New Beer Weekend #220

33 cl can poured into s snifter in cool cool Toulouse, France, for breakfast.,.
The brew is deep black, covered in fine cappuccino-colored foam.
The aroma is fantastically intense, with loads of peanuts (or hazelnuts, really.,), and plenty of chocko chocolate..
Taste is exquisitely malty and aromatic, with popping nuts. Chocolate rides the perimeter and coats the tongue. Like a dry Reese’s PB cup maybe? ABV is well camouflaged but definitely a player.
Medium density mouthfeel driven by low carbonation.
Overall, an adjunct Stout with an excellent base Stout that is masterfully brewed and worthy of slow sippin’.

 

A dry, bitter IPA

The above title is inspired by a thread that @bitterbeer started entitled Dry, Bitter, IPAs:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dry-bitter-ipas.678397/

Today’s new beer is a seasonal release from Fat Head’s: IBU-Sive IPA.

Below is how this beer is detailed on the brewery’s website:

“For the love of hops!

IBU-Sive

India Pale Ale

October – December

Beer Details

ABV 7.5%

IBU 75

OG–FG 16.8–2.7 Plato

Hops: Strata, Citra, Mosaic

Malt: C-15, Dextrapils, Pale Wheat, Pale Malt

Yeast: American Ale

Brewer's Notes:

Heavy doses of Citra and Mosaic hops work together with Strata to lend resinous aromatics. Tropical and citrus fruit flavors of pineapple and orange. Light caramel malt sweetness with medium bitterness.”

Served in my Spiegelau IPA Glass:

Appearance:

Golden colored with a BIG white head.

Aroma:

An enticing aroma of mostly tropical fruits but also a bit of citrus as well.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with mostly tropical fruit flavors but also some citrus as well; there is also a bit of resin on the palate. There is a firm, notable bitterness.

Mouthfeel

Medium bodied with a dry finish.

Overall

This beer is excellent!

Today’s beer is from my third six-pack purchase of this beer.

Cheers!

P.S. Tomorrow I will be attending an Oktoberfest event at Yards Brewery in Philadelphia: “Every ticket comes with an exclusive Yards Oktoberfest 1 Liter Stein and your choice of one of four German-inspired beers brewed special for this event.” I look forward to seeing what special beers they brewed up for this event and drinking them!

@rotsaruch @RobH @KOP_Beer_OUtlet @dar482

 

Have a great nbw. Pretty average week. Came out to blue rock pizza and tap in Greensboro Adam's farm with my wife. Started State Of Fear by Michael Crichton and its been interesting so far.

It's our 4 year anniversary of the first date and 6 months of marriage this weekend. Will be doing South End brewing Oktoberfest for sure.

Abita pecan ale. Overall good brown. Barely any nose at all. Taste of brown bread/crust, caramel, pecan, cocoa, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, light coffee/char. Medium-high pine/herbal/char bitter finish. Lt med body. Drying resins with no hop astringency. Pretty flavorful and crisp. A lot more bitter than I expected, but still a good example of the style. 3.66/5


Amazing apps!


Cheers

 

How is this for irony (is this the right word here?).

Last Monday I started a thread about Wet (Fresh) hopped beers and I detailed a beer I drank last weekend at the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown event at Ommegang brewery:

“This past Saturday I attended the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown event at the Ommegang brewery and a new (to me) brewery Fidens served a wet/fresh hopped IPA that was brewed with Idaho 7 hops. I asked the server (the brewer) how he obtained wet/fresh hops and he informed me that they had them air shipped (FedEx I would guess) to them. This is quite the effort. That beer was very tasty with a prominent aroma/flavor that I described to him as “pungent”.”

It would seem you had the same experience with this beer?

Cheers!

 

Oro by Jolly Pumpkin
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9897/18975/

Poured a 473ml can into a tulip. A big two finger fine white head on a cloudy gold. Excellent head retention. Lots of rocky lacing.

Fruit and sour in the nose.

Fruit and esters up front. Spicy. Brett comes through in the middle but does not dominate. A light brett finish.

Medium body and carbonation. Well hidden ABV.

An excellent oak aged beer. Smooth and well balanced.

look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

 

Cherry training Wheels by Fixed Gear Brewing
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/54434/379654/

Poured a 473ml can into a pint glass. A pale pink bubbly head on a slightly hazy bright pale red. The head soon disappears. No lacing.

Lacto sour in the nose. A faint cherry smell.

A very mild cherry flavour. Mildly sour with a slightly sweet finish.

