New Beer Weekend #196

Jacks abby coffee lager
..orange/amber appearance
...medium carbonation with about a medium body
...aroma is the strongest part and there's plenty of bread,crust, some cereal with fresh black coffee
...taste is again definitely bread,crust,malt and buckwheat with just enough black coffee to pleasantly affect the taste but not crush it.
...coffee in lager isn't something I would normally think of but this worked well

 

@JackHorzempa - I used to gamble decades ago, but not hit Nevada to visit my brother and also as a stop off point into 4-5 + hour radius of road trips to state and national parks, and also for Southern California beer adventures.

Had plans to stop somewhere for new to me beers after my nephew's hockey game (they lost 4-3, had his first 10 minute misconduct penalty in several years of playing). It feels wicked cold with the win, so just took the train straight home and how have this near Chicago beverage.

3 Floyds Jinx Proof



Can Notes: Purchased March 20 at Beer on the wall at store temps for $2.50, refrigerated at home until opening this evening. 12 oz canned 2/3/24, 5.7% ABV Lager. Brewed & Canned by Three Floyds Brewing LLC, Munster, Indiana.

A crisp, pale and refreshing lager with a light malt sweetness and plenty of noble hop notes.

Appearance: Slow poured just over half the can into a narrow pilsner glass. Bright white bubbly and creamy lacing linger for a few minutes before leaving clumpy lacing and a thick creamy cover over the straw yellow clear base with steady mild carbonation. 4.25

Aroma: Bready, cracker, salt and pepper. Grassy, floral, strong and pleasant. 4.25

Taste: Sweet bready malt base, noble hops keeping accesses in check. Light salt and pepper, works great for my warped palate. 3.75

Mouthfeel: Feels a little dull, not sure if the 10 weeks took it's toll. Drinks easier than the AVV. Not much carbonation lingers, drinks light and easy, more creamy and crisp, bread cracker finish. 3.25

Overall: This is pretty good, would like a fresher version to confirm whether this take is consistent. 3.5

Looking forward to hopefully warmer temps so I can enjoy more than one new to me beer on New Beer Sunday #1000!

 

Lupulin Coconut Banana Demigod BBA Imperial Stout/Brown blend. This tastes like it's RBA, but can't confirm it. Pours black with a one-finger brown head that left no lacing but did leave a slight oily sheen. Aroma is banana and coconut. Taste follows, quite sweet, faintly bitter. Decent mouthfeel, overall outstanding.

4.4/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Missed out on this during their recent Big Beer Week, so was surprised to find one.

 

A fitting beer for this day of the year…I’ve never got the whole 420 thing; it’s not different than any other day I rarely think beers come close to smelling or tasting like cannabis flower but this one comes damn near close. I even went jar to glass a few times, tons of similarity on this one…

Dogfish Head - Covered in Nuggs (AIPA 6.7%)



Pours a very light orange gold; clumpy and puffy head, cloudy not murky, can see finger silhouette when held to light, some clumpy islands linger, very minor sudsy lacing.

What a nose on this beer, one of those beers that wows you as you pour; it just jumps out at you…incredibly bright notes of citrus zest, both lemon and orange, fragrant pine quality, underlying sticky dankness; some minor fruitiness.

The taste doesn’t let the nose down; sticky hops coat the tongue along with a really nice malt presence, little bit of earthiness presents itself along with the aforementioned citrus and pine, nice and sappy on the finish; the slightest hint of melon rind if you exhale from the nose while drinking.

Body is medium, resiny sticky hops coat the tongue and lead to a prominent bitterness on the finish, very clean drinking, little bit softness to it; quickly eaten up by bitterness.

This beer is real really good; it gives off heady topper vibes to me; drink very similar but just a touch more malt. It just has that same abrasive clean bitterness, just with a touch more fruitiness. Really neat beer.

I’m just gonna call this beer the heady version of 60 minute IPA.

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Gonna sit back and try and stay calm watching playoff hockey tonight. Sorry Massachusetts friends, GO LEAFS GO.

Tomorrow is a busy day so I’m hoping to contribute again but if not I’ll be hanging and drinking through all of you. Cheers and put in some hockey tonight!

 

Drove home from Maine today - relatively easy with some Boston traffic. Brought home lobster rolls to cap the trip. Waiting for the Bruins to start their Cup quest.

In my cup is:



This is A Pinch of Grace from Mast Landing, an American IPA. It was canned about three weeks ago.

