Latest WOW! Beer (2020)

I have not heard of this hop either but I suspected it was a Michigan-grown variety. It's a proprietary hop from Great Lakes Hops, a grower in Zeeland, MI, a small town close to the city of Holland, which is on the Lake Michigan shore. https://www.greatlakeshops.com/

 

vanilla black note, I love the base beer and this was a fantastic variant.

 

Cloaks and Mirrors from Monday Night Brewing

 

Tmavé 13 is light and clean with scents of black strap licorice, rich brown bread, smoked wood, roasted chocolate, and sweet maple crisp. The advancement is earthy and a touch peppery by cindered herbs, trimmed grass, forest gummies, sugared raisins, and dried figs with sticky burnt toffee

A creamy and soft approach that rationalizes bitterness suitably with a casual dry finish = Bierstadt Czech Dark Lager with Bagby is a noble take, and fits well into the 2020 edition of “WOW! Beer”

 

So glad I got a chance to try this (thanks again, @SierraNevallagash). Best beer so far of 2020.

 

This makes me extraordinarily happy! So glad you enjoyed it!

 

Maple Mistress . . . Saucony Creek Brewing.

 

Went to a new Nano brewery and everything was phenomenal

Marto in Sioux City IA
Their Metal Beard imperial stout with vanilla was absolutely mind blowing. Everything else was very good. Keep your eyes out for them I think they’ll be one of the super hyped breweries when they start to bottle in the next few months.

 

Cumbre/PortPizza/ModernTimes collab BIG WEST DIPA. 9.2%

Straw-colored hops to the teeth; this one packs a punch and you'll feel it (as I am right now) the next day. May post this to NBS today as I like to try new ones twice before reviewing. If you see it out there, snag one. (or4).

 

Scored 3 pints of Moon Pie stout. It blew my mind. It's for me among the best of the genre, up there with Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout as the best. I plan on buying a full 6 next trip. Thanks for this hot tip, you've got my loyalty.

 

I’m a Brown Ale fan and don’t often find them brewery fresh in my area, there are exceptions of course.
One such case is Big Bad Leroy Brown from Ravenous Brewing Co. in scenic Cumberland R.I.
On the border of American and English Brown Ale (it is an American) and not a N.E. style (murky). Very well done overall. The new location for Ravenous seems to be paying off.

I will be revisiting and reviewing their Rhode Haze IPA (listed as an AIPA, should be a NEIPA) later this week, or maybe tonight.
Cheers.

 

SN BA Narwhal

 

50/50 Eclipse Rye Cuvée

just had it Sunday, I know I should not drink then but I was getting lunch and this was on tap. I wanted the De Molen BA stout as the base is great but it was kicked right before I ordered.

Enjoy

 

Lagunitas - Phase Change
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/401247/

 

Cellador - Confuzzled, Eve, and Gosesque Nectarine.

Everything these guys put out lately is incredible.

 

Maine Beer Company Black Barn Program #10
I've had so many sweet/pastry imperial stouts over the last few years - this beer was a Wow! for me as it reminded me how great an unsweet imperial stout can be. Fantastic beer.

 

Not a new beer, but Ballantine Burton Ale 2016 has been a beer I’ve been picking up a single of few times a month. Just an amazing beer and my favorite beer I’ve tried this year.

 

Galactic Nexus by Wooden Robot Brewing absolutely blew me away.

 

Crank IPA, Cycle Brewing. I knew about their stouts, but this IPA kicks serious tail.

 

In Colorado?

 

Absolutely second this! One of the best in it's style and a top beer of the year (so far) for me

 

Yes, I picked it up here in Colorado at a store that has about a case left they’re selling in singles.

 

I'm still waiting for the first.

 

Top five so far this year.

 

Bottle Logic Reaction State, in my top 5 for sure. Phenomenal Maple breakfast stout

 

Bottle Logic Details and Dialicts, boozy delicious peach Vanilla and Cinnamon strong Ale. Exactly as described.

Barrel Aged Marfa Lights from Big Bend, one of best no Adjunct BA stouts I've had. Rich thick and delicious.

 

Kane's Comet DIPA. Got some that was just 2 days old and it was just unreal. Haven't experienced such a combo of intense aromatics and prolonged bitterness in some time.

 

Oskar Blues One-y, WOW that is one of the worst beers I've ever had, 2 sips and down the drain. Bought a 15 can mixed pack, will be my last OB purchase, the can-o-bliss beer was not good either and the weed references are pretty juvenile.

 

You gotta at least try Old Chub and Ten Fidy. Then you can write em off if ya want!

 

Can O'Bliss is pretty decent on tap. On cans... blegh. For the price you can't complain.

 

Considering how lackluster Founder's releases have been the last few years, it surprises me they aren't cranking this out in four-pack bottles as soon as yesterday.

Had this on draft and it was exceptional! Smell and taste were perfectly on-point.

 

Just curious . . . did you detect the egg and bread flavor that French toast has or just a cinnamon flavor?

 

French Toast Bastard is actually the Cinnamon variant of Egg and Bread Bastard.

Kidding aside, I had the beer when I was in town for a wedding a few months back and it is very good. I’d rank it above both KBS and CBS.

 

Bumping this for something easily obtainable, while being noteworthy - It’s abundant in condiments, but soft in presentation, and wary of thickness…there is some solidarity in Hardywood’s spiced variants given aeration and time

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A cola like appearance that’s rightly black, and timbered, with shaded brown peaks. There is a semi off-white top that’s shy in retention and lace, but impressive in legging by playful agitation

Barrel is light on spices, and fairly subdued to more central grounds. Accordingly, the aroma is cataloged by coconut ginger crack bars, cinnamon crusted toast, and graham bark. The backing has earthy sentiments, while encapsulated thru rich dark malt, roasted barley, and charred oak. Although soft, the bourbon connotations linger in scent to figs and prunes

Copious amounts of milk chocolate on palate to an assessment of bourbonized spices in cloves, anise, and nutmeg. Some curated pauses for distance in sweet molasses brown bread, vanilla glazed scones, and nutty, biscuit-y gingersnaps. There is an even more herbal, earthier element in the concourse, which roots dark fruit to toffee in a subtle liquored smokiness

A gentle approach here with gentle carbonation, for harmonized circumstance - Strong ginger/GSB frequency, where the sweetness is regulated to be sticky, but cautious of cloying

 

Maine hops are just.....chef's kiss...chef kisses all around!

 

I had a few "wow!" beers this year but this one is the standout for me: Et Stay Home #1 from Evil Twin NYC. It is my favorite Sour IPA ever. This beer was a masterpiece and I am extremely grateful I was able to try a can.

 

Oxbow Albarrique. I had it Friday night and then had a Cantillon Kriek and the Oxbow was the more interesting beer.

 

I know you posted this back in March but I'm curious if you ever found a WOW! beer in the six months since then