New Beer Weekend #14

Big Timber Mexican Lager with Serrano and lime

received from a Lif in Bif #12, thank you @Pinz412

3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4



16 oz Can poured into Sam Adams glass

Copper colored liquid with two finger off white foam cap

Aroma is malt, lime

Taste is lime, malt, slight spice from the Serrano

Light carbonation

Good beer

 

I often like your beer choices. When you said: "good, not great English style barleywine" I knew this beer must be listed here as an English barley wine. It is, but I don't think it should be. If the system here is going to have an American/English divide, then this one should be "American-style." It's no Bigfoot, but it's hopped and dry-hopped with Amarillo, Citra, Chinook, and Columbus. I could have sworn I put in a request for the change here a year ago. I don't know if they never changed it or changed it back. @FBarber

 

Looks like I need to do some catching up on this thread

Ozark Beer Co. 's Idaho 7 Pale Ale, 3.86 overall

Pours an effervescent gold with a thumb of pearl colored head. Great lacing & nice head retention

S: Some grapefruit & mango, a little breadyness

T: Follows the nose, a little orange & biscuitty malt as well up front. Dryness & tangerine as this warms, some grapefruit, some grassyness too. finishes dry with a little lime& lemon, grassyness & bready notes

MF: Medium body, crisp carbonation, good balance, nice balance

Easy to drink, I'm thinking this varietal isn't my jam, not had beer featuring this hop that has really impressed me

 

Happy Anniversary. I think I paid more attention to your tasting notes

 

Black Project Gauntlet (Dry-Hopped Sour Ale With Blackberries)

4.25 across the board.

16oz canned 7/10/20. Opened 10/24/20.
LOOK
2 finger pink-tinted fluffy head.
Very good retention, falls slowly to a cap. Spotty, slippery lacing.
Reddish-purple liquid, bright but not clear.
SMELL
Vinous nose, fermentation room - foeder-barrel character.
Sour/tart berry (blackberry/raspberry) aroma, light funk, a premonition of what's to come.
Weedy hop character shows out late as the beer warms some and adds a nice element.
TASTE
Bright, tart and sour fruit. Bit of a baking spice note middle to late.
Vibrant flavors, intense sourness and a good amount of acidity that all works well together.
FEEL
Light body, high carbonation. Bright mouthfeel. Dry, lengthy, and sour finish.
OVERALL
Outstanding

 

Another one of those Dovetail brews from @FBarber :

This is their Rauchbier. Yeah, this one wasn't going to see tomorrow around here .

The overall personality here is hovering between even-handed and refined. Fantastic flavors harmoniously meshed together- clean beachwood smoke, toasted bread, dried figs, subtle spiced cookies, dried cherries, even a touch of molasses. It's rich but not too rich, flavorful but not bold, finishing nicely dry and surprisingly bitter. Drinkability is off the charts. It's a solid A (4.5) at the moment, Maybe a touch more punch would bring it higher. But who knows... if I ever have the chance to encounter a full 4-pack I just may have to re-evaluate that drinkability aspect .

 

That's how they do it in Kent & some places in Germany. The Dirty Jobs show I watched was pretty cool

 

Westbrook how good this is. Sour with guava and tangerine
Cloudy grape/orange color
Aroma is tangerine fruit and guava,lactose, sugary, citrus and strawberry
... taste is very mild sour,,sweet, guave and tangerine juice. Some lactose,citrus peel and some citrus tart sourness that burns and lingers.
...this was not too sour for a sour and was actually an excellent fruited beer. Was not a sugar bomb and really packed real fruit taste

 

Single Hill's berlinerweisse with raspberries, blackberries, and guava: RBG Rocketship

16oz can split between a pair of WABL glasses. Dated 07/16/20.

Pours pink, cloudy, with ugly floaters drifting about, small head, moderate carbonation. Smell is raspberry, general berries and fruit, sharp tartness that I associate with kettle sours. Not a smell (or flavor) I love, but one that I think is normal and appropriate for the style, so I'll try not to ding it for that.

Taste is kettle sour, a little watery, still a strong berry profile.

Mouthfeel is medium and fairly still. Overall...it's OK.

 

Never had any in Germany, but was blown away by how good it was when I found it in Colorado

 

Jackie O's Ten Pound Lockpick



4.38/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12.7 ounce bottle from 2020 poured into a DFH tulip. Very little head over a dark brown body. Smell hit me as soon as I opened the bottle. Lots of dark fruits, molasses, raisins and brown sugar along with booze. Taste mirrors the smell but has a certain richness that grows as it warms up; at first I rated it slightly lower but the warming change adds a certain x factor that warrants an upgrade. Mouthfeel is reasonably full without being chewy.

I've been conditioned to big stouts and barleywines from Jackie O's such that this strong ale somewhat took me aback and I had to recalibrate my expectations accordingly. I'll be anxious to see if they continue to brew this since they seem to do a lot of one offs. Still they don't run short on ideas.

 

Welcome to the club!

 

Firestone Walker/SARA Big Mood, thanks @Dimidiata!

4.32/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Thank you Dimidiata for this
375 ml bottle, batch 1, poured into a tulip

A- A slightly hazy golden copper with a fast fading white head.

S- White wine, apricots, tart, oak, nice mild funk, a little on the earthy side.

T- Sour, wine grapes shine through, some apricots, oak, earthy funk.

M- Smooth, crisp, light body, carbonation is on the higher side.

O- A tasty wild ale, sourness has a nice puckering quality without being overwhelming. Like the balance of grapes and apricots but was hoping it would be a little heavier with the apricots.

Cheers!

 

Heist's Pacific Thunder, a hazy IPA.

16oz can served in a big snifter. Dated 09/10/20. Think I got it on Tavour.

Pours a light yellow, very hazy, small head. Smell is very juicy, bright fruit, mango, pineapple, and pine.

Taste is more pine bitterness, fruit skin bitterness, echo of the bright juicy fruits.

Mouthfeel is medium and effervescent. Overall, not bad.

 

East Sixth Brewing's How's Your Momma & Them? Weizen bock, 7.5% ABV, 3.72 overall

Pours an effervescent copper with 3+ fingers ( proper pour in a hefe glass ) of cream colored head. Below average head retention & lacing

S: Green bananas & cloves

T: Brown bread, green bananas, cloves & toasty dryness up front. More toasty dryness, some green banana & clove as this warms. Finishes dry with green bananas & a little ripe & toastyness

MF Medium body, fairly restrained carbonation

A solid take on the style, just didn't quite take me all the way back to Germany

 

Brewing company irish cow cow
... medium light carbonation with an above average body. Has a creamy slick feel
Aroma is roasted malt,sweet prunes, espresso, bakers chocolate, black coffee,milk chocolate
Taste is mildly sweet with even more mild black coffee bitterness. Bakers chocolate, milk chocolate, roasted malt, some dark fruit and espresso.
This needs to warm up, then it is dramatically better then when first opened and cold