New Beer Weekend #148

#2 is also from @Roguer, and it’s a stout featuring peanut butter.

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3.86/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark cola color and settles as nearly black in the glass with a dark tan head that is substantial on the pour and then evaporates faster than I’ve ever seen the head on a beer evaporate - it literally looked like a magic trick.

The nose is thick with peanut butter and milk chocolate plus a smidge of roasty char, and those notes crossover to the taste, with the peanut butter flavor very nice.

The mouthfeel is where this beer misses the mark a bit - it’s a little watery, where a fuller, creamier mouthfeel would substantially elevate this beer, IMHO.

 

@jonphisher, I wanted to pay tribute to our host, @GrumpyGas, so I was deciding from a selection of beers he gave me. It came down to the beer you just reviewed and this one. I selected this one. Because of the can. I am glad I did. Church Street Brewing and Art History Brewing Rock of Ages Steinbier. A favorite style of mine. It features a gorgeous copper color with a light off-white foamy top. Beautiful carbonation rising towards destiny. The smell is sweet brown bread. Lemon zest. Light tropical fruit. The flavor is spicy and sweet buttered brown toast. Brown sugar and cinnamon. Lemon and caramel. The mouthfeel is bready, full, thick, and smooth, with medium carbonation. Overall, this is a spectacular beer. Super delicious.

 

That is a beautiful beer…and apparently a delicious one too. I hope you enjoy that dark lager as much as I did when you try it

 

Ommegang watermelon kolsch
....cloudy gold ,orange appearance
....medium light carbonation with a just below average body.
....aroma is malty,bread,plenty of watermelon fruit and rind.
....taste has the malt and bread but the watermelon flesh and rind is the most prominent flavor.
....overall a really nice beer that is one of the better watermelon beers I've had

 

@russpowell might very well be a clandestine national distributor of BDCS.

 

Trying my best

 

Boulevard whiskey barrel stout.
...solid black appearance with an almost non existent head.
....light carbonation with an above average body, has a thick, creamy feel.overall an excellent feel.
....aroma is alcohol, wood,whiskey, malt and dark fruit.
....taste is boozy, malty sweet,,despite malt a touch dry. Wood,and whiskey.
....overall its a really well made, flavorful, definitely worth a try

 

They need to throw you a case or three gratis for all the Ozark marketing you do.

 

Boulevard has skills. That one is a favorite. It took a hiatus around here, but we just starting getting it again.

 

I wish I could post a pic but my host (Imgur) states that they are over capacity.
Picked this up today and I have been trying pretty much every Pilsner I can. I prefer more malty ones so not sure why I got a German Pilsner. Mox nix.
Poured yellow amber, truly transparent and the tall head was white as paper.
The aroma lost on my nose. Stupid Covid.
The taste is potent Noble hops with all that comes with them. Grassy and herbal. The malts play second fiddle with very slight biscuit flavors.
The feel is carbonated thin, not thick, not watery. Quite good.
Cheers all!

 

Cool that USPS didn’t give any grief…just re-bagged and sent what was left of the box.

 

Word!

 

Lost Forty Tropical Confusion IPA, 6.2% ABV; 4.18 overall

Pours a hazed orange with one finger of eggshell colored head. Above average head retention & lacing

S: Tons of citrus, fades a little down the stretch

T: Sweet & tart citrus, some dryness & a little green melon up front. I get some lime as this beer warms up, along with orange sweet tart, plus dryness. Finishes a little with more sweet than tart Tangerine

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation, nice balance

If this was a good as the initial nose, this would be up there; still very crushable

 

Must be regional, I am on

 

Unless my memory sucks, no. A very good chance it might've been @jvgoor3786

 

Good to see it's holding up

 

Newburgh is a cool brewery for multiple reasons. I had the pleasure of enjoying some beers with Chris a few times in the five years after he opened, and he is quite proud of his cream ale and brown ale, both of which I think are excellent, but he isn't afraid to go wayyyy out on a limb too, sometimes with excellent results, occasionally.... The building is old, Washington had his HQ for a year and a half a few blocks away, and the bldg. is built old school industrial. They took out some of the huge lumber used when they expanded the lower sections into a brew and barrel area, and made them into the furniture you see in the upper, huge tap room. I got to see the lowest area when we did a mini tasting down there, so cool like going back in time. Such a nice spot, too, right on the Hudson.

Yeah, I'm a homer, but folks too often overlook Newburgh when they come to visit and put breweries on the list of activities, and they deserve a visit for sure.

 

Nice to hear some history and background about the brewery

 

After a nice break running around for the wife's bday weekend shopping, eating etc. Back home with kids winding down and time for a beer.

Thanks @XsoldoutX!

Sly Fox - Pikeland Pils



Best by 9.7.23

Poured at fridge temp into a willi glass.

Pours bright gold with a soapy white and loose head. 3.75

Punchy and juicy bitter hop aroma. 3.75

Just clean malt and slightly bitter herbaceous hops. 3.5

Light body, very refreshing and quenching, almost juicy filling quality to it. 3.75

Overall a simple and enjoyable summer 'working' beer if I had to classify it in a nutshell! 3.75