New Beer Weekend #233

Any BBQ Joints or Vietnamese food in the area to seal the deal on the detour???

 

Stock up, that beast is taking I-70

 

Thank you! Positive life changes kept me busy in the last couple of months, but I'll try to show up here more often.

 

The Pit Room is 2-3 blocks from D&Q. Their BBQ is fantastic ... personally I love their deer sausage (black pepper and garlic and they're not kidding about the black pepper ), and their pork ribs are excellent. So's their chili — no beans — and their sides are very good and in some cases unique. The green beans are Asian influenced, and the elote is a staple for me.

My knowledge of Vietnamese places in town is poor, but we have loads of them.

 

Priorities. In a perfect world, I would be diving & fishing every day. Balance is all.

 

I am in...

 

ISO gingerbread cookies…

Nice to see you back @shkin. It’s sunny when @woodchipper posted his Von Trapp collab I thought to myself “hey I wonder where shkin has been?” And just like that, here you are

 

Have a good New Beer Sunday. Had a late nap and then me and my wife got a lot of Cook Out last night so I am still full. All of the food is amazing and I got a Oreo PB shake with my tray along with corn dog and bacon ranch wrap .


So this has been in my fridge a long time, before I even met my wife lol. I am surprised it didn't foam out like most old IPAs. Revolution/Hop Butcher Superstructure. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, mandarin orange, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, coconut, guava, citrus peel, peppercorn, pine, honey, bread dough, light caramel, herbal, floral, grass, yeast earthiness. Light-med pine, citrus rind, herbal/woody bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body. Balanced creamy/bready malts, sticky hops, and light resins in the mouthfeel. Lingering resin drying with no cloying/astringency. Mild increasing warmth of 9% after the finish. Great smooth/soft feel for an NEDIPA. The nose was quite muddy, but not bad at all. Taste held up a bit better. Still very juicy with solid dankness. Nice showcase of Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado, and Sabro hops. 4.1


Cheers

 

Good day BAs! Here's a cross-post from WBAYDN with today's New Breakfast Beer:



Barrel-Aged Toasted S’more Narwhal Stout. 16 x 16 fl oz can. $ 100.00 (Including shipping), $ 0.391/fl oz from Sierra Nevada on-line. Received via UPS 03/01/25. Reviewed 05/01/25 (Review 3440). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “PKGD 112224.” Stored at 39 degrees F at home. Served at 57.2 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 60.0 degrees F. (It didn’t last long!)
Appearance – 4.25.
First pour – Amber Brown (SRM 18), clear.
Body – Ruby Brown (SRM 24), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, light penetration at the edges is ruby.
Head: Average (Maximum 3.5 cm, aggressive center pour), wheat, high density. Slowly drops to a 0.4 – 0.7 cm crown fed by heavy carbonation and has a complete cap.
Lacing – None – not really expected at this ABV.
Aroma – 4.25 – Begins with strong graham cracker and cocoa. No yeast, no ethanol (11.9 % ABV, as marked on label). No disulfide or diacetyl. Bonus! The aroma lasts the entire can!
Flavor – 4.5 – Marked cocoa and marshmallow, just warning hints of graham cracker. No yeast, no ethanol. No disulfides, no diacetyl. The barrel blends seamlessly with the roasted malt and cocoa. Finishes slightly sweet. Mild gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; approaching creamy; lively but soft carbonation.
Style: Follows the style guidelines as condensed by BA.
Final impression and summation: 4.25 Delicious! Narwhal is perhaps the most consistently good stout that occasionally makes it into this area – when it does, I always pick up a case or two. This variant is supreme – too bad I’ve only got 14 cans left – enough to last two weeks with careful rationing.
Rating 4.31, rDev -7.3%

 

Its an epic poem, written in Old English. Charles M. Doughty wrote it in the early 1900's, about the Roman wars on the British islands. Just cause I'm not use to reading Old English, it is taking me a while, but thematically, its is very Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings-ish. All the in fighting and scheming from Britain Kings, to themes of joining forces and fighting back enemies of the East. As well as how Christianity and paganism combined in Britain. I will definitely add this to the What Book Are You Reading Now thread...its just taking me a while ha.

 

Rock Wall White Tide Witbier from Aldi. Amazing witbier. Great head retention and lacing on the glass. Aromas of pear, apple, banana, bubblegum, orange peel, apricot, clove, coriander, peppercorn, bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, yeast earthiness. A bit of honey, a bit sweet on aromas. Taste of big pear, apple, banana, bubblegum, orange peel, coriander, apricot, clove, peppercorn, wheat grain, bread dough, wood, herbal, floral, grass, yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody bitterness on the finish. Medium high carb and light-medium body. Crisp clean refreshing finish. Balanced creamy grainy malt and sticky spicy mouthfeel. No hop/spice astringency on lingering drying character. Very vibrant and complex yeast/citrus/spice flavors. Top tier for the style. I could drink these all day. 4.35/5


Cheers

 

A mostly sunny but cool day. High temps for the next week are supposed to be in the forties, so I'm not sure how much golf will be played. As long as there's no wind we'll tee it up.
My new beer for today is a grisette, a style I'm not too familiar with. Piglette from Brewery Bhavana.
A pale gold color with a little haze. Small white head, some lace.
Fruity, funky aroma..
Taste of pear, tart. Late hop bitterness.
Crisp, effervescent mouthfeel.
Very drinkable. I wish I hadn't given one to my wife.