What beer are you drinking now? #3195

Good morning BA's. Thanks for kicking it off @Shanex .
Drinking a fruited sour. Talking Cursive Exoplanet Dragonfruit Passionfruit.

 

Good morning BAs! It’s a beautiful morning in the garden…today’s coffee I found at the liquor/wine/beer/homebrewing supplies store yesterday in Ashland KY - KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge:



Bottled 10/1/20. Poured at 58°. Still an omg delicious beer! Light maple, chocolate fudge and a smidge of bourbon. Dry oaky finish. I was surprised to see this beer yesterday, and I bought the only two bottles left. One will go in the cellar…

I’ll drive to my house later today, and try to ease into a program of beer enhanced convalescence vs. trying to clean and/or fix things around the old house. Cheers y’all and have a great day!

 

Sorry for the absence guys!
After 4/5 days of partying as a teenager to celebrate the feat of Wembley!
Days of little sleep, busy days of work before the summer closure of the Courts, party again ... collapse the following weekend!
The character that the boys have put in the field has given EVERYONE a joy that has not been felt for too long.
Then everyone has his passions... in Italy, now our hearts light up!
I celebrated our kids by drinking my name and surname too, as they say around here...
But the beer of the continental triumph could not fail to be the only Italian style officially (still) recognized par excellence:

Birrificio La Casa di Cura + Cantina Indigeno - MONTAC -Italian Grape Ale (7%)

Characterized by a must of saison yeasts (the basis of the TAC of the La Casa di Cura brewery,) spontaneously fermented in the cellar with the addition of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo must, "for two days in fermentation in the Cantina Indigeno (80% must of saison 20 % mosto montepulciano) "- description of the brewery. Hence, the name MonTac.

Lot n. 60 of 2019 (year in which I bought it "in loco", in Abruzzo Region, on the occasion of the last Castellalto Festival... canceled also for this August).
Recommended deadline: November 2025.
Already on the nose clear tannic notes of red wine.
Foam as usual evanescent.
Pinkish color, when poured it seems as usual to have poured a Crodino or a Campari.
On the palate, lively effervescence and vinous notes emerge well on the palate, they play with yeasts with a slightly funky note.
Great roundness, body that starts drinking but acquires importance and complexity with drinking.
Likewise the taste.







My little, big thought to all the Fratelli d' Italia in the world and to all those who, after the last penalty saved, have rejoiced in Heaven.
The images don't make it... but I put some that will please especially those who are abroad.
I got to see that even in New York City, our "away" community made itself felt in the streets... well guys ... WE ARE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS!







Sorry for the digression ...
Now I'm ready not to go off topic for a while,
Sláinte !
Cheers !

 

Memphis Made Brewing
Junt Cream Ale

Clear, clean yellow gold color with a small, quickly disappearing white cap.

Aroma of clean grain mixed with sweet malt. Little else save a touch of grassiness.

Full, round taste of grain with a noticeable sweetness. The grain flavors (I'm presuming there;s more than one grain or adjunct) are so well integrated I can't tell where malt stops and others start. Taste is simple but clean as a whistle with just enough hops to balance things out.

Full texture with a touch more carbonation than it needs. An more direct pour will fix that.

Easy, unassuming, unaggressive brew that won't challenge the palate and will go well with a variety of food styles. I'm thinking Thai for some reason.

 

Tree House Love

 

One to cool off after mowing the lawn.

SweetWater G13 IPA.

 

Stone IPA.
Taking it easy after I had my second Pfizer vaccination. Had them stamp my international certificates of vaccinations too, just to be sure. Normally you only need this when you go out in the far boonies of the Middle-East or Africa (yellow fever, Cholera etc.).Now it is a vallid document at the German border, an hour by car from here.
Cheers!

 

Sip of Sunshine and a Lincross cheese steak....

 

The in-laws left this morning. It was a great visit, but it's still good to see them off and we can return to our normal routine.
I continue to enjoy this beer.

 

Long Trail Juicd Hazy IPA, pretty tasty. Cheers from Newfound lake....

 

Hard to find here (in NL) too by the way.
Cheers!

 

Moving on to lunch I find Bud goes well with a ham sandwich. Who woulda thought.

 

Madonna DIPA. Smoke from the western fires has completely obscured the sky here (east coast). -so harsh for those actually affected.

 

A home run. 4.5 territory. The "slush" should be taken as literal.

 

Have you had this recently, say within the last month? I saw a few 4-packs on the shelf, but wanted to know if it is holding up well. Thanks in advance.