color to it, very dark shade of amber and relatively clear. Some pretty nice lacing though all around, even a third way down still lacing strong. **upon repouring to finish the can I got a much nicer denser creamier looking head, second pours a charm I guess **

Aroma was an instant hit of earthiness, noble hop spice, and something very good smelling like toasted grains. There is also a subtle roast aroma that almost comes off as a super light aroma of coffee beans.

Taste follows the nose on this one with some added layers. The first thing that hits me is the spicy hop character and is very enjoyable to me. This is for lowed by grassiness. Then the roast/toasted grains comes last and it’s accompanied by some rich bread like taste.

Mouthfeel is light but full, it’s a tad watery but not enough to detract that much because of everything else going on. It has a nice level of carbonation, finishes clean and dry. My favorite part though the very present bitterness. It goes so so well with everything else going on, it’s like it melds everting together.

I really really liked this beer, I will definitely try more schilling beers in the future if I see more. This really just tastes like a super clean and smooth alt bier if that makes sense. Really happy sitting here sipping this one.

 

Lmao, one of the best quotes...

Great band I always forget about. First discovered their music in a skate video. I saw the film Control in theaters when it got released here, pretty good stuff I thought. Cheers!

 

Great start @Roguer .
And here we go. Day #2 of IPA fest.
Fun Fermentable #1
Social Fermentation by Revision Brewing in Sparks, NV (Congrats on the tick @cjgiant )
Cloudy fo sho.
Fluffy white cap is dense and lovely. Retention is great and some pronounced, layered lacing.
Zesty citrus-orange and lemon. Some peach and a hint of pineapple comes through as well.
Flavor abounds with orange and lemon zest, mango, peach, grass, and a timid nod at a dank note.Love letting this one warm a tad.
Mouthfeel is slightly fluffy. Wonderful job on getting the water right. Feels like a great NEIPA.
Overall, I love this.
4.18/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

 

Scored this from @jzeilinger . Poured into a 13 oz Teku glass canned on 4/08/21. Pours a hazy yellow orange with a massive 2 plus finger sticky white head that leaves a thick ring of lace with excellent retention. 4.5

Aroma coconut, pineapple, orange cream sickle, and some apricot. 4.25

Taste follows but coconut and orange cream sickle dominate, with pineapple and apricot an afterthought but still nice and different. 4.25

Mouthfeel is bigger than medium, soft carbonation, not dry but a touch sticky, and at 8% big on sweet flavor, but still really approachable. 4.5

Overall this is a really nice NEDIPA that really begs you to take another sip. Well done and worth a shot for sure. 4.25

 

Bakery: Sticky Bun - The Bruery



4.08/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a pint can dated 01/25/2021 into a DFH tulip. Full tan head over a dark brown body with lots of lacing. Smell was like a sticky bun you eat for breakfast: cinnamon, maple, brown sugar and pecans but with a bourbon barrel smell. Taste is similar except slightly unexpectedly thinly muted. It still tastes fine but slightly underwhelming compared to the smell and just not as fulfilling as I was hoping. Mouthfeel was likewise on the thin end of the spectrum.

While this was fine per se, it was somewhat disappointing compared with other offerings from The Bruery.

 

I Want To Believe by Hop Butcher For The World

Damn, she's a beauty. Fluffy head caps a turbid muddled peach base. SOLID retention. Cloudy lacing.
Nose is pumping citrus and rich grain, some mango follows.
Flavor definitely rocks the Citra, but the subtlety of some berry notes do peek in.
Feel is both creamy and a little pillowy. Great carbonation.
Overall, another great beer from these folks.
4.25/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

 

Wow, some great offerings in the IPA fest. Beer #3 From DC Brau.

Sticky Find


Wow a little darker than expected, but beautiful. Fluffy head pops, solid retention. Bountiful lacing.
The nose is glorious. Yes there is the citrus, pine and weed note. But the malt really comes in firmly.
Flavor follows nose and goes forth boldly. The pine, orange, buckwheat honey, and sticky icky is an elegant waltz.
Full for style, slick and mildly sticky finish.
Overall, this could be bad for my health if it was distro'd in CA.
4.45/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

 

Clueless wonder by Drekker

4.15/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25



Can received for ipa fest

Poured in a taster

Pale elbow liquid, one finger foam cap , settles to a. Layer

Aroma is citrus

Taste stone fruit, barnyard funk, hay, melon,

Good sudsing, hop taste , no bite

Good beer

 

Sticking with the fruited cream ale theme, next up is licks and kicks , a cherry/vanilla cream ale , from The North .
Final (for now) verdict : it's OK , but might get better with age.(Released 4/23)

At 7% abv, it's rather high for the style . Like S Tier's Imperial Cherry Gose , which flavor it resembles , it might not be well-served by that, in that the higher alcohol presence shows up as a (weak)cough-syrup-like element. That dissipates by half as it nears room temp, but still wish it were less apparent, or absent.

Soooooo......I'll be setting the other 3 aside for awhile, in hopes of improvement.
It was nostalgic*, if nothing else.

A: Ruby red, with slight orange tint. Light, very fine pink head.

*S: Smell? :O I'm having grandparent flashbacks . It's mostly cherry , that suddenly reminds me of Grandpa H.'s homemade chokecherry wine .(Judging by adult reaction at the time, it was VERY dry. [I usually helped him harvest the chokecherries - all over Delaware County]) That is , similar to dried cherry, or "natural" cherry soda, with some alcohol presence. There is some slight vanilla, that reminds me of Grandma H.'s whole vanilla beans, that were always around for various baking adventures. They had been soaked in some kind of spirit - not sure what. That combination is in this beer.
Slight bread crust aroma, as the head fades, & the beer warms.

T: Taste is the usual cream ale dry bread crust flavor, plus cherry cough syrup - but better and less sweet. A slight creamy vanilla taste lingers after finish. Light bitterness.

F: Feel is light-medium, a little juicy , with moderate very,very fine carbonation. Dry finish that leaves the tongue feeling lightly scrubbed.

3.82/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
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Bierstadt Lagerhaus Cerveza Clara y Mas Fina Especial

Appearance. 4.5
Clear straw, tight tiny bubble head that dissipates rather quickly

Aroma: 4.25
Light and clean malt; hint of fresh corn

Taste: 4.25
Sweet,, bright acidity, corn chex, light floral hop finish

Mouthfeel:4.25
Round in the middle, finishes watery and clean

Overall: 4.27:
This is an excellent corn lager. It most reminds me most of a helles. Although it is very clean and easy drinking, there are some very pleasant, if subtle, characteristics. This is by far the best canned beer I’ve had from Bierstadt - it doesn’t hurt that it was canned yesterday. I’ll be buying more!

 

Great Raft Hobbies Include- Citra Single hop IPA, 7.0% ABV; 4.04 overall

Pours a very hazed gold with 2+fingers of eggshell colored head. Insane lacing & head retention

S: Citrus, mangoes

T: Follows the nose, green melon & pineapple up front. Powdery dryness & pineapple dominate as this warms. Finishes with pineapple to include some acidity and orange, plus dryness

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation that gets a little more prickly once warmer, good balance

Easy to drink, nice flavor

 

Congrats Larry! We haven't had a raise on our salary schedule for 4 years. I'm actually on the Negotiations Team for our union. We're pushing hard. I'm glad your union pried the Admin's clenchd fingers off of the money bags a bit.