New Beer Weekend #180

Bourbon County Bananas Foster.
Serving temp 42.4*F



L: Mahogany with a 1" tan head, which fades to a wisp. Moderate lacing. 4

S: Cocoa, vanilla, toffee, caramel, banana as it warms. 4.25

T: Cocoa, vanilla, toffee, hazelnut, faint banana, wood, bourbon comes through as it warms. A bit of alcohol bite 4.25

F: Full body, light carbonation. Oily, sticky, astringent finish. 4

OA: Another outstanding entry in the Bourbon County series. 4.25

4.21 rDev -0.5%

 

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Another new beer from Henderson in Toronto. An Imperial Old Ale. Pretty Nice. Reminiscent of some big Belgians.

Poured a 473ml can into a tulip. A one finger head on a slightly hazy reddish brown. The head diminishes to a layer. Some lace strings.
Mild malt smells. Sweet dark fruit.
The taste is again dark fruit. toffee. Dark Christmas cake as it warms. Raisin.
Very smooth. medium body and light carbonation.
An excellent Old Ale. Smooth and well balanced. Complex. A bit boozy.

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My new to me beer this morning is from Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, Akron OH - Whiskey Barrel Aged Outta Kilter, Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy, from an IP trade in Columbus this past summer:



Best By Date 3/9/25. Poured at 53°. Thin off white head leaves a long lasting island of micro dots and thin ring, otherwise poor cap retention; no lace; pale brown/rusty/copper color with some clarity. Nose is caramel malt and whiskey; perfumey esters as beer warms. Sweet whiskey and caramel entry; candied orange peel on backend. Medium minus body; moderate minus carbonation; no warmth from 8.2% abv; dry wooden barrel tongue coating. Overall, lots of residual sugars with a sweet candy like finish.

3.75 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0
Score: 3.99 rDev +1.8%


A good tasting beer…I’d drink again…but a bit sweet for me.
Cheers y’all!

 

I was curious about that one. I’ve found Henderson to be hit or miss overall and haven’t had many lagers from them. Cheers.

 

I hope you can find it. As I opined above I am guessing this is a limited supply drop so buy it right away if you see it.

Cheers!

 

A quiet weekend. I'm planning on drinking beer and watching football.
Today's new beer is Landspeed, a Belgian Wit from Salt Flats Brewing, descfribed as "a delicately balanced wheat beer brewed with Orange Peel and Coriander."
Gold color, clear not cloudy. Thin white head, no lace.
Not much aroma. Some sweet fruit, kind of grainy.
Not much taste either. Some orange. Faint coriander.
Crisp mouthfeel.

 

G'morning NBW!
Here we go.
Milk Truck Latte Stout by Mother Earth Brew Co.

12 oz can from Trader Joes.
She's a looker. Deep dark, nearly black and capped with a solid khaki head that asserts 2+ fingers in height. Solid retention, clumpy lacing.
Nose is hypnotic. Smooth, creamy latte that has a gentle sweetness and a round, velvety coffee roast. Divine.
Taste follows the nose well, but I think it feels tamped back by a lackluster mouthfeel. It feels restrained due to this and seems to limit the flavor's ability to fully present.
4.07/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

 

OK, first off. That was a great writeup! Second, I know want this! I am not breaking any rules here by declaring ISO here in this forum, but...

 

Another great read.

 

I like the added twist...or toot to the classic saying.

 

Triptych Brewing, Our Pilsner Project. 5.2 % ABV.

A small brewery out of Savoy Illinois. Just south of my hometown of Champaign.



Pours a crystal clear golden/yellow color, or as my old friend that ran a homebrew shop use to say...They nailed the color.. A dense white head forms with good retention and lace. This is a looker.
A simple aroma of grains and baked bread. That remind me of sourdough. A touch of earthy, and grassy hops.
Taste wise, like the nose, baked bread and sourdough. A touch of honey like sweetness. Earthy, grassy hops that leaves a lingering bitterness. Which balances and dries everything out.
A light to medium body. Effervescent carbonation that becomes very smooth as this breaths. Super clean and finishes wonderfully dry. I can drink a lot of this.

Easily the best offering from Triptych that I have had. It is simple overall, with a less is more approach. Really balanced, super clean and dry. A very nice Pilsner.

Overall score is 4.09, and might be a bit better than that. Easy A-.
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Alpha Ambush

7.5% AIPA by Fat Head's

Another one of those beers that somehow slip through the cracks and I never rated it.

Poured from a twelve ounce can, the body was is a clear orange-yellow with a nice fluffy white head. Good lacing through the tasting.

Aroma is pine and danky hops. I'm in.

Taste follows nose and has a crisp, bitter focus. Strong pine and dank flavors are up front then a malty backbone appears to balance the bitterness.

Mouthfeel is good. Strong carbonation but soft finish with a pleasing lingering bitterness.

Another good IPA for fans of bitterness.

 

Alright! Fed & watered and ready for a new brew. I will suffer from option anxiety if I stare too long into my beer fridge. Here's a Collab btwx Blackstack/Pinthouse Pizza Amarillo By Morning Strait WCIPA. This the first time I've seen a canning date on a Blackstack can 12/01/23 and it's on the side, center label, buried in text. NTL, it is pretty fresh and is delish. Cheers!

Here's a quick review..

 

Today's new beer for me is an old favorite, but I haven't had it since I joined BA a few years ago, so it's time for a quick review and share with you all.

Berkshire Brewing Drayman's Porter
6.2% American Porter



Pours dark brown with a three-finger tan head that lingers.

Aromas of cocoa and coffee present first, with a bit of roast as well as it warms.

As with the aroma, cocoa and coffee are at the fore on the palate and are a bit sweet. With the introduction of air, though, some big roast characteristics come through as coffee, semi-dark chocolate, and slight char. These linger through the finish with slight hop bitterness further balancing out the sweetness.

Moderate and fine carb gives this some life on the tongue and helps avoid it feeling thin. Remarkably light-bodied for the flavor profile.

Overall, this is a really good porter. They've gone strong with the roast flavor and haven't hopped it to death to make it an American version. For me, this is a borderline robust porter.


That's it for me today. I'll likely be back on fridge clean-out duty tomorrow so maybe only a quick post of a macro.

 

It was fantastic on cask