What beer are you drinking now? #4170

Second Fiddle ~ Fiddlehead


Poured and enjoying this while listening to this version of Ana by the Pixies.
A perfect combo.

Ana (Mark Goodier Session,1990) ~ Pixies

 

Cheers!

 

Meh, not their best offering.

 

Busy day, yard mowed/weed eated ,dermatologist appt, laundry done, pool chemicals started and lunch with a friend. Mortal Bloom as I plant my ass out front in the 79 degree air.

 

1) Oliphant Rusket Dark (5.0%): A Dark Lager from Wisconsin with flavors of black malt, cocoa, dark roast. Clean and dry.
versus
2) Badger State SKI-BRW (5.6%): A Czech Dark Lager from Wisconsin with nice earthy, nutty, floral flavors. (Correctly matched the two beers blind)

Winner:
2) Badger State SKI-BRW: Wisconsin Dark Lager Battle. First is Oliphant Rusket Dark. Dark malt flavors, roasty, and clean.
Badger State SKI-BRW is next. Dark bread flavors, a little earthy. It's smooth. Just like how a Czech dark lager should be. I am really liking this one.

 

Is that balsamic vinegar intentionally trying to look like a beer? At first glance I thought it was a beer from Stone.

 

Totally blanked on the NCAA Tourney starting today. Some would say it is me blocking out my team's embarrassing, though mostly predictable, exit before the round of 64. Others would most likely be wrong. Settling in while I do some laundry and drink a beer.

 

Was craving a little tartness, so having a Bauhaus Guavatron. Pretty solid!



Egészségedre!

 

They look pretty damn good to me!!

 

Just finished cleaning up the kitchen and getting everything ready for tonight's dinner. Easy - some angel hair with sauce and meatballs - always satisfying!!

 

So this song is part of the previous Cold Blood tune I posted (I'm A Good Woman) - it segues right into this excellent bluesy tune. I love Lydia Pense - great set of pipes and some raw emotion. To me, these two songs belong together as it is essentially one performance.

 

This poor attempt, patent belongs to @beergoot
Great big IIPA, while dinner forms
Do good
Be well

 

@turfy sent me this amazing beer. So damn thankful I got to try it.

Nitro Temptress - Lakewood Brewing - Garland, TX - Milk Stout - 9.1%

Damn delicious!!!!!

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29656/622253/

4.32/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From a 12oz can canned on 10-25-23

Pitch black pouring beer, with no chance of light shining through. The pour is a beautiful nitro pour. The head and the beer mingled as the head settled to the top. A 1 1/2 finger brown head. Fluffy and frothy looking, and very long lasting. Some lacing on the glass.
Nose has notes of chocolate and a hint of lactose.
Taste - Very creamy tasting beer. Some of the cream is from the nitro, but there's a good lactose hit here also. The chocolate flavors go from a roasted dark chocolate to a sweet milk chocolate. I do get a roasted malt flavor in this beer as well as hints of coffee.
This beer is so full bodied. It is smooth and creamy feeling.
This beer is downright amazing.

 

Pondering ~ Pipeworks


Thinking Of You ~ Tony Toni Toné

 

1) Barrel Theory Early Access (7.2% canned 2/28/24): A NEIPA from Minnesota with Mosaic, Riwaka, and Citra for flavors of lemon citrus, passionfruit, tropical pineapple. Juicy and clean.
versus
2) Barrel Theory It’s So Fluffy! (7.2% canned 3/8/24): A NEIPA from Minnesota with Riwaka and Columbus cryo for flavors of orange, dank herbs, tangerine and bitter pine. Moderately bitter. (Correctly matched the two beers blind)

Winner:
1) Barrel Theory Early Access: Barrel Theory Beer Battle. This is a somewhat newer brewery from Minnesota that has been making some great haze and I am starting to see a lot more of these around. These two beers are extremely fresh, right off the dock.
First is Early Access. Riwaka and Citra show here. Great lemon, passionfruit, and pineapple flavors. Juicy and zesty. Excellent NEIPA.
Next is It's So Fluffy. The Columbus hop really shines here. It's dank, herbal, and moderately bitter. Not really fluffy. Not sure why they were putting Columbus in it as usually that a bittering West-Coast hop. Nevertheless it's hazy, but drinks more similar to a WC or northwest IPA.
Early Access is the clear winner for me. Hope to try more from these guys.

 

The word that bothers me the most is "unthaw" @Roguer, my PBR drinking wife says it all the time. When I pulled out the dictionary to show her it wasn't a real word I was amazed and shamed. To me "unthaw" would literally mean refreeze. I can live with donut.

 

It's been quite a long time since I've launched a Torpedo. Nice to get back to it.

 

Post Workout Meal
McIlhenney BBA Molotov Special
An outstanding RIS .
Shout out to @RaulMondesi for grabbing some for me

 

Had a Sullivans Black Marble left over from Sunday that I wanted to review. This is another really nice beer


Now a Schilling Glimmen


cheers and goodnight!