New Beer Weekend #93

@Beersnake1 had just arrived. I got a so radler tangerine.




Awesome. Juicy tangerine, lemon, green apple, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, pepper, lacto and yeast earthiness. Lt med herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spicy, and tart/tangy wheat/fruit. Creamy/grainy lt med body. Fairly crisp with drying acid/tang. Very refreshing. Clean lager flavors and not overly lactic. Like a cross of lager and fruit sour. 4.25


Julia got frozen Grove sour. Jammy frozen sour.


Cheers

 

I don't know what happened with that link, but, anyway, it drinks like a nice, roasty brown ale, to put it succinctly.

 

Captains Log What even is time anyway? Our subject made the decision to, as is said on their world, 'solo dome a 22 of barleyshizzle'. Specifically Fremont Brew 6000 Bourbon Barrel Barleywine. The subject enjoyed it, but didn't think it met the standards set by its ancestors: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/20680/596669/

 

Harmon Puget Sound Porter

Dark, ruby translucence at the edges, small head. Smell is sweet and roasty.

Taste is similar, hint of milk chocolate.

Mouthfeel is medium. Overall, nice.

Basically a good, clean, standard Porter. Digging it.

 

Awesome post. FWIW I’m right there with you, on these beers. I almost feel to call it dry hopped prima is misleading as I don’t think it shares much in common. I do think dry hopped prima is also a great beer though. I just cracked a monster from you, sipping now will post and review within the hour.

PS…I already bought another six of prima between me you and mrs that first one was gone.

 

Funny @jonphisher set this up on a tee for you, since he was the OG of the side-by-side thread. Well done by both of you. This year's thread hasn't had a whole lot of activity recently, unfortunately, *cough* including by the originator *cough* *cough*

 

#2, also from @jonphisher, this is my first beer from these guys. I am ecstatic that I have more from them to try in my beer fridge!





4.09/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by ovaltine from Indiana

Pours a mahogany brown, fairly cloudy, with a substantial light tan head. The nose has lots of wheat bread notes and some smoke. Very nice.

That wheat bread is forward on the taste, and is delicious, complemented by a little cocoa flavor and a nice smoky flavor at the back of the palate. The mouthfeel is nicely crisp, and a bit creamy.

What a pleasure it is to drink this beer. Very well done by this “new to me” brewery.

 

Austin Street Neverender DIPA
I remember going here when they were newborn on Industrial Drive. My bro and I were at Allagash and Foundation and a little garage door around back a a small barrel system. We were blown away by a 3 to 4% session IPA after drinking all those mac daddies on the street. Theyve come a long way.
Pouring a hazy but not turbid yellow with a nice white lasting head. Nice spots of lacing as well.
Smells of cannabis and grapefruit, lemon, and hints of stonefruit.
Taste follows with tea like flavors, lemon/ grapefruit, pine and pith bitterness. Slight astringency- well accepted. Pilsner malt foundation- mild.
Medium body, tiny carb throughout, stern grapefruit pith bitterness, drying finish. Easily drinks for 8%.
Nicely done bitter EC IPA. No fruitbowl bomb. Nice change. Something different. Like it alot.

 

The bruery mash and pb with @Beersnake1. Jammy blackberry, dark fruit, caramel, toffee, bourbon, coconut, brown bread; lt choc, smoke, wood, pb, molasses, yeast earth. Light bitter/tannin spice. Not much pb but a lot of jammy berry. Sweet but not cloying finish. Mild warmth. Standard but not outstanding English style barleywine. 4


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This beer sent via BIF by @ovaltine let’s just say he sent me a lot of beer. Quite of few of those beers were big beers. I find these poor beers are the ones we all sit on as our cellars grow. Well I’m trying to not let that happen so it has been my goal to try and have one each weekend on Sunday night. Tonight’s is a big one, 16.5% barrel aged adjuncted with macadamia, maple syrup and vanilla. This is not some super sweet pastry stout though, see below…

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Slow viscous pouring beer, black as night and head non existent after it settles. Something that seems common in barrel adjuncters.

The nose is big on chocolate reminds me of a mocha, a big hit of barrel in the form of some nice heat and char. Less so but there; some sweetness and an almost peanut butter like smell.

Taste follows suit mocha like chocolate vibes, huge barrel presence. The back end and aftertaste is where I pick up other notes. Subtle maple note and the same peanut butter like nose I noticed. It is subtle but there, I’m guessing it’s the macadamia coming out in its own way.

Viscous beer, coffee like bitterness, again huge barrel and some heat both on the tongue and sinus canal going down. The carb is just right for a beer like this, enough to know it’s carbonated but still super smooth.

It is fun trying beers like this and I’m glad I get the opportunity to try and expand my palette and notes. Thanks for sending my way Mike, Sunday nights are for sipping…

Have a good week everyone, see you in a weeks time and we can do it all over again.

 

Rainy Daze Hypocrite DIPA at HarmonWhy does Harmon only have two of their own beers on tap?

This is clearly west coast. Clear, light gold, medium head. Smell is pine resin and a little honeysuckle.

Taste is similar, lots of pine resin bitterness. Some citrus. Medium floral sweetness.

Mouthfeel is medium and smooth. Scratches that WC itch.

 

The beers from them are great but i knocked every one on look as well, I was channeling my inner @BBThunderbolt. Definitely not the prettiest beers but I really enjoyed every other aspect of each one I sent. Hope you enjoy the other two as well.

 

Here’s Glimmen, a smoked Helles from Schilling Beer Co, another lager generously provided by @WunderLlama via NBS BIF #15 (many, many thanks!).



Pours mostly clear darkish gold with a lasting finger of white head and nice lacing. Nose features bread, sweet malt, some grassiness, light smoke. Flavors follow, smoke is very balanced vs what I was expecting based on the label. Good hops presence to round out and keep refreshing. Very clean for a smoked beer, crisp and tasty. Liking Schilling more with each sample.

 

A favorite in this house.
My wife, gauges all other coffee stouts by this one.
Cheers

 

I was actually thinking of one the other day, I honestly haven’t done one since the last time I posted in the 2022 thread, deschutes/tonewood comparison. I will 100% post whenever I do get around to one again. Cheers @cjgiant thanks for keeping it alive.

 

Bruery black Tuesday barrel pour.
Fantastic. A lot less boozy than before I had in bottles. Lots of fudge, toffee, molasses, dark fruit, bourbon, lt smoke/char, yeast earth. Lt hop/char bitter, spicy oak. Warming finish. Creamy/silky full body. Lingering sticky chalky tannin drying. Dangerous sipper. 4.25


Cheers

 

I thought Harmon closed.