New Beer Weekend #91

Howdy NBW applicants. Sunny but a bit chilly this AM here in Far Northeast Kiribati. Dog sat for some friends yesterday while they went to catch the Mariners home opener (an 11-1 squeaker over the Astros), but then got asked if I could cover a shift at the theatre. sure, I can make that work. Got to see Bob Mould do a solo electric set, and the doggos still got walked. Wins for everyone involved!

Starting my beer day with a brew received yesterday (told ya everyone wins!) from @Roy_Hobbs as part of NBS BIF #15, House Lager from Forest & Main. Listed here as a Helles, it doesn't come across very Helles-like to me, but it's still a tasty enough brew to kick off what should be a busy NBS weekend for me:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27273/537145/

 

I'm on month 16 of clearing the cellar. Coupled with disciplined restraint regarding new beer purchases, cleared half my net beer stash, and most of my "new to me" beers (453 vs. 218 today).

Also Spring cleaning neglected threads from the past few weeks, been a productive day procrastinating on possibly starting my 2021 taxes before the Monday deadline.

 

Next beer up is Tiny Tim from Forest and Main, via @Roy_Hobbs . A nice drinking English-style Ale: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27273/78156/

 

Drekker Lemon/Apricot BRAAAAAAAAins Double Fruit Smoothie Sour, 7.1% ABV. Pours thick and opaque medium orange, with a 2.4 finger light-orange head that left puree residue. Nose is lemon, apricot, and vanilla. Taste follows with lemon bright up front, slightly sweet slightly tart, and salt on the close. Nice thick and creamy mouthfeel with jaunty carbonation. Overall very excellent to outstanding adjacent. They did a good job limiting the lemon so it didn't totally bury the apricot. I agree with @gatornation that the head is creamsicle colored, that's the first thing that came to mind.

4.27/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Merry Easter!

 

Drekker Bloody Hell Orange Pale Ale, 5% ABV. Pours opaque bright orange with a nice 3+ finger off-white head that left some lacing. Nose is orange, taste is orange and orange zest, no sweetness, moderate bitterness. Decent mouthfeel with passable carbonation. Overall excellent.

4.1/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

I'm not much of a pale ale fan, mainly since they're typically not very flavorful, and a bit bitter. But scoring this to style, it's an excellent pale ale IMHO.

 

Whoa baby!

That's a lot of cleaning!!

LOL!

I submitted my taxes (e-file) a couple of days ago. My wife's comment was: "Why do you always wait until the last minute?" I 'reminded' her that Monday (4/18) was the "last minute" but I just got the look.

Good luck with your taxes.

Cheers!

 

Good afternoon NBW
I drove over to the bridge to Kentucky last weekend (it's 5 miles) for cheap gas and some Waldo's. I spotted a four pack of Henderson Brewing Company Hefeweizen canned 4/6 and picked them up for my wife. I don't think they distribute outside of Henderson, KY, so they have very few reviews here on BA. I was the first on this particular beer


Trixie's Alibi
16oz can poured into a weizen glass at fridge temp 5.1% ABV. The beer pours hazy peach amber in color with off white head. The head recedes to a single layer of tiny bubbles and leaves a few streaks of lacing. The aroma is mild with wheat, bubblegum and mild banana. The taste is semisweet wheat malt with a moderate clove taste and bits of bubblegum and banana trailing into the mildly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation and a semi dry finish. Overall, ok. It's a bit watery and has the least wheat feel and taste I've experienced in a Hefe. It is however, an easy drinker and avoids the excess sweetness that sometimes plagues American versions of the style.

Probably won't be back until tomorrow night. Son is home from college and we're cooking dinner for extended family tonight. Cheers all!

 

Love Thy Neighbor CDA at Hemlock State. First beer from this local brewery.

On phone, so terse.

Dark reddish brown, slightly translucent. Medium creamy head. Smell is nutty, roasty, resinous.

Taste is roasty and sweet with a nice resin bitter finish. Dark sweet bread notes.

Feels very dry and light. Nice beer! Neat little place. Taking some crowlers home.

 

In a shocking development, I'm ticking down a brew from @Roy_Hobbs . This time it's an English Dark Mild from Tired Hands, Homespun Moon. It's pretty tasty: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/28383/172414/

 

Where's that at?

 

This weekends first new beer comes courtesy of BIF #15 from the porch destroyer @ovaltine, this and 23 other amazing beer showed up on my porch this past Monday.

A beautiful day calls for a lager…my first beer, of many to come, from Transient thanks to Mr O…if mrs phisher would name a beer after me this may be it, without the Czech spelling…PS I just asked she said “probably”

Transient Brewing - Czech Yourself



Pours a very cloudy orange hued straw, nice dense white head. Settles with some lacing and a non see through layer of creamy white.

Hoppy nose, with an almost weed like undertone, I like it. Some floral underneath accompanied by table cracker like snap to it.

Taste follows suit in the hop department, first thing that hits you. Retains its dank component but less so than the nose. There is a pepper like spice that was unexpected but very welcome, just a touch of malty sweetness.

The body is light but it is noticeabley heavy on the hops, i enjoy it in this beer though, just takes a little from its drinkability. Finishes semi dry with a nice sharp lingering bitterness.

This is a tasty hoppy pils, I’m enjoying the extra dose of hops in this one. Thanks for sending my way. Which one to drink next…

 

3 4.3 rated IPAs (east coast new) Happy Easter 2022
Cycled 72 miles in longest ride this year. (to earn these beers)
Zero Hour 9am | Cypress NJ | 8.5%
4.3/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
My first purchase at Sickles Red Bank, which has the most thoughtful craft selection in Monmouth County NJ. My 2d from NJ Brewer.
a) Apricot body, hazed, sports massively slashing and lasting head.
s) Big, mint, melon, clean. Fruit Salad, cherries included.
t) Follows aroma and very round, hides ABV. Floral, balanced, fruity, juicy.
f) Juicy, joyful.
o) Original.
Time of the Chimpanzee | Burlington Beer | Vt | 6.5%
4.3/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thrilled with Vt craft, and this unusual, original New Zealand IPA.
a) Custard like apricot body, sports glass filling lace and lasting head.
s) Perfume, tropical fruit pulp, some fresh sawn wood.
t) Adds melon to mix, white grape, lime, grass, and that perfume, like a greenhouse. Finishes w balanced bite.
f) Creamy, juicy, mid weight.
o) Totallly original flavor.
SFY | Threes Brewing | NYC| 9.4%
4.3/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On run to 35th St Ferry out of NYC, at Bread & Butter, best of the selection and a deal at $6 for a 9.4% DIPA.
a) Copper topped withr rocky head, slashes lace.
s) Pine, fresh sawn wood, floral, herbs, sunny coastal slopes.
t) Leafy, hemp, green grass, floral, dried herb, pine sap, and tangerine.
f) ABV hidden, oily, hempy brew.
o) One of the best.