New Beer Weekend #141

It's been a long morning of trying to clear my driveway, got about 6" of heavy snow. Almost finished but my trusty shovel gave up the ghost.


So to mourn my shovel and wait for the snow to melt, let's have a 3 Floyds Zombie Ice:

Appearance: Clear gold, big head.

Smell: Strong piney and citrus aroma.

Taste: Nice bitterness kick up front, balanced by sweetened grapefruit and then more bitterness. Medium bodied, nice bitter finish.

Overall: A good ol' bitter bomb of a double IPA/double pale ale. I suppose after so many years of breweries aiming for more fruit and softness in their IPAs it stands out from the crowd. Old school tastiness.

 

Poured into a 20 tulip glass canned on 3/29/23. Pours a very attractive hazy yellow with a finger sticky white head that leaves thin streaks of lace, with excellent retention. 4.75

Aroma is huge fresh tangerine, guava, papaya, mango, and apricot. 4.75

Taste follows tangerine, guava, papaya, mango, and apricot. 5

Mouthfeel is big, soft gentle almost creamy carbonation, not sticky or dry, and at 8.9% huge flavor but easy drinking. 5

Overall Jumbo Treat is a treat indeed. I am pretty dazzled with this one. 4.75

 

Congrats!

 

Usual Saturday stuff accomplished. Recycle run, pick up groceries, walk dogs.
My wife thought it was time to start some lighter beers. She came home with a Four Peaks variety pack. This peach ale isn't bad.
The beer is a clear gold color with a small white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of sweet fruit and flowers, on the light side.
Sweet peach taste, more noticeable.
Light bodied, refreshing.

 

Next up is a beer from @Haze. This is Fancy Sauce, an "Imperial stout conditioned on maple, bacon, graham cracker, cocoa nibs and marshmallows" from aslin beer co.

Reddish brown on the pour, settling into a deep, deep brown in the glass. Beautiful, active tan colored head with excellent retention. Aroma is quite robust, with maple the dominant smell from afar. Closer inspection still leans heavy on the maple, but adds in some alcohol notes and what I can only assume is the marshmallow.

Taste is also maple heavy, with hints of chocolate and roasted malts. I'm not getting the graham cracker or bacon. Thankfully I like maple, as it is definitely the Grand Marshall of this parade. Feel is nice and thick, with pleasant alcohol warming.

At 10%, I'll likely be enjoying this one for the next hour or two.

 

Evening Coffee
6.7 % American porter by Little Log Cabin

Poured from pint can shipped from the brewery, the body is a dark brown with a small light tan head that quickly dissipated. Good lacing throughout the tasting.

Aroma is a pleasant mix of malt and light coffee. Agitating the beer in glass renews the nose and adds a bit of hoppiness.

Taste follow nose as malt is the equal of the coffee flavor. This porter is true to style with a coffee flavor, not a mere coffee bomb. The vanilla beans take the edge off and lactose balances the bit of hoppiness that rises mid-swallow.

Good carbonation and the mouthfeel is nice: soft and luxurious.

An easy drinking porter that hits all the buttons for me.

 

Daily serving raspberry and passion fruit by trillium




4.31/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Canned 2.14, opened 4.1, poured into a pretentious beer glass

Brewers notes: Berliner Weisse with Raspberry & Passion Fruit - 4% abv** Presenting a blush, orangey-pink, Daily Serving: Raspberry & Passion Fruit's aroma is mouth-watering as soon as the can is cracked. Deep, juicy red berry, bright, pungent passion fruit, and an underlying jammy character entice each sip. Soft, well-rounded, and medium-bodied, this unique fruit combination plays really well on top of our Daily Serving base.

Hazy raspberry jam, streams of microcarbonation in the murkiness, fizzy rose colored cup quickly fades

Aroma is raspberry, raspberry jam, raspberry sweet tarts

Taste is initially raspberry but instantly changes to passion fruit, sweet tart,

Mouthfeel is like a raspberry passion fruit smoothie , juicy, mouth watering ,

Good beer, enjoying the red

 

Goose Island Fill Me Up Buttercup Stout, 6.4% ABV. Pours black with a 4-finger light-brown head that left great foamy lacing. Nose is slight peanut butter and chocolate. Taste follows, slightly sweet, lightly bitter, with not a lot of add-junk flavor. Excellent mouthfeel, overall very good. Not a pastry stout. Inoffensive.

3.94/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

 

Happy 10th Anniversary @FBarber ! Have a great weekend and let's be careful out there!

Thanks for kicking things off today with your classic beer @AzfromOz !

Also, we are currently celebrating the March Beer Madness Championship Game. If you like / love North Coast Old Rasputin or Bell's Two Hearted, this weekend is your chance to register your vote via picture of either you are enjoying as we crown the First Annual March Beer Madness Champion after a fun three weeks of comradery and world class beers!

https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...me-postgame-awards-discussion-april-3.672209/

My selection today is from one of the 68 beers which qualified for the tournament, but was knocked out before the weekend I wished to review. I believe I may have had this before, but I cannot find a review like I have for Delirium Argentum and Red. Also rare time I actually have the correct branded glass ware, no doubt comped for buying the two other Deliriums noted above!

Huyghe Delirium Tremens



Can Notes: 16.9 oz (50 cl) can, purchased refrigerated for $6.00 from Beer on the Wall on 3/15/23. Canned 6/2/22 @ 14:27 (Can code L2153)). Belgian Ale, 8.5% ABV. Brewed by Family Brewery Huyghe, 9090 Melle, Belgium. Imported by BBL, Inc., Frederick, Maryland. Serving Temperature 41-45 F. Belgian Family Breweries. Brouwerij Brasserie Huyghe Anno 1654. Elected as best beer in the world!

Appearance: Two separate half can pours into the 25 cl fill line within the Delirium Tremens branded snifter. Crystal clear yellow blonde base, generous flowing carbonation, very generous white creamy head leaves substantial lacing and a rich creamy cover over the base. Looks delicious. 4.75

Aroma: Clove yeast leads and is bold and enticing. Banana and apple are what I get, and the whole is well blended. 4.5

Taste: Consistent with the aroma, though with the added pleasure of spicey pepper and honey to complement the primary banana flavor and subdued apple and pear. Really enjoying. 4.75

Mouthfeel: Alcohol is strong, effects felt about 1/4 of the way in. That said, it is well incorporated with the taste profile, which is very balanced, the strong flavors work well together. Slightly dry, balanced in terms of taste sweetness tempered by a strong hops presence, clean finish. 4.5

Overall: This can is 10 months old, but has really held up well over time. The flavors are bold, strong and wonderful, everything comes together well. This is my favorite Delirium among the three I've tried, and one I must keep on the lookout for future purchases. Would really love to try this on draft as well. Superb, World Class offering by Huyghe! 4.75

Now I regret not rating / entering prior to NBW/NBS, this beer deserved to advance. I usually keep my suspected favorite of the two new to me beers on hold for Sunday. Allagash has it's work cut out for them to match this tomorrow, but I know Allagash has it in them to deliver!