New Beer Weekend #245

Brasserie La Debauche (France) ‘Blueberry Muffins’ Pale Ale

Fresh 33 cl can poured chilled into a La Debauche short glass. Nice pinkish foam up on ruby color brew. Interestong can notes list: blueberries (9.7%), muffins (5.7%), which contain gluten, eggs, lactose. (The real stuff, not syrups and powders.)
Nose is quite fragrant, the blueberries shine, along with a sturdy malt aroma.
Taste is, yes, tart (not sour) blueberries, great malt backbone, a centerline hops bitterness. Finish is clean with a goodbye wisp of vanilla. Crisp and clean. Lipsmacking.
Mouth is light to medium, almost high carbonation.
Overall, Brasserie La Debauche produces another interesting and delicious beer

A solid 4.25/5 in the BA DB

 

Luminance from Royal City Brewing Co.

Poured a 473ml can dated 07 March, so pretty fresh. A two finger bubbly white head on a cloudy dirty gold. the head diminished to a layer. lots of patchy lacing.

Prominent lemon citrus in the nose. Lots of fruit flavour. Some tangerine. Some pine, but mostly juice. A fairly mild hop finish.

A creamy texture. A medium light body and moderate carbonation. I am not really an IPA guy but I really liked this one. Recommended.

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

 

Good day BAs! Thanks @Bishop for opening the thread/bar in the wee hours of Friday evening!

Today's New Breakfast Beer:



Darkness Double Barrel 2024 from Surly. Received from @bbtkd 27/03/25 in a LIF associated with BS BIF #2. 16 fl oz can. Reviewed 30/03/25 (Review 3487). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “CANNED ON 11/06/24.” Stored in at 39 degrees F at home: served at 54.6 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 62.2 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.25
First pour – Amber Brown (SRM 18), clear.
Body – Deep Brown (SRM 30), almost black, opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, red amber at the edges.
Head – Average (Maximum 3.2 cm, aggressive center pour), tan brown, high density with rocks throughout, average retention. Drops to a 0.7 cm crown and a rocky complete cap.
Lacing – Excellent! Band of near-microscopic bubbles with an occasional window. As the level drops, this coats the entire glass, until the upper rings degenerate with senility.
Aroma – 4.5 – Sweet, with generic “dark fruits”, distinctly neither dates nor raisins, a bit figgy. No yeast, no malt, no hops, no alcohol. As it warms, however, some rum aroma appears.
Flavor – 4.5 – Begins sweet but not cloying, with “dark fruits.” No yeast, no hops. No alcohol (12 % ABV, according to the label). No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Distinct gastric warming. Ends slightly sweet with rum overtones.
Palate – 4 – Full: creamy: soft but lively carbonation.
Style: Follows the style guidelines as condensed by BA.

Final impression and summation: 4.5 I think some of the sweetness may come from the rum barrels. Oddly, I’m picking up no coffee, almost a given in RISs. However, this is the tastiest example of a Darkness variant I’ve ever had – delicious, moderately sweet, dark fruit! Thanks Tom!

Rating 4.44, rDev +1.4%

 

Efes Pilsener 5%
3.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
11.2 oz bottle into a pokal.
L: SRM 4 pours clear light gold color with a 1/2" white head that recedes to skin & edge foam, VG steady medium carbo bubbles, medium random loose lacing.
S: A light hop note, a hint of caramelized malts, distant bread, lightly spicy hops, a similar aroma to Heineken.
T: Gentle sweet apple, light pear, a subtle spicy hop note, light caramel malts, a touch of yeast, subtle sea salt in the aftertaste. Has typical European Pils attributes and is very lightly pale.
F: Lightly brisk medium-light bodied mouthfeel with a medium length slightly drying finish.
O: A bit redolent of a Dutch style premium beer. Pretty easy feel with a decent light taste. Certainly a good refresher in hot weather. It is good in its style.

 

Dangerous Man Mexican Corn Lager

Appearance: Mostly clear yellow-gold, ok head.

Smell: Super corn, you want corn, you got corn.

Taste: Moderately sweet, then it's like biting into a corn tortilla. Liquid corn tortilla, I never believed it was possible, but it is here. Do the wonders ever cease?

Overall: For a beer called Mexican Corn Lager, I was mostly expecting something maybe a half step up from Modelo/Corona/etc, but this is a corn experience. It's really impressive how much this tastes like corn tortillas.

 

I enjoy writing reviews but commonly wait until the next morning to enter them into our database. It's a lovely way to enjoy some coffee and recall momentous moments from yonder.
This is a darn tasty little beer right here. With no expectations, I was impressed.
Anadolu Efes Bomonti Unfiltered Lager/Filtresiz 4.8%
3.74/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16.9 oz bottle into a tall Lager glass.
L: SRM4-5 pours a slightly yeasty semi-dull light orange gold color with a 1/2" dull white head that recedes to a creamy thick skin, VG steady carbo, medium-light map-like lacing.
S: Light cereal grains, a distant fruit note, not very expressive.
T: Lightly sweet grains, a touch of yeast, light pear, a hint of apple, light wheat. Fairly simple, lightly earthy, and subtly sweet.
F: Fairly brisk light bodied mouthfeel with a soft almost creamy center and a medium dry finish.
O: Kind of a wheat Lager I guess. Really nice, light, subtle, and refreshing. Retains its carbo and feel quite well. I would buy this again, esp in the summer months. It is very good in its style.

