New Beer Sunday (Week 788)

The band is Spinal Tap. You know... the band that is theme of this round's NBS BIF. Now you have a movie to go watch (hint: the movie is called This Is Spinal Tap). Glad you enjoyed the beer.

 

Opening a bottle of Westbrook’s 8th anniversary stout, thanks @TimG_0913!
4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thank you TimG_0913 for this
22 oz bottle poured into a teku

A- Black with a small mocha head.

S- Chocolate, dark fruits, some bourbon, some spice, hints of vanilla and coffee pecans.

T- Chocolate, winter spices, some vanilla, some bourbon, caramel, some pecans.

M- Smooth, full body.

O- A tasty big stout, easy to drink.

Cheers!

 

Back again with a different local brewery. I have Muddy Boots from Little House Brewing. Here is their description-

Sure, it’s as brown as a muddy, spring day spent tromping through the woods, but this dark ale drinks more like an IPA than anything else. A hint of chocolate comes through, but all the flavors of Muddy Boots are driven by this years Pink Boots Hop Blend: Azacca, El Dorado, Idaho Gem, and Loral. The malt backbone serves to balance this tropical, piney, and citrusy flavor bomb. For those of you who don’t know, the Pink Boots Society is a global nonprofit dedicated to women in the brewing industry. A huge thanks to Christina, our wonderful bartender, who helped develop and brew this beer!
They call it a Cascadian Dark Ale, which I am not familiar with. Here is a BA magazine article and a Craft Beer article on the style-
https://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/5530/cascadian-dark-ale-black-ipa-rule-breaking-innovation/
https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/india-black-ale-a-rose-by-any-other-name
Wow, I suddenly love this style, if this is a good example.

 

Howdy NBS’ers


Seaworthy from Oxbow Brewing Co. Newcastle, Maine

Canned on 2.21 opened 3/ 29 best consumed 6 months from date 6.5 abv centennial and Amarillo dry hopped Czech styled lager with pils and Vienna malts
Poured golden yellow semi see through with a thin head and slight lacing
Aroma is lemon and orange rind and a bread yeast like note
Taste is crisp and follows nose
Mouth feel is full and medium carbonated
Finishes somewhat dry and astringent
This one would do well in the summer months, crisp and fairly light, with lemon rind notes. Nice beer

 

Oh, little slow here! It sounds like a movie I’d enjoy and Lord knows I’ve got time. Thanks

 

Yes!

I just ordered a couple of saisons (plus a couple of their other beers while I was at it) from a Minneapolis small brewery, Wild Mind Artisan Ales. Supposed to arrive at my front porch tomorrow afternoon.

I'm set for the saison tasting, plus a couple of other new beers for a future NBS.

 

4 Hands Chocolate Covered Cherry Milk Stout, 5.5% ABV, 3.43 overall

Pours an effervescent chestnut hued mahogany with near zero head, what little there was, was tan colored. Trace amounts of head retention & no lacing to speak of

S: A little chocolate & iron

T: Some cherry, dryness & chocolate up front. Some iron mixes in as this warms, along with Maraschino Cherry, faint leafy hops and light chocolate notes as this warms. Finishes dry with iron & a little chocolate & cherry

MF: Medium body with slight carbonation

Was expecting more from this one, one & done. Might work as a dessert beer, not so much a just a beer to enjoy as a standalone

 

Good afternoon NBS
Unibroue Terrible quad here today...

The review:
750mL corked bottle BB 02-14-22 (about 3 years old) poured into a chalice at just above fridge temp 10.5% ABV 45 SRM 15 IBU. The beer pours dark brown with minimal highlights and light brown head. The head recedes to a thin ring and single layer of bubbles. Slight lacing. The aroma is sweet brown sugar with notes of raisin, plum, cherry and red grape. The taste is brown sugar and malt sweetness up front with the assorted dried & dark fruits showing up next before a barely bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with above average carbonation and a semi dry finish. No alcohol presence in the aroma or taste. Overall, very good. This is a really malt driven quad, without any overt yeast driven quality at a great price. Mine was purchased recently, at room temperature, and had minimal oxidation.

That's it for me today. I'm down to 3 (new to me) dubbels in the fridge with hopes that the Belgian beers I ordered will show up before the saison tasting Saturday. Cheers all and enjoy the new beer in your glass today!

 

Accidentally posted before I reviewed, then accidentally closed the page. Well.....

Poured from a Crowler filled about 70 minutes ago to a Nonic.
Pours brown-orange, somewhat translucent, but quite dark. Nice pillowy tan head.
Smells of burnt caramel.
Wow, this thing is dry, dry, dry and I love that. The finish has a hint of that caramel with now sugar if you can understand that.
Reasonable carbonation, sticky mouth feel like its sweat, but its far from that, go figure.
This beer just came out this weekend. I hope I can get some more.

 

First attempt at a New Beer Sunday post since March 1st, the thread which resulted in not only the death of Billy Bibbit, but which also unleashed the likely cancellation of the World Series far beyond the walls of the Oregon State Hospital.

"God Bless our First Responders"


This is a two for, rescuing beers out of the cellar at this time of crisis.

Saturday pour: 2014 Castle Brewery Van Honsebrouck Belgium Ale Barista Chocolate Quad 25.4 oz 11% abv (by Kasteel).Purchased several years ago for $4.99 on clearance at a store I cannot recollect.





Appearance: Dark brown black pour, tan light bubbly head quickly dissipates leaving light bubbly lacing. 4.0.
Aroma: Rich roast chocolate and malt aroma, very sweet. 4.25.
Taste: Roast malt and chocolate taste, very sweet. 3.50.
Mouthfeel: Fizzy carbonation lingers throughout the pour, medium lightly creamy body, slightly dry, chalky. 3.75.
Overall: Very good dessert quad offering. 3.75

Sunday Pour: 750ml Delirium Argentum 7.0% ABV Bottled May 21, 2015 by family owned Huyghe Brewery.



