New Beer Sunday (Week 634)

Thanks for the great opening @lordofthewiens and for getting the day started with a beer that I considered buying but due to the price point am really glad to receive honest feedback.

I have a new to me beer from my favorite local brewery and will be opening it in a little while. See y'all then.

 

Something jucy . . .



Score 3.8
look: 3.5 | aroma: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Attractive reddish brown color with tan cap and lace.

Aroma of dark fig, ripe cherry, some spice elements and, yes, a hint of tartness.

Flavor is rich and full. Reminds me of a pastry filled with ripe Bordeaux cherries and dark bittersweet chocolate though I'm sure the chocolate sensation comes from malt rather than actual chocolate. A noticeable but low level of sweetness highlighted by a pleasant sour tartness.

Medium texture with balancing carbonation.

What can I say, dark cherries and dark chocolate are two of my favorite combinations and that's exactly what we have here. Fairly simple ingredients yet a complex, sophisticated result.

 

Happy Easter BA ! Thanks @lordofthewiens for getting us started today.


I was reading our threads bright and early this New Beer Sunday! Cheers BA =)

In the old guidelines amber was used for the oktoberfest and the Vienna lager. I think I am not the only one who is comparing the new and old guidelines. The idea is that darker malt changes things.

@marquis from the thread -

https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...s-a-hoppy-amber-red-belong-in-the-bjcp.60278/

"That's what comes of having too many styles by far and as a consequence trying to divide the beer spectrum into neat compartments which are wholly contrived.A modest variation in the speciality malts and the hopping rate doesn't create a new style. Why not have just a handful of loose categories and judge them in strength bands?"

Let's make it at least a Two Beer Sunday. Happy New Caramel Changes Everything Sunday



The new guidelines allow for some caramel where the old do not. That is a "significant" style change. The new guidelines say that "significant" caramel is inappropriate so that implies that some is ok. The old guidelines say no caramel no roasted scents or flavors. Basically I think the idea is that the color of the beer is where things can change.

The pour is hazy not clear. Off white head that is perfect and uniform . Lasts well. It is neither soapy nor creamy. Never fades completely to a thin layer on top. Slightly toasty. The brewer says " unique hop." It is . It is cool and melon like. Delectable and even a bit fruity but not so prominent that I would say it over shadows the malt. No freshness date, 5.9%.

First taste is caramel. Enough so that it is the first thing you taste. Enough hoppy mouthfeel to know they are there. Warms a bit. Earthy, breaddy and complexity from the malt. Carbonation is perfect. Soft generous bubbles. Not to sweet in the finish & the hops offer a generous bitterness. Not quite to style but enjoyable. Balanced but a bit bigger if you know what I mean. I am talking about how the caramel affects the mouthfeel and the finish. I wonder what the hop is? IMO they should put it in an IPA or a saison too. It's enticing but not too exotic. It smells like new grass and a succulent coolness.

The caramel makes the mouthfeel heavier. Caramel can be so light as to smell yellow and bright or pale in color. This caramel smells a bit toastier and nutty. It also can be a bit sweet and get sweeter the more prominent it is. It keeps the mouthfeel from finishing dry but the hop bitter dries it enough so that it drinks well. I have even seen Vienna lagers that finished sweeter than this and were much paler like El Sully. Negra Modelo is no longer the model in the new style guidelines because it is too dark. The brewers notes for this beer were spot on and frankly I would have six more of these. 14 on the srm and finishes just sweet. I find the moniker amber to be a catch all word but I think this beer just crosses a line. It does fit the new style guidelines but not the old.

 

Got a new beer I've wanted to try for quite a while now, Yellow Rose Smash IPA. I'll be back later as well, it's too early for a beer for me.

 

Happy NBS and happy Easter friends!
Nice start from @lordofthewiens
I am joining y'all early on after my night shift, Maria style (lager in the morning )
I am drinking Jacks Abby Saxony Lager. Vienna style.
I totally admire Jacks Abby for doing what they do and developing their niche in this somewhat monkey see monkey do market.
This lovely looking 5% Lager pours like a ripe setting sun on Sanibel island, golden and with a thick fluffy 2 finger head.
Inhaling on this reminds me of a bright bread, kinda like lemon poppy seed muffin.
Real joy envelopes one upon taking the first sip. Bright bready Malts, light caramel, floral, lemony and bright. No wonder Vienna style Lager is one of my favorite styles of Lager.
It is clean and washes off leaving a bright flavor on the palate.
It has the crisp mouthfeel typical of Lager and has the awesome thirst quenching qualities that the German style always provides.

