New Beer Weekend #294

Otherlands? Never heard of them.

Terry, you owe me a beer or six.

 

Loyly. A sahti by Hammerheart. 7.1%



I am still trying to describe the beer to myself. Smoky? Yes. Farmhouse funky? Yup. Oaky, spicy, malty. Vegetal flavors from juniper root. An odd duck of a beer style… or do I need to try more? Cheers.

My thanks to @LesDewitt4beer for this beer.

 

I probably shouldn't mention this either, right?



People would certainly not be interested in this...

 

They're in Skagit County, and Tulip Season is neigh, so hell yeah talk them and Garden Path on up!

 

I have never seen that before...I have only tried one barrel aged beer from them before, and i wasn't impressed...but I want to try that

 

Are you implying that I’m not people?!?

 

I think you’re inferring that. I’ll go on the record noting that I consider you good people

 

Right; I said I’d be back with something better.
Turns out I was 100% correct.
This was sent to me in the most recent Stout and Barleywine BIF by @DIM and it might be the last one I have from that wondrous BIF.

The pour is darker than most of the barleywines I’ve had, with a briefly lived beige head that left little lacing. For the time in barrels and the ABV, I almost expected a still beer.
The taste is probably the closest to my ideal barleywine that I’ve had. The toffee, the dates, the figs, the bready malts, the caramel - it just goes on and on. I savored every sip.
The feel is on the lighter side of viscous, this is a beer that begs to be savored over an evening. And so it did.
OA, very glad to have been able to enjoy this work of brewing art.

On a tangental related note, I have a Brew 6000 in my cellar that I meant to share last month, but I was surprised that I had already reviewed it. So it may show up soon in the Barleywine Appreciation thread.
Okay, enough blathering. Please don’t let this be the last post this weekend for this thread!

 

Cheers!
Missed seeing you at Bell’s yesterday but I know it’s more of a drive for you. I am a little envious of your proximity to Hopping Frog though. And Jackie O’s.
Which makes me think we are all very fortunate to live when we do; excellent beer abounds!

 

I'd have to drink way more than I have to offer a considered opinion. Low alcohol farmhouse fermentation, so the tastes may vary day to day & batch to batch

 

From the awesome BA @masamuel2 Chula Vista Brewery XELA West Coast IPA, 6.8% ABV; 4.02 overall

Pours a ever so slightly chill hazed gold with one finger of eggshell colored head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: Some citrus, melon, just builds as this gets warmer, a little white grape

T: Tangerine, pink grapefruit, dryness, mango, papaya & pine up front. Cattiness, dryness, pomelo & lime as this beer warms up, pink grapefruit too. Slight powdery dryness in the finish, orange, lime & cantaloupe as well

MF: Medium body, firm carbonation, lovely balance, body this a bit once warmer

Drinks so easy. If in my area, this would be in my rotation. So could drink this most of the year

 

You, sir, are Very Good People.

 

One more even more new New Beer for the end of the weekend:



Irrelevant Beer Eidetic Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Aged in Bull Run Bourbon barrels for over 2 years

16-ounce can purchased at Belmont Station in Portland, OR this afternoon. Enjoyed in a nonic half-pint glass.

Effectively opaque black-brown body with attractive red-orange highlights at the edges. A heavy pour raises a thick head of biscuit brown foam that ebbs to a heavy collar and patchy skin that leaves clumpy lacing. The nose is roasted malt, marshmallows, whiskey, and fruity dark chocolate with a kiss of smoke. The flavor is largely the same, leading with vanilla, whiskey, chocolate syrup, and plum preserves. There's also caramel, black bread, a whiff of coffee. The finish is roasted malt, oak, vanilla, and booze with flecks of raisin and cocoa powder. Body seems thin for the beer's size, but is agreeably smooth. Overall, this is a good barrel-aged imperial stout and an excellent value for the price.

 

Preach, brother Russ.

Fuller's ESB used to be my all around go-to beer back in the day. And their Chiswick Bitter was a revelation the last time I was in London (too many years ago).

But cask London Pride was in a class of its own. Malty, balanced, satisfying, and so sessionable.

 

Nine pages on a regular weekend - way to go!!!

I'd be curious to know how authentic this is. I've had one from DFH years ago but after researching the style I think "sahti adjacent" was more accurate. Traditionally the wort is not boiled, only mildly heated in wooden vessels, so its inherently unstable and highly variable as you stated. Its also flat and it has some body to it. It is a very ancient style that has some interesting history that's easy enough to find with The Google. It strikes me as the ultimate home brew - a little of this and that and minimal "process" other than traditional methods that nearly died out.

@Blogjackets - cool find even if it's a confusing one.