New Beer Weekend #144

First up today for me is this great imperial stout with coconut from @Highbrow. This is Blammo from Cellarmaker. Love the label art!



Pours a deep, thick, dark brown/black with a decent head that slowly dissipates to thin ring. No lacing to speak of.

The nose is a delightful blend of milk chocolate and coconut. There is some roasted grain as well and a difficult to place slightly spicy note too.

Taste is similarly coconut and sweet milk chocolate primarily. The coconut has a toasted character. The spice on the nose is not present on the tongue.

The body is thick and full. Slightly oily. Not syrupy. Very good.

This is a top tier coconut stout that I’d gladly have again and am thankful to have tried. Thanks Titus!

 

Bottled my 2nd batch of home brewed beer and thought I'd celebrate, I chose from the beer fridge Old Irving's Peace Treaty, an Imperial Stout brewed in collaboration with Forbidden Roots, both from Chicago.

2.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Thick, oily looking black pour, small khaki head, zip in the lacing department. Snot factory says peanut shells and chocolate as do the taste buds. Thick'n chewy texture. Other than the taste and smell, this would have been pretty good. Label says brewed and canned by Old Irving in collaboration with Forbidden Root.

...being old, I looked up the word "collaboration", much to my surprise it didn't include "screwed up by".....

 

A confusingly similar concept to something I forgot from yesterday by burial




4.22/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On draft at burial midtown Charlotte

All that was left were the pictures I cast among my memories. Carefully redrawn. Unamicably resolved. Layered into my way of being. And beset upon my tomorrow as if they were never today. Mashed with oats and candi sugar. Double dry-hopped with hand-selected Mosaic, Idaho Gem, and El Dorado.

Dipa, mosaic , Idaho gem and eldorado hops ., 8.5% abv

Pale hazy orange, one finger foam , clingy lacings , settles to a ring

Aroma is grapefruit citrus

Taste is grapefruit but finishes on a sweet note

Smooth



Good beer

 

3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Packaged on 4/10/23 - enjoyed on 4/22/23 - poured from a 12oz can into my Radeberger pokal.

Nearly clear, very pale lemon chiffon liquid with an active, even finger of bubbles up top. Mediocre retention; faintly soapy lacing.

Faint floral/citrus in the nose as well as clean lager notes.

Crisp palate entry with a low but distinct jasmine rice note and hints of marmalade, honeydew, and white grapes. Moderate bitterness, faintly fruity/earthy, but clean. Very faintly tart ("yuzu" indeed!), dry, refreshing finish.

Light bodied with gentle carbonation and restrained alcohol.

More than the sum of its parts, and quite enjoyable with lunch on a hot day, but I do prefer the toasted/puffed rice flavors on offer from something like Harland's rice lager.

 

Take me out to the ball game...this ones for you @FBarber



I didn't plan to have a new beer on this fun filled today because we were too damn busy, that is until my father in law slapped the beer below into my hand...Went to the Phillies game with the kids, our in laws and my brother in laws family also met us there; such an amazingly fun experience. It was our youngest's first and our oldest's second, but first that he will remember. I quickly jotted down my thoughts on this beer as I drank it; I think this beer's enjoyment was enhanced by how it came to me and just the great feelings all of us had.

Right before said beer was slapped into my hand…too much fun…



Beer…



Look…NA

Nice pop to the nose; cracker and grain first and foremost, touch a bright and light honey, mild yellow citrus; as it warms the sweetness becomes more dominant, maybe even too much so.

Taste is cracker like, sweet, little grassy, lemony citrus; the combination of sweet and lemon is refreshing and well balanced; sweetness is appropriate and not over the top when at proper temperature.

Light body; quite crisp and bright; a medium nicely placed bitterness on the finish, light sweetness that finishes mostly dry but it does linger a little on the palette.

This beer was quite tasty, would gladly revisit in the future if I was willing to pay stadium prices. Thanks Opa for the surprise beer!!

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Now we anxiously watch game 3 around 7 o'clock while I catch up during intermission...cheers everyone and go leafs go…

 

Quickly stopping by after a 3-putt on the last to share this one.

Sierra Nevada - Summerfest



Honestly there’s not much to be said, I’m a convert. This is an incredible pint at a great price (I paid 16.99 for the 12er).

