New Beer Weekend #280

Allagash - Haunted House hoppy dark ale

12oz can served in a stemless rastal. Canned 07/30/25. Sent to me some time ago by the esteemed @jonphisher.

Pours black with a small head, moderate active carbonation. Smell is super roasty with a pine resin twist. Coffee and burnt toast. Slight smokiness.

Taste reveals some sweetness -- still dominated by roast. Sweetness has a vague maple and molasses character to it. Lots of pine and grapefruit zest.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, nice liveliness on the tongue. Nice beer.

 

Namachan - Smoked Beer Factory Hazy IPA

350ml can served in a stemless rastal. I can find what appears to be the date 2025.12.15, which I guess would be the "best by" date. Given to me by @shigg85.

Pours hazy light yellow, big foamy head that settles fairly slowly, leaves big pillowy peaks behind. Smell is unripe peach, lemon rind, green grapes. Some lemon zest.

Taste is a little bit on the watery side, has a lot of the hazy vibe without being oppressive. Moderate tropical fruit, lots of pith, a little bit of fluffy orangey vanilla.

Mouthfeel is soft and smooth. Overall, not bad. Probably would have been better when Shawn first gave it to me, but fresh hop season...

 

Mortalis siren kick out the jams sour ale
... appearance is purple sludge
.. light carbonation with a bit of a thick body
...aroma is an intense hit of roasted peanuts and berry jam.
...taste is sweet but not overly so. Theres roasted peanuts, mixed berries, berry jam.
... overall its a really flavorful,mildly sour beer that most would not describe as beer like

 

Foxtown, How Time Flies, 6th Anniversary rye stout aged 2 years in Heaven Hill barrels.. 14.6% ABV Foxtown is in Mequon, WI (north of Milwaukee). I had to go down the steps to the old cellar to retrieve my bottles. it was worth it, nice samples of there barrel aged beers to try.

Taste is chocolate, molasses, a hint of dark fruit and toffee. Then some oak and vanilla
Nothing fancy about it. But it's good. Smooth and on the sweet side. ABV is well hidden.
The mouth fell is good too, coating and not thin.

I bought 2 bottles, maybe I should have bought more
4.39+/5 today

History of the brewery building (1857) here
:https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/foxtown-spelunking

 

I imagine you must need a whole extra fridge for all the beer you have from us. You forced my hand on a return box cause I think you’re still up quite a few cans on me, like a box worth haha

 

So many places on my want to visit list, Texas being one of them. I suspect that one trip isn’t nearly enough to experience such a large state, maybe one day…

 

Yeah - an easy drive from NW PA, including Mrs. Lizard's quilt store stops - three days on the road but worth it - 80F in New Braunfels vs 30F here in NW PA, plus multiple Chinese restaurants (including a GREAT Sichuan restaurant out on Wurzbach) and variable beer selections at Spec's and HEBs. About crapped when I found Bottle Logic at HEB!

 

Dunk from Burdock

Poured 355ml can into a pilsner glass. A big three finger fine tan head on a clear, very dark reddish brown. Excellent head retention. Sticks around to the end. Sheets of fine lacing.

Sweet malt smells. Tastes of roasted malts. Malt forward. The initial sweetness gives way to a very mild, almost imperceptible hop finish.

A fairly light body. Good carbonation. Overall a solid high quality Munich Dunkel.

4.03/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

 

Good Sunday morning NBS/nbw and thanks to our esteemed colleague @ChicagoJ for hosting his weeks event. Its grey and damp here in the 413 today. the cemetery is all cleaned up for the coming winter, Our kitchen remodel is on track to be near complete for Christmas.
Todays offering is a beautiful and tasty IPA from Hitachino Nest, I really enjoy the nostalgic (for me anyway) flavors, of orange, pine, agaist a solid malt base, The use of mandarin orange and a complimentary "orangy" aroma hop is inspired.
Cheers all

Hitachino Nest Dai Dai Ale

American IPA | 6.2% ABV
Hitachino (Kiuchi) Brewery in Ibaraki-ken Naka-gun, Japan

Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts

4/5 rDev +9.3% | Average: 3.66
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz can dated DA/25/07, into the test glass.
A - orange blossom honey color, nice clarity, excellent, lasting cap. Fantastic lacing. Steady carbonation feeds to cap, fun to watch.
S - Orange peel, pine, malty biscuit, a bit of gren tea, as well.
T - Caramel malt, citrus thats orangy, excellent piney thread in there.
M - Medium in body, soft on the palate, Excellent tension between on the tongue. Finish is pleasantly dry.
O - A very good offering, the use of the wild oranges, choice of hops, and great malt base add up to a very good experience. I will be seaking out more.

 

Pipeworks Barrel Aged Hyper Dog. 13.5% milk stout.



Poured from a pint can, the body pours black. Opaque and viscous like motor oil. Brief head and no lacing.

Aroma is a mix of chocolate and vanilla. Taste follows nose with background dairy flavor. No bitterness. Just a light barrel that supplies a bit of bourbon without overt heat. It reminds me of a lightly boozy chocolate milk. No sign of ABV.

Carbonation nearly zero. Mouthfeel medium with a light coating.

An easy stout to sip and enjoy.

 

I think I am going to close out the weekend with this beer.

Dublin Raid - Hammerheart Brewing - Ely, MN - Irish Red Ale - 6.9%

Wow, I am totally digging the flavor here. So much complexity to the smoked elements. This is a delicious way to end this NBW for me.

Review:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31326/104268/
4.02/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From a 16oz can. No date on the can.

In the glass the beer looks quite dark brown in color. There's amber hues when I hold it to the light. There's a 2 finger tan colored head to the beer that has great retention. There's a bit of lacing on the glass.
The aroma is somewhat light. The main aroma I get is a hint of smoke. I also get some malt in the aroma.
Ok, the flavor is quite complex. It has layers of smoke flavor that hit in waves and each wave has a unique twist to it. Up front it's like a light campfire smoke. There's elements of a peat smoke flavor that, while light, has some Scotch notes to it. I also get malt flavors. There's some chocolate notes, which is unusual for the style, but work. There's a rye like flavor/sharpness in the flavor profile.
This beer is quite smooth and full feeling. It has a creamy like texture to it.
This beer's aroma is light, but the whole package makes up for it. Delicious.

I will see my fellow bar patrons down the road. Cheers!

 

Have a good New Beer Sunday BA. Driving home from Ohio today. We are having lunch with my in laws at cap city diner in Columbus. Snowstorm wasn't that bad. Thanksgiving was a bad day because I had a lupus flare up all day, but rest of the weekend with family was great.

I'm having a Land Grant OH Sure IPA. Aromas and flavors of red grapefruit, orange, lemon, peach, pineapple, passionfruit, mango, melon, red berries, citrus rind, peppercorn, pine, cracker, bread, herbal, floral, grass. Large sized pine, citrus rind, herbal, spicy bitter finish. Medium carb and body. Balanced bready grainy malt and sticky resinous hop mouthfeel. Lingering resin drying with minimal hop astringency. Great Eureka, Comet, Simcoe, and Cashmere hops profile. Very vibrant and dank hops with a clean malt backbone. A proper west coast at 6.4%. 4.1/5


Broccoli cheddar soup


Cheers

 

Started off my NBS with this nice barrel aged brew from Wooden Cask Brewing:

Cornucopia | Wooden Cask Brewing Company | BeerAdvocate





I liked this one, it's "experimental" since it was aged in barrels from bourbons made with heirloom corn so it had a little different of a flavor compared to most other bourbon barrel aged brews I've had before. Should have another couple new brews soon, cheers!

 

I keep meaning to send a box down Jon and life keeps getting in the way. I actually bought a tonne of stuff for a box, but I’ll need to refresh much of it. I was able to send a couple small ones to test the interception system and both made there way safely to Arizona.

I hoping early January.