New Beer Sunday (Week 678)

New beer #2 is SN Experimental Hop IPA-



4.04/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Look- cloudy golden orange w/ a one finger foamy white head; ample lacing

Smell- pineapple, grapefruit, orange, subtle grainy malt

Taste- pineapple, orange, grapefruit pith, a little herbal and dank; there's also a moderate amount of bitterness at the end that lingers into the finish. All of this rides on top of a grainy, bready malt base.

Feel- medium bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall- Despite claims in the description of this beer of low bitterness, it drinks like a solid west coast IPA with nice citrus notes and a solid bitter kick at the end

 

Trying out this can tonight. On the nose is lots of coffee; it carries a very strong scent of sweet coffee. Little bit of carb, which is fine by me, but what makes this really enjoyable is the mouthfeel. It's so creamy. This has a small bite of bitterness from the coffee in the end, but overall, this is a very tasty and flavorful beer. Thanks for sharing @ajay

 

One more new one for me tonight, 3 Stars MIC (Mic Isabella Concepts) Saison. I couldn’t find this one on BA, so I’ll see if I can figure out how to add it after this. Anyway, I really enjoyed this one. It’s a Saison with coriander added, and that was evident. I also got cracker-like malt, grass, black pepper and an orange-like tartness in the taste. Grass, coriander and a little bubblegum in the nose. Body was light, and carbonation was high. Very refreshing.

 

Cheers and Happy NBS, LNNBSers. And thanks for the shoutout, @utopiajane! I'm glad to hear that you like Hop Bullet.
My beer tonight is Industrial Arts Tools of the Trade, an "Extra Pale Ale."



It comes in a clear golden color with soapy white head. The retention is long; it eventually dies down in foamy cap that leaves streaky lacing.

The aroma offers powdered lemonade, yellow grapefruit peel, that minty catnip thing, crisp crackery malt, perhaps a touch of pineapple and earthy dankness.

The taste follows the nose impeccably hit. Instant lemonade powder and half-and-half iced tea upfront, followed by yellow grapefruit and a touch of pineapple. Crisp, clean, pilsner-like malt body takes over in the middle, intensified with mint, leading to a slightly earthy finish. Almost no bitterness, but it's crisp, clean, and lightly dry with no sweetness, either.

The feel is fairly light but not watery, well-carbonated; crisp, clean, and lightly dry.

Overall, a really refreshing pale ale. Good as far as session IPAs/PAs go.

 

Lagunitas 12th of Never 5.5%. I never tried this before because I always thought it was a lager. It's a nice, Sessionable, hoppy Pale Ale. Wasn't expecting much. The low price and ugly 19.2 oz can may have thrown me off but I like it.