New Beer Sunday (Week 762)

What a nice locale and journey. Have fun. Those great English ales are "tight" like a great piece of bread. Like out in the country in Great Britain, in Paris, or deep in Bosnia-Herzegovina! Drink one for me......

 

Dogfish Head Suddenly Comfy. Excellent stuff. Lasting fluffy head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big lightly tart/tangy red/green apple juice, fruit peel, peach, pear, cinnamon, peppercorn, clove, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, cream, honey, candi sugar, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of herbal, floral, woody, grassy hops and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; fruit tang/tartness; and cinnamon/allspice spiciness on the finish. Medium-plus carbonation/body, and fairly crisp/clean finishing. Creamy, silky, bready, grainy malts; some sticky hops/spice in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing bitter/tart/spicy dryness; no cloying/astringency. Refreshingly smooth/silky/soft finish. Minimal warming 8%. Perfectly balanced between apple juice, spices, and clean malt flavors; with restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with crisp dryness. Spot on stuff for an experimental style. Not overwhelming on any aspect. Would buy another 4 pack. They always do a great job on these. 4.08


Cheers

 

New from Four Quarters.
Hmm, floaties apparent upon initial pour.
It's pretty tasty, though!

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16 oz. can.
Moderate to vigorous pour yields a one inch white head over a pinkish peach colored body with scant lacing. Nose of very, very slight blueberry and even slighter citrus. Taste of blueberries and cream with a slightly sour blueberry tart finish. Good feel and overall, I could see myself enjoying another one of these for the flavors. Cheers!!!

 

Good evening NBS
Better late than never right. @lordofthewiens, I have went multiple rounds with the tax folks in Kentucky, where I worked for almost two years. They make you pay Indiana and Kentucky state taxes promising to pay you back, when you live in Indiana. They sent me denials and asked for more documents until I gave up. Over a year of back and forth. On to beer...


The review of 3Floyds Moloko:
12oz bottled 8/27/19 (one month ago) poured into a tulip pint glass at fridge temp, no ABV listed on bottle. The beer pours dense black with no light penetration and abundant mocha colored head. The head recedes slowly to a cap and leaves plenty of lacing. The aroma is mild with coffee, roasted malt and lactose. The taste is semisweet caramel, chocolate and coffee all mixed up with a fairly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is full bodied with just less than medium carbonation and a semi dry finish. No trace of the 8% ABV listed on the website. Nothing cloying or overly sweet. Overall, very good. A nice, flavorful take on the style.

Cheers all. Maybe one more...

 

A nice example of a Festbier.


3.92/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A moderate pour from a 16-oz. can (08/22/19) yields a finger of white creamy froth with average retention and sliding spots of lace. Gold-shiny copper color with a slight haze.

Hops greet the nose with white bread and wheat toast, some biscuit and Triscuit-like malt.

Sweet malty taste (semi-sweet at 1st) with toasted wheat and baked bread, subtle citrus and melon. The finish is neutral and mildly bitter as a baking-spice bite builds. The aftertaste has sweet spice (fennel and cardamom) with mild fruity and flowery hops lingering.

Medium light body, average+ carbonation. Smooth and clean with a mild wheat presents.
Light body, big malt taste, more of a Fest Bier than a Marzen...it's a little wheaty.

 

Founders Underground Mountain Brown. I should have reviewed this a long time ago. This was amazing. Lasting rocky head retention/thick foamy lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge nutty medium roast coffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, biscuit, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, oak char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms. Mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred, coffee bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; very creamy, silky, velvety, bready malts; light slickness, sticky hops, chalky roast, and bourbon/oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter/tannic dryness; no cloying/acrid/astringency. Dangerously smooth/soft. Mild increasing warmth of 11.9%, minimal lingering barrel booze. Perfectly balance between super rich malts, fruity/nutty coffee complexity, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; light earthy hops and fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. I had this on tap in 2012, I recalled it being one of the best beers I've ever had then, but palate adjustment is a thing. Right on par with KBS/CBS to my current opinions. Will stock up soon. 4.38


Cheers, have a good night NBS.

 

Did you happen to enter a review & do you agree with this being classified as an NEIPA? I bought one hopping for something more traditional as well. They are supposed to be releasing a Chinook version soon, but I will likely pass.

 

My apologies for my earlier post here. Should have been in the WBAYDN thread, Call me stupid. Maybe @Todd can move it.

 

Wow, beautiful pics. I didn't make it that far north in Scotland, but you mentioning there's plenty of cask offerings makes me want to remedy this pronto.

 

Good evening everyone, had a nice lazy day today and now I’m enjoying a nice plum saison from Tired Hands.

4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

750 bottle poured into a flute

A- A slightly hazy golden copper with a two finger white head.

S- Tart, wheat, oak, earthy funk, plum skins, some plums.

T- Sour, plums, some oak, lemons, some wheat, mild earthy funk.

M- Smooth, light body.

O- A tasty saison with a nice touch of plums, easy to drink.

Cheers NBS!

 

Good evening NBS
Having a second new beer just because...

The review:
12oz stamped CANNED 08/16/19 (about 6 weeks ago) poured into a shaker pint at fridge temp 6.5% ABV. The beer pours very dark brown with chocolate tan colored head. The head recedes to a thin cap and leaves a few spots of lacing. The aroma is dominated by coconut. The taste is semisweet chocolate which transitions to coconut quickly before a barely bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied, adequately carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. Overall, very good. Well crafted and the coconut, while dominant, is not artificial.

My fears were founded here. Turns out a beer named Death by Coconut is too coconut forward for a guy who doesn't like coconut. I recently enjoyed Coconut Merlin, so I thought I'd take a chance. Cheers all!

 

Happy New Back to the Beer Future Sunday, Part 4, Mission IV, (Week 762)!
I was not happy at the end of the previous mission that all I could hope for was a more upbeat end to the day. 8=( I even found CANother stray that would have fit in nicely earlier, but for the lack of a photo. 8=(

I CANtinued the day with:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25890/284302/?ba=woodychandler#review

followed by the nautical (& naughty):
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25890/345432/?ba=woodychandler#review

finished off with the CANstalgic:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25890/101008/?ba=woodychandler#review

which seems like a good place to chock & block. Wotta trip dahn memory lane today has been! Next week, a short prelude & then a deep dive into the recent past. Be well, be safe, be good & if you CAN't be good, don't get caught! Until NBS763, I CAN only bid yinz a good night.

 

Great writeup! Glad you enjoyed.

 

Good evening everyone. I hope you all are having a tasty Sunday!

No dating on the can

Pours light orange.. light head and semi-sticky lacing. Aroma is WTH? 1st whiff.. soapy, lemon. Subsequent aroma's are all over the place. Tropical, citrusy, lemon, earthy. Taste is pretty much married to stone fruit, with a lemon back taste. I got a couple of honey bursts here and there. Oily as well. Smooth, light light bitterness, medium MF. Very good tasting, and does change tastes during warm up.

This is a wild card beer. The flavors were quite varied, yet very good!

 

Rusty rail Belgium style ale, 9.3 % abv, super smooth for s strong beer and nice malt finish. A very good brew in this style

 

Nice Wisconsin glass!

 

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16 oz. can.
Canned 09/19/19.
Moderate pour yields a 3/4 inch tan head over a brown body with little lacing. Nose of nutty peanut butter cookie and roasted malts. Taste mirrors nose nicely with peanut butter near the finish and roasted malts and hops at the finish. Nice feel and overall, a tasty offering from the boys of Everett. Cheers!

 

I did enter a review, and I agree that it’s a NEIPA, especially by the look and the mouthfeel. I read your review, and agreed with it right down the line.