New Beer Weekend #206

Fluss Gose from Fine Balance Brewing
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Poured a355ml can into a pilsner glass. A one finger white head on a hazy yellow. The head diminishes to a thin layer. Some lace rings.

Herbal and fruit notes in the nose.

Coriander followed by citrus. A malt finish. Some salt. Very slightly sour.

A medium light body and light carbonation.

Overall a fine Gose. An interesting flavour profile. Well worth a try.

look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

 

Age of Otters
7% IPA by 3 Floyds


Poured from a 12 ounce can dated March 1, the body is a hazy gold with two fingers of white foamy head. Good lacing.

Hoppy pine taste and nose that leans sweet. Aroma also carries that sweet malty flavor though it is not as forward in the taste. Bitterness appears mid swallow and lingers upon a drying finish.

Mouthfeel is average with good carbonation.

Another solid beer from 3 Floyd's that is a tad sweet for my tastes , but certainly is a solid drinker.

 

@scott451 do you know how Unibroue dates their cans by any chance since I’m assuming you’re quite familiar with them. Some cans just came in here locally but I feel like I looked and couldn’t decipher their age that easily.

 

I am afraid I don't know. I just checked a few cans but I can't recognize a pattern. Maybe someone at the brewery could help with that.

 

At Spiteful Brewing for my New Beer Sunday #1010. This is a favorite brewery of mine since I started coming here early in my beer journey.

Starting with a German Pilsner. I submitted the beer notes and change from Czech to German Pilsner consistent with the Brewery’ designation.

Spiteful Spite Pils

3.52/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25



Full review linked above. This features a bitter dry overall take Spiteful is known for. The carbonation was the overwhelming aspect of this offering and not a lot to hold my interest beyond the look and aroma. I enjoy most offerings here across most styles, but I will seek other offerings next visit.

Two more new to me offerings which is somewhat rare in my visits here, will follow up shortly with at least one more.

 

Next up, my second new to me Vienna Lager this weekend. Let’s see how this measures up to Victoria. Review linked below.

Spiteful Vienna Lager

3.67/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75



First review in the system so no deviation. I am enjoying this one more than the Victoria I rated Friday. Hard to get the aroma, but flavors loud, clear and enjoyable.

They put the Sox on for me so staying for at least one more new to me and then possibly favorites from over the years.

 

Poured into a 13 oz tulip glass not sure when it was canned. Pours an attractive hazy orange with a two finger sticky white head that leaves thick streaks of lace with nice retention. 4.25

Aroma is cantaloupe, mandarin, white grape, apricot, and grapefruit rind. 3.75

Taste follows the grape jumps out first, mandarin, cantaloupe, apricot, and grapefruit. 3.5

Mouthfeel is about average, nice amount of life, maybe a tad dry, and at 8.2% the flavor is making it difficult to drink. 3.75

Overall the hops is just Citra and Nelson, but I think they may have tried equal amounts, because the Nelson is not working in this one. 3.5

 

I hope you're still celebrating. Birthday cheers!

 

Thid and last available new to me beer here, first time since I first starting coming three new to me beers are on the menu.

Heard good things about this one, first time here to enjoy it.

Spiteful Diggable IPA

4.18/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25



Overall: Enjoyable IPA. Categorized by the brewer as an WCIPA. Looks like an unfiltered borderline NEIPA, drinks like a modern WCIPA. While I prefer traditional WCIPA best, this is a nice excursion from the old school style. Well done Spiteful, glad I finally had a chance to enjoy. 4.25

Likely final new one here and for the day. Will enjoy catching up after I get home. Cheers!

 

Good Sunday afternoon, New Beer Swiggers and commentators. An unpleasantly yucky, tropical humidity has given way to much needed rain as I drink some new beers in the dry, cool basement bar. Deep Dive is a brand new TIPA from District 96 Beer Factory, one of my very favorite brewers of hazies. It has an imaginative hop bill of Enigma, Pacific Jade, and Citra.

