New Beer Weekend #245

Have a good NBW and Friday evening. Thanks @Bishop for starting us off this week.

I was bloated after eating mexican food for lunch for the usual Friday lunch with my wife, so I was lying in bed and Finished Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt to let my stomach settle this afternoon, and now I am ready for more beer. The week went well for me, as I finally god started on a PsyD to help with my situations after waiting 4 months for VR state services to get back to me. Still hanging in there.

Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Nelson Sauvin Dry Hopped. Fantastic stuff. Aromas and flavors of big white grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pear, red apple, white grape/wine, passionfruit, melon, gooseberries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Medium pine, citrus rind, woody, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; balanced creamy/grainy malts and sticky/resinous hop mouthfeel. Fairly crisp from lingering resin dryness, minimal lingering hop astringency. Bit of lingering hop burn/abv warmth after the finish. Refreshingly drinkable for a hazy, a ton of hop dankness/vibrancy of Nelson, with a nicely soft malt backbone. 4.31/5


Cheers

 

Humble Forager - Redwood BA English Barleywine

And...

 

... There Does Not Exist - Demonus WCIPA

 

Modelo Chelada Fresa Picante. Poor head retention and no lacing on a murky body. Aromas of strawberry jolly ranchers and light chili spice/salt. Taste follows with strawberry jolly ranchers, chili peppers, cracker, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and salt. Medium pine/herbal bitterness, pepper spiciness, and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Medium-high carbonation, light-medium body, and crisp/clean/refreshing finishing. Balanced grainy malt, sticky hop, fruit acid, and light salinity in mouthfeel. Lingering pepper heat after the finish that builds to good intensity through the glass. Quite a bit more pepper kick than the other fruit cheladas in the series, but just as refreshing if you like more spice. 3.78/5


Cheers

 

Surly Double barrel darkness

4.46/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Brewers notes: Our legendary imperial stout ages in not one, but two barrels--Tattersall rum and O'Shaughnessy bourbon, with a generous touch of vanilla on the finish.

Received in bif imperial stouts & barleywines 2 from @Bishop , 16 oz can , 2024 edition

Chilled can arrived in a gold leaf box , poured into a snifter, dark motor oil, tin brown layer that settles to an island airing , fizzy carbonation thru the blackness

Aroma is vanilla, roast malts, bourbon, rum

Taste is bourbon, vanilla, dark fruits, rum soaked raisins

Mouthfeel is thick, syrupy, boozy without the heat , some sudsing

Good beer

 

The Veil - Nesh
WCIPA 7% ABV
3.7/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
No canned on date. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Pleasing slightly hazy bright gold with 1-2 finger white foamy head with decent retention and a thin band of lacing.

S: Very dank with lemongrass, weed, pine resin and light gooseberry and pineapple.

T: Flavor is aggressive and slightly abrasive with high bitterness drowning out a lot of the hop flavor. What comes through are slightly sour gooseberry, pine, lemongrass, honeysuckle, and lemon-lime.

M: Not the most pleasant due to extreme dryness in a very lean bodied beer. Bordeing on astringent finish.

O: Nesh is aggressive to a fault - high bitterness and super-dry feel is a bit overwhelming and scratches out the hops flavor that could be there.

 

Cheers @Bishop for starting us off

Westmalle Trappist Extra Belgian Pale Ale, 4.8% ABV; 3.89 overall

Pours a sparkling old with one finger+ of eggshell colored head. Stays effervescent, good head retention & lacing

S: Green bananas & cloves in abundance, hints of juicy fruit gum, nose fades as the beer warms

T: Follows the nose, plenty of pears, hints of lemon and a little dryness up front. Grassyness, pears and white pepper/coriander notes as this beer warms up, plus dryness, faint phenol notes. Finishes dry, grassy with pears & apple skins & just a little coriander

MF: Light/medium body, fairly lively carbonation, decent balance. Body thins a bit once warm

Drinks easy enough, nice delicate offering. Glad I got a chance to try this, but I prefer the heavy hitters from these guys more

 

Happy you enjoyed that one, man! I can't take all the credit, though (it actually came my way via @Ocalafox ) Was savoring the last couple cans of the 6-pack and saw you hadn't tried it yet, so it only made sense to send one your way!

 

Martin House brewing Thunder Crunch Sout with chocolate syrup, rice, caramel & lactose, 12.2% ABV; 3.23 overall

Pours a murked up chestnut/mahogany with fast falling mocha colored head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: Faint cocoa notes, not much else

T: Some caramel, chocolate, dryness & vanilla up front. Dryness, chocolate syrup & a little caramel once this beer is warm. Finishes with some chocolate milk notes & a little dryness & caramel. If everything else was on par with the flavor, this could've been a much better beer

MF: Medium-ish body, super low carbonation. Carbonation picks a little once warm, body thins out

Had hopes for this one, not horrible, just not good. Flavors seem okay, but the body is a mess along with the nose

 

I always dig your handwritten notes, Ryan! Looks like you've enjoyed some solid brews today- Cheers

 

Gorgeous pic, my friend! Cheers

 

Happy weekend fellow beer enthusiasts!
(That’s another term for Advocate, right?)
No matter, I’m in the state of Colorado which has so many beers not in my home state of Michigan.
But when I’m here, I prefer to drink Colorado beers. This is one:

Took a chance on this as I have had a couple stouts recently with cinnamon that were pretty good. As in I could taste all the flavors, not just cinnamon.
This poured stout black and sported a light brown head which dissipated quickly but left a ring that stuck around most of the drink.
The taste does have the coffee and vanilla flavors which are almost, but not quite, overwhelmed by the cinnamon. The lactose is much more a feel than a taste, but it leaves no doubt this is a milk stout.
The feel is a little thinner than I expected, and it might be the cinnamon that provides the tingling sensation.
OA, it’s not that I don’t like cinnamon, I just think it’s overpowering. So while I’m glad to have tried it, and largely enjoyed it, probably won’t be buying any more.
Cheers all! Back tomorrow.

 

Thanks for getting NBW going for us, @Bishop!

Enjoyed this one earlier: (courtesy of my wife's boss )

Fremont/MadeWest - Beer Isn't Real





Notes:
P slight hazy gold org, sm foamy white cap, heavy lace down one side of the glass
N soft med bright citrusy notes, light stone fruit as it warms, juicy, inviting
T fairly bold profile, light carm malt carries juicy valencia orange/tangerine, some stone fruit, dank undertones as well, a bit of smooth vanilla, delicious
Mf med bodied, soft med to med carb level, dances across tongue
O super tasty ipa w/ some great drinkability, exceeded expectations, would absolutely have again!

Cheers, BAs

 

I never tried the Baltic Porter i sent you and i reslly wanted to get that to you for the Baltic tasting but life got in the way.
This one, however, i have enjoyed many times.
I tend to keep one in the fridge as a pre-beer before a big BA stout to warm the engine.

Lookin forward to your thoughts on whatever else i sent you! ( i forgot what i sent!)