New Beer Weekend #278

Caramel donut holes from a food truck.


Wise man heavens climate stout. Aromas of dark chocoate, coffee, cocoa, dark bread, herbal, grass, light smoke/char/pepper/pine and yeast earth. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread/crust, nuts, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, citrus peel, light smoke/char, and yeast earthiness. Medium high pine, herbal, spicy, citrus rind, charred bitter finish. Medium carb and medium plus body. Balanced creamy bready malts, sticky resinous hop, and chalky roast mouthfeel. Lingering resin dryness and minimal hop astringency. Incredible malt complexity and balanced American hop showcase. Spot on style at 6.1%. 4.2/5


Cheers

 

Please save one of those beers for your next visit to Lambeau Field.

 

Other half extra extra broccoli
...a very murky,cloudy mango puree appearance
...medium light carbonation which quickly dissipates and just left a bit of an effervescent feel. Body felt a little heavy,syrupy like
....aroma is fruit salad from a can with some malt and caramel in the background. Sort of like drinking the juice from a can of fruit cocktail.
.... I should just be banned by BA from being allowed to rate this type of beer as it obviously isn't my preferred style.
I actually wish there was some actual broccoli in it to add some balance to the fruit juice effect

 

I'm also sampling TJ's latest vintage ale this weekend - I think this is the first time it wasn't brewed by Unibroue? Van Steenberge are also behind Gulden Draak, which would make for an interesting comparison...cheers!

4.29/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a caged-and-corked 750mL bottle into my Westvleteren goblet.

Murky bole body beneath an almond cap; fine creamy lacing; very good retention.

Malt forward aroma with walnut, toast, fig, date, orange peel, and cherry pits.

Rich, slightly boozy palate entry - caramel, brown bread, raisin, dried cherry, blackcurrant, toffee, and plum torte lead into the medium-dry slightly earthy finish with hints of loam and tobacco leaf. Complex and satisfying.

Medium-full bodied, hefty carbonation, warming but not hot.

An outstanding value, this would really elevate a meal or a cheese pairing.

 

From my recent Tavour box “Keep It” IPA by Anchorage Brewing Company:



Poured pale gold, and a semi hazy; tight white head; minimal cap retention; solid ring; sudsy lacing. Grapefruit nose. Semi bitter grapefruit rind followed by some lemon peel. Medium light body; moderate minus carbonation; no astringency; light, crisp feel; no warmth from 6.4% ABV. Mild bitter grapefruit linger; an easy drinking IPA with great nose and taste; sick can artwork as usual.

4.25 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5
Score: 4.49 rDev +8.5%

I would drink this beer on a regular basis if I could. Cheers y’all!

 

I need a dealer like that!

 

If you can come up with more Bell's Brewery beers, I am sure I can arrange a sit down.

 

You are on!

 

I do too, they make a lot of fun styles and shapes
https://pretentiousglassco.com/

 

Great write up. I felt like I was along for the ups and "not quite" downs of this ride.

 

If I wished to die in my sleep, I could buy that set of 4...

 

Cigar City Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale, 5.5% ABV; 3.67 overall

Pours an effervescent & chill-hazed hazel with one finger of cream-colored head. Never completely loses the chill haze, below average head retention & lacing

S: Cinnamon & brown sugar, iron notes as well, first time I've smelled this in a brown ale. Nose didn't sell this for me

T: Follows the nose, minus the iron, some vanilla, a little dryness & a lot of oatmeal cookie here up front. Hints of raisin mix in with brown sugar, vanilla & cinnamon as this beer warms up, dryness, perhaps from the lactose? At touch of Pecan Hull bitterness as well, works for balance. Finishes a little dry with cookie sweetness & just a little nutty bitterness

MF: Medium body, slight carbonation, body thins a bit as this beer warms up

Credit where credit is due, they didn't go crazy with the cinnamon, pretty drinkable. If everything else was as good as the flavor, this would've been an A/A+ beer

 

Another from the mad man from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The pour is stout black, if not darker. The light brown head shows up and leaves without so much as a by your leave.
The taste is where this one shines. Dark bread, whiskey, bourbon, caramel, figs, leather and seriously dark chocolate.
Did I mention the bourbon?
The feel is lightly viscous, which for me is fine, but belies the ABV. Way too easy to quaff quickly.
OA, really good stout that I very much enjoyed.
Thank you Micah!

 

Numero 2 tonight - A BBA BW from LERVIG, Norway - Paragon 2022 By Rackhouse:



Poured at 58°; dark murky brown body; light tan head, which vanished quickly, leaving no cap retention, ring, nor lace; thin legs at best. Bourbon, fig, toffee nose. Taste follows nose; some sweet caramel; Okey vanilla; sugary raisins. Medium full body; silky, smooth feel; light carbonation; full mouth warmth from 14.4% ABV; dry barrel finish. Overall, the alcohol is well hidden; layers of flavors from base and barrel; outstanding.

Score: 4.47 rDev 0. Mine is the first review.

A really nice BW. Not too sweet and quite enjoyable to parse the base vs. barrel flavors. Well done!

 

Ommegang Everything Naughty White Chocolate Imperial Blonde Stout, 9.5% ABV; 2.91 overall


Pours a chill-hazed gold with a pinky of cream-colored head.

S: Vanilla, some coffee, honeysuckle, some perfumy hopes

T: Vanilla, dry oaky notes & a little white chocolate, green apple notes & woody hops up front. A little dark chocolate, some coffee, cinnamon & pear notes as this beer warms up, almost seems more like a mulled cider. Finishes with white chocolate, apple cider notes & cinnamon & a little coffee

MF: Medium body, slight carbonation

Super confusing beer, no fan of this genre of stout, but this is a real hell of a mess IMHO. Doesn't deliver the advertised flavors in sufficient quantity & so many off flavors. Stayed with this hoping it would get better, should've just drain poured it

 

How much you paying per bottle?