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

I've seen a couple of their things on my rare visits to The Store I Don't Talk About here in town.

 

15, I think -- pretty sure Raspberry Beret and The Summoning are made by Best of Hands.

 

I picked it up at the Beer Junction. I was very impressed with their selection. I think they even had a Hill Farmstead on tap.

 

They were dually clasped with can holders and a single layer of bubble wrap not taped together. Edge to edge and a box in a box.

 

Dang, that’s a solid wall of beer! Well done @snaotheus !

 

Enjoying this fine beer and matching glass courtesy of @FBarber.

Das Ist - Kellerbier



Beautiful colored beer, a light yet goldish brown, almost crystal clear, nice off white color and thin head that persists.

Beautiful toasted bread aroma, like when you toast it just enough to let all those great smells out. There is a really nice hop note that I would call earthy yet also fruity or floral at the same time.

Taste is just as great as the nose, toasty, same nice hop presence, a great overall rich breadiness to it.

This beer goes down so incredibly smooth; it has such an awesome richness to it but then goes down like water. Insanely drinkable, and a nice low but noticeable bitter finish.

This is truly an amazing beer Frank! Thank you for sharing this one. I love it.

 

Yes! Another dry shipment!

High five, @jonphisher!

 

"real brains"?!?


In my humble opinion. The world is a crazy place. We are in control of nearly nothing, even the things we think we are in control of, we are not. If one sends beer, their control ends at the drop off. What happens to said beer is at the mercy of an immeasurable quantity of factors and happenstances, as is what occurs around said beer. The delivery driver drops the box on the recipient's garden gnome. Sad? Karma? Hell if I know. So, targeting families would be uncouth if it were not beer. But it IS beer. ALL IS GOOD.

And hell, in this chaos, collateral damage is just icing on the cake.

 

Basque country? Euskadi?

 

Damn! @jonphisher and @snaotheus ! Those are big hits!

 

@FBarber - Question #1 (May 4th) - did your wife's grandfather's family affiliate with the Nationalist during the Spanish civil war?

 

Tree House Brewing Co. -- Aaalterrr Ego
American India pale ale
ABV: 6.8%; pouring temperature: 51 °F; canning data: EEENJOYYY FFFRESHHH DRINK CCCOLDDD 03/25/22
Source: @Roguer (BIF #15)



4.16/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dirty peach-colored body; pretty hazy; nice head, rocky and lasting, fairly creamy texture. Outstanding smell; fresh yellow pitted fruit; peach and tangerine. Superb flavor; citrus-like esters; oats and cracker grain; moderate hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; coarse feel; some alcohol dryness and citrus bite.

All in all, a nice hazy India pale ale, fresh citrus presence with a nice malt balance with a restrained alcohol note. Balanced and tasty.

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...yep, another tasty New England-style India pale ale courtesy of Andrew...

 

That could be a loaded question for many reasons. My neighbor is from Spain, her grandfather was in "Franco's army" and while he was "conservative" he did not like where Franco was going. Oh and his wife was Basque. So...it's complicated.

 

Finally got to get this posted! Imgur was not playing nice yesterday, but persistence pays off!
From the retaliatory hit @Beersnake1 sent, my first Eisbock. And it was very good! Reviewed yesterday but forgot to grab a link.
Any ways- thanks Tim!

 

...OK...was her grandfather of Canarian descent...???...

 

Is the location within 5 miles of the coast?

 

...I agree with that point of view...nothing is purely black and white in politics...and there are other reasons for Spanish immigration to Cuba during the first half of the 20th century...

 

Another beer from Canada. I would classify this one as a hazy pale ale. The hops taste similar to Ekuanot. Melon, mango, pineapple, wood, floral, bay leaves, and orange. It has a soft finish with a slight tannic mouthfeel. The head retention was mesmerizing and steadfast. Tasty beer. Thank you, Peter!
@Coronaeus

 

@FBarber

Is he Catalonian?


My condolences.

 

Willibald is a really nice farm brewery to visit. Cheers.

 

@FBarber: Is it north of Madrid?

 

I had waited a few days to open and enjoy this one. I was planning to share it with my wife, as she appreciates the non-hazy, bitter, ‘real’ IPAs as she calls them. But, she hasn’t been in the mood and has been rather busy. She told me to go ahead and she’d share it the next time I had one. I told her it was unlikely I’d see another one of these anytime soon, but I am good at following directions.



Pours a bright cheerful gold with ample head that dissipates slowly leaving a good deal of lacing as the beer is consumed.

The aroma is fantastic. Big pine and citrus notes. So enticing.

The taste is even better. The big hop flavours are there - pine, citrus, grass and herbs. But, also present is an understated almost honey like sweet touch that makes this so complex and well rounded. Strong, but not excessive bitter finish.

Moderate body.

This was such a pleasure to have for a second time. And the glass may even have made the beer taste that much better. I can’t thank you enough @2beerdogs Cheers!

 

I'm originally from Upstate NY. In the Southern Tier of New York, along the PA border, on the western end of the state, is a town with the same name as a place in Spain. So, I'm just gonna jump right at this. Was your Gramps-in-law from Salamanca Spain?

 

I was looking at that place, I just might have to visit, and if you are available, I would buy a round.

 

Any time with pleasure.

 

Wow a day early @FBarber and all dry, win win. Hope you enjoy them.

LIF question: was your wife’s grandfather from Andalucia?

 

I spent four years when I was young living in Galicia in a little town called Ares. The closet city about 20 minutes or so away was Ferrol…the birthplace of Franco.

For history lover @beergoot

Galicia never gets mentioned when people talk about Spain but it is one of the coolest places. The mountains kept it secluded from a lot of historical influence (Roman, Muslim, etc.). It also has its own dialect, Gallego, which I still remember having to learn there in school but only the old heads really spoke still. The worlds greatest seafood, prehistoric villages all over, oh and bagpipes, in Spain, who would’ve thought. Thinking back it makes me think historically it was “the wildlings” like in game of thrones, a romantic view. The scenery and culture there is so cool. Just a really neat place.

 

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