New Beer Weekend #175

A thing of beauty on cask

 

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Xperimental IPA, 6.6% ABV; 3.98 overall

Pours a bright & effervescent gold with 2 fingers of pearl colored head. Nice head retention & lacing

S: Bready & grassy notes, a little tangerine & green melon once warm

T: Green melons, tangerine, white grapes& dryness up front. Tangerine, a kiss of pineapple, green melon & dryness as this beer warms up. Finishes with tangerine, green melon & a touch of dryness

MF: Medium body, crisp carbonation, good balance

Serviceable take on the style, drinks very easy

 

Scratch - Chanterelle Biere de Garde

750ml bottle served in a snulip. Don't see a date on it.

Pours a hazy dark golden, smallish head, looks pretty carbonated. Smell is honeysuckle and cooked peppers, gain, earthy / umami.

Taste is pretty similar -- something gives it a slight spiciness, the sweetness and umami gives me a pepper vibe with maybe a little bit of funky yeast spiciness to move it a bit more in that direction.

Mouthfeel is on the thick and chewy side. Overall...this is a really interesting beer. It's good, but it's quite unusual, and I think I'll like it more as I adjust to it.

 

Hello (Almost) Late Night NBW.
This gem is from @CarolinaCardinals
A solid 'Merican Barleywine!
Beastly by Edmond's Oast
Thanks to CarolinaCardinals for sending this in our brand spanking new Barleywine/Stout BIF #1.
Pours a golden hue with hints of amber peaking through as well. Light fluff rises nearly 2 inches and tapers off to a thin sheet. Slight lacing.
Nose is definitely calling out, 'I'm hopped." A nice resin and pine note kicks off just before the malt.
Wow, I am liking this. Not a lot of American barleywines out there. And I am liking this one. It has a solid foundation of malt: caramel and buckwheat. The hops are omnipresent, firm, but not overbearing. Again, resiny, piney, and a hint of orange zest.
Mouthfeel has decent heft, light carb, and a smooth, dry, bettering finish.
3.96/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Thanks Tom!

 

I had plans today for a beer found in the back of the pantry but just not up for it. It's been great seeing all the new beers and reading the stories on this extended weekend.

We had a Jesse Tree service tonight with the choir plus family/kids readings of Old Testament stories placing an ornament on the "tree" which was an oak branch from a tree knocked over in a windstorm this summer. Our six year old grandson read the story of Noah because that's his name. He practiced it three times at home and apparently only Nana and Papa were nervous. We had him try out the microphone tonight and he read one line, said "I got this", and he certainly did. You think they aren't paying attention but he's seen us use mics before so it wasn't intimidating to him at all. Very nice service for the holiday season and everyone did a great job, not just Noah.

Next task...figuring out how to burn four weeks of vacation days I still haven't used...

 

Mother Earth - Silent Night. This'll be my last new beer of the weekend, I think, and probably my last beer of the weekend. But, I'm going to Japan tomorrow, so I'll probably be drinking all week long.

750ml corked/caged bottle served in a flared goblet. Bottled on 2018. My brother shipped it to me earlier this year.

Pours black with a small, dark tan head. Smell is boozy, burnt caramel, vanilla, molasses.

Taste is pretty straightforward stout. Chocolate and roast coffee, a little anise and char. Vanilla and bourbon are there, lightly, very late.

Mouthfeel is on the light side for a barrel aged stout (though not "light" by any stretch), slight chalky texture. Overall...it's a bit on the tame side for a barrel aged stout, but if you're looking for a slightly-amped-up-by-bourbon-barrel standard stout, this is a great choice.

 

Barreled Souls Stay Puft Imperial Stout, 12.2% ABV; 4.11 overall Will try to dig through my pics & see if I can figure out who sent this. Right now @sulldaddy & @hopley both get credit

Can't tell by looking the pics, the front labels all look the
same.

Pours an effervescent mahogany with one finger of mocha colored head. Some head retention & lacing

S: Cocoa, marshmallow, cola notes

T: Roastyness, marshmallow, smokey notes, cocoa & dryness up front. Cocoa, marshmallow, oakyness/dryness as this beer warms up, some warming woody, notes that make me think rum, certainly molasses there as well. Finishes with a little warming dark rum & coke twang, vanilla & some dark chocolate

MF: Chewy, low but noticeable carbonation, fairly sticky on the lips, warming

A sipper to be sure, would be great to drink around the fire this time of year

 

That one I found on tap all over NOLA 2 years ago

 

On Sunday’s we drink Barleywines…

And we enjoy them.
Look at that head! For BA barleywine it’s amazing.
The taste is an excellent barleywine with just a bit more hops bitterness than I prefer, but still very good. The figs and raisins are a bit bourbon soaked but beyond that there is little evidence of the barrel.
The feel is thinner than expected, especially considering the ABV of 14.something.
Good but not great, at least IMO.
Cheers!

 

Sounds tasty, but that photo is gorgeous!

 

979?!? Wow, I am glad you kept track. 1,000 is coming!

 

One more. Thanks to my brother @hophound
Fresh Start: Maple Coffee Stout by the beautiful Bosque Brewing
12 oz can
Obsidian hue, khaki to sandy colored foam rises nearly 2 inches, then settles to a thin film and a ring. Low retention but scattered, clumpy lacing.
Nose is pure bliss. A round, slightly fruity medium roast coffee with a straight up, subtle kiss of maple syrup. Exactly as advertised! The roast is gentle yet firm. The maple is warm, welcoming, no where near cloying.
Flavor is a smooth ride, predominately coffee. The maple is much more subdued here. Hints of cocoa and and earthy peat also come in for a spell.
Mouthfeel is smooth and mildly bitter and toasty on the finish.
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

 

you can buy this here even in 12 pack box))) (18$) cheers

 

I liked it went well with the great food. However, as a stand alone beer I wanted a litlte more out of it.

gave it a 4.2 overall

Pours a hazed gold with 2÷ fingers of beige colored head. Great Lacing and Good Head Retention


S: Tons of Tropical Fruit, some wheat notes

T: Green Melon, Passion Fruit, hints of lime and a little strawberry up front. Grassy notes pick up as this warms, plus Green Melon and Cantaloupe and Strawberry. Finishes a little dry with grassyness and Green Melon

MF: Light/Medium Body with dialed back carbonation, nice balance

Pretty easy to drink, good flavor, on tap is better

 

You changed your profile pic and I was like "who is this barleywine sunday person?!". This is a very good pupper pic.

 

Squeakin in a few hours shy of the end of NBW here on the left coast. From the barleywine/stout BIF, courtesy of @DIM , we have this new-to-me beer and brewery:



Wallenpaupack Brewing - 6th Anniversary Ale

This is a straightforward non-BA English barleywine. Well done and exactly what you'd expect from the style - mahogany color, caramel and a bit of brown sugar on the nose, palate is toffee, caramel, hint of raisins, some apple cidery stuff happening in the finish.

Thanks, Dan!