The unfiltered look is just hazy enough and still lets the lovely light in. What it does for me is turn the early morning light into a setting sun light. Which is exactly what I need, after working all night (which is my day)
It's my ultimate diurnal rhythm resetting beer
And gazing each time into that light, I slowly slip into times I have spent enjoying beach side sunset, whether in Kennebunkport or in Big Sur, it's the perfect beer for unwinding for me.

Cheers to new beer in YOUR glass, friends!

 

Spring of the so called ‘NE’ style IPA (continued)

Firstly: Happy Easter everybody!!

A few weeks ago I was ‘in’ Massachusetts ‘visiting’ the beers of Tree House and Trillium. Last week I ‘traveled’ to Maine for Bissel Brothers Brewing and today I am back ‘in’ Massachusetts for Night Shift Brewing. I knew nothing about Nigh Shift Brewing until I did a bit of web research:

Night Shift is a relatively new brewery with commercial operations starting in 2012. Things went well for them so in May 2014 they moved to a larger space where they still brew. They are located in Everett, MA which is very close to Boston; only a 17 minute drive according to Google Maps.

I am sensing a real theme here with respect to Tree House, Trillium, Bissel Brothers and Night Shift: they are all relatively new breweries which became very popular very quickly. The theme is start, make some money and then expand (either into multiple locations or just moving to another large location).

Today’s new beer is Night Shift One Hop This Time - Citra. This is my first beer from Night Shift Brewing.

Served in my Gulden Draak tulip glass:

Appearance:

Yellow/Golden colored with a turbid/murky appearance. A BIG fluffy white head.

Aroma:

The aroma has BIG aromas of tropical fruit and citrus.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with a wonderful combination of tropical fruit and citrus flavors. It has a rounded bitterness.

Mouthfeel:

The mouthfeel of this beer is soft and velvety.

Overall:

I think this beer is EXCELLENT! When I was done drinking this beer I very much wanted to drink a second can; but I didn’t.

@RobH @rotsaruch @chipawayboy @KOP_Beer_OUtlet @mythaeus

 

Good morning New BSers! Thank you @lordofthewiens for starting the day with the explanation of some of the arcane practices of the christian mythos. I'll never look at an easter egg quite the same way again.

Today's New Breakfast Beer is:




Received from @THSdrummer in NBS BIF #5.

Can dated 1/30/27 stored at 42 degrees. Served in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter at 60 degrees.
Aroma – Very dense roasted malt.
Head – Large (Maximum 4.8 cm, aggressive pour), light brown, medium density froth with rocks, average retention, diminishing to a four mm ring and thin partial layer with rocks.
Lacing – none.
Body – dark brown/black, opaque
Flavor – Roasted malt and some vanilla and coffee, neither of which was apparent in the nose. As the brew warms in my mouth, a not unpleasant plastic taste appears. No hops, no alcohol (9.7% ABV), no diacetyl. A low, slow gastric warming occurs.
Palate medium, creamy, soft carbonation.

Thankfully, a coffee stout that doesn’t hit you in the face with a bag of coffee beans! Unlike many coffee brews, you taste the stout ahead of the coffee. The coffee slips in, almost an afterthought, and tickles my palate at the end of the swallow.

Appearance 3.75, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.25, Palate 4, Overall 4.25. Rating 4.14, rDev +3.8%.

 

Those are exactly the types of coffee beers I enjoy drinking. Lagunitas High West-ified was this way as well,

Cheers!

 

Yes, Jack, I think too many coffee brews taste like coffee and not beer. I've been unable to locate any High West-ified around here but I'm still looking.

 

I haven't seen the High West here either, but I'm sure it's come and gone without me knowing it.

 

Hoppy yEaster everybody! I am in the woods with the in-laws at their cabane à sucre and so it will be a syrup-soaked, Christ's ears eatin', Budweiser drinkin' kind of day. Hopefully I'll get to join later tonight but who knows... Cheers to tasty new beers in your collective glass!

 

Thanks to @lordofthewiens for getting us started today.

Cheers!

 

I had this Saturday afternoon and felt so fortunate to have found so many flavors I enjoy in one glass.

Brooklyn Brewery's Cloaking Device, a wine-barrel aged porter with Brett:
-this ebony tap pour has little visible carbonation and a vinous and sweet malt aroma. The flavors include a deep toasted malt base subtle Cabernet notes and a some brett funk. I am pretty sure that this required a lot of effort and time. I appreciate the work. I love this element grouping and this brew.

 

I can't believe I have not had High West-Ified until now, but this is a fantastic barrel aged imperial stout.



Since I am pretty much alone on this Easter Sunday, and have a Funkwerk Saison D'Brett that I have never tried, I will be checking in later with my review there as well.

