New Beer Weekend #92

Happy New Beer Weekend and Happy BIF 15 share weekend! I finally joined the fun this go round after joining then bailing the fall one (lots going on). Well I couldn't be happier that I did join madness and I think I'm trapped for life now...the other week I received 4 boxes in three days, oh and then a week before that I also received another box. So 5 boxes so far... only 2 of those were from my target, the rest, just crazy people sending great beer, oh and an awesome glass, stay tuned for that one being showed off.

@ovaltine is trying to test my limits with the amount of monsters he has sent...lucky for me he also sent some good old tradition beers as well. So it is early and I'm gonna start slow with this 5% oatmeal stout...I remember reading your review of this one on NBW a month or so back and it caught my eye, I said to myself hey maybe it will end up being sent my way via BIF, well beer dreams do come true in BIF.

Transient Ales - Broatmeal



Pours black, with a very slow forming head, I almost thought it was flat but then it’s slowly formed and built up. Beautiful light brown color to the head with some decent lacing.

Very strong nose of bitter dark chocolate, burnt toast, a little hint of some dark fruit, and just a hint of some sort of spiced bread.

Taste is very prominently dark chocolate/dark roast coffee for me, there is a prominent char/burnt note that really reminds me of Kalamazoo stout. The difference being this one is a little smoother and softer on the mouthfeel, I'm guessing the oatmeal (based on the name).

Beer drinks quite smooth, a little low on carb, it sort of reminds me of drinking cask so maybe this is intentional. It finishes nice and dry and has a very strong roast bitterness that lingers, which I am really enjoying. Just wow the aftertaste and feel just never go away, well after the sip it is like I'm still drinking it.

Great beer that is right up my alley @ovaltine, thanks for sharing so much damn good beer with me, and to think I haven't even drank half of them yet.

See you all in a little bit, in the meantime I'll keep lurking and getting asked, "why are you on your phone?"

 

Review #2900 for me has now taken place. Super, super happy to finally be able to sample this barleywine. As an added bonus, a Chicago friend sent me a sample of a rye whiskey aged in the barrels that once contained this beer. A huge shout out to @FBarber for getting this beer in my glass.

Revolution Brewing's V.S.O.J.



Pours a dark burgundy that reveals a remarkably clear transparency when held directly against a light. If not held against a light, or if poured in a dark room, the beer looks black. Moderately heavy oily legs form on the glass after a light swirl, foreshadowing a heavy, hearty beer. Head is two and a half fingers of khaki foam.

Aroma is raisins, fig, toffee, molasses, and dark fruits mashed together with leathery, spicy bourbon. Barrel adds additional char and heat, which is smoothed out well by hearty caramel, toasty, and bready malts. That dark fruit character really starts to swell up and become a much more major player in the aroma as the beer warms.

Flavor profile is fig, raisins, toffee, molasses, brown sugar, and hearty dark fruits. Grassy hops add some resinous hop presence, which introduces some pleasant variation to the profile that is not a sugary note, heavy malt, or bourbon. Bourbon is present throughout, but becomes much more present on the back half of the flavor profile, building up heat and complexity akin to the way a snowball builds rolling down a hill. Despite that build up, it never runs away with heat. Underneath it all is strong caramel, bready, and toasty malts.

Mouth feel is thick with a still effervescence, offering up some light bubbles at the start before smoothing out at the mid-way point. A very light silt adds some further texture, but really, it's smooth. The texture matches, both, the aging process output, and alcohol, suggesting this beer has been slowly pressed flat by the act of time and heavy alcohol.

Overall, a remarkable beer that pairs bourbon barrel complexity over a resounding barleywine. Regardless of notes, it's a remarkable beer for sipping, offering complexity and depth at every corner and crevice.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 12oz can. Canned June 29, 2021. 15% ABV.

Score: 4.25 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.75 | BA Score: 4.7 | rDev: +0.4%

Since I had the opportunity, I went ahead and poured this side-by-side with sample of Piggyback's 6yr Rye aged in V.S.O.J. barrels. This sample is from barrel #1.



Dark coloration, with moderate oily legs after a swirl. Spicy rye on the cusp of the nose, with heavy barrel leading way to floral and mild bourbon and dark fruits behind. Complexity is dense, mixing in a little cake at the finish. Flavor profile brings a more mild profile, building spicy rye over oak, lemon zest, floral and mild dark fruits and bourbon. Spice simmers on the back of the palate long after a sip, emphasizing the rye base. Really smooth, with a crescendo from start to finish that resembles a wheelchair ramp - a linear rise from start to finish.

