New Beer Weekend #157

A beautiful day at the lake, with a lot of time on the boat, calls for a beautiful beer. This beer qualifies, IMHO. The brewery (Daredevil) is out of the Indy area, so they’re semi-local, and I’ve only had one other beer from them (Lift Off, their flagship beer and a very nice WCIPA, IMHO), so I’m excited to try this WCDIPA, AKA “ovaltine’s sweet spot.”

Let’s GOOOOOOO!!!!!



4.35/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a slightly unfiltered golden color with a creamy oatmeal colored head that sticks to the glass like a magnet does to steel. Beautiful WCDIPA.

The nose is varied, with orange marmalade, some grapefruit, resiny pine, and a very nice and malty caramalt note. I like where this is heading.

The taste is led by the orange marmalade and grapefruit, and approaches dank, and exceeds delicious when combined with the resiny pine and the caramalt that flirts with biscuity. This is exceptionally well balanced and flavorful, especially as it warms.

The mouthfeel is full and drying, on point for a WCDIPA. I am really looking forward to the rest of the 4-pack, because this is really well done, IMHO.

PS: Joy and Ranger on the boat. He’s not spoiled at all - he only gets steak once a week. That’s practically uncivilized for a dog of his breeding and upbringing (he’s a rescue that is probably every bit of a half dozen breeds - I found him searching “shepherd mix puppies” all the way back in 2012).

 

My plan was to go off the wagon tomorrow for a dinner and a show kind of day,
but I decided to start a little early!

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(Early dinner at Onion City Chicken and Oysters followed by the Billy Strings show!)



16 ounce can packaged 04/05/23.

Moderate pour yields a one and a half inch white head over a bright, straw-colored body with adequate lacing.

Nose of cracker, hay, and slight hops.

Taste is slightly malty sweet with a crisp, slightly bitter hop finish.

Very good feel with medium carbonation.

Overall, a nice stab at a German Pilsner from Williston, VT!

Cheers!!

 

Junkyard Graden Grove Pale Ale featuring Sultana ans Bru-1. 5.1% ABV
Wow! What a fantastic summer brew. Cheers!
4.22/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can canned 5/2/23 into a pint glass.
L: Pours medium hazed glossy yellow with a 1.5" soapy eggshell white head that has OK retention, light carbo bubbles, broken sudzy lacing. Some light sediment at bottom of glass upon final drink.
S: Citrus, pineapple, honeycomb, a hint of wild flower, light yeast.
T: Sweet light citrus, lemon bread, yeast, white bread, honey, light citrus zest, a hint of melon, wheat, light caramel, has a moderately sweet finish & linger while being gently rich.
F: Bright, soft, mildly juicy medium-bodied feel with a smooth middle and a medium-fast moderately drying finish.
O: Fruity, bready, lightly full succulent citrus, fairly juicy, big flavor for such a light-natured beer. Very easy drinking. It is excellent in its style.

 

Tilted Barn - The Other One, from @Roguer in NBS BIF #17

16oz can served in a snulip. Can is dated 06/21/23. @Roguer sent it to me in NBS BIF #17.

Pours moderately murky, amber-orange. Smallish head. Smell is milder than The Chosen One, similar, but brighter: Tropical and honeysuckle.

Taste is ripe tropical fruit, strong fruit skin bitterness, vaguely tropical vibe in the background. No booziness here, as far as I can detect.

Mouthfeel is rich and smooth, a tiny bit of dry chalkiness. Overall, very nice.

 

Absolutely. I plan to host a beer share in either Chicago, IL, or Dallas, TX, before next May. I will have this beer there.

 

Folks another NH offering from my trip last week.

Stoneface - IPA



Papaya, peach, stonefruit, bitter pithy hops. Oats. Great mouthfeel: full and lively. Nose is a replica of the tasting notes.

Everything I’ve had from NH has been great. I had an amber ale called winni I think, from “603 brewing” - that was a lovely beer. Don’t sleep on NH folks, especially new Englanders.

Cheers!

 

What about Seattle? Or, even better, Renton?

 

Neshaminy creek warehouse lager
....very light amber appearance with a minimal, not long lasting head
...body and carbonation are equally close to medium
...aroma is grain with a mineral/vegetable thing going on. Flowery sweet honey as well
...taste is sweet at first with an almost dry bitterness that comes out in the finish. Some cereal,grain but its the dry mild bitterness that dominates.
...overall its ok but really can't recommend it

 

Baby steps. As a Green Bay Packers fan, I still have horrible memories of Seattle, WA.

 

Think of it as therapy. I'll give you a hug.

 

Cheers NBWs
New to me
Kettlehead Gainin
India Pale Ale 7% abv


India pale Ale 7% abv
Poured from a can dated 6/5/23
A. Pillowy soft head, eventually dissipates to thick cap and nice lacing. Color is hazy but not thick yellow orange color
A. Aromas of lemon lime, tropical fruit and crackers. Not real aromatic but nose on the glass rim brings it out.
T. Taste is citrus as lemon lime, mango, pineapple and a hint of bready yeast.
M. Mouthfeel is soft and fairly smooth, finishes a tick astringent lingering on the tongue Medium carbonation and no hint of alcohol
0. This is a smooth tasty IPA, layered flavors and enjoyable to drink. Not real heavy and a nice little tingling finish. I’m glad I got a 4 pack.
4.5 4. 4.25. 4.25. 4.25. 4.21. rDev + 2.9%

 

Looks like soy sauce and espresso, lol

Cheers!

 

Absolutely. Soy sauce, espresso, and pickled herring is how I break a 72-hour fast I do a couple times a year. It brings clarity.

 

We are up in Windham, ME for two weeks of vacation. Not a bad ride except the traffic around Boston. Usual stop at Pigs Fly for pizza and bread. A few casts off the dock got a couple of 3-ish pound very feisty bass. Hope to find some ME goodies soon since we are about 10 minutes from Allagash which is more or less right next to the grocery store...

But for tonight:



Exhibit A Right to Farm series. This one says it is a Northeast Pale Lager. It's brewed with "local" malts, which seems a relative term. Girl Power Pils, Munich, and VaVa Voam (???) From Dancing Grain farming NY plus Vienna from Thrall Farm, CT. Hopped with Tettnang and Motueka hops. So I'm not thinking that's local to Framingham, MA, but OK I get the sentiment, sorta...maybe...uh, not really. It does claim each case sale supports 90 Sq ftof local Farmland.

Pretty pour - crystal clear golden color with a huge pristine foamy head thatfalls to a quarter inch of chunks and tremendous cling.

The smell is interesting. Lots of bready, doughy malt. Vaguely citrus that I reluctantly have to say is like lime. There's a nice herbal aroma over the top - like fresh basil and rosemary. It's pleasantly enough and the herbal notes are a little interesting.

The taste is fairly bland except for the build up of the herbal tastes in the aroma. It's strong in the aftertaste. The rest is pretty pedestrian - just basic lager malts, really, that are on the bread dough side of the road. I do get a (fortunately for me) faint kiss of lime.

Medium bodied, very mild bitterness.

Overall, this is in JAB category - just a beer. It's tame, a bit mundane, nothing I'd rush out to buy again. In the 3.6 region on the BA-o-rometer. Not bad, but it's not one of those simple beers that are executed so well you take notice.

So I looked up this VaVa Voam which is a specialty grain and it is supposed to lend mouth feel and support the foam, so it does both. But it's also supposed to have some interesting flavors which I don't find.