New Beer Weekend #303

With my dinner earlier, Social Project Tiger's Blood Snow Cone Gluten Free Sour Ale, 5.5% ABV; 3.91 overall will do a full review sometime in the future

 

Same, rarely find their IPAs near fresh in Oklahoma or Kansas

 

Prairie Cheeky Tiki Sour Ale with Oranges , Pineapple, Lime, & Coconut Rum Flavor, 5.1% ABV; 3.49 overall

Pours a slightly hazed gold with one thumb of rapidly disappearing ivory colored head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: Citrus, coconut & pineapple, very tropical indeed

T: Pretty dry, follows the nose, lime dominates up front but plenty of other tropical fruits & a little orange as well. Lime, coconuts, & pineapple as this beer warms up. Finishes limey tart, dry with countering coconut & pineapple sweetness

MF: Medium body, slight carbonation, fruit juice acidity. Sticky on the teeth

This was alright, but very much a one & done, lack of adequate carbonation didn't help

 

Goose Island BCBS Two-Year Barleywine Reserve English Barleywine, 17% ABV. It pours out of the bottle medium-brown, but in the glass in appears extremely dark brown, with a ring of light-brown bubbles that left no lacing. Aroma is toffee/caramel, dark fruit, and bourbon. Taste follows, plus oak, slightly sweet slightly bitter, with moderate bourbon burn. Mouthfeel is thick and dry, overall excellent.

4.34/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

@Beersnake here we go! I somehow never had a Bourbon County Barleywine before. I was a bit hesitant to try this one because I've never liked any bourbon with "old" in the name, and once again that holds true with Old Fitzgerald. IMHO this pales in comparison to GI King Henry II and Revolution VSOJ. We'll see what happens as it warms. I still tried to score it fairly.

 

Green state extra Mexican lager
...an incredibly clear light gold /amber appearance with a lasting head
...medium carbonation with about a medium body
...aroma is yeast, grain,cereal,toasted grainy bread and a mild bitter earthiness
...taste has a very subdued sweetness that shows up first with grain,toasted bread and cereal. Has a hop bitterness i dont expect from this style that builds and takes over the aftertaste
...overall a very well done beer and although more bitter than expected it adds to the overall pleasing taste

 

Nothing sad about that, we should celebrate drinking favorites!

I just got done drinking a favorite while watching the Flyers vs. 'Canes game, a homebrewed CAP beer!

And the Flyers took the 'Canes to overtime for a second time in this series. Hopefully a better outcome this time around.

Cheers to favorites!!

 

Well, I am glad you are happy!

I am sad right now, the Flyers season is over.

 

A new to me beer from a new to me country - Latvia. Arpus Brewing Co.’s “Barrel Aged Sour Cherry Imperial Stout”:





On tap, the beer, pours black with ruby red sea through body; dark tan creamy head with some rocks; excellent Retention; heavy ring; heavy minus lace; thin legs on swirl; from the can not so much lace. The nose is all about the cherries. Sour cherries, and chocolate upfront; bourbon on back end. Creamy mouth feel; medium body; not add junkie; light carbonation; very little warmth from 12% ABV. Overall outstanding; sour cherry shine along base and barrel; beer reminds me of stouts from Pöjhala.

4.5/4.25/4.5/4.25/4.25
Score: 4.37 rDev +0.9%

I enjoyed this beer on tap at the beer bar (Sergio’s) and bought a can to enjoy and write up this evening. An excellent BA cherry imperial stout.

 

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Super Charged Juicy ( Imperial ) IPA, 11.0% ABV; 3.51 overall

Pours an effervescent gold with 2 fingers of pearl colored head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: A riot of tropical fruit/kid's fruit punch, fades down the stretch

T: Oranges, passion fruit, coconut, peach juice, dryness & a little lime, plus dryness up front. Oranges, peaches, passionfruit, coconut, limes & dryness as this beer warms up. Finishes sweet with coconut, pineapple, some lime, a little booze bite & dryness

MF: Medium body, moderate carbonation, skews sweet. Some booze burn & lack of carbonation the last 7 ounces or so

ABV is well hidden, flavors don't really complement each other but compete. Sadly, sum of the parts aint all that. Decent drinkability. I have had worse from them recently

 

Other half all fuggle everything extra special bitter
...cloudy dark amber caramel appearance
....below average carbonation with a medium body that has a slight heavy thickness
...aroma is hard to explain but the bitterness comes out in the forefront. Pine tar,citrus peel and earthy mint leaves
...taste is actually dry, bitter but not hop/ipa type of bitterness. A sort of lip smacking sour bitterness that lingers
...I think I lack the skill to adequately describe this one but it is really well done. Its just not a chug down after mowing the lawn type of beer

 

Sounds like a proper ale to me

 

Hello again friends! Tonight I have one that I have had before, but it was at SAN so I didn’t rate it.
Perrin brewing is famous, and rightly so, for No Rules - a massive ba imperial porter.
They do other stuff as well, a full lineup of styles. Including my favorite, the barrel aged stout.
Perrin Reserve is actually aged in brandy barrels with golden raisins. One would expect those flavors to be upfront and dominant. Yet they are not.

The pour is breakfast coffee brown and looks stout black in the glass. The manilla colored head reaches up about 6 cm and leaves very little lacing. About par for a BA stout.
The taste is not as sweet as the listed additives suggest it should be; and the raisins add a dimension more than a specific flavor. It tastes very good.
The feel is lightly viscous, triple mash and caramelized lactose are bound to have some body as a result.
OA - this is better than I expected, not sweet and the listed fruit is not a primary flavor.

Curious how New Holland can make a triple mash imperial stout and age it a little while in bourbon barrels and it’s 18% ABV. Perrin has a triple mash and it’s less than 13%. And Perrin has added sugars.
Flies in the face of what I thought I knew about beer. Still (obviously) have much to learn!
Cheers all!