Great clarity. Sudsy head. Sweet earthy nose with sharp carbonation on the palate.

Full bodied. Malt meets earthy hops. The Czech liveliness and spicy, peppery body is quite something.

Finish is earthy and clean. Begs for another sip.

4.3/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Cheers!

 

Poured into a 16 Nordic pint glass canned 3/31/23. Pours cloudy orange yellow with a solid finger sticky white head that leaves thick streaks with excellent retention. 4.25

Aroma coconut, mango, vanilla, peach, and guava. Unusual but pleasant. 4.5

Taste follows coconut, mango, peach, guava, and vanilla finishes and not over the top. 4.5

Mouthfeel is pretty big, soft carbonation, not dry or sticky, and at 8.2% it goes down very easy once you get used to it. 4.5

Overall this a really interesting beer and for me it worked very well. I would give it a shot. 4.5 I still have plenty more.

 

Hello, NBW friends. My beers (and glassware) tonight are tied to NBW BIFers, with a special nod on beer #2 to @cavedave.

When I first started to participate in this thread back in 2015, Dave and Marie (utopiajane) were running things, and to be honest, I was a bit intimidated because it was apparent that the group that participated in this thread was tight and (from what I discerned) they took this beer review thingie very seriously and my beer review skills were (and still are) ….. rudimentary.

They couldn’t have been more accepting of the newbie that I was, and today after 8 years, this is still my favorite recurring thread on the site. That’s a direct credit to Dave and the graciousness which he led this thread with all those years ago.

My first beer is from my friend @Roguer and is from the porch smashing he perpetrated on me courtesy of NBS BIF #17. When he strikes, he strikes bigly. What a magnificent beer nerd he is.

PS: the glassware is courtesy of @beerloserLI and a long ago NBS BIFer. It’s a favorite of mine for multiple beer styles.

Now how about a beer?





4.33/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy, almost turbid peach color with a creamy white head that I immediately associate with Tree House hop bombs. Beautiful beer. The nose is dank and features peaches, guava, pineapple, and tangerine. No sign of the coconut.

This drinks REALLY juicy, with ripe peaches, the guava, some pineapple, a bit of tangy, and maybe a smidge of coconut. It’s like a tropical juice box for grownups - and no site of alcohol in this 8% ABV beer. That’s almost felonious.

The mouthfeel is a bit watery, but not distractingly so. This is an easy drinking juice bomb that should come with a warning label, because it could definitely smack you if you plowed through two or three pints, which would be very easy to do given the drinkability.

 

Will this be around for awhile? I'll be passing through WI around May 20. Thanks!

 

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23222/113674/



16 ounce can packaged on 03/22/23.
One month old.

Moderate to vigorous pour yields a 5/4 inch slightly off-white head over a hazy golden body with sticky lacing.

Nose of citrus, tropical fruit, and sweet citrus with a hint of pine.

Taste follows nose very closely with flavors almost off the Richter!
Finish is orange peel and slight pine bitterness.

Nice feel with carbonation above average for the style.

Overall, glad to have finally tried this as it just reached distribution status here in Vermont!

Cheers!!

 

I plan to make this my Phillies summer, I had no idea the pitch clock was a thing and man did it speed up the game. I was shocked at how much of a difference it made; I'm not sure how others feel but I like it.

 

Aiii doan know whad yer tarking abouauoughhtgh...

 

Happy Saturday afternoon, all you beer drinkers and hell raisers. It's overcast but dry here in Beaverton, and the temperature is above 60. So here I am on the patio with Mrs. vurt, enjoying some beers and surveying our goober domain.


(Photographed indoors, enjoyed outdoors)

Varietal Casita Lager
16-ounce can purchased at ABV in Hillsboro, OR. Date stamp reads "BB 10/2023". Poured in a nonic half-pint.

(Note: The label says this has an ABV of 4.5%, as opposed to the 5.5% listed in the beer's BA profile.)

Look:
Body is a slightly hazy pale straw color. Head is snowy white and thin, and quickly shrinks to an uneven skin with a tenacious ring at the edge of the glass. Leaves some lacing behind.

Smell:
Cereal-like, slightly sweet malt. Hint of sulfur. Light hit of grassy hops in the finish.

