New Beer Weekend #97

This brew is okay but Surly has much much better offers. Cheers!
Surly Logic Bomb Pale Ale 5.5% ABV
3.69/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
12oz can canned 4/11/22 into a pint glass.
L: Pours a chill hazed straw gold, well carbonated w/a 1" off white soapy head. Good retention, some thick sticky lacing. Well carb'd until end of pint.
S: Fruity Pebbles kids cereal, berries, citrus, orange, pineapple, lightly bready, "spicy hops", very light alcohol as the beer warms.
T: Orange, green apple, pineapple, a hint of lemon bread, lemon rind, lightly floral. Gentle bitterness lingers. Citrus rind holds the key to the bitterness. Malts are somewhat in the back seat.
F: A fairly bright, juicy, med-bodied mouth feel w/a med-long moderately drying finish. There's a slight grainy grit at the very end. Overall it is smooth.
O: A fruity tasting wet pale ale that is more hop forward and crisp. It has a lightly sharp and bright feel overall w/plenty of citrus to back it up. Big taste but somewhat light in body. Easy drinking and very good in it's style.

 

Deschutes BA Peanut Butter Obsidian Stout, 9.7% ABV; 3.76 overall

Pours a very effervescent Chestnut hued mahogany with a pinky of fluffy tan colored head, No head retention or lacing

S: Peanuts, vanilla

T: Peanuts, a little smokeyness & roastyness, plus dryness up front, a touch of raw barrel as well. Barrel, a little booze heat, peanuts & a little smokeyness, Finishes dry with. boozeyness & a little peanut flavor

MF: Medium body, Pretty firm carbonation

Fun take on a peanut beer, but not all that

 

Have a good Sunday funday. I was up watching TV til 8am then I slept to 3pm. Can't believe I've never seen buck rogers before. It's like disco crossed with star wars in a good way.

We are at ocean isle fish Co. Another diamond in the rough. No indoor seating with the wait list. We sat outside at the tiki bar.


Edward teach pistol proof. Very nice German pils. Aromas and flavors of lemon, cracker, bread dough, wood, peppercorn, herbal, floral, grass, and light toast. Muted Aromas are a bit yeasty. Lt med pine, herbal, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Med high carb, lt med body, crisp clean refreshing finish. Balanced bready grainy sticky mouthfeel. Lt resins and lingering dryness. No astringency. Very clean lager flavors. Spot on style. 3.88






Cheers

 

Heigh-ho NBW friends. A lot of gardening was done today. Mix of fun and aggravation, but we got a ton done. Good thing as we are a bit behind on much of it. Smoked a pork shoulder overnight into the afternoon, and it came out nicely. Peach nectar and Carolina vinegar sauce injection, pretty simple sweet rub, and the straight NC sauce for the table.

So tonight's victim I think might be me. In fairness, since there's no date on the can I do not know how old this beer is...



Aeronaut Passionfruit Velvet Oblivion. It is proclaimed by the brewery to be a treat of passionfruit and blood orange in a milkshake IPA - an extravagant concoction...sumptuous tropical fruit taking center stage, subtle hop character.

I was wondering where the milkshake part was on the pour, and evidently it was lurking in the bottom third or less of the can. I think the pictures shows the cloud rolling down, but maybe not the chunky bits. The head was nice, but the glop from the last of the pour created a yellow spot...hmmm...Mr. Zappa said watch out where the huskies go... Basically I think this is an ugly looking beer.

The smell isn't bad. The passionfruit and blood orange are definitely present, but it essentially ends there. One dimensional - well, I guess two...

The taste is essentially carbonated fruit juice. I am a fan of passionfruit liquer - maracuja sno cones were a favorite when I played in Portuguese bands. But it isn't working with the blood orange - there's a clash going on that is bordering on the unpleasant. There is no malt to speak of, but a touch of vanilla sweetness that actually helps a little. I think the description by the brewery is quite misleading.

The feel is slightly to the medium side of things, but not as silky and smooth as others I have had in this style.

Overall, not a beer I need to revisit. The only caveat is no canning date, but I don't see anything age related in what I see, smell, and taste. Aeronaut seems to get pretty good reviews overall, so maybe this isn't their best work - I hope for them that it is far from their best effort. Struggling to be nice and find a reason for this to be above a 3, but my supply of nice must be equal to George Nada's bubble gum stash. I think this beer is a decisively below average example, I do not believe it is age-related, and the misrepresentation in the description is at the least annoying.

Ya win some, ya lose some...

 

Back from my brothers house where we all got together for grilled food and my nephew's third birthday. A great time, but now I'm exhausted, the house is finally quite so it is finally time for a closer.

This one from @ovaltine sent to me in the current BIF 15, it is a beer I've heard of and knew of for a long time but never tried, until now, this one is from 2020 according to the can. Tonights Sunday Night Sipper...

Revolution - Straight Jacket



Pours a leathery brown with really nice hints of red, especially when held to light. Crystal clear, nice off white creamy head to start, settles to a ring and cirrus clouds of thin thin off white in the middle.

Smell is beautiful, caramelized sugars, leather, oak and bourbon, even picking up some coconut I sometimes get from bourbon; maybe even a little bit of red apple skin. You can smell its high ABV but not in a boozy or ethanol type of way.

Taste just as pleasant as the nose, and perfectly balanced. I get the same caramelized sugar with the red apple skin; followed up by leathery bourbon and oak; I remember always saying Jack Daniels had a leather quality to it, that is what this beer gives off to me. The sweetness is just the perfect amount and melds so well with all the flavors.

