What beer are you drinking now? #3358

Good Morning @dcotom and thank you for another joyous Christmas kickoff to the day, the second to last in 2021.

Learned and discovered a lot this year, as I approach my seventh year here. Wasn't familiar with the Festbier style, but glad I discovered it, as I like this style much more than the traditional Oktoberfest style.

This was my Bronze Medal winner among new to me beers over the 3 week Oktoberfest tasting thread hosted by @Todd . This is the 16th ranked Festbier on BA. The more I try from Maplewood, the higher this brewery climbs among my Chicago rankings. Really love they are near the Beer Temple and Revolution as well, it's a fun taproom to visit.

Maplewood Festbier



It's faded a bit, but still tasty.

 

Breaking into the 12 Days of Christmas box early with day 6.

 

With the usual nods, apologies, and disclaimers --- gotta join my local running group in the next 30 minutes so N/A is the obvious choice for now. See ya later, I hope. Cheers!

 

Day one of 4 off. Cuddled and chatted with the wife the last 45, sadly I like the cuddling more than her and she likes the talking more, but normally morning talk with her in the morning is a no no. Not a morning person. Now for one of the greatest flagship beers on earth. Cheers all and I will be here plenty today. Also @BaconMan420 first rule of BA, never talk about how much one might drink in a day. Ha Ha!

 

Good day BAs! Thanks to @dcotom for starting today's thread. It was kind of foggy and warm this morning when I retrieved the newspaper - I wish I could convince Mrs. Lizard to switch to the e-paper version so I won't have to head down the ice-covered driveway to retrieve the pointless local news. Oh well - when I beam out and she falls down and breaks a hip...

But anyway, today's New Breakfast Beer is one I picked up at Shangy's a couple of months back:



Nice! I didn't realize Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg produced anything but Samichlaus Classic but now I have to stalk them to collect the rest of the brew menu - may involve a trip to Austria!
Good beer - rating 3.88, rDev -7.4%.

 

Cheers BA!

 

Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass canned on 11/5/21. Pours a cloudy orange with a finger plus sticky white head that leaves a wall of lace with excellent retention. 4

Aroma is mandarin, mango, passionfruit, and apricot. 4

Taste follows mandarin, mango, passionfruit, and apricot. 4

Mouthfeel is a little bigger than average, not sticky or dry, fairly soft carbonation, and at 7.8% it goes down easy. 4

Overall this is pretty good, nothing special but worth a try. 4

 

Having a Bud and enjoying my morning.

 

“On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone will drop to zero.” Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“Don’t read (Tom) Landry’s playbook. Everybody gets killed in the end.” Peter Gent, North Dallas Forty

Yeah. It’s one of those mornings.

 

Hey BA's - happy last Thursday of 2021....

Did a nice - overcast, misty hike with Emma at the local State Park here - didn't see a soul - just how I like it!

Popped this gift from my future son-in-law (from 2020 Christmas I believe) - quite tasty



Emma and the old sailor dude

 

Jai Alai at Blake Shelton's Ole Red restaurant Orlando.

 

As usual, thanks for kicking it off @dcotom . 6 days down, 6 more to go!

Drinking Founder's All Day IPA.

 

Short's - Step Into The Haze.. cheers!

 

Exceptionally sharp, tart green apple, white grape, pear, and honeydew, with the usual Tilquin funk. Nice.

 

Poured into a 10 oz tulip glass bottled on 11.01.21. Pours pitch black with a finger mocha head that leaves a few streaks of lace, with solid retention. 4.25

Aroma toasted almonds, deep dark chocolate, vanilla bean, and smoked whiskey. 4

Taste follows the toasted almonds dominate, vanilla, dark chocolate, black coffee, and bourbon really bold. 4

Mouthfeel is bigger than average, maybe a tad dry, gentle carbonation, and at 13.4% a sipper for sure. 4

Overall, I normally love what they do with stouts, but this one is just ok. I spent $14.00 and yes it is helping with a buzz, but not something I would ever purchase again. 4