Stored in my refrigerator since purchase, this was a very smooth and creamy pour (ok multiple pours), glad I pulled this out today.

Bottle stated 2014, but the cork and date code indicated a bottle date and time of 11:42 on May 21, 2015 (141st day of 2015).

Appearance: Poured into a chalice, very creamy reach bubbly off white head lasts a long time, leaving generous creamy lacing in it's wake. Mild carbonation throughout the pour, beige orange colour, some floaters milling about. 4.25

Aroma: Nice fruity bread aroma, raisins, dates, figs, apricot. Bold, slightly sweet and pleasant. 4.25

Taste: Unexpected bitterness as compared to the aroma. Bread and raisins hold, the other aroma complexity was not present. 4.0

Mouthfeel: Fizzy carbonation lingers throughout the pour, creamy rich body, east clean finish. 4.25

Overall: Very good pour, happy I pulled this one today! 4.25

Hope you enjoyed the reviews, and your respective pours this Sunday, I have enjoyed reading all of the great accounts throughout the thread.

 

Love the foot
Stay well

 

Well why not another NBS, cemetery work is complete, nothing creepy its spring clean up
This delightful offering was a suprise, excellent fruit display, touch of barell, and deft use of mixed culture.
I will be seeking out a few bottles for the basement.
Stay well all

Oude Testament

The Lost Abbey
American Wild Ale | 9.5% ABV

4.34/5 rDev +3.3% | Average: 4.2
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 750 ml bottle into the test glass
A - Dark mahogony color, excellent carbonation feeds a resilient off white cap.
S - Dark cherry skin, toasted oak, alcohol wafting, with some burnt toast in there
T - Wow, on the fruit side think a young quad reduced to its basic elements, fruit forward. Excellent barell touch and fresh Rasberries
M - Hefty, a bit slick, sweet and tart with a fabulous dry finish
O - A very good offering with all cylinders firing in unison. Worth seeking out

 

NBS #2: Black Rabbit, a European Dark Lager from Toms River Brewing in New Jersey. This can was given to me by a (non-BA) beer buddy. It's a bit old (9/11/2019) but the style usually holds up well. This is a unique beer: it combines chocolate malt with fairly tart citrus. The Fuggle hops add an English pub ale quality. Although it's only 5.6% ABV, it has a nice, creamy mouth feel. It's big enough to pair with pub fare but it's fine for casual drinking. Toms River Brewing is definitely on my radar. Here's my full review:

3.97/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Canned on 9/11/2019. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a very dark walnut - approaching black - with a significant, fluffy, light khaki head and significant lacing. A subdued nose with buttery malt and lite citrus. The taste opens with fairly sweet, roasty malt and hints of chocolate, which balance nicely with notes of bright lemon peel, grapefruit rind, and herbs. The Fuggle hops provide a taste that reminds me of an English pub ale. The flavor is actually quite unique. For 5.6% ABV, the feel is fairly creamy and viscous and it's certainly easy to drink. Overall, Black Rabbit is a bit hard to describe. The balance of roasty chocolate malt and tart citrus works well and the mouth feel is surprisingly luxurious. This Lager really grew on me as I drank it. It has enough flavor to pair with a burger, cheese steak or other pub fare. But it's also appropriate for casual drinking. Toms River is on to something here and this is a beer to watch.

Please stay well, everyone!

 

Happy New Russian Impy Stout Sunday!

Pretty nice day here on the Western Slope, at the trailhead, around 47, cloudy, windy. Having a very tasty brew, not new, but a new vintage. Might be back with another brew, fairly new.

Look 4.5 Smell 5 Taste 5 Feel 4.75 Overall 4.75 My Rating 4.9

Parabola 2020 Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Revist: 29 Mar 2020
12 oz. Bottle/Box
2020 Vintage
No. 11
Cases Produced: 3000
ABV: 13.6%

Poured into a chalice a pretty nice dark brown color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy/kinda quick small tan head, which leaves a pretty nice medium size oil slick/island, with some minimal sticky lacing. The nose is very nice, malty, hoppy, with a very nice touch of chocolate/toffee, vanilla, very nice dark fruit complex (cherries, figs, plums, dates), pretty nice bourbon/oak notes, some licorice, slight coffee. The taste is really freakn' awesome, malty, hoppy, very nice vanilla sweetness, very nice touch of bourbon/oak, licorice, with a very nice dark fruit complex (cherries, figs, dates, plums), chocolate/toffee notes. Full Body, ABV hidden very well, this is a very complex brew. Overall, a very very tasty brew. Glad to see these around here.

Cheers!

 

Viva la Beaver - peanut butter milk stout with cinnamon and coffee, from Belching Beaver, Crowler pour:

A: opaque dark brown body with light khaki head.

S: Sweet dessert peanut butter notes roll out of the glass, waves of milk chocolate, sweet coffee and lactose, caramel, hints of roast and spice. Cinnamon blends very well and is not at the forefront.

T: More of the same, peanut butter/milk chocolate candy bars with caramel and hazelnuts, peanut butter is soft and sweet, not too roasty and not dry at all, finish is sweet but never cloying, this is well done. Again the cinnamon character feels like an extension of the other adjuncts and never takes over.

MF: Creamy medium body, sweet finish. Silky smooth.

O: So good. Only knock is that the coffee seems almost invisible, but this is one of the best peanut butter beers I’ve ever had.