New Beer Weekend #168

I reckon you'll sleep well
Another fest-ish offering

Templin Family - Das Dopplebock



No canning date

Purchased from the brewery cooler for $6

Poured at 40° into a dimple mug

Pours a clear and deep amber with a sandy colored head. Persistent lacing and a thin cap once settled. 4.25

Dark fruitcake(stone fruit, sweet bread), dark but sweet malts, touch of earthy hops. 4

Grainy and sweet dark bread, nearing a cakiness quality and big heavy malt. 4

This was thicker at near fridge temp but as it warmed it thinned out a bit to a nice full body that was well balanced. Mildly dry finish with a touch of lingering hoppiness. 4

Overall it rounded very well, especially as it warmed up and felt less heavy. Looking forward to a post Ofest can again next year. 4

 

I'm not familiar with this brewery and got this beer out of curiosity. It is a well-balanced dessert beer with notes of chocolate and coffee, but not too sweet.

 

Pipeworks Brewing Co. Place in Space DIPA, 8.5% ABV; 4.15 overall

This version also has Idaho 7 Hops & Cryo Citra

Pours an effervescent & slightly hazed gold with a thumb of cream colored head. Great lacing & good head retention

S: Tangerine, a little cattyness

T: Follows the nose, dryness & a little pineapple up front, along with some cakey notes. Nice cakey notes, a little green melon, pineapple & dryness as this beer warms up. Finishes a little dry with tangerine, pineapple, lime, a kiss of green melon & cattyness

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation, nice balance

Solid, super drinkable DIPA well worth re-purchasing

 

Sometimes here as well

 

Just heard of Tonewood last weekend. I am intrigued.

 

Just your friendly neighborhood hood brewers

 

I’m late to the party so I’ll call this one a LCI. This beer was sent to me by the awesome @Dimidiata and it did not let me down. For a beer to be 18yrs old and still drinkable blows my mind. This is a beer that I have been trying to replicate the base beer for quite some time. I have not come close yet lol. Without further delay here it is,
J.L.Lees and Co.
Aroma: Very fragrant of caramel and tobacco and leather. There is not much barrel to nose. The caramel smell is the most predominant.

Appearance: Like it should be for this style of beer. There is a lot of yeast floaties even with me trying to do a very careful pour. Little to no carbonation which is the way it should be.

Taste: The taste is nothing like smell. The barrel is very present still in the taste followed by the caramel. It is super sweet almost like a Whethers candy drop. The follow up/finishing taste was a dry weird flavor I couldn’t pinpoint until I learned the barrel was Peat Whiskey Barrel. Then I knew exactly what the “off” flavor was-Peat.
Overall: Very good for the age and would definitely drink again and not pass up in a bottle shop. I gave it a 4.0 on Untappd and I’ll keep that score here too. Again thanks @Dimidiata for the bottle!

 

just meant to type neighborhood brewers, not the extra hood in there, oops @2beerdogs.

 

Fidens is absolutely in the top tier, maybe (like everyone) slightly below Tree House. They've made some of the most memorable NEIPAs I've had this past year.

 

OMG, I have a 2002 I keep on eyeing in the back of my fridge. These age so well.

 

Beautiful glass!

 

I like it both ways. LOL

 

The irony of me reading this post while sitting on lunch duty watching high school kids eat lunch

Enjoy your new brews today everyone.

 

If you ever see their The Snow, that’s a good purchase, too. Won GABF gold in 2018.

 

Very excited NBW is extended, will be joining in once the work day is up.

 

Nice. The only other one I saw was an IPA.

 

As promised

Heber Valley Brewing - Bavarian Munich Helles



No canning date, but new as of 9.30.23

Purchased from the brewery cooler for $3.25

Poured at fridge temp into a dimple mug

Pours crystal clear golden straw with a rich white foamy top. 4.25

Very fresh grainy malt, earthy hops and honey. I don't think it's terribly strong but it smells great. 4

Light cereal grains, accompanying malts. Soft sweetness balanced excellently by deeper grains. Lingering grassy and earthy hop oil. Brilliant aftertaste. 4.5

Light and refreshing. Surprisingly light/quickly fading carbo. Mild froth. 4

To be fair, this is my 3rd can of a 4pk, that I haven't devoted the time to reviewing yet.
Overall I'm not sure of the nuances between a helles and a festbier but I think this makes a great near Ofest beer and shared many similarities with my favorite Festbiers this season. I'd drink this all day, everyday if I could. 4.25

Cheers friends!

 

Cape may loneliner lager
...really clear pale gold appearance
...medium carbonation with a slightly thin body.
....aroma is its strongest quality. Strong hit of yeasty doughy bread, malt,slightly floral,and something that reminds me of earthy buckwheat honey.
...taste isn't as intense as the aroma. A very mild sweetness as well as some mild hop bite and otherwise it stays true to the aroma.
...this is usually a solid consistent brewery and this exemplifies that

 

One of my favorite beers, love it.