Since I don't really rate whiskey often, I'll put it this way - would I buy this again? Ehh, I'd probably seek out other ryes for the cost. The nose on this one is a highlight.

 

What a lovely glass.

 

Poured into a 13 oz Teku glass canned on 4/13/22 but realease yesterday. Pours a very attractive hazy orange yellow with a solid finger sticky white head that leaves thin streaks of lace with excellent retention. 4.75

Aroma is tangerine, papaya, peach, apricot, and white grapefruit rind. 4.5

Taste follows tangerine, papaya, peach, apricot, and a little grapefruit really well balanced.

Mouthfeel is above medium, soft gentle almost creamy carbonation, not sticky or dry, and at 8.2% ABV it goes down extremely easy, but huge flavor. 4.5

Overall this excellent. I enjoy all in this series and this is no exception. Highly recommend this one from Stoneface Brewing Co.. Cheers all. 4.5

 

Yo NBW!
Since Im off the yacht and back home and nit working hows about a New Beer Saturday!
Springdale (aka JA experimental sector) Do Your Art IPA -Idaho7/Amarillo.
Pours a hazy egg yolk orange with a creamy 2 finger off white head that settles to a thin ring with layers of lacing.
Aromas of sweet tangerine/orange, grapefruit and some herbal/ floral notes. A white wine like thing I get from Idaho 7 as well.
Taste follows with juicy citrus, hints of mango, grapefruit and pine bitterness, nice base of honeyed malts.
Feel is medium/light, really nice carbonation, full flavored for 6.5%, finishes nicely bitter and dry with that lingering honey malt. Really well balanced and tasty. Dig this one.
Cheers. Want to post a video of last nights shenanigans but I guess that frowned upon now. Best to the rest of your Saturday.

 

Trimmed and Burning, oak aged sour with peaches, ginger, and yarrow. Best of Hands.

16oz pour at the brewery. On phone. For the record: no idea what yarrow tastes like.

Murky orange-gold, small head. Strong peach aroma. Ginger muted, something almost minty.

Taste is also peach forward, slight to moderate tartness. Almost a spruce characteristic here. Ginger for sure, but not overwhelming.

Mouthfeel is medium, smooth. Overall, pretty good.

 

Shoulda brought my notebook with me!

 

It is. I missed this one but I will be back next time.

 

Mild Animals, at Best of Hands. It's a dark mild.

Pint at the brewery. On phone.

Dark brown but translucent. Small head. Smell is nutty and roasted coffee. Burnt toast, almost.

Taste is roasted grains foremost, nutty bittersweet second. Something very satisfyingly umami about it.

Mouthfeel is leaning toward thick. Overall, really nice.

 

I meant the BIF....
Beer does look excellent though. I have to get down there. Its only an hour drive just not open when Im not working

 

Alesmith Speedway Stout

Can opoured into a Smog City snifter courtesy of @Beersnake1 in Bif15



Brewers Notes: Jet Black, with an off-white head. Starts with a strong coffee and dark chocolate sensation, then fades to a multitude of toasty, roasty and caramel malt flavors. Clean and crisp, full- bodied. Warmth from the high alcohol content lightens up the feel. You won't fool your taste buds - this beer is HUGE!


Pitch black liquid , dense thick, rich, creamy taupe foam cap atop a brown foam layer, scant lacings

Aroma of roast malts , coffee, char, cocoa nibs , a gravitas deservi8ng of an Imperial stout

Taste of coffee, roast malts , bit of bitterness , hint of cocoa nibs

Low sudsing, hint of alcohol , bitterness lingers on the back of the tongue

Great beer, thanks @Beersnake1

 

I love British Ales and Maiden, but none of these in this series have done much for me.

 

Now one from @Mbgreg received in our ongoing chaos: NBS BIF #15 Just one of the many he crushed me with.

Wild Leap Craft Beer's Side Bae DIPA

12 oz can Citra Cryo & Simco Cryo no date.
Slightly turbid, golden hued. Fluffy white head. Decent retention at first, tapers off to a thin film. Slight lacing.
Orange zest, grass, pineapple lead. Some mildly sweet grain notes come through as well.
Flavor is pineapple upfront with citrus, grass, hints of herbal pepper, and maybe some mango. Quite nice.
Mouthfeel is active but on the lighter side. Mildly prickly carbonation.
Overall, a pretty nice ride. I'd like a hint less on the carbonation.
3.79/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75