New Beer Weekend #84

Plan is for Mt Washington this Saturday.
Weather dependent
Cheers

 

That has to be such an experience, please share the recap with us if the weather cooperates.

 

One of (the very few) our local breweries recently sold. Not to the big boys tho! Eola Schoolhouse is now Farm Ale Brewing Co. This brewery is in Eola, Texas, in the middle of Texas' Rolling Plains cotton country. The Farm Ale has been a go-to for years out here. Chris, the new brew master has improved on it. He also took the Farm Ale recipe and hopped it up to get...his very tasty Pale Ale.

Brought that six pack home and am very pleased with the results of his efforts. 5.4% abv.
This pale ale is quite different than those that I have been into recently. This guy has that farmhouse sour and funk, with some sweet malt going on early. It's cleansed up nicely by bittering hops with some very light citrus.

Cheers Y'all

 

I neglected to say in my previous post... Thanks for the kick-off this weekend, @SawDog505!

For my final new-to-me beer this weekend (and the start of the 18th year for NBS - thanks, @ChicagoJ for keeping track!) I'm having a 4th variant of J.W. Lees Harvest Ale.

J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Sherry Cask) 2016
ABV: 11.5%
IBU: NA

Strong aroma of ripe fruit, apple, woody tannins, toffee, leather.

Murky orange-red body. Active carbonation visible with a backlight. Short off-white head that recedes fairly quickly to a thin ring with scattered slight bubble islands.

Flavor has a wine-like (sherry) character, relatively complex with tannin sharpness. Ripe stone fruit, tart apple, wood, leather. There is a lot going on with the flavors so I'm sure I'm missing describing some. The dominant flavors are ripe tending toward over-ripe stone fruit, tart apple, and woody tannins.

The mouth feel is also wine-like, if slightly thicker and more substantial. Sharp tannins.

Overall, an excellent sipping beer.

L: 4.0 | S: 4.25 | T: 4.5 | F: 3.75 | O: 4.5 | Rating: 4.34

 

That is such a great picture, and that is one pretty looking beer.

 

Hello Late Night (NBS) NBW.
Pulled out this one from the back of the fridge. Damn, I'm grateful to @WunderLlama but a tad embarrassed I didn't hit it a few months ago when he generously sent this.

Konstantin Märzen by Schilling Beer Co.

Beautiful clear amber in hue. A fluffy white head rises nearly 2 fingers high and slowly settles to a white ring. Slight lacing, decent retention.
Aroma is mildly toasty brown bread, gentle caramel notes, and a most understated dry herbal note.
Flavor follows the nose pretty faithfully with a slightly dry bitterness tamping down the sweeter notes.
Carbonation is active, good heft for style, and a nice noble spicy dry finish.
Overall, good for the style.
3.75/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

 

@ChicagoJ inspired this one for me, and I wanted to put it in this thread too.
There’s a reason these guys still get respect for their barrel aged program, and not just as pioneers. This is everything I want in a barrel aged stout. I don’t take appearance of these beers as much of an indicator of anything. It’s all in the smell, taste, and feel. Smell is oaky and boozy bourbon barrel over roasted dark malt, with notes of coffee, vanilla, molasses, and brown sugar. Taste is actually a sweet vanilla forefront with a tangy bourbon barrel current coursing through it. Roasted dark malt with coffee notes. My god, it tastes good. Surprisingly lighter bodied than I expected, but a big booze presence. Mouth watering finish. Not thin, not thick, a just right consistency. Also, it’s not syrupy nor oily. I chilled this for a few hours this afternoon, and I’ve been letting it warm, but it’s going to be difficult to let it get to a room temperature without finishing it, as this is one amazing beer.

 

Condolences to @Victory_Sabre1973

 

Finally got to try this. Brian Boru red ale from 3 Floyds.
I’d be happy to drink this all day on St Patrick’s day.
Malts and a smattering of hops with an unexpected spice element. Subtle, but there. The feel was ideal, way too easy to drink quickly.
Wish they sent more up to West Michigan, Almost everyone is already out.
Cheers!

 

Evening, all.

Spokanistan's false spring came to a rude end on Monday, with a snowstorm that would've been no big deal but for the fact that the wind was blowing around 30mph. Then, after the snow, we went into a deep freeze, with wind chills below zero and sadistically sunny skies. I blame Canada.
It warmed up to more normal temps this weekend, but is now rainy.

No beer today, as I cut loose a bit and went out drinking with a couple friends yesterday. While doing so, I paid a visit to River City's taproom and tried their new WCIPA, Land Squid, which had just had it's debut a night or two earlier.

Had to use an image from their fb post about the beer because I accidentally deleted my pic, although it lives on at UnTapped. Brewed with the ol' C hops (Centennial, Cascade and Chinook), it was crisp and fairly light. Insane drinkability for a 7% old school IPA. I think I'll be having more of them.