What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #4118

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  1. Jack_14

    Jack_14 Pooh-Bah (1,682) Nov 2, 2019 Italy
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    Good morning and have a good week Advocates,
    if it's my turn to open this thread, today I'll do it with a nice bottle.
    Over the weekend, an old friend came to visit me with whom we see each other more and more rarely due to work commitments and life in general.
    What better occasion than to go and fish something from the home cellar?

    Brasserie Cantillon (Anderlecht, BEL) - NATH 2022 - Lambic with rhubarb (5.5%)

    It's a two-year-old lambic with added rhubarb, which I also had the pleasure of drinking on tap.
    Stored at cellar temperature, quickly refreshed in the fridge to cool the dusty bottle a little more.
    Freshly uncorked, smoky, scented with red berries, a light earthy/mouldy note.
    Poured has a beautiful golden color, just slightly hazy.
    Note a continuous effervescence that rises upwards even after several minutes of pouring into the TeKu.
    Already on the nose it made the mouth water: the bouquet of red fruits and berries expands (it reminds me above all of red currants) and a delicate aftertaste of Brettanomyces ("mold"/stale/soggy cork) also emerges.
    The foam is obviously minimal and remains weak only on the superficial part.
    In the mouth, I find this sour/sweet taste almost of berry/berry, but much less intense and more floral.
    This taste evolves into a delicate herbaceous taste, with just a hint of earthiness (but not at all comparable to the Zwanze 2020, which - in my opinion - tasted like fresh earth on which to start planting flowers rather than beetroot).
    The taste of rhubarb reminds me a lot of forest berry/radish notes even if it retains a greater delicacy in the taste.
    The acid note is delicate and almost blends with the sour sensation that rhubarb gives it.
    Imperceptible sophurous note.
    Final in which delicate notes of Brettanomyces appear to close a very elegant and pleasant drink.

    Personally, I found it to be a great vintage or at least it was uncorked while in excellent shape. I didn't find the classic sharpness that I encounter in some lambics with additions of Cantillon (perhaps left to age a little too long in the cellar), it seemed elegant like a Tri Fonteinen, but these are personal opinions that I didn't include in the review posted on the database. The drink is not overly complex, but it is truly valuable and even if it flows quickly, it leaves a truly qualitative sweet and sour taste on the palate.
    In my opinion, as well as with some not too mature cheese, this beer could enhance numerous white fish dishes.
    But this thing isn't in our culture anyway and we will continue to uncork a Vermentino or a Chardonnay wine (not that it's wrong, but it's a shame that this option is totally ignored even in private life by people. They miss out on a lot).

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    Sláinte !
    Cheers !
     
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  2. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Good day and happy new week, all!

    Regarding current events we are having a « Grapes of Wrath » moment in France, and elsewhere in Western/Central Europe. Many farmers and their tractors are currently going to the French capital for blockades and be listened to by our politicians. Tough one.

    Escaping this mess for now by drinking La Goudale.

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    Cheers!

     
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  3. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAs! Thanks @Jack_14 for starting today's thread with an excellent review! And @Shanex, The Grapes of Wrath was an idealized socialist movie - the only things politicians listen to are their owners and the only thing they understand is to be hanging from meathooks. Come the Revolution! Nuke DC! And thus dies my interest in politics.
    Today's New Breakfast Beer is another from @snaotheus' ninja hit during BSBIF #1:

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    Final impression and summation: 4.25 This goes down like water – easy drinking and diabolic. The aroma and flavor are not strong and whatever style whiskey barrels were used are very much subdued – this is a gulping brew that (wisely) should be nursed. Thanks Ryan!
    Rating 4.15, rDev -2.4%
     
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  4. snaotheus

    snaotheus Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,924) Oct 6, 2008 Washington
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    Looks nice, but I don't think I sent that one to you?
     
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  5. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Duvel… cheers!

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  6. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,745) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    Jever Fun.
    Cheers
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  7. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Great Divide Big Yeti impy stout (from the awesome Yeti sampler)
     
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  8. Clinto

    Clinto Devotee (397) Dec 20, 2019 Wisconsin

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  9. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,745) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    Northern Monk Holy Faith.
    Cheers
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  10. dano213

    dano213 Pooh-Bah (2,046) May 24, 2003 Pennsylvania
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  11. cbcrunch

    cbcrunch Grand Pooh-Bah (4,783) Jan 21, 2012 Wyoming
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    Great 55° day again. Went for a good hike out to the lake. Working on getting my legs back in shape after my hip replacement. Now enjoying a wimpy beer with lunch.

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    Firehouse Light
    Firehouse Brewing Company

    Cheers all
     
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  12. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Flashes of Light, a Czech Pilsner from Maplewood. Paired with an underrated Stones album.
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  13. tekstr1der

    tekstr1der Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Nov 27, 2014 New Hampshire
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    Good Afternoon Advocates!

    A little bit of new snow arrived here.

    My first ever Teku Urquell, thanks to the Pilsner Showdown Thread.

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    Cheers BAs!
     
    #13 tekstr1der, Jan 29, 2024
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  14. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Post Gym Meal

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  15. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Oh hey so how's it goin' there? TA @Jack_14 for 4118. Finally a sunny day here. I haven't given up hope on getting a cool foggy landscape pic. Right place at the right time is all it takes. Just had a kick-butt workout and I'm ready for some beer this fine day. Drums tmrw eve at the Driftwood...so first at bat today:
    Weldwerks Juicy Bits IPA w Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado. 6.7% and goes down easy. A great breakfast beer...because it is my breakfast. Clinking of glasses!
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    One of my custom snare drums has a Keller shell. Very very cool.
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  16. FatBoyGotSwagger

    FatBoyGotSwagger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,999) Apr 4, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  17. LarryV

    LarryV Grand Pooh-Bah (5,420) Jun 13, 2001 Massachusetts
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    Finally done with another day of work - having a Stone IPA.

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  18. BrewsOverHoes

    BrewsOverHoes Grand Pooh-Bah (3,509) Nov 17, 2013 Georgia
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    A little Hop Bullet.

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  19. DavyJonesXXX

    DavyJonesXXX Pooh-Bah (2,848) Aug 6, 2021 Texas
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    Was itching to get into a can of IPA today. Very pretty day here in DFW. Hitting 70°, gotta love Texas weather. Happy to be able to have a good 1 maybe 2 with yall today.

    Cheers y'all!

    Figures of Light IPA 6.5% - Vector Brewing
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    "This easy-drinking IPA is brewed with Citra Incognito, Strata, and Idaho 7, then dry hopped with El Dorado, Chinook, and more Strata. Juicy and fruit-forward while maintaining an easy bitterness, this IPA is made for everyday enjoyment. Notes of ripe nectarine, orange peel, peach rings, and a dank, cannabis-like finish make this an illuminating choice" 74 ibus

    Description is right on the money

    Just read this will be available almost year round to. Awesome IPA I hope to be able to get out to some BAs. I prefer this over Yellow Rose all day after having multiple cans/tap and different batches.
     
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  20. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    So glad to see "real" Siracha on the shelves again.
     
    #20 AdmiralOzone, Jan 29, 2024
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