Big body but insanely smooth; it has a really creamy soft carbonation to it. There is no heat other than a super slow building warmth in the back of the throat. There in interesting little tannin bite that I get in the back of my throat as the sip goes down.

I can see why this beer gets so much talk...it is very easy to enjoy and sip on; it is complex yet simple and so smooth. A pleasure to have tried this one, thanks Mike.

 

Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass, pours pitch black with a 2 finger sticky mocha head that leaves little bubbles of lace with nice retention. 4.25

Aroma is heath bar, toasted coconut, vanilla bean, and cacao nibs. 4.25

Taste follows Heath bar, toasted coconut, vanilla, and cacao nibs. 4.25

Mouthfeel is above average, gentle carbonation, not sticky or dry, and at 10.0% it goes very easy. 4

Overall slightly less carbonation than I prefer and maybe a little thinner than I prefer, but still a nice stout. 4.25

 

Since tomorrow is a day off, I think another new beer review is in order. Prairie Artisan Ale's Double Vanilla Noir. I purchased this bottle locally several months ago and have been waiting for a good time to enjoy it.

Poured at 61° into a stemless stout glass. It pours a dark mahogany/walnut color. The frothy, toffee colored cap fizzled away quickly. It smells of dark chocolate, freshly-brewed coffee, vanilla beans, molasses, nutty char, and bourbon. The primary flavors are vanilla and bourbon although the dark chocolate is ever-present in the background. While the coffee adds acidity and there is also bitter char, the overall taste is on the sweet side. However, it doesn't drink like it's gimmicky or adjunct-laden. The flavors work well together. You can taste the alcohol heat. It's mouth feel is rather thin for a high gravity stout. You can definitely feel the 13.4% ABV. Sip it slowly and let it warm. Overall, while not quite at the level of Prairie's finest stouts, Double Vanilla is a treat and is well worth seeking out.

4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend. Cheers!

 

Shucks!


5.5% English stout with Maine oysters by Noble Beast Brewing Company and Bookhouse Brewing.

The stout pours black as night. Small head that quickly dwindles to a small ring at the glass edge. Carbonation is modest, but mouthfeel is solid.

I didn’t read up on this beer despite it being brewed at a local brewery that I like. The nose made me double take. A Rauchbier? No, it’s a stout but the smoke dominates the aroma. Also present is a briny smell and charred barley. That reads stranger than it smells.

Taste is more along the lines of an English style stout: malty char fuels the flavor and only a wee bit of bitterness at finish. Once you’ve smelled the oysters and shells, then the taste shows. The smoke brings everything together.

An interesting beer that has converted me into a believer.

 

Himmelstor by Schilling - kellerpils

4.04/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4




Can poured into a Nordic Ipa glass

Brewers Notes: Brewed in collaboration with our friends at the historic Eggenberg Brewery in Austria. Unfiltered golden hue with a crackery malt character. Sourdough and lemon zest mixed with a classic floral herbaceousness derived from hops brought over by the Eggenberg team from the Mühlviertel region of Austria.

Clear golden liquid , active microcarbonation streams, capped by a soapy white one finger foam cap , settles to a layer with spotty lacings

Aroma is malts, hint of lemon

Taste is crackery , sourdough bread, hint of lemon ,

Mouthfeel is quenching, refreshing, semi dry finish, gentle hop nibble

Good beer

 

Good evening NBW
I was gifted a four pack today that I would not have bought myself, so let's check it out.

Toppling Goliath Citroid DIPA
16oz canned 4/29/22 poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at fridge temp 7.8% ABV. The beer pours opaque orange amber with copious floaties. Sticky khaki head lingers and leaves rings around the glass. The aroma is candied orange. The taste is semisweet orange juice with a tropical finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Slightly astringent. Overall, good.

Cheers all!

 

Wow, you got to drink the whole bottle, you got the best of the three I once had. The other ones definitely were messy, but still tasty.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Now Founders needs to brew some more as I need to restock.

 

Got back to the hotel around 9pm. The "old man and the sea" burger was outstanding. It has fresh caught fried shrimp on the burger. I did listen to the Hemingway short story this year. American Pie is on the Starz channel.


Sweetwater 420 Imperial IPA. Best before 9/22/22. Great head retention and lacing. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, cannabis, peppercorn, pine, caramel, cracker, toast, roast, biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium full body; balanced creamy/bready malts, sticky hops, and some resins/rinds in the mouthfeel. Long drying finish with no cloying/astringency. Increasing warmth of 9.1% after the finish. Very drinkable for the abv, darker/roastier than expected on malts, so pretty unique contrast with the hops. Lots of dank and earthy character from Centennial, Cascade, Columbus, Mosaic, Sultana hops. A unique but well made east coast style DIPA. 3.9


Cheers

 

Breakside - Wanderjack. Many of my PNW folks have raved about this. Finally, I know why.

16oz can served in a tulip. Dated 05/10/22. Bought it at Chuck's Hop Shop Central District last night.

Pours clear dark gold with a smallish head and plenty of carbonation. Smell is very nice -- pine and grapefruit are the loudest notes, but there's a little bit of a tropical vibe in there, too.

Taste is a very nice balance of honey and fruit juice sweetness with strong pine resin bitterness kick.

Mouthfeel is in between medium and light, very smooth, a bit of a dryness in the finish. Overall...this is really good, definitely one of those beers you could drink pint after pint and be surprised with how good each one tasted.

 

Greetings all from the great northwest where we are cool and cloudy.

And a reflective Memorial Day to all.

Today we have New Whirled Order IPA from Ridgefield Brewing.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/60803/543549/

A drinkable fruity IPA.

Until next time