New Beer Weekend #91

Just finished filling easter eggs with various treats and coins, easter is fun...watching the kids run around like madmen looking for plastic eggs is incredibly fun. Now it is time for a beer courtesy of my new friend in Indiana...

Sent may way by @ovaltine via BIF #15, I love some old school hops and this really fits the bill. I had their red IPA earlier this week and loved it so much, so I was pretty pumped to try another IPA of theirs especially with a name like Westy.

Bare Hands - Westy IPA



Pours a very attractive light gold, pretty much crystal clear, nice slow forming and dense white head, leaves substantial as it settles and as I drink it down.

Pungent sticky icky nose, there is some nondescript fruitiness to it, accompanied by some fresh citrus notes.

Taste follows suit a citrusy fruit medley with some nice pine sappiness mixed in...there is just enough maltiness to add a little depth to all the lovely hoppy goodness described above.

Medium body on a very easy drinking hoppy beer, 7% and it goes down very easy. A beer like this could be dangerous if you didn't know what you were drinking. Very nice bitterness, dry on the finish combined with the hops gives it a nice resin tingle on the tongue long after the sip is gone.

Another well done hoppy beer by these guys, looking forward to trying their stout that was also sent my way. What a glorious time to be in our house, amazing and new beers that seemingly never end.

That's it for new beers for me tonight...keep them coming tonight and I will be back with at least two more new ones tomorrow.

 

wow @snaotheus , in my head when I found out I thought it made sense..

Amber in color, not too sweet or thick no big hops or yeast . A marzen makes total sense ..

dame tasty beer thank you !!

 

I’m excited to have this beer. It was sent to me by a long time trade partner. About 9 months ago he quit his job to become an apprentice brewer at Boreale. This one is among the first three cans he sent me that he had a hand in making.

Boreale Dame Nature Kellerbier.



Pours a bright copper with a generous Fluffy head that dissipates very slowly.

Light cereal notes on the nose. Maybe a hint of lemon. Soda cracker.

Taste follows aroma. Cracker and bright noble hops. A nice depth of flavours.

This beer has some heft to it. Light bodied, but full flavoured.

This was a very nice kellerbier and I am doubly glad to have tried it.

 

Ozark Beer Co. Professional Passenger Hazy IPA, 5.7% ABV; 4.27 overall

Pours an effervescent and hazed gold with one finger of tight pearl colored head . Great lacing & average head retention

S: Citrus, strawberry, peaches

T: Follows the nose, lime, a little green melon & dryness up front. Some pineapple, green melon & strawberry as this warms. Finishes dry with a little grapefruit, lime & green melon

MF: Medium body, subtle carbonation, nice balance

So easy to drink, loads of flavor & a great nose

 

Agree!

 

Have a good NBW. Been a good week of work and such. I got plenty of assignments to work on for Creo stuff. Julia made her famous sausage tortellini with a few adjustments tonight. I just paid my credit card off and have figured out I will be able to pay off my defaulted 2020 credit card debt this year. Already got sued for the medical debt from the bike 2014 accident, and they are getting my refund this year, but I don't even care. I don't need it. Better do my taxes this weekend tho lol, this the latest I've ever done them my whole life. I was so preoccupied with having my refund in previous years because my budgeting and overspending was shit, but now I never had to worry about anything with money. I am going to get Roth IRA next year for sure. I could easily afford 6 grand of savings.


IP trade with @hoptheology in October. Fair State Main Boss. This was amazing. Minimal lacing. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, fudge brownie, caramel, molasses, brown sugar/bread, toffee, vanilla, cream; light dark fruit, almond, smoke, coconut, rum, herbal, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and full body; very creamy/silky/velvety malts. Light slickness, sticky, chalky roast. Light increasing bitter dryness, no cloying/acrid flavors. Mild warmth of 12%. Amazing rich malt complexity, and not overly sweet/heavy for the style. The coconut was mostly a background suggestion, though you'd expect it to be the main feature, but that turned out to be a good idea I think. None of the common artificial lotion notes I've seen sometimes. It aged greatly over the year. 4.37


Cheers

 

For my second New beer today I went to the box of beers that had been sent to me in NBW BIF #15 by one @colts9016 and I had put in the cellar. This one was one I'd been wanting to try ever since I learned of it's existence - BA Oatmeal Stouts? Oh, yes please.

