New Beer Weekend #300

And just like that Bob's yer Uncle. Saved this for once upon a time called now!
RR Pliny The Elder from an awesome trade w @beergoot
Beautiful tastes, feel, fade & finish with even more lemon lingering.

 

La bourbon by brasseries de bourbon


Chilled glass bottle bought at super U in Saint Martin, poured into a double old-fashioned glass

Thin white foam layer quickly fades to a foam island . numerous bubbles , well carbonated, in a golden yellow brown liquid

Faint aroma of malts

Taste is beer, flavored water

Thin watering , mouth feel, fizzy

Hey, it’s cold and wet but other than that, it’s a pass for me as a repeat beer. If you’re in the French foreign Legion, and in the Sahara desert, this could be a lifesaver. But as a beer to savor it is not.

the sunrises are much much better than this Biere

 

Good Sunday afternoon, New Beer Sippers and commentators. And thank you, @Beersnake, for providing a great intro on Friday night! I had been a regular on New Beer Sunday since 2015. I had no problem with the expansion to cover the entire weekend because it gave more BAs the opportunity to participate. That said, and while I occasionally review a new beer on a Saturday, I still look forward to Sunday afternoons to enjoy a couple of quiet hours on this thread. I checked NBW week #1 in 2020. I was down the shore and enjoyed about 5 new beers from South Jersey breweries. My Sunday afternoon review was Carton Brewing's Wedge Issue, a DIPA hopped with Motueka and Waimea. At that time a "southern hemisphere" IPA was novel. Today, I've sort of grown sick of them.

One style of which I never tire is a BA American Imperial Stout. My new one today is Marcescent, brewed by Esker/Hart Artisan Ales in High Bridge, NJ. It is a blend of fresh and bourbon/rye whiskey barrel Stouts conditioned on maple syrup, vanilla beans, and pecans. When first poured it was a bit boozy but it mellowed in the glass.

Poured at 61.3°. It is nearly ink black. The medium-mocha-colored head dissipated quickly leaving a ring and clouds at the top of the glass. Its smell is vibrant with notes of maple syrup, cocoa, vanilla, toffee, and nuts. The taste follows but the rye whiskey and bourbon are far more noticeable and add a touch of sourness that balances the maple syrup. The roasted pecans are also more evident in the flavor. The mouth feel is viscous and oily with low carbonation, and the 13.1% ABV is warming. Overall, Marcescent is a well-crafted Imperial Stout. Due to the booziness - both in flavor and ABV - it is a sipper ideal for dessert.

4.24/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This is my only review today but certainly not my only brew. Have a great week, everyone. Cheers, NBW!

 

I'm currently enjoying this NEIPA and gave it a favorable review, NBW. Always a fan of the WC leaning Hazy IPA



Broken Broccoli
Hazy IPA | 6.8% ABV
Other Half Brewing - Center Street in Brooklyn, New York

4.06/5 rDev -4.5% | Average: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Broken Broccolis is a decent NEIPA that runs through a nice progression of hop flavors including: chardonnay, white grape, mango, and some hidden pine that surfaces in places. It looks appealing throughout the drinking experience from pour to finish with fluffy lasting foam to heavy lacing as it goes down the glass. Scents foreshadow flavor well. It has an overall soft feel with an excellent dryness leading to some bitterness in the finish. This is one of those NEIPAs with some WC sensibility. Overall a winner and feather in the cap of OH and New Trail collaborations of which there have been a few

 

Coquito Stout
Tree House Brewing Company

4.5/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Drinking out of a snifter at the brewery.
Jet black in color with a thin reddish brown head.
Smells some of coffee, dark roast.
Nice smooth silky mouth feel.
Sweet taste of dark chocolate with notes of espresso.
Like drinking a dark chocolate milkshake.

 

Well I was hoping to have time to sneak in another new one this weekend but then the busyness of life nipped that hope in the butt.

Hopefully I can acquire said beer next weekend sometime and share in a weeks time.

Have a great week everyone and thanks again for the notable opening to get this milestone weekend started @Beersnake. Looking forward to whoever’s opener is next weekend.

