What beer are you drinking now? #3356

Back home to wintery Wyoming. It was dry and in the 60's in Colorado. Right now it's 4° on a calm and sunny day.



Tend from Half Acre
A Winter IPA that is really hitting the spot.
This is excellent and I should have bought more....

 

Just started a pot'a chili and enjoying an Old Stock Ale '21 and watching the first snowfall of this winter!

One of my favorite Springsteen songs!

 

Hey BA. Twin Elephant House Lager. It’s an American Pilsner. Made well, but I’m not a huge fan of the Moteuka in a Pilsner now get off my lawn. Cheers!

got a small, 2lb, brisket smoking at 180 so we’ll see how long that takes

 

Good day Advocates and thanks @dcotom again for popping the top off todays thread.
I just enjoyed this gorgeous collab brew from Mason Aleworks/Beer Zombies: Mosaic Revengeance. Fantastically clean and simple. More frozen water cascades from the sky here today. Uhg. Getting a mild workout moving it around. Could be worse! Looks like one of our mates here is about to jump the broomstick. Cheers y'all! Keep on smiling!

 

So good I’ll have a second Zombie Dust this balmy 60° afternoon on the back patio:



Cheers gang!

 

Like @cbcrunch - I TEND to feel the same way about this beer. This is my version, in my own mind, of SN Celebration. Love it. Sadly, my last one. BOO.
But still, cheers...

 

Flying Dog Operation Breakfast coffee/vanilla impy stout

 

A HIPA day here for me. Toppling Goliath Forced Flair DIPA is fittin' like a mitten. It's aroma is lightly redolent of Scorpius Morchella if yooins have ever had that brew. A bit of snow grooming is in my future today. Chairs!

 

Ellicottville - Raspberry Truffle Porter.. cheers!

 

Yes, I rinsed the glass between these. A nice peaty schwarzbier.

 

Raising a glass to @RaulMondesi, cheers!

 

Burlington Reflected Symmetry. Cheers!

 

Hey BA's

First Old Fez I have had in a while - tasty stuff

 

Other half space diamonds; kind of a cloudy afternoon here in south Florida but that ocean is about 80 degrees so I’m not complaining! Glad to be away from the cold and on a secluded beach.

 

Enjoying a Maharaja and some football on this chilly, dreary Tuesday in STLMO. Cheers!


My dog, Wilson wanted to hear some Roky Erickson.

 

WINTER

 

von Trapp Maple Rauch

From 16oz can marked BEST BY 4/12/22

Well, I love Rauchbiers, love maple syrup and love most everything von Trapp puts out there so I'm guessing I'm going to like this.

Pours into my pilsener glass a dark brown (caramel at the edges when held to the light) with a creamy light brown to taupe 2 finger head. Head falls fairly quickly leaving a ring and a skim along with some soapy lace. Nice looking beer.

Scent is light smoked ham and cheese (smoked beers always have this smoked ham and cheese thing for me - it's likely more a mental association in my oddly-wired pea-brain than an actual quality of the beer. Did I mention I have synesthesia? And that the word "rubbish" tastes like salt water taffy to me?), bread, caramel, and noble hops.

Taste is beautifully subtle. There's a touch of maple richness / sweetness which gathers, if you will, in the finish. The crisp noble hop note is there. The smoke here is understated. More of a mildly meaty note. There's a fresh bread note as well as caramel and lightly toasty notes from the munich malts and hints of coffee and chocolate from the carafa malts.

Mouth is soft for a lager - soft and a touch creamy.

I loved it. I think folks who are not fans of smoked beers should give this one a try. It's understated, subtle and very easy to drink. The smoke does not overwhelm nor does the maple ever become cloying. Sweet, savory and herbal are all balanced well.