What beer are you drinking now? #3652

Orval.
Cheers

 

Wow, nice pour

 

Clown Shoes Pecan Pie Porter

 

Got my walk in, cleaned the house, beer run complete. Happy to see Half Acres Orin on the shelf, new blue label and a 25% smaller can. Every other guy on the planet is putting his beer in 16oz cans, Half Acre moves them to smaller cans, Bummer, with a capital B.....I'm drinking the "blue can".....

 

"Shrinkflation" sucks!

Humble Forager did the same thing, to their Imperial Pastry Stouts/Porters line up.

 

Recieved one as a gift....couldnt drink it......

I've seen Bruce 22 times over the last 50 years of so, loved every show....every album, and 95% of his songs......one of my favorites.....

 

I'm currently sipping on a fine specimen, courtesy of @JayORear
Ralphius Mocha Latte

 

Another pumpkiny brew.....soon, holiday ales will predominate!

 

Work complete,
Discussing details with
Anna.
Do good
Be well

 

Swiftwater IPA

 

Unsurprisingly that's almost exactly as it went!




Continuing to chip away at the superb seasonal supply...

Cheers everyone!

 

Time for a change.



Cheers

 

Howdy folks! Time to enjoy one of my "Diet" beers from Summit. I see they have a new NA beer on the shelves now. Also picked these Superfriends this morning. The one on the right is rather large. Ooooooo. Scary ghost peppers...Cheers!

 

Wandering Into The Fog - Galaxy
Abomination Brewing Company

 

Hey all, enjoying a wonderful historical beer from Zebulon Artisan Ales, a greater Asheville brewer. This one is an IPA sent to India from England in 1840. Crazily hopped and was naturally inoculated by Brett, this is a wonderfully funky-citrusy-resiny IPA that had 160 IBU's before shipping. Certain large retailers in today's world wishes brewers hopped IPA's this much LOL!
Cheers!
Tom

 

Having a Stone IPA after work - pondering what to make for dinner.

 

You keep getting better and better.at your sketches. A lot of personality in this latest one, nicely done!

 

Good Word Brewing makes one of the best Hefeweizen I've had from Georgia - Isabella. So I decided to do a side by side with Weihenstephaner to seen how it compares. GW checks in at 4.9% ABV vs Weihenstephaner's 5.4%. For what it's worth, Beer & Brewing Magazine just gave Isabella a 93 rating in its most recent issue.

Appearance: GW is a straw yellow, forms a nice frothy head with good retention but still short of Weihenstephaner in visual appeal.

Aroma: Weihenstephaner has a distinct yeasty aroma that is more banana-like with notes of clove mixed in. The GW leans more clove and less banana-like.

Taste: Follows aroma closely. GW exhibits more herbal & spicy notes. Both sport a the expected wheat/grainy flavor. Very little bitterness from either.

Mouthfeel: GW has a little lighter mouthfeel, but far from thin. The Weihenstephaner is nice and pillowy. Both are equally drying. GW has more carbonation on the tongue start to finish.

Winner: GW has about as close to an imported version as I have found around here but Weihenstephaner still comes out slightly ahead. It has just enough yeasty character, visual appeal and balance to all elements that puts it a nose above. GW did a great job with this Hefe though. I'll go back for more. Many of you have seen me write this before, but if you are ever in the Atlanta area, I highly recommend a stop a Good Word Brewing in Duluth. It's out from most of the breweries "inside the perimeter" but probably the best brewery in Georgia.