New Beer Weekend #241

Apologies for the 2023 can; I did buy it fresh, it was on the shelves like that. "Ink" imperial stout was the same way. Just looked again yesterday while in the bottle shop and that's what they have on the shelves. Very strange. I obviously need to check dates on everything and not just IPAs.

 

We enjoyed our 20th anniversary last weekend. I noted we are now entering the third decade of New Beer Sundays.

Hopefully we and Beer Advocate will be around in ten years to enjoy the 30th anniversary.

 

I think you’re right! I noticed that on the checkout computer when they scanned my beer. “Horus tax - $15.00” It’s tough out there!

 

Late breakfast with a Heineken zero
....super clear gold/orange appearance
...medium carbonation with a body that was perhaps thin but surprisingly had more heft than I expected
....aroma bread,cereal, slightly toasted grain and malt
....taste didn't stray too far from the aroma. My first impression was it reminded me of how beer tasted a very long time ago.
...overall I dont want to oversell this but it was surprisingly enjoyable

 

Not too shabby with this local babe here. Great tasting with a soft, flat feel.
Wandering Leaf Patio Ferniture American IPA 6.6% ABV

3.96/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can into a nonick pint glass.
L: SRM 6 pours 95% clear amber with a 1/4" domed off white head that has good retention receding to thick froth, lush steady carbo, medium lacing with some banding lines.
S: Pineapple, citrus zest, resin, a hint of cookie dough, caramelized malts with warming.
T: Citrus zest, pine resin, distant hard candy sweetness that is won over by bitterness, has a lingering bitter finish, caramelized malts.
F: Smooth medium bodied feel with a medium-long gently drying finish.
O: A lovely and mellow no frills IPA with an English feel. Well balanced and well blended. Mellow at first then has a nice slow build to a bitter finish. It is very good in its style.

 

Founders All Day Single Hop Mosaic

Appearance: Clear yellow, good head.

Smell: A little stinky sock, then lemony seltzer with a hint of berries.

Taste: Mild sweetness then some dry breadiness and a mix of citrus and berries. Nice Mosaic hop taste. Light bodied, but expected with a “session IPA”.

Overall: I like mosaic hopped beers but not usually a fan of session IPA's, but decided to try this one. Pretty decent/good, good mosaic flavor, just too light bodied for my preferences. Worth a try.

 

Weihenstephaner Korbinian, enjoyed yesterday evening.

Pours a very deep amber, almost black, with a modest head. Aroma blends dense dark bread and molasses with cherries, raisins, plums, and figs. On tasting, cinnamon, caramel, licorice, maple, and a little vanilla come through. However, it's not overly sweet despite all of these sweet-leaning flavors. A slightly earthy, roast coffee flavor, along with herbal notes, rises from underneath to balance the sweetness, leaving a mildly astringent finish, and a little syrup. I'm impressed with how the fruit blend, roasted grains, and slight herbal hoppiness seem to evolve - I pick up different fruit, roast, and herb notes with each sip. Pleasantly warm - not too hot. Overall medium bodied.

I'm really impressed with this one. An outstanding dopplebock, on par with Celebrator.

 

Level Crossing VII XXV XVII BBA Wheatwine, 10.5% ABV. Pours deep brown with a one-finger beige head that left slight lacing. Aroma is toffee, vanilla, and orange. Taste follows, plus honey, slightly sweet, faintly bitter, no bourbon burn. Excellent mouthfeel, overall world-class.

4.65/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

I love me some wheatwine, and this is the best I've ever had, thanks to @NorsemanOne including this in my BIF care package! Could drink these all day.

 

I have a couple of quiet to hours alone to read and enjoy an oatmeal espresso stout from @snaotheus



This was canned around 3 months ago. Very well balanced overall, I get lightly sweet chocolate, brown bread, and a nice little mocha latte vibe. Very tasty, thanks Ryan!

 

Hello New Beer Weekend!!!

At 320 Brewing in Pine City, MN and having this

Citra SMASH Lager - American Lager- 5.5%

Light, refreshing, tasty. It is hitting the spot.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/49804/735841/
3.74/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the brewery.

Clear golden pouring beer with a white head. There's great lacing on the glass.
Nice light hop citrus nose. Faint hints of malt also.
Taste - light citrus hop flavor. Hints of biscuit/grain show up.
Light clean body. Smooth.
Tasty and refreshing.

Might be back for one more today. Cheers!

 

Good Sunday afternoon, New Beer Sippers and commentators. My first review of this cold, blustery afternoon is one of the Silk City variants I purchased at the annual release at Brix City Brewing Co., yesterday, AOMAS. It is a BBA Imperial Stout conditioned on toasted coconut, cocoa nibs, and salted caramel. I wanted to drink it right away because I was concerned the adjuncts wouldn't age well. But the taste surprised me: it is not a sweet Stout. Rather, what really comes through is a bitter char and the salted caramel. I like it a lot more than I thought I would.

