What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3979

My schedule has become quite the opposite. Since going on short-term disability until I get my sleep disorder figured out, I've become a night owl. I want to work to correct that, though. I'd prefer to become a morning person again.

Drinking a Gnommegang. This will probably be my last post for the night/morning, as my phone died and I'm on my PC. But, my goodness--this might be my favorite American version of the Belgian golden strong ale I've tried thus far. I've had some great American Tripels and saisons, but this is more specifically in the vein of Duvel and La Chouffe, and Ommegang did a marvelous job. This beer makes me happy, too, in a way, because it's a sort of reclamation of Ommegang's identity. They've been so caught up in the past few years making hazy IPAs and sours, that this feels like they're reclaiming their Belgian beer identity--and it tastes great.



Now, I'm going to eat some food and watch Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and then go to sleep.

 

Thanks for opening, @DoctorZombies!
Kaiser Karl Märzen at Zwettler's Wirtshaus in Salzburg, Austria.

I think I got this recommendation from @Sigmund

 

And now the Zwickl

 

Welcome back,
those like me (and countless other people) who don't have the possibility to independently choose their summer vacation period, but have to submit to the rules of the world of work, have already returned to work by now.
I hope you had a good summer holiday and have recovered the strength necessary for the daily battle.
I went at a slow pace: little internet, just sea air, nature and quality food and drink.
There was no shortage of opportunity to write a couple of notes on the beers I brought with me.
So, I'm not drinking this one right now but I have some backlog from August to share:

It's a historic Amarican pale Ale from this brewery commonly known as "Birra Perugia", over the years I have had the opportunity to drink it several times both in bottles and on tap at the pub.
The name is a reference to the 7 hops used in dry-hopping: Citra, Mosaic, Motueka, Galaxy, Chinook, Calypso and Sorachi Ace.
Immediately fragrant aromas of tropical fruit and citrus on the nose.
When poured, it produces a normal foam, soft but which never disappears completely.
Deep blonde color, tending towards orange, not very opaque.
In the mouth usually drunk full from a gustatory point of view: explosion of exotic and summer fruit (passion fruit, melon, yellow peach, ripe plums/plums) which is counterbalanced by a more sour and bitter taste of citrus fruits (grapefruit, cedar, orange peel) with herbaceous reflections. Malty note in the background.
The finish is dry, moderately bitter which cleans the tongue and leaves fruitiness on the palate.
The beer has a medium body and is well carbonated: it seems in a good shape.
A product that I know well and which is always reliable in terms of taste and quality.
Personally, I wouldn't have minded a slightly more incisive bitterness, but in any case I don't consider it a flaw in this very tasty beer.





Welcome back to work everyone...
Sláinte !
Cheers !

 

Arrived in Corfe a little earlier than planned. Pubs not open for lunch yet, so a quick can at the castle while we wait!

 

Made it to the pub!
More Moonlite on cask.

 

Lunch and another Moonlite. You can just about see Corfe Castle in the background of the pub garden, if you squint hard enough...

 

This won’t be as eventful a post as some of those so far this morning. Just another day working from home, but since I’m the closer, might as well hang out downstairs for a bit til I need to log in. Drinking a Monday Night Brewing Anniversary on Tuesday morning. Tasty.

Have a great day, Advocates!

 

Half a Butcombe Gold before the walk back.