New Beer Weekend #150

Thanks for starting us off today Jack; I hope you enjoy some tasty lagers later today. Post some favorite new ones here later

 

I really enjoy grapefruit seltzer water and would likely like soda, so I too am intrigued by this, but at 6%, not quite the all day beverage a summer day would want.
Still, sounds really good! Thanks Jack

 

Thanks for the kick off @JackHorzempa and I wish you an enjoyable visit into the city today. Not a fan of cocktail beers (or cocktails, prefer liquor neat), but liked your treatment.

Have a preliminary gameplan for all of the beers I received a few weeks ago, and the schedule will get me through the Summer Break most schools enjoy. This weekend, I will enjoy two selections from Dave @beergoot . Not sure when in "2023" beer this was bottled, but I don't get a chance to try new English IPAs these days, trips to Goose Island and at times The Beer Temple the only chances to scratch this itch with a Honker's Ale still brewed for draft in our area.

Bull & Bush Man Beer



Bottle Notes: Shared in my trade with Dave @beergoot, bottle dated "2023", somewhat helpful but would have preferred a month and date as well. 16.9 oz bottle, 7.7% ABV. The Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, Colorado. Great American Beer Festival Silver 2003. World Beer Cup Bronze 2006 Gold 2012. All Colorado Beer Festival Gold 2015,

A Colorado Tradition Since 1971. Colorado's IPA. The Beer You've Been Practicing For.

Appearance: Clear bronze base, creamy white yellow head which lingers a bit before leaving soapy lacing and a nice sustained creamy cover over the base. Mild sustained carbonation throughout, from the primary pour into my nonic glass and the top off. Looks great. 4.5

Aroma: Strong bready malt presence front and center as expected for this style, spot of black tea follows, with caramel and lemongrass tagging along. Enticing. 4.0

Taste: Mostly consistent with the aroma, though sweeter than expected with caramel, toffee and sweet bread leading the way, with dry and light bitterness pairing with tobacco and lemon to not let the horse run without their rider. Digging this, trying to slow down the drinking to complete the notes and thinking. 4.5

Mouthfeel: Dry and somewhat bitter, flavors sweet making for good balance. Light and easy at first, but strength starts to hit about a third of the way in, overall consistent with the listed ABV. Dry caramel finish. pleasurable. 4.5

Overall: Glad I pulled this out when I did, it is very enjoyable in a style you don't come across much these days unless I stop into Goose Island and order a cask Honker's Ale. Very pleasurable experience, I would be buying these quite often if this was available here. Overall very nice selection and thank you @beergoot for your thoughtful selection. 4.5

Looking forward to my first New Mexico beer rating tomorrow.

Cheers!

 

Funny I plan to enjoy a Goldfinger later today that some guy sent to me in the mail…

 

It's excellent and I went in thinking it would be meh too, if you can get it I highly recommend trying it. And at Victory recently I learned that it's been a runaway hit so good to hear that it may come back or they may try some other cocktail beers (I loved Founders Mas Agave series).

 

Thanks for the kick off today @JackHorzempa

While I have a stout warming up a touch I'm enjoying this

Sly Fox - Bohemian Gold



Best by 9.23.23

Poured at fridge temp into a willi glass

Pours a bright gold with a fair 2 finger eggshell colored head. Sparse clumps of lacing. 4

Rich saaz on the nose is perfectly spicy and earthy. 3.75

Sweet malts, spicy saaz hop, and a touch of bitterness as well. 4

Very easy drinking with just enough carbo bite. 3.75

I could drink this all day, and the 3.9% makes that easily doable, would make an excellent lawn mowing beer. 3.75

 

An IPA from Deschutes, Cosmic Creatures, pretty good but a little forgettable.

Appearance: Mostly clear yellow, ok head.

Smell: Starts with some dank, then citrus rind.

Taste: A little sweetness to start, then a nice citrus bitterness, grapefruit and citrus rind. Prickly carbonation and moderate bitterness.

Overall: A nice IPA, good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Good citrus flavor and feel, another quality beer from Deschutes.

