Finback (2019)

Curious if you tried DS Mosaic? Did not get chance to get CAF but DS Mosaic has to be my favorite mosaic beer in a long time. Great ratings on Untappd for Finback - would be a 4.5 or higher if it had an OH label on it, IMHO

 

I had both at the source last weekend. Both great. For me it was a 4.3 vs a 4.4 with cats coming out ahead, but can’t go wrong with either or both!!!

 

Cats Are Forever was so great!

The Point Zero gose felt a lot worse than last year though. Thin and malty with much more muted coconut. Change of recipe?

 

Land Lines is an absolutely delectable pilsner. Not traditional in every aspect but clean, crisp, floral and fruity flavors and aroma rounded out by a nice lingering bitterness.

 

damn i love mezcal, any idea how that taste will alter the stout?

any chance of that making it out of the brewery? such a hike from NJ

 

The Mezcal BQE variant was pretty tasty. The smoky/peaty characteristic were subtle though. I don't think their bottled stouts have hit NYC shops in a long time, but they occasionally get to Massachusetts...

 

Do people still line up for releases? Possibly thinking of swinging by saturday but I’d only have a short window to spare.

 

only for the BQE's pretty much.

 

if any of these mezcal bottles end up with a friendly back ride to NJ.. someone holla at me hahahaha

 

My wife and I stopped by yesterday before head to JFK and back home. Loved it. Permanently Night is amazing and is a must have in my book. Great feel and body with just the right barrel characteristics.

 

The mezcal beer was definitely well executed but I’m just not a huge fan of mezcal so I didn’t grab any bottles.

Grabbed some cans of Kinda BK and Overgrown last weekend and I’m very glad I did.

 

Big news for the Brooklyn spot.

https://www.ediblebrooklyn.com/2019...-distillery-coffee-roaster-and-dumpling-shop/

 

Does anyone know or remember from past years if they open any earlier the day before Thanksgiving? Not seeing anything listed so I’m assuming no but figured I’d give here a shot.

 

2019 BQE available this SATURDAY 12/14!! We have 5 variations to choose from and we’re super excited for all of them. We bumped up the abv to 12.2% for the 2019 vintage. All are imperial stouts brewed with chocolate and coffee, aged in Bourbon Barrels. All variants are small batch and single barrel variant is super small batch. More info on each bottle, limits and pricing will be posted this week...
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2019 BQE CHOCOLATE COFFEE
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2019 BQE BANANA
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2019 BQE MAPLE HAZELNUT
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2019 BQE SALTY PRETZEL CARAMEL
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2019 BQE SINGLE BARREL Weller Antique
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The chocolate coffee sounds awesome

 

“All are imperial stouts brewed with chocolate and coffee,”

 

So essentially the “chocolate coffee” version is just reg BQE. That’s not a problem here.