 

Ozark Beer Co. Artemus Haze IPA w/Galaxy & Eclipse Hops, 6.2% ABV; 3.98 overall

Pours a super hazed gold with one finger plus of ivory colored head. Average head retention & fantastic lacing

S: A little citrus & pine, lemongrass

T: Loads of pine, dryness, grapefruit up front. Lime, grapefruit, blood orange. plenty of pine & pink grapefruit as this beer warms up. Finishes with grapefruit dominating pine with a bit of dryness

MF: Medium body, creamy carbonation decent balance, skews to the hoppy side in a good way

Nice drinkability, full on pine & citrus attack

 

Good to see you back in the swing of things!

 

We all have to make allowances. Hardly any Bourbon for me anymore

 

New Province Brewing 10th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged ( Bulliet Barrels ) Strong Scottish Ale, 10.0% ABV; 3.93 overall

Pours an effervescent Auburn/Chestnut with one finger of fast falling tan head. Minimal head retention & lacing

S: Plenty of barrel, figs, brown sugar. Barrel fades once warmer, more brown sugar

T: Brown Sugar, a bit of toastyness, figs, dark cherries, Bourbon & leafy hops at the edges. Some banana laffy taffy that seems butter suited to a Weizenbock. so, some deduction, also brown sugar, figs & Bourbon, oakyness & vanilla as this beer warms up. Finishes with some Bourbon edge, vanilla, brown sugar & faint leafy hops

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, some booze bite/warming. Nice slickness once warmed up

Wanted to love this. Anyone attempting this as a style around here, barrel aged no less has my love & respect. Time aged in the barrel not stated, that makes me wonder if a little more would've helped the cause. Nose needed to be more. I will still pick up another 4 pack if I see it, maybe 2

 

Liked cause of a good review...but I will never understand how anybody can get any of this out of a Nitro pour though. Its probably more my fault...or as Gregg Allman says Its "My Cross to Bear" ha, I guess I'll just never get anything on Nitro ha.

 

Take your nitro hate elsewhere, we don’t need it @champ103, team nitro

 

To paraphrase George Kennedy in Airport, "well anyway, your going to get it it"

 

My first reaction is that this really wouldn't work as a blonde ale, but that really never stops me from trying. I found this to be very good. Smells very close to a rice crispy and has a full-bodied mouthfeel to go with it's lightly sweet touch to the tongue. Another great surprise from FB...

 

Somewhat polarizing, this collab btwn Toppling Goliath and Tired Hands really brought the goods for me



Pseudo Alien

Hazy Imperial IPA | 7.6% ABV
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa

4.43/5 rDev +8.8% | Average: 4.07
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The following descriptors can describe this beer: rich, full flavored, dank, vegetal, thiccc, green, dense, gentle, bitter, etc...

This is one of the better NEIPA/NEDIPAs I've had in some time as it checks all boxes and switches through all gears for me. Hop flavor is intricate and packed with tropicals and citrus. Pleasurably it is difficult to nail down one hop note as the amalgamation is greater than the whole. The depth of flavor and body is way above average making this an outstanding collaboration between TG and Tired Hands. Reminds of some of Tired Hands best offerings

 

Late start for me for New Beer Sunday #1104. This brewery is right near my house. Their packaged before the taproom was ok, but the beer I tried for my two visits were not good, so I haven’t returned. They are closing by the end of June, so giving them one more chance.

Illuminated Brew Works Cherry Brainwash



$8 13 oz 7% ABV Sour Ale with Cherries.

Appearance: Bronze orange base with no head beyond brief white ring around the rim. 3.0

Aroma: Cherry fruit life savers. The extent after a few tries. 3.0

Taste: Same as the aroma, cherry life savers. 3.25

Mouthfeel: Light carbonation, drinks lighter than the ABV. Sweet, faintly tart and sour. Cherry all the way. 3.5

Overall: Not my favorite style, but this is an OK offering. Cherry pop if you are seeking it. 3.25

Done here, but may return if in a pinch for a New Beer Weekend review.