 

Next up,

Templin Family - Delmar


Canned 4.8.23

Poured at about 40°(really need a food thermometer soon to keep this up!) Into a tulip glass

Pours tar black with a aggressive mocha colored head. Leaves a irregular and sparse tie-dye esque lace. 4

Big chocolate but not sweet, molasses and roasty aroma. 4

Taste follows, with the additions of mild char, and touch of bitter hop. 4.25

Body is ultra smooth and fairly moderate for a 11.5% bruiser, boozy warmth is a touch noticable, but it's not clear and present. Carbo is very mild, almost non-existent; could be it burned out in the head. 4.5

Overall a very nice American imperial, but not an everyday or even weekly drinker. 4

 

Dark Lord 2020 edition by 3 Floyd’s



4.43/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

My beer advocate beer #2300

Brewers Notes: A demonic Russian-Style Imperial Stout brewed with coffee, Mexican vanilla, and Indian sugar, this beer defies description. Available one day a year, in April at the brewery: Dark Lord Day.

Vintage guide: Black wax wrapped label = 2020

Bottle received in bif17 courtesy of @ovaltine

Room temperature bottle poured into a pretentious beer glass. Dark cola brown liquid, little foam , settles to a ring

Aroma is coffee,molasses, brown sugar, tobacco

Taste is coffee, dark fruits, raisins, tobacco, char , port wine

Sudsy mouthfeel, lighter body than I expected ,not syrupy, boozy



Good beer, reminds me more of a barley wine than a RIS, thanks @ovaltine

 

I saw this brew at a local retailer yesterday and did not pay it any attention. Based on your positive review I’m going to buy one and bring it to a BBQ tomorrow. It should be new to all the beer drinkers there. Should be fun.

 

Thanks @JackHorzempa for getting NBW off to a good start. I always learn something new from you.
My wife says her broken ankle is feeling better. I know it must be, because she wants to go hang out at the pool. Plus, she wants to drink some margaritas. These are very good signs.
I probably will be sticking with beer.
I picked this up today. Juneau Juice, a hazy IPA from Alaskan Brewing Company. In a stovepipe it is 6.8% ABV and a best by date of 081923.
The beer is a hazy amber color with a thick off-white head and a modest amount of lacing.
Fruity aroma.
Taste of orange, with some late pine.
Nicely bitter.
Not exactly what I would consider a hazy IPA, but still very good.

 

Silver Reef - Agua Del Diablo


Canned 5.4.23

Purchased from brewery direct flights on 6.1.23

Poured at fridge temp into a willi glass

Pours a clear and very pale straw gold.oderate head and sponge-like lacing. 4

Corn, floral hops, slight sour apple, some bready grains. 4.25

Taste follows, predominantly flaked corn, slightly bitter floral hops, and sweet malt. 4.25

Light, frothy, and lingering hop oil. 4

Overall a great MX lager that absolutely hits the spot and completely satisfies. 4.25

 

Poured into a 16 Snulip glass canned on 5/30/23 maybe, hard to read. Pours an attractive hazy yellow orange with a 2 finger sticky white head, that leaves thick streaks of lace, with amazing retention. 4.5

Aroma peach, passionfruit, mango, mandarin, and apricot. 4

Taste follows peach, passionfruit, mango, mandarin, and apricot. 4

Mouthfeel is a little above average, not sticky or dry, gentle carbonation, and at 7% it goes down easy. 4

Overall this one is good. Nothing special, but still a tasty and well made beer. 4 Cheers all

 

Fresh Catch by Narragansett Brewing Co.

This beer comes from the Summer Variety Pack. From the bottom of the can: "B03 13 06:14"

There is a slightly spicy hop aroma with light hints of lemon zest. It has a bit of a floral scent with some nondescript plant clipping notes. The overall aroma is light but distinguishable notes of specific hop characters come through rather than feeling muddled together which is nice. As the beer sits for a while an orange marmalade aroma comes through.

A very pleasant herbal hop note comes through up front, then it crosses over the middle of the palate with earthy notes of moss, seaweed, and cedar wood. A bit of lemon flavor in the aftertaste.

It feels light bodied but towards the upper range of light. There is a very pleasant hop bitterness that is just present enough to let you know it's there without being overwhelming. It is a refreshing beer to drink and quite enjoyable.

The can states that this is "A Refreshing Golden Ale Dry Hopped with Citra!" The aroma in the beer is nice but the presence is pretty light, especially for a dry hopped beer. The flavor of the beer makes up for the aroma with a pleasant earthy and herbal character mixed with a light citrus note. This is an easy drinking and refreshing beer that would be nice to drink on a camping trip or when working in the yard. I would buy it again and I recommend it.