New Beer Sunday (Week 701)

White Gold Tarantula a 8'4% ABV DIPA from Twin Elephant. IMO not a name that makes one want to try a beer. I ordered a pint anyway. This is a plain jane DIPA only malt. hops. H2O and yeast are used. The hops used are Azacca, Denali. Enigma and Vic Secret. This beer was meant to be on the sweet side and it is. It's a bit too sweet for me but other drinkers liked it a lot.

 

New Am. Wild Ale Sunday (Week 701)
Greetings to all my fellow NBSers from on the ridge in Mid Hud Val, NY. Beauty day here, and one I plan to enjoy outside in a little while. It started a bit on the queasy side I must say, a continuation of an explosive condition that yesterday, as delicately as I can put it, caused me to be thankful that I carry TP with me when out picking shrooms in the deep woods. As luck would have it I found zero chanterelles, but a bag of boletes accompanied me home, and it has been a hard time identifying these guys without a microscope, or KOH, on hand. I am one of those 50% of folks not capable of identifying the bitter chemical that causes stomach distress in Tylopilus felleus ( king bolete lookalike) with a nibble and spit, so pretty sure I have some Boletus edulis, and others, but it's a devil of a time nailing what exactly. Never saw such a huge flush of interesting boletes in my life, and if my recovery continues I will be out in the same area later today to gather more. Def. feeling well enough for this beer right now.

Just a bit about this brewery, Brewery at Bacchus. Bacchus is a New Paltz institution that goes back almost as far as do I in this area. It is also where my second ex-wife was working when I met her, which I don't hold against them lol. It was already a beer bar back then for sure, but not a brewpub. They gained local recognition when Jason and Mike started making world class beers on a tiny system some years back. They both left 2+ years ago to open Hudson Valley Brewery, and it is great to see them now doing so well. It is also great to see that Bacchus has a new brewer who also knows his shit, and who was trained by J and M at HVB, so no surprise he brews in their style. Had a chance to try a different wild ale, a berliner weisse, and NEIIPA on a recent visit, all delicious. Today I am happy to be drinking Mahmood, a wild ale very much in line with Bacchus quality and tradition.

An almost clear white gold pour is topped briefly by a finger of white foam that leaves a bare cap and visible carbonation bubbles, and no lace on glass.

Overripe fruit funk, doughy sweet, and yeasty tart lead the med. full aroma parade. Some righteous undernotes of lemon, oak flavor, and even lighter spicy notes make for a delectable bouquet.

Mmm it a perfectly balanced blend of above flavors, with a rising tide of tart to end the sip. As it warms some earthy notes accompany the light spice and make the end of sip dry and wonderful.

Beautifully viscous for a lingering treat on the palate, yet bright flavored and refreshing. Low carb. just seals the deal, allowing the flavors to shine.

Wonderful beer that I recommend highly despite this being the last bottle for sale.

Hope you also have a Great American Beer in your glass. Cheers!

 

Hey, if you guys are talking about Iceland, I'm chiming in with bonus trivia!

Did you know that Iceland (home to Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) still uses a patronymic (or matronymic) naming system - meaning a person's last name does not indicate family lineage, but rather the first name of the mother or father?

So, for example, Hafþór's last name simply means his father's name was Björn. "Björn's son." Or, Icelandic female weightlifter/crossfit athlete, Sara Sigmundsdóttir, has a last name that means she is Sigmund's daughter.


And whatta beautiful country!

Iceland rocks!

Cheers...

 

Now it's Four Quarter's turn with their Gose with Pineapple, Jalapenos, and Sea Salt.

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Moderate pour yields a 1/2 inch slightly off white head over a pineapple yellow body with scant lacing. Straight up Gose on the nose. Taste is where this shines, with the perfect conjunction of flavors from its ingredients: pineapple, jalapenos, and sea salt. Pineapple first, then the spice comes along, and then a slight salty finish. Nice feel and overall, this would pair famously with my Friday night salmon feast or even oysters on the half shell. Cheers to the guys from Winooski, VT!

4.25/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

 

New beer #3. The 3rd of 3 new @Sixpoint beers I picked up last weekend.