A medium light body with good carbonation.

As described, an entry level sour by virtue of it's weak sourness and mild flavour profile. Overall a not too demanding decent summer sour.

look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

 

Firestone walker Cali squeeze hefeweizen. Amazing. Aroma of huge blood orange juice vibrancy and light spicy yeast. Taste of huge blood orange, lemon, pear, red apple, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, dough, herbal, floral, grass, yeast earthiness. Lt med herbal bitter and spicy yeast finish. Lt med body and med high carb. Crisp clean refreshing and flavorful finish. Min warming 5.3%. Not as banana heavy as other hefeweizen, but the super vibrant blood orange taste makes this one of the best hefe I've had. 4.4/5


Cheers

 

Penny lane pizza with broccoli and a variety of cheese. I've never had pesto pizza but my wife is Italian and therefore I've been shown the light


Wicked weed watermelon dragonfruit burst. this is amazing. Aromas of watermelon and dragonfruit candy with light lacto funk. Taste of tart/sour watermelon/dragonfruit candy, lemon, lime, green apple, lacto funk, wheat, cracker, hay, straw, grass. Medium tart/tangy, lt sour/spicy/bitter finish. Med high carb and light med body. Crisp clean refreshing finish. Lingering acid with no pucker/astringency. Super vibrant candy like flavors and crisp acidic finish. I love it. 4.38/5


Cheers

 

Thank you @jonphisher for getting this weekends party started.
Tonight I was treated to one sent to me by @Resistance88 when I expressed an interest. The first went to Garth, the second I kept for a proper review. Finally getting around to it-

The pour is pure black with a dark brown head that barely manages to cover the surface of the beer.
The taste is very good, dark fruit, dark chocolate, coffee and a little oak tinted whiskey. Almost ideal for my preferences.
The feel is viscous and still, this needs no carbonation for a sharp edge, the whiskey provides that.
OA, there is a sad lack of rye whiskey Barrel Aged stouts in west Michigan, so this is a nice treat.
Cheers all, back tomorrow!

 

Cheers, my friend!

 

Thanks for getting us started

 

Firestone walker pivo pils. This is awesome Aromas and flavors of lemon, pear, cracker, bread, cedar, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass. Med high pine/cedar/rind bitter finish. Med high carb and lt body. Crisp, clean, refreshing finish. Lingering resins on grainy malt backbone. No hop astringency. Pretty aggressively hoppy, yet spot on German pils on taste. Perfectly clean lagering. 4.13


Cheers

 

Sounds tasty & refreshing

 

Equilibrium Brewing's 18 Decillion DIPA, 8.5% ABV; 4.1 overall

Pours a very hazed gold with 2 fingers of eggshell colored head. Great head retention & better lacing

S: Apricots, faint citrus, guava some grassyness; nose tails off after initial pour

T: Passion fruit, tangerine, limes & dryness up front. Pink grapefruit, dryness, & passion fruit as this beer warms up, a little grassyness as well. Finishes with passion fruit, pink grapefruit, pineapple, lime & dryness

MF: Medium body, subdued carbonation, good balance, some acidity towards the end of the can

Very drinkable, the nose drags it down a tiny bit

 

Deschutes Black Butte XXXVI ( with chocolate & peanut butter ) BA Imperial Porter, 11.4% ABV; 4.13 overall

Pours an effervescent chestnut/mahogany with one finer of mocha colored head. Average-ish head retention & lacing

S: Peanut butter candy, vanilla

T: Chocolate, a little booze bite, peanut butter up front. Mostly milk chocolate, dryness/roastyness, peanut hulls ( bitter ) & peanut butter as this beer warms up along with some raw barrel. Finishes with a little char, Baker's Chocolate, a little bit of peanut butter, vanilla cream & Bourbon

MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation. warming. Carbonation smooths out a little once the beer is warmed up

Drinks pretty easy, a solid offering, wish there was more barrel influence. This got way better as it warmed up

 

Great "Simple" start Jon!

 

Started off with this pleasant one.
NZ-Fu!
On tap at Windsor homebrew in Anaheim, California.
Gorgeous, almost aluminum brassy, gold, and glass. Quite elegant to behold. Fluffy white head rises over finger and height slowly receives to a generous ring light lacing.
Nose is smooth, slightly earthy and tropical, with hint of berry and citrus.
Flavors really wash around. Citrus, stone fruit, melon, apricot, and a slight nod towards piney. Really fun.
3.92/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4