 

Good Sunday morning NBS/nbw and thanks to aour host this week @Bishop.
It has stayed cool and grey and damp here in the 413 this weekend. Perfect weather for this weeks test run, a big beautiful stout from New Holland
This treat has one year one it, so thats my reference point.
Have a great week all

Dragon's Milk Reserve - Coffee And Chocolate

American Imperial Stout | 11% ABV
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan

Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts

4.16/5 rDev -0.5% | Average: 4.18
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 oz bottle dated 1/23/24 into the test glass
A - Dark brown color, the pour yeilds a thin mocha cap. With a blink the cap turns to ring for the duration.
S - Espresso, a bit of vanilla, bakers chocolate, and a hint smoky oak
T - Chocoalte forward for an instant, then coffee on display. a nice scicy thread in there, deceptively like smoked Ancho
A kiss of barrel treatment.
M - Medium in body, with just enough slickness. Carbonation is minimal. The slide across the palate is fun. A dry finish with Espresso linger
O - A very good offering. The coffee, chocolate and bourbon barrel all dance in harmony. Excellent

 

It'll be sad to see DM disappear from the store shelves for good.

 

Station Stout by Royal City Brewing Co.

A 473ml can nitro-poured into a pint glass. A solid 2 finger tan head on black. Excellent head retention.

Faint coffee aroma in the nose. The taste follows the nose with roasted malts and toast. A dry finish.

A smooth, medium light body with low carbonation. Its more true to the Irish dry stout style but well worth a try.

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

 

Guessing due to it being just a good beer and nothing crazy or interesting , I love Fonta and while Nebo is a nice clean beer I would probably never order one or buy it again. FF makes too many other interesting beers.

Enjoy

 

Cheers to all the Mortalis drinkers! This one is beautiful. Glad I chose it.
Eleanor IPA 7%
4.22/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can into a 16 oz cylinder glass.
L: SRM 4 pours a dark grapefruit color with a splash of gold, almost no head with splotchy skin, low carbo, little to no lacing.
S: Tropical fruits, pine resin, cat pee on a Xmas tree, spruce funk, caramelized malts, fruit bread, some general dankness.
T: Fruit punch, citrus zest, papaya, pineapple, orange pith, a lightly dank hop note, rolled oats, white grape, melon rind,. The oats and melon linger for quite a while in the aftertaste and it is lightly rich.
F: Lightly brisk, juicy, medium to med-heavy feel with a broad center and a long moderately dry finish. Lightly chalky with warming.
O: A very tasty, fruity, juicy, and slightly dank American IPA. A little bit rich overall and is moderately full-flavored. Gently punchy and lightly sweet. It is outstanding in its style.

 

Beautiful Stout
Cheers

 

It was pretty nice. I reviewed it over at the NBW thread.

 

Hello New Beer Weekend!!!

I am very late to the party this week. I hope I can join earlier next weekend. Time for a beer that we no longer can get locally.

Paradise - Prairie Artisan Ales - McAlester, OK - American Imperial Stout - 13%

This beer is from 2017. I do like it a lot, and it honestly went down stupid fast, but it is damn delicious. I am liking the coconut on the back. The flavor just lingers. Delicious.

Review:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30356/235533/
4.26/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 12oz bottle. Date on the bottle: 74th day of 2017 (07417).

No hiss upon opening the bottle. This is a pitch black pouring beer into the glass, and it looked thick while pouring. There's almost no head, and I did an aggressive pour. I just got a very little bit of brown foam that dissipated rapidly.
The aroma is a nice mix of rich dark chocolate and notes of vanilla with a touch of caramel. I am also getting a strong coconut aroma.
The taste seems to start out with some chocolate and caramel. These notes linger but are added onto by a good hit of vanilla and coconut rounds out the flavor profile. The coconut flavor is quite strong and it does linger in my throat. There's a bit of bitterness on the backside also.
The body is very smooth and very full feeling. It feels almost creamy. There's a slight warming that does come into play in my throat from the ABV.
I've never had this beer fresh, so I have no comparison, but I'd say that this beer has held up really well. This is a solid beer.

I'll rest a bit, but I will be back for one more today, and weekend. Cheers!

 

Yeah, those notes remind me of another non-digital world. And an era in which I'm straddling both into now.

 

Hello & Cheers New Beer Weekenders

Cassian Sunset by Central Waters Brewing

Years ago BA I had a great trader buddy from Minisoda' who would send me some of the occasional Central Waters brews so I am familiar with their excellence...He is no longer active on here unfortunately but alas, new relationships have been forged and this is a new to me brew provided by @GreenBayBA who is compelling me to drop a few words about it. Of all the beers he sent me I am most excited about this one!

I get immediate impressions of vanilla spiced oak here followed (in this order) by some house coffee, cinnamon crumb cake, brown sugar, dark cola and a touch of chocolate crème in the finish. These flavors all sound very sweet but I would not put this in the Pastry Stout category. This has a perfect balance across the board and for the near 12% ABV it is dangerously undetectable. Call the mouthfeel thin and lighter yes but it works so well here to create a very approachable drinking experience. Any more richness/fullness would likely make this brew a bit of a chore in my opinion. This hits like the little brother to Fremont's Rusty Nail. The cinnamon is not over the top to me and plays well with all of the other characters involved.

Overall Cassian Sunset delivers an experience that is reminiscent to enjoying a thick cut of cinnamon coffee cake drizzled with a vanilla glaze and chased with a cup of your favorite Coffee shop joe. Which makes it a perfect selection for a breakfast beer or perhaps a sweet little night capper as the name suggests.

Thanks again @GreenBayBA for the opportunity! If I were still rating beers this would likely land somewhere in the 4.2 territory for me. Very good beer. An easy fridge staple it would be.