Anyway, just posted this review...
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/150933/?ba=champ103#review

 

Thanks for opening today, @lordofthewiens ! I picked up that Grimm bottle on a whim (along with another stout). It'll be my first stouts of theirs since Double Negative. While I don't have it lined up for today, I'll try and share my thoughts on one of the upcoming Sundays

Hey! I recognize that!

I changed my username on here to @Harrison8 though Very much glad you enjoyed that one. I haven't popped open any of the four pack for myself. In fact, I've sent out most of the cans in trades. Perhaps I should open my own before I box it up for someone else!

 

Hoppy Easter (sorry...) both of these will be new to me. Hope they will be on par with Pure Hoppiness...

 

Good Easter Sunday to NBS and thanks to @lordofthewiens for the wonderful kick off today.
We will be talking with both sons during the day, and doing a bit of work down at the cemetery as it is full on spring here in WMass.
Yesterday a trip out to Livingston NY to see our good friends at Suarez Family Brewing. If you have not been, go, if you have been you know why! Delightful, delicate, multidimensional offerings from a talented brewer.
Today I have the pleasure of sharing Palatine Pils, German style Pils with every element of this offering in the correct place this is a true treasure.
Enjoy your Sunday all

Palatine Pils

Suarez Family Brewery
German Pilsener / 5.20% ABV

4.34/5 rDev +1.2% | Avg: 4.29
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a growler from the brewery within 24 hrs of purchase into the test glass.
A - Forsythia blossom yellow, with excellent clarity, determined carbonation parades in constant march top side.
Snow white loose knit froth caps the offering, exquisite lacing clings with every draw from the glass .
S - Floor malt, a bit of lemongrass, floral notes include warm tall grass, honey blossom, lily, a touch of melon rind.
T - Semi sweet malt, white biscuit, Hallertua maybe, a touch of Huell Melon, stunning, A kiss of honey melds seamlessly with
just enough white pepper.
M - Dances across the palate, with grace, sweet dry start, perfect carbonation cleans the experience up leaving dry clean finish.
O - What a true delight, this offering is a canvas that can not hide flaws, bright, lite on the palate, packed with flavor,
this is not to be missed. An amped up Bitburger, with near perfect feel, flavor,
Worth every effort to experience.

 

Good Easter morning, NBS! This morning we are enjoying a beer that I received two bottles of, one each from two different BAs. The name of the beer means "to humbly ask or beg for something; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition; syn: implore; beseech." The great thing is that I did not have to beseech either @Barracudas or @Buck89 for these bottles, they willingly bestowed them upon me when we met up (on separate occasions) recently. I am grateful to both, and both make me happy to be a part of the great community we have here on BeerAdvocate.

I would be remiss to not mention here that I have now actually met a few BAs since being on this site, and every encounter has been an enjoyable time. This does not always involve the giving of beer and that is never a prerequisite. Witness yesterday when we happened to meet up with @BJB13 at DC Brau because he happened to be in the area and saw my WBAYDN post from there. It was a good couple of hours conversation, and I'm glad he took the effort to introduce himself.

So, on to the beer. If you were wondering above about the mystery word behind the definition, I will make you wait no longer, this is Russian River's Supplication:


I did decant one beer (I think it was @Barracudas (), and did not decant the other very well. There is a noticeable unsurprising extra cloudiness in the full pour, but it's not too different. The clarity of the careful pour is quite enticing, though. It actually held its head a bit better, as well.

As I poured this, the classic notes of a Flander's style sours came to me. The nose on this beer is equally as enticing as the sight of the one is. It offers up what the label claims: sour cherries and a light red wine note, complete with a little of the barrel.


The taste actually surprises me, because the nose seemed to indicate a more mild, balanced to lightly sweet flavor. The liquid that hit my tongue was decidedly sour, however - especially given my initial expectations. Proper adjustments made, I can get deeper into this elixir. Side note: I am reviewing the full pour, though I did check out the decanted pour and didn't notice much difference - a little more cleanliness in the properly decanted one, and the slightest bit more "funkiness" in the glass that held a little extra yeast.

A nice carbonation level despite its presence on the surface - streams can be seen along the sides of the glass, though. This carbonation and sour bite (not quite as jarring to me know) do provide a nice bit of excitement for my palate. I actually get more depth from the wine barrels than the cherries - which I think gets enveloped by the sour notes a bit, losing its distinction.

The cherry does seem to make a little return in the lingering taste - which is otherwise the residence of a lingering woodiness from of the barrel. Note - I tried to follow instructions, with better success on one:


(Pre-post edit: I actually looked up the definition online, blind to the the definition on the label above the beer's description on the back).