Pour as black as black can be and the light brown head was sparse, short and faded quickly.
The aroma spoke more of bourbon than oatmeal, which is typical, (Oatmeal generally affects to feel more than the flavor for me in most cases) but I wasn't sure what to expect. The malts were very present, rich and deep. Strong coffee, cinnamon and bakers cocoa all made their appearance.
Taste followed, no new surprises awaited me except the sheer level of flavors that came at me. The prior BA stout today I could have (and would have) consumed a bomber of, but this one somehow go through to me rational mind that finishing it tonight would not be wise. So I'm testing the bottle sealer that so many have recommended.
The feel was pretty typical BA stout, as the bottle was from 2019 it may have lost a bit of it's carbonation but that didn't spoil anything for me. Awesomeness.
Thank you Jammin for sending this my way! Finally got to scratch that itch!

 

Hello New Beer Weekenders.
Thanks for opening @SawDog505
And thanks to @Roy_Hobbs for giving me a decent start to the night.

Ring the Bell
Fluffy white head tops this golden, mostly transparent beer. Pretty solid retention with scattered, layered lacing.
Aroma is slightly peppery and herbal, hints of floral citrus at first but that fades quickly. An undercurrent of wet bread dough peaks in as well.
Flavor is slightly grassy, mildly herbal and peppery. Again, grain notes are understated, even for style.
Mouthfeel is spot on, good carbonation, slightly crisp and mildly bitter in the finish.
Overall, a decent take on a Pilsener, but listed as a Kellerbier?
3.54/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

 

Melvin ( Eureka, MO location ) Rum Barrel Aged Night Vision, 15.0% ABV; 3.65 overall

Pours an effervescent ebony with one finger of rapidly falling caramel colored head. Minimal head retention & lacing, viscous

S: Rum notes, raisins, vanilla once warm

T: Follows the nose, barrel dryness, cola, & leafy hops up front. Coffee & vanilla rear their heads as this warms, more barrel dryness, cola & dark chocolate as well, plus a hit of dark rum. Finishes with coffee, a little rum & cola, chille heat & dryness

MF: Medium body, slight carbonation

ABV for the most part is well hidden, easy to drink for what it is. Body is lacking & the nose doesn't impress

 

Barrel-Aged Nemesis

14.2% American Barleywine by Founders Brewing Company

The body pours a mahogany color with a thick nice head shown above, but there was little lacing throughout the drinking. Carbonation was good. Pleasant mouthfeel; bourbon sweet but not cloying.

Aroma was bourbon forward, malty and a bit hoppy. The ABV makes its presence known in a good way. No surprises here.

Like the base beer, in the taste the hoppiness and bitterness are pronounced. Unlike the base, the bourbon barrel jumps into the mix providing a sweet alcohol flavor that cuts into the bitterness. The mix is very pleasant to me especially when left to warm to room temperature.

I consider Founders one of the leading barrel-aged beer makers, and it’s nice to see them tinker with a strong flavored barleywine. Highly recommended.

 

Could've swore it was an Old Ale. Now I must dig. When I think of Rye Beers i think Roggen only

 

That sounds like one that would land in the love or hate for me...

 

And next, thanks to @Mbgreg
Received this in our brand spanking new NBS BIF #15.
Normal Is Dead

Thanks to Mbgreg for this Southern offering. Blurred can stamp, appears to possibly have a date of 3/8/22 or 3/18/22.
Rec'd in NBS BIF #15.
Fluffy white head caps a clear golden liquid. Solid retention. Slight lacing.
Nose is straight up. Lemon zest, grass, with hints of pine and a mild honey note.
Flavor follows the nose. Nothing extraordinary. Nothing bad.
Mouthfeel is slightly carbonated, smooth finish.
Overall, I'm glad to tick but I'm not writing letters to Mama.
3.43/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25