New Beer Weekend #216

Nice! Thanks for the tag, and I totally agree that this beer scratches that itch and then some. Plus, it's the perfect time of year to enjoy it.

Have a great weekend!

 

This sounds great. I took an envirosci class in college and it's been incredibly useful. Best of luck!

 

Wow some beer and what a great review. I love reviews like that where I almost can taste it.

And regarding until, till, and 'til, it is NOT wrong to use 'til, as it is a perfectly valid form of until, and as concerns us poets, is one fewer syllable. I always knew till also was correct, but not until now knew that it predated the word until itself. I don't use till to mean until because it is spelled the same as a different word that is a different part of speech with a completely unrelated meaning.

 

Nice fall-like day here in MN as I wait for the Iowa-Iowa State game this afternoon. Should be a close, ugly game like usual between these teams.

How about a nice IPA, Pizza Port Vibrant Views:


Appearance: Mostly clear yellow, big head.

Smell: Citrus with a side of berries.

Taste: Some sweetness to start, then a nice berry fruitiness in the mid-palate. Finishes with a dry citrus that makes you want another drink. Low-moderate bitterness.

Overall: Another Pizza Port beer from the first drop here in MN. A nice modern IPA, interesting mix of citrus and berry-like flavors with nice drinkability.

 

Hey, the beer I added today was my 600th beer reviewed!! Milestones all around on this Saturday. Had I never found this thread when I did, I’d probably still be sitting at a measly one or two. Cheers to you and this thread

 

Cheers to your recovery!

 

Congrats on 500 reviews! That looks like my kind of beer.

 

And congrats to you on 600 reviews! Those milestones are impressive.

 

Thanks, I’m already looking ahead to 1,000

 

Autumn is approaching. I'm waking up to temperatures in the 60s and rising to the 80s. Quite comfortable, and we're still enjoying the pool.
My new beer for today is 100 Degrees from Jester King, a farmhouse ale with lemon peel and ginger'
The beer is a hazy light orange color with a one-finger white head. A bit of lace.
Aroma of lemon and floral hops.
Great taste. Lots of lemon/lemon peel. Ginger well-represented. A tiny bit of hop bitterness.
Dry finish.
A nice beer.

 

That is fantastic news. I am very happy for you.

Unless the brewing company states their aim, then any take on their aim is an assumption (even if an "educated" one). You seem to be acknowledging that anyway. I haven't seen anything from Ommegang that states they were trying to create a Belgian version of a German lager. Maybe they were doing just that (and maybe they've stated that), but maybe not, and the company doesn't have as strong of a Belgian theme as they once did. Please know that I am not implying that Ommegang is doing anything wrong with their approach to the beer.

Well, this is what BeerAdvocate states:

Describe your overall impression of the beer.
Examples:

• How was the overall drinking experience?
• What did you find pleasurable or objectionable about it?
• Offer suggestions for improvement.

Thanks for the tag. I think of Newburgh Brown Ale as a little gem because it's weaker than the average craft brown ale at just 4.2%... and there are so few options of brown ale to choose from in general. That ABV is low for craft, but it still shows it's craft beer allegiance compared to Manns' 2.8%. It's all related to the @utopiajane discussion since Newburgh states it's "our version of a London Style Brown Ale" but then state: "in the south of England, they prefer their brown ale maltier and lower in alcohol. Here in Newburgh, we tend to agree." I think "lower in alcohol" is relative to what's around you. People can decide how draconian they want to be with all this stuff. Manns Brown Ale is THE icon of the style, but brewers in the south of England don't necessarily brew their brown ales as weak in alcohol as Manns (and that's without even getting into brown beer pre-Manns).

Having said all that, I stopped buying Newburgh Brown Ale after being a big supporter of it years ago. Sometimes all it takes is one unhappy QC experience and you stop buying beer from a particular producer... or you at least become really cautious. It's hard to shake that one bad experience even if it's severely outweighed by all the good ones. Now I think I'll grab a Newburgh Brown the next time I see one though. (I haven't seen it in a long time).

 

I know exactly what you mean here, for me it was Von Trapp Oktoberfest; which really surprised me given their reputation and brewhouse. I hadn't bought it in I think 4-5 years; this year after an @shkin review I revisited it. Long story short I went back for another six pack to stock the fridge for fall weather.

I hope the same happens to you should you find some Newburgh Brown

 

Hello to all those enjoying a new beer this weekend. I am having a new beer from a fairly new brewery - one that had been added to the database here, but without any beers added. I corrected the latter situation by adding the two beers I bought from Blindhouse Beer Company yesterday.

This brewery is from my once hometown, opened by a brewer that spent some time working at Triple Crossing a couple hundred miles east within Virginia (if my limited research is correct). It was interesting to see that all the beers my store got from the brewery were farmhouse / saison inspired. The first one, which I am enjoying now after writing up my review, is called Blurred Perceptions - a blended saison using Virginia Vidal Blanc grape pomace.


A quick Google search yielded:

Hmmm... doesn't sound that appetizing, being the waste of a process - but then again, alcohol is a "byproduct" of yeast digestion, so here we are.

This beer greeted me with a lovely, familiar aroma as I opened it. The beer came from the bottle with an obvious haze / cloudiness, and setting the beer down after staring at the white bubbles during the pour, the haze was confirmed. The fluffy head in the pic reduced to a thick collar, but was easily revived with a swirl.

This is not a surprise, given the lively, prickly carbonation that highlights the feel of this light, dry offering. The aromas have fruit (lemon and nectarine), black pepper, grass/hay, and a barely perceivable hint of farmhouse funk. I loved the aroma.

The taste had aspects of the aroma within it, but the beer seemed to evaporate from my tongue so quickly that the fruit never realized its full potential. The grass and pepper same through mid-to-late in the taste, and the oak tannin hold court in the finish (more noticeable as the beer warms up a little).

To me, this is more like the farmhouse saisons I recall first getting into craft beer. My impression is that American brewers leaned a little more into fruity and less dry versions over time, before somewhat abandoning the style more recently. I hope the other bottle is as enjoyable to me as this one.

 

CA start? Thanks for stepping up!

 

Thanks for sharing your beerventures over the last few weeks, Jack!