It is nearly black with some mahogany hues at the bottom of the glass and it sports a half finger cap of light-mocha-colored foam that dissipated rapidly. A big nose with chocolate, graham cracker, coconut, caramel, and subtle but noticeable bourbon. The taste is less sweet than I anticipated. In fact, what jumps out initially is bitter char and salted caramel. The cocoa nibs are somewhat overwhelmed at first but develop nicely as the Stout breathes in the glass. The barrel notes are strong but not distracting. It finishes with some peppercorn and lots of bitterness. While the Silk City variants tend not to be thick and viscous, I like the mouth feel of this one. The 10.5% ABV gives it heft but doesn't overpower.

4.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Brix City Brewing is somewhat similar to Free Will Brewing in Pennsylvania. Both produce solid hazy IPAs but are better known for their annual release of a series of barrel-aged Stouts. The Silk City Stouts are not at the same level as Free Will's Ralphius series but they are still quite good and probably the best annually-released BA Stouts in New Jersey by a brewery other than Kane. The "regular" BA Silk City and the vanilla bean version are released every year and there are 3 or 4 other variants. The other two for 2025 are a rum version and a white chocolate mocha.

Cheers!

 

At BeerClub Brewing in Mora, and having a small one of this.

Die Grinder - American Imperial Stout - 9.5%

The aroma is lacking, but the flavor is delicious.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/53755/735854/
4.16/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery.

The beer pours pitch black in color. There's a tan head.
The nose is light. Some chocolate and caramel notes to it.
Taste - this is quite delicious. There's a ton of dark chocolate in the flavor. There's a good hint of caramel and toffee. Very roasted flavor. Hint of smoke from the malts.
The body is full and smooth.
Wow, this is downright delicious. The aroma is lacking, but the flavor makes up for it fully.

I may have one more when I get home.

 

NBS #2. Moon Healer, a DIPA from our home town brewery, Autodidact, hopped with Citra, Nectaron, and Peacherine. The latter, along with Krush, seem to be the "hot" hops at the moment. This was canned 3 days ago and it's a little green with some hop burn but I can tell that in a week it will be really good.

It pours a hazy tangerine color with more than a finger of fluffy, bright white head and very thick lacing. A big, vibrant now featuring lemon, pineapple, tangerine, soft floral hops, and a smell akin to pickle brine (I kid you not but it's a good thing). Yum! I opens with tart citrus, including lemon, lime, and grapefruit, along with subtle peach and pineapple. There is also an earthy, spicy overlay. I don't think I've had the hop combo of Nectaron and Peacherine before but it's magical. The Citra adds a sharp, clean bitterness throughout. The mouth feel is luxuriously creamy with pleasant carbonation, and the 8.5% ABV gives it lots of heft.

4.28/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

It's great to have beer like this so close to home. Have a great week, everyone, Cheers, NBW!

 

Tree House Hold on to Moonlight



4.46/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 oz. can into a New Belgium Globe Glass

Thanks to @WunderLlama for this one!

The beer pours black with no visible highlights when held up to light, and 3 fingers of off dark tan head that recedes slowly settling down to a thick cap. A small amount of lacing remains on the glass.

The aroma is all peanut butter and chocolate. Such an inviting aroma, sweet milk chocolate and peanut butter, and just a hint of coffee.

The flavor matches the nose quite closely, but bigger! lots of sweet milk chocolate and peanut butter, like a Reece's Peanut butter cup. Full bodied and silky, low/moderate carbonation and finishes slick on the tongue.

Overall this is a very nice milk stout. Phenomenal aroma with a flavor to match. If this was available locally I would keep it on regular rotation!

 

Here's another new-to-me Wunderkammer offering. This one has eluded me after purchasing it a couple years back.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/47666/632219/



500 ml bottle.
Brewed Aug. 2021.
Bottled May 2022.

Moderate pour yields a nearly one inch white head over a golden straw colored, slightly hazy body. Head dissipates down to a ring in minutes.

Nose of musty funk, citrus, and slight oak.

Taste mirrors nose with a bit of honey upfront, giving way to citrus midway through the finish. Funk and oak are evident throughout. As it warms the honey becomes present until the finish of slight dry citrus pith.

Wonderful medium to full mouthfeel with medium carbonation.

Overall, yet another winner from Albany, VT. Good luck finding it as I found one in my fridge's crisper drawer last week!

Cheers!

 

Poured into a 13 oz Teku glass not sure when it was canned. Pours a very attractive hazy milky yellow, with a two finger sticky white head that leaves thick streaks of lace with excellent retention. 4.75

Aroma is peach, nectarine, passionfruit, blueberry, pineapple, and apricot. 4.5

Taste follows peach, nectarine, passionfruit, blueberry, pineapple, and apricot. 4.5

Mouthfeel is above average, soft gentle carbonation, not sticky or dry, and 8.5% big flavor but easy going down. 4.5

Overall this one is very good from Modestman. I would recommend for sure. 4.5 Cheers all.