Reviewed 4 days after can release. It's a turbid, muddy orange with over a finger cap of milk-white foam and thick, sudsy lacing. The fragrant smell includes pineapple, lemon, and stone fruit. The taste is pineapple-forward but it's not as sweet as I expected. Rather, it's almost tart with additional notes of lemon zest and grapefruit. and I'm also tasting some earthy pepper and spice from the Pacific Jade hops. As it warms in the glass I notice some red berry sweetness and dry pinot gris from the Enigma. It's an intriguing combination of tastes. As expected from D96 the mouth feel is super plush and creamy and the 10.5% ABV is remarkably well-hidden; it drinks very easily. Overall, I like Deep Dive. I'm conditioned to expect the sweet snake fruit in a D96 Imperial IPA but this one is surprisingly refreshing. I can't agree with the brewery's statement that it drinks like a "pineapple piña colada smoothie." I suspect I'll finish this pack over the 4th of July holiday.

4.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Cheers!

 

Playing catch up but here’s a new one
DAB - Dortmunder



Looks the part. Glossy and golden. Nose is sweet and clean, smidge floral and peppery.

Malt, bready or perhaps doughy. Pepper. Hint of tannic bitterness in the finish. Some kind of ferrous quality in the middle. Mouthfeel is excellent.

At 4.99 for 4, yes please!

 

Preach. On draught at the source there is nothing that can touch it. Absolute pinnacle of the style.

 

Sunday afternoon beers at Great Heights Brewing...yay

La Jolla, called a West Coast Pils. Style here is an India Pale Lager (IPL). Hard to argue with that. 5.8% ABV.



Pours a crystal clear pale yellow color. A white head forms, and rises to about a finger. Light lace is left behind. This has impressive clarity.
Aroma of melon, berry, and fruity. Pine resin, dank and lightly grassy in the nose. Enjoyable for an IPA.
Taste wise, like the nose, lots of fruity characteristics. Melon, and berry specifically. Which creates a fruity sweetness, mixed with pine and grassy flavors. Bitterness lingers on. Nothing wrong at all here, for an IPA.
A medium body and moderate carbonation. This is sticky, resiny, and soapy. Which needs to be cleaner and drier for my lager tastes. Not hard to drink at all, just don't call it a lager.

This is a well made IPA. Though I'm looking for a much crisper, cleaner, drier bite. While I have had so called "IPLs" before, and even ones that I have enjoyed. This is why I don't usually gravitate towards the style. If the brewer didn't say this was a lager, no way at all would anybody even thing that. To be fair, this is very enjoyable in the land of the IPA, but call a spade a spade.

Overall score, 3.59, a solid B
If I was to judge this disregarding the "lager" label, then probably more a high B+
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Yesterday, I visited Round Table Brewery in Garnerville (Rockland County), New York for the first time, and I was impressed by the beer and the staff. Round Table has a year-round, Coffee Imperial Stout called Dark Necessities, which I liked. The brewery had two barrel-aged variants in bottles and I bought one of each. Natural Necessities - The Natural, it a very coffee-forward, BA version which I'm really enjoying.

No date on bottle. I suspect it's from late 2023. Poured at 64°. It's nearly ink black with a frothy, light khaki-colored head that dissipated quickly. It has a great smell with lots of freshly-brewed coffee, chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, and nutty char. The coffee is fresh and acidic. It would do any Jersey diner proud. The chocolate is sweeter than in the base Dark Necessities and there is also a hint of vanilla/caramel sweetness. The malt base beneath is dry and bitter with some charred nuts. There is also an intriguing hint of dark fruit, which I really like. The barrel influence is very subtle; it's noticeable but doesn't distract from the other flavors. The mouth feel is rather thin, the carbonation level is appropriate, and it's very drinkable at 8.5% ABV. I like that Round Table didn't go too big on the alcohol. Overall, The Natural is a very good coffee-forward BA Stout. I prefer it to the base stout and I will buy more bottles next time if they are available.

4.33/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I hope everyone has a great (and short work) week. Cheers, NBW!

 

New to me brewery and beer from Rocky Reef in Woodruff ,WI The city is pretty much smack dab in the north/central part off Wisconsin The name of the brew is Freshman Haze
Look 4.0 Smell 3.75 Taste 4.00 mouth 4.0 overall 4.0
Well i really was impressed with this 2IPA from the middle of nowhere . It pours a murky golden wheat color . Has tropical notes of citrus and papaya , some lemon/lime and white grapes notes . A soft juicy mouthfeel, very little bitterness . Pleasantly surprised by this beer.