According to the brewer - Introducing our latest collaboration beer with our friends at Yakima Chief Hops, A Pinch Of Grace. This West Coast style IPA was brewed with new Centennial 701 & 702 trial hop extracts that deliver an amazing amount of hop character in an extremely condensed package.

Pours a nearly clear golden yellow color with a frisky soapy white head. Minimal persistence, modest cling to the glass. Ends up as a wide ring and a couple of rafts.

Smell...strong peach and apricot, substantial grapefruit and a little orange, a little resinous note at the end.

The taste is perfectly powerful peach initially, then equally powerful grapefruit both juicy and "rindy". Very little malt character, but there's a bit of crackery maltiness. Bitterness comes and goes but is present at the finish. The aftertaste is a fade out of peach, grapefruit, and a bit of resin as the main flavors fade.

Feel is light and lively. There's a bit of tongue-coating numbness and a lingering citrus peel sensation.

Overall, it doesn't seem all that special to me, fairly typical WC IPA. It's good, but could use a bit more maltiness in my opinion. I'm not sure whether the hop extracts are bringing anything to the party that matters to the consumer beyond what a WC IPA brewed conventionally delivers. Thinking 3.8-ish on the BA beerometer.

 

Well, I've really been taking it easy today, and this is only my 2nd of the day, and it's my closer.
I have to thank @Whyteboar for this delicious treat


Dark of Night - Odd Side Ales - Grand Haven, MI - American Imperial Stout - 12.44% ABV (on can)

Damn, I love a good Imperial Stout, and this is one. Tasty dark chocolate, boozy, and slightly bitter. Thank you so much Craig for this one!

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4.5/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From a 12oz can dated 11/09/23

This beer pours pitch black, and no light shines through it at all. It did look somewhat thick while pouring. The head is a very thick, 3 finger, brown color. Frothy looking and very long lasting. There's some pretty good lacing on the glass.
The aroma is a malty one. Roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, toffee, and a hint of dark fruit.
Taste - Lots of chocolate in this beer, and it's a very pleasing bitter chocolate. Hints of coffee, caramel, dark fruit, and toffee also show up in the flavor profile. The finish is a nice pleasing bitterness that cuts what sweetness there is.
Very thick body on this beer. Smooth and creamy. Very little burn in this beer.
Tasty stout overall, and happy I could try it.


See you all tomorrow for more new beers!

 

Cheers to @2beerdogs for this Superbowl Square bounty, Full Circle Brewing Captain Save A Hop Juicy IPA, 7.0% ABV; 3.97 overall

Pours a very hazed gold with 2+ fingers of fluffed up cream-colored head. Pretty nice head retention & lacing

S: A little citrus, some melon, fades as this warms

T: Green melon leads the way, along with tangerine & a touch of white grape. More green melon, white grape, a little orange & tangerine, some passion fruit too as this beer warms up, dryness as well. Finishes a little dry with some tangerine, even a little pineapple & passion fruit

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, good balance

Easy drinker, nice & juicy

 

Pilz derelicte
...cloudy pale light amber appearance
...medium carbonation with about the same for the body.
...aroma is citrus peel and fruit, cereal, grain, and sweet honey
...taste is mildly sweet with some dry,tart,sour citrus peel that coats the tongue. Theres cereal and grain but the sour tartness dominates.
..its interesting, good but feels a little eating a lime after brushing your teeth

 

3 Sons Brewing Antique Alley Amber, 5.4% ABV; 3.31 overall

Cheer to @FBarber for this one. This is a style has a few misses with me

Pours a ruddy & effervescent chestnut with a thumb+ of tan head. Never drops bright, very good head retention & lacing

S: Toasty, green appleskins, brown sugar once warm

T: Toasty, brown bread, a little bit of woody hop up front, dryness as well. Woody hop bitterness, a little dryness & toastyness once this beer warms up, plus some green apple. Finishes dry, with a little toastyness, plus some astringency

MF: Medium body, dialed back carbonation

This one didn't excite me, strange bitterness to it, got a little better as it warmed up

 

Cafe du monde coffee stout
...solid black appearance with a very thin but lasting head.
...medium light carbonation with a slightly above average body. Has a bit of a thick creamy feel.
...upfront is dark heavily roasted black coffee. Theres barley and roasted chicory along with malt
....taste is a bit dry with roasted malt,black coffee and roasted chicory.
...overall its very good,sort of like a black lager with a shot of espresso dropped in

