New Beer Weekend #139

Yeah man. A strange brew (for its alleged style) but I liked it overall

 

3f Barbarian haze. I don’t know how it only has an 88 on here. It’s not a hazy juice bomb but it’s a stellar ipa that blends west and east coast styles seamlessly.

 

Watching Marquette /Michigan State Its close one Opened a Hazy Sculpin CO 02/02
Pours a hazy murky golden pineapple color
Smell dank and tropical
Taste melon ,pineapple white grapes oranges
Mouth feel soft with white wine and dank tropical fruit
Good but not one i would want a 6 pack of.

 

Finback's Coconut Drip Stout..........Lots going on here but it melds into a great tasty stout.

 

Big ups to @hopley for this one. Will probably be in my top 10 beers for 2023 I am guessing. Barreled Souls Stay Puft Imp Stout, 15.0% ABV; 4.55 overall

Pours ebony & effervescent with a sliver of caramel colored head. Traces of head retention & lacing

S: Plenty of S'mores, with some barrel, persists throughout the whole bottle

T: Follows he nose, rich chocolate, plenty of barrel, some dark fruits as well along with some woody hops up front. Some marshmallow fights through the Bourbon, as well as plenty of chocolate once this beer is warm. Finishes with warming Bourbon, chocolate & marshmallow

MF: Pretty chewy, low carbonation, pretty warming. Carbonation picks up once warm

If you are going to do this style, Barrel Aged is the only way to go IMHO, everything just tastes more like it should, not forced or artificial. Much to love here

 

Can't really go wrong with Cod. if close to fresh.

 

Please feel free to expand on this

 

Sierra Nevada Atomic Torpedo - I have had this before but since it's a new formula and has moved from a Double to an Imperial (for whatever that is worth ) it's going to count as a new beer.

It went from 8.2% to 9.2% so this is a "biggun" in a 19.2 oz can and I am drinking it very slowly. I'm not too big [pun intended] on DIPAs er excuse me IIPAs these days but I'm always interested in trying an SN beer and I'm curious to see what the change is like since I did enjoy the old formula.

Canned on 01/24. SN beers hold up well and this has been refrigerated so I'm not too concerned about a little age. Pours a dark orange, slightly hazy, nice head, good carbonation. Smell is malts, a bit of hops and some fruit, and just a hint of the alcohol...a very inviting nose. Taste is hoppy-fruity upfront but then the malts kick in and I am getting just a hint of the alcohol here too, but it's not boozy. Good stuff and not drinking like a 9.2% beer. As it warms it gets even more balanced but not too sweet, ends nicely. This is a winner and I prefer this to the previous iteration which I also enjoyed, but this is a little more well-rounded. Budmo!

 

Brazilian fish stew - Moqueca - pics soon.

 

reading our minds..

 

Good evening NBW
I had been looking for this one locally, but it never showed up. Purchased a four pack in Ohio this weekend.

Fat Head's Hippy Sippy
12oz canned 12/15/22 (3 months ago) poured into a Spiegelau stout glass at fridge temp 9.3% ABV and 50 IBU per can. The beer pours pitch black with no light penetration and light brown head. The head recedes to a thin cap and leaves a web of lacing. The aroma is mild with dark cocoa and earthy hops. The taste is bittersweet roasted malt with additional notes of very light smoke, toasted malt and ashy moderate bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium plus bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, good.

Last new beer for me this weekend. Cheers all!

 

Edit: 4.58 overall

 

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