New Beer Weekend #139

Great backstory
Thanks for sharing
Cheers

 

Galician Leprechuan

 

Another triple cross post! Toppling Goliaths Pseudo Sue

4.03/5

16oz canned on 1/12/23

On the pour a finger of white foamy head was present that over a few minutes became rocky and more foamy but settled out only losing half it's height. Good retention. Body is hazy like pineapple juice, but darker like orange. Leaves some decent lacing.

Aroma is basically your modern IPA, big citrus with some pineapple and mango. I'm going to call Citra POG from now on, I swear.

Taste is surprisingly smooth with low bitterness, and all the hop flavor. Tastes of floral and herbal pineapple and mango with a hint of lemon, but not tart. Some light malt shows itself in the background but it isn't prominent. A slight resinous note pops up in the finish.

Feel is full and smooth, but quite dry. Medium finish. Feel matches ABV. There may be oats in the mashbill, but I wouldn't put money on it.

Overall this feels like the predecessor to the NEIPA. Big hop flavor with less focus on malt. It is good, and it is very drinkable, but not my favorite beer ever personally.

 

Thanks, every now and then I try to write a cohesive few paragraphs. Of course, it is only to ever talk about beer

 

This is when beer review becomes poetic. Funny line but gives a clear impression of where the beer stands

 

Howdy denizens of NBS!
Cheers and well met.
So Frank started me on a personal quest to find all the black Pilsners, preferably Czech ones, and try them.
They are still not as common as I would like but my last trip to my favorite bottle shop was productive in finding 4 different ones.
This is the first of them.

Poured cola black-brown with those reddish tints. A proud bone white head stood 2” in my Pils glass.
The aroma is lost on my nose currently, hopefully my sense of smell will return someday.
The taste, well I bought it because I thought it was a black Pils and it called itself that. But as it is listed as a Schwarzbier and not a Pils I will go that route.
The style has precious little taste requirements beyond balance and this is a little more malt heavy than hops so balance isn’t met. The taste itself though, full of chocolate and dark bread and medium roast malt. The hops are present only in the sense that they keep the flavor in check.
The feel is excellent, this is way too easy to slam.
OA, black Pils or Schwarzbier, I don’t care. I could drink another one right now.
Cheers all!

 

One more newbie for today and unfortunately have to keep it brief. In the middle of making dinner.
Straight from Providence RI the fantastic brewery Longlive.
One Ton DDH DIPA
Juicy orange the king here with excellent soft mouth feel.
Ever in RI do yourself a favor and stop into this boutique brewery.
Cheers!

 

Cheers to @hopley for this Equilibrium Brewery dHOP47 DIPA, 8.5% ABV; 4.27 overall


Pours a very hazed gold with 2+ fingers of eggshell colored head. Sheets of lacing & good head retention

S: Tropical & citrus fruits, they persist from beginning to end

T: Green melon, tangerine, lime, a little grassyness & passion fruit, plus dryness up front. Grapefruit surfaces as this warms up, more lime, a touch of pomelo as well, plus some acidity. Finishes juicy with grapefruit & lime, plus a little dryness

MF: Medium body, fairly subdued carbonation, good balance, some citric acidity on the tongue

Easy drinker, pretty juicy, I like these a little sweeter, but would be in my rotation if available here

 

What kind of fish are you using?

 

Wouldn't disagree!

 

Local wild caught cod.

 

Great information!

 

The more you know… I really hope to return one day when the kids are all grown and we can really travel proper again.

 

Another one-and-done for me today, my friend @WunderLlama reviewed this yesterday, so I had to join him this NBW weekend, especially since it’s so fresh and from the Haze King.





4.6/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a viscous burnt orange color with a creamy white head that literally paints the glass. Absolutely lovely hazy. The nose is filled with dank tangerine and grapefruit rind and some peach notes. Wow.

The taste is rife with the tangerine and grapefruit rind flavors, but I really digging the pronounced peach flavor and that nice little dollop of sweet oats at the back of the palate that is delicious and so balanced that you get no sense that you’re drinking an 8% ABV NEDIPA. World class stuff, IMHO.

The mouthfeel is well carbed, juicy, and on the softer side. If you’re a hazy fan, Tree House is the standard you should seek, IMHO.

 

My St. Patrick’s day beer, since I didn’t get to drink it then. Can’t believe I never rated this one.

Poured stout black into my pub pint glass and sported a 2” light brown head which left sheets of lacing all the way down.
Still not getting aromas. Stupid Covid.
The taste is all they describe- hefty malt bill and copious amounts of balancing hops for a typical Guinness edge.
Feel is almost creamy even though it’s not nitro or anything other than the 12 ounce bottle.
A little higher ABV than the original but for the additional flavor it is definitely worth it.

I think this will be my last one today, I have some shelving to install and using a level when inebriated isn’t a good idea. At least when you are also using power tools simultaneously.
Cheers all!