Taste:
Starts with a real nice toasted malt flavor. Grainy and somewhat cracker-ish through the middle. Not too sweet. Finishes with more bitterness than I was expecting. Clean and refreshing.

Feel: Light-bodied with brisk carbonation. Crisp finish.

Overall:
Sometimes you just want a beer-flavored beer, and you could do a lot worse than this one. Clean, well-made, no off-flavors. The toasty malt flavors and mild hoppy finish lift this one up a notch. I'm glad I tried it.

 

Hoppin' Frog - Sour Raspberry Dark Berliner

16oz can served in a pair of WABL sample glasses. Can appears to be dated "best by" October 06, 2025. Got it from @Ozzylizard in NBS BIF #17.

Pours a murky brown with a slight reddish-amber tint. Some carbonation on the pour, no head at rest. There is a tiny amount of carbonation. Smell is definitely berry / fruity, tart -- not terribly intense.

Taste is raspberry...jam (my mind went through juice then syrup to jam to puree and then back to jam during the ellipsis). It's tart, but more in an unsweetened fruit way than an acidic beer way. I get a tiny hint of the kettle sour flavor, but it's pretty well overpowered by the raspberry flavor.

Mouthfeel is thick and kind of still, a little bit of what I'll call sludge (not meaning it in a negative way). Overall...generally I'm not a fan of kettle sours, but Mr. Lizard has taken it upon himself to try to prove me wrong, and he did a pretty good job here. It reminds me a bit of the "Twice the Daily Serving" beers from Trillium that I've tried via @WunderLlama in previous iterations of the same BIF, which I also liked.

 

I rarely post in this thread, but felt maybe a contribution can help someone decide on trying this new Odell beer. Since I found Odell's Mountain Standard to be a good hazy IPA, I had to try the Imperial version.

Odell Mountain Standard Imperial Hazy IPA. 9% abv single with a 7/30/23 exp date

L- 3.75
Orange hazy liquid at about 70% transparency with a small, floppy off white cap.

N-3.75
Orange and Apricot dominate the nose, a touch of yeast funk and hop aroma.

T-3.25
Blood orange, some grapefruit and a touch of apricot with a powdery saccharine floral sweetness at first. Reminds me of a dry hop addition similar to Sierra’s Powder Day IPA. Then a fair amount of nondescript hop and alcohol bitterness and dryness keeping things in check.

M-3.25
Mouthfeel is medium in body with a touch of glycerin slickness acting as a counterpoint to the dry hop and alcohol finish. The alcohol is not hidden and is on the verge of being a bit too aggressive. Longer term aftertaste is quite mouth drying.


O-3.25
Quite a departure from my well liked Mountain Standard IPA. Less fresh and juicy with less identifiable hop character. Not as refined and with less hop character than Myrcenary. Kind of like some of the Voodoo hazy strong IPAs, with less varied NE fruit components. I’ve got 2 more cans and am not sure I will be consuming them any time soon. Maybe it will grow on me the next time.

 

Flying Goose Brewing Maibock 8.8%. Poured into a 16 Nordic pint glass not sure when it was canned but says Spring. Pours a very attractive clear dark orange with a 2 finger sticky off white head that leaves thin lines of lace with excellent retention. 4.75

Aroma is biscuit, caramel, grassy, and brown sugar. 4

Taste follows big bready biscuit start, caramel, grass, and brown sugar. 4

Mouthfeel is above average, not sticky or dry, a good amount of carbonation, and at 8.8% it is malty, a tad sweet, but very easy sipping. 4.25

Overall this is a very nice brew, not a style I normally sip but I will enjoy this four pack just the same. 4

 

Got this awesome beer fro @Ocalafox Parish Brewing Co. Murphy DIPA, 7.6% ABV; 4.34 overall

Pours a very hazed gold with one finger of eggshell colored head. Nice lacing, above average head retention

S: Tons of tropical fruit, some orange notes

T: Guava, tangerine, passion fruit & green melon along with dryness up front, along with some lime. More dryness as this beer warms up, green melon, lime, grapefruit as well. Finishes dry with some pineapple, lime & passion fruit

MF: Medium body, pretty firm carbonation, nice balance, fairly acidic/juicy once warm

Nice Hazy DIPA, almost came together for greatness, pretty good none the less. If it was as good as the nose...