 

This one has been staring at me for a while, and after the day of card games with the kids and eating cake decorated like a happy taco as well as actual brownies, it was time to take it out and try it.
Much to my surprise it showed as retired, and looking at the can gave me no clue how old it was, but it *has* been in my cellar a while.
Poured stout black with a reasonable dark tan head into a not quite as clean as I thought snulip.
The taste, well, chocolate starts with cocoa and needs sugar and cocoa butter to make it taste good. They got the cocoa but seemed to skip the rest. The vanilla is quite present, but it serves to amplify the lack of sweetness.
Interestingly enough, I got definite hints of bourbon at the swallow, like it got more alcoholic sitting in my cellar.
So not the pastry stout I expected, but a very interesting adjunct laden stout. I rather enjoyed it.
Cheers!

 

Saint Errant XX Brewing Eyes of Felina DDH IPA. Dry hopped w/ Idaho 7, Michigan Chinook, Nelson Sauvin & Simcoe, 6.7% ABV; 4.28 overall

Cheers to @FBarber for this NBS BIF#18 winner!


Pours an effervescent gold with a pinky of ivory colored head, slight hazing. Fantastic head retention & lacing

S: Green melons, guava

T: Follows the nose, passion fruit, a touch of cantaloupe & nectarine up front, some bready sweetness as well. Tangerine, some dryness, green melon & guava as this beer warms up, powdery dryness. Finishes with tangerine, pomelo & green melon, white grape, nectarine & a little dryness, just a kiss of pine last second

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation, nice balance

Great drinkability really delivers the flavor!

 

Glad you were able to grab one and enjoy today. Basically 4s all around us a solid score, at least in my book.

I scored it similar in terms of score and description

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Hope we are able to meet up next year, and sorry we only were able to hang Friday evening (same with Micah @GreenBayBA ) with me gone until mid afternoon with graduation.

 

Equilibrium Peanut Cloud Imp Stout w/ Peanuts, Marshmallows & Lactose, 11.0% ABV; 4.19 overall


Locally purchased

Pours an effervescent Chestnut with instantly disappearing tan head. No head retention or lacing, viscous

S: Rich chocolate, marshmallow, vanilla

T: Follows the nose, some dryness, a touch of caramel. A little booze once warm, peanuts as well. dryness, peanuts, chocolate & marshmallow as this beer warms up. Finishes dry with Marshmallow, cocoa & peanuts, a touch of shelll bitterness as well

MF: Medium/chewy body, reduced carbonation; warming

Purchased this around new years & wonder if the carbonation has tailed off due to age. Tons of flavor, great drinkability. This was easily the best of the 3 I bought from these guys at that time

 

Poured into a 16 oz Snulip glass canned on 3/05/24. Pours an attractive hazy yellow with a 2 finger sticky white head that leaves loads of thin lines of lace with excellent retention. 4.25

Aroma is cantaloupe, peach, mandarin, passionfruit, and apricot. 4.25

Taste follows cantaloupe, peach, mandarin, passionfruit, and apricot well balanced. 4.25

Mouthfeel is above average, soft gentle carbonation, not sticky or dry, and at 7.8% ABV it goes down easy enough with some good size flavor. 4

Overall this is solid for sure. Nothing stands out enough, but a nice NEDIPA. 4.25 Cheers all.

 

Good morning NBW
I start a week of nightshifts tonight, so it's an early one and done for this Sunday. I've been a fan of Rhinegeist for a long time, but never in a position to pick up one of their most iconic beers.

Rhinegeist Ink

16oz can stamped 10/23/23 (assumably 6 months old) poured into a Spiegelau stout glass at just above fridge temp 10% ABV. The beer pours pitch black (like ink?) with light brown head. The head recedes to a thin ring and island leaving a web of lacing behind. The aroma is mild with sweet milk chocolate, cherry and mixed berries. The taste is bittersweet roasted malt with coffee and dark chocolate up front morphing towards the milk chocolate, cherries and berries in the aroma. Strong roasty bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium plus bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, delicious and complex un-adjucted imperial stout.

There really is a masterful depth and complexity to this beer achieved using only malt, hops yeast and water. I would recommend trying it if you get the chance. Cheers all!

 

If ever a porter and brownies or cookies are left at the scene of a crime, you would have some splaining to do