NBS BIF #15 Hints and Hauls: Was it Over When the Canadians Bombed BIF #14? HELL NO!

Oh Yeah?!?

Change of address form just filled out... Chatham, Maaaasssss.

 

Put me down for 12. Fresh hops!! Come to Papa!

 

If you are comfortable sending over the border I’ll go with 8. If you aren’t (and don’t hesitate to say so) I’m just as happy to secretly forward a win to one of the fine folks in this BIF. So 8 either way if you are fine with that. Cheers!!

 

Hah! You're getting Rainier or Henry Weinhard. Maybe some NoLi for ballast.

 

Oh bother, that reminds me!

Rainier always makes me recall this commercial-

 

Welcome! It’s wicked awesome over there

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-live-in/62617?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email

 

I seem to recall thinking that was the height of awesomeness when it came out. I think I was about 5.

 

I'll figure it out should you prove the winner. Question is, do you really want old dented cans of Rainier and Oly?

 

LIF count as of right now:
Whyteboar - 7
Coronaeus - 8
Roguer - 10
2BeerDogs - 12
WunderLlama - 13

 

Speaking of fresh hops, @2beerdogs, I've yet to talk to anyone local that is saying unequivocally that they'll be doing any fresh hop beers. Maybe that's just where we are, economically, at the moment, among small breweries. I'm sure the bigger regional players like Fremont will come through, but more local players may just skip it this year. I'll be questioning local brewers about it at the Among The Pines Festival on Sunday.

 

I had my first ever Rainier about a month ago. I thought it was one of the better AALs I’ve had.

 

That Dream Box is one of my favorite beers this year. Nice hit, @JayORear !

 

I'll go with 6

 

Barreled Souls Brewing Co. -- Eat My Stout
Imperial stout w/Butterfingers & marshmallows
ABV: 11.4%; pouring temperature: 45 °F; bottling info: BOTTLE DATE: 10/20/21 BOTTLE # 22/1500
Source: @Roguer (BIF #15)



4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Coal black body, opaque; one-finger thick light khaki colored head, creamy. Lightly charred grain aroma infused with caramel and cocoa; coffee; boozy. Milk chocolate and fudge taste; bourbon; anise. Heavy body; silky; slippery residual sugar feel; mild to moderate alcohol heat tempers the sweetness.

The bottle label lists Butterfingers and marshmallows as part of the ingredients. I can sense that. The beer brings a rich sweetness and lushes mouthfeel to the palate. Big, boozy, and beautiful.

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...I swear, just when I truly think I have no beers left from BIF #15, another one pops up...BIF mojo...

 

On the subject of finding beer from past BIFs, this is one sent to me by @WunderLlama in BIF #12, Estonian Ticks and Rocket Balls. Coffee by Treehouse, Imperial Stout by Treehouse, combined by Treehouse to seriously tasty beer. Coffee was prominent but not overwhelming, the smoothness of the malts dovetails into the coffee ideally. Really good, and I needed a good beer tonight. A day over full of 1st world problems isn’t life threatening but it is really annoying. This helped. Thanks Maynard!

 

Classic

 

Another Treehouse stout from the amazing LIF hit from @WunderLlama in BIF #12:

Lovely black pour with medium brown head that never quite goes away.
Aroma was malty goodness and some undefinable sweetness, mallow or vanilla or chocolate or all three, I couldn’t tell. But it smelled really nice.
The taste followed, I didn’t get all the s’mores flavors but I did get mallow like hints and chocolate tints, no graham could I taste. Even still, it was a true pleasure drinking it.
The feel was excellent for the style, ideally viscous and quaffable.
Really enjoyed it, if I get the chance to get another, I won’t sit on it for 2 years.
Thanks Maynard!

 

I’m enjoying this green monstrosity from @snaotheus . Review to come later.

This is the second green beer I’ve received through this BIF. The first was from @FBarber . I’m beginning to think there may be some conspiracy going on here!!!

 

I’d score the appearance a 1.5 I think. Sure it’s green but it has a head, unlike several beers I’ve had lately. Cheers!

 

Dang, we're coming up on 118 pages here. Is this thread actually weighing down BA?

And the activity is about to ramp back up.

 

There may be a way to escape from quicksand...

but there is no escape from NBS BIF #15

 

You have the right energy, Ryan!!!

 

Great Notion Bicycle Day fruited tart ale.

This poured a Dayglo green with an ample lighter green head. No lacing to speak of.

Bright and strong aromas. Melted fruit popsicle jumps out first. Sweet apricot, mango and orange follow. This is all fruit on the nose.

Taste follows closely. Sweet fruit. Apricot and orange really jump out with peach and mango sitting in behind. Mildly tart.

Medium body.

This was a sight to behold Ryan. It was rather enjoyable. The popsicle notes in the nose scared me a little, but this turned into a rather good fruited sour. Cheers and thanks @snaotheus

 

I enjoyed the beer, too, although I did not enjoy the artificially green color. I would have been much more accepting of the color if it came about from ingredients.

 

My kids loved the colour, and were laughing about ‘green beer.’ Other than the enjoyment I got from that, I agree. Great flavours though.

 

I've *just about* gotten all of BIF #12 beers consumed and were discussing #16? I've got to drink faster!

 

lol. I was just putting together a box for someone I trade with in Western Canada. I kept coming across bottle after bottle from the last BIF and associated LIFs. I’m starting to think they are replicating down there…..

 

Keep up will ya?

 

The trouble with tribbles….or, sometimes tripels

 

Dude! I'm trying! But when you guys send me these amazing boxes full of great beer, I immediately put the IPAs and lagers in the beer fridge and anything that will be okay if it sits a bit goes in the cellar, with honest intentions of digging it out as soon as the fore mentioned perishables have been consumed. But then LIFs hit, and retaliation strikes, and Ninja strikes and soon my pants are shrinking a ridiculous amount and I can't get into my cellar for all the boxes put in recently. I'd say "Oh, woe is me" but then I realize how much astoundingly good beer in in my cellar and I'm certain I am a very fortunate guy. Who apparently needs to drink more.

 

I could have written this paragraph myself, minus the pants shrinking....that part confused me!

 

Well, when a man and a beer love each other very much...