Spritzer Bomb: White - Sixpoint feat. Sloop
NEIPA w/ white grape juice - 7.7% abv
Canned 7/19/18 (10 days ago)
Purchased for $18/6 at Sixpoint
Score: 4.06 (0% rDev - 1st review)




L - 1/2 finger creamy white head atop an opaque yellow body.

S - orange, white wine, funk, pineapple, pine.

T - orange and white wine with tons of funk. Slightly tart. A bit of cheese and dirt. Low bitterness. Low sweetness. Low booziness.

F - medium body with appropriate carb.

O - the most funk I’ve ever experienced in a Sixpoint beer. Tastes barrel-aged although I’m pretty sure it’s not. More a sipper than a guzzler, but I’m quite enjoying the complexity of flavor.

 

I like that beer, but the “German Style” is a stretch. Also, did they get rid of the cool Day of the Dead like art work on the can?

 

I’ve got a long history with that beer. Partly because Founders is one of the cheapest beers you can buy in this area ($20 for a 15 pack). Currently working my way through a 15-er of Mosaic Promise, but I like your Azacca more.

 

Do the 15-packs make it there, or are you left to buy singles?

 

Next up is Bend Radius from Electric Brewing, this is listed a s a NEIPA but does not really drink like other NEIPAs I have had and has a little more malt and bitterness than I expect from a NEIPA.
Overall a solid beer, I like the balance of bitter and juicy tastes and the slightly creamy feel and the light vanilla is nice.

Appearance 4.25 - Pours hazy light orange color with thick white head that settles to a thick ring with spotty lacing all around the glass.

Aroma 4 - Light pineapple, mango, vanilla very mild hint of malt. there is also a decent bit of bitter orange peel and grapefruit.

Taste 4.25 - Nicely balanced tropical IPA with a good amount of malt coming through. Pineapple, orange peel, and grapefruit. Light vanilla coming through right up front.

Feel 4 - Medium bodied, slightly creamy feel nice bitter dry finish.

Overall 4.17 - Solid IPA, they list it as a NEIPA but everyone wants to these days. Nice flavors really balanced.

 

New beer #4.

D2H3 Nelson Sauvin - Tired Hands
DDH Pale Ale - 5.5% abv
Canned 7/19/18 (10 days ago)
Score: 3.88 (+4% rDev)



L - 2-finger stubborn bright white head atop an opaque yellow body.

S - sweet candy, cabbage, melon, orange, herb, soil.

T - cabbage with the surrounding soil not washed off. Very intense, savory vegetal taste. Also getting potato, spinach, lettuce. Citrus way in the background. Moderate bitterness. No sweetness. No booziness.

F - medium body with average carb.

O - if you dig vegetal ipas, this is your dream beer. I can appreciate it for novelty’s sake, but not something I’d want to drink often.

 

That’s steep! I average $1.25 a bottle/can when buying their 15 packs.

 

That's an interesting, but also a bit depressing, set of side-effects of the digital "revolution." Wonder if anyone has focused down to look at the pattern of errors being made by those younger bilinguals?

 

oh I'll be back...

with AVENGENCE!!!!!

 

Budweiser freedom reserve
..around a medium body and carbonation
..dark amber color
..aroma is malt,yeast,sour grain smell
..taste is similar,it's the sour grainy taste in their products that seems to domi ate the flavor doesn't work for me
...overall I guess it's an improvement , I tried to stay open minded but I found very little to enjoyscreencapture

 

Happy 1000th Tick New Beer Sunday

This is my 1000th new beer on BA. I wasn't sure exactly what to do for it. I've got a few big beers hiding out in the cellar, but I decided I wanted something memorable. So I present:

Mickey's
Premium Malt Liquor
40 oz green bottle

Poured into a beautiful gold rimmed glass from @WesMantooth in Ohio. I'm probably not going to make it through the whole thing.

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The beer pours a very clear, light yellowish/tan color with minimal head and almost no lacing.

The smell reminds me a slightly fresher version of the dead Bud Light cans I had to throw away from golf carts when I worked at a golf course as a kid. I'm also getting some corn and maybe a little lemon.

The taste is also very corn heavy with a hint of breadiness and brightness before quickly dying to a sweet, bland finish. The flavor goes away very quickly.

The mouthfeel is highly carbonated and slightly sticky.

Overall the flavor isn't bad but the finish is terrible. It's drinkable but not for 40oz.