What beer are you drinking now? #1099

A early stout with breakfast as I've had my allotment of regular coffee already today. Getting ready to head towards Kittery,ME for the Mott the Lesser release at noon.

 

Sorry meant to post on this one. Pumpkin Fest one town over today and looking to break the world record of 30,000 Jacko lanterns in one spot. Cheers BA'S!

 

Morning BA

Just as good or better than last year. Flavors of milk chocolate, cocoa, roasted coffee beans, dark bread, cream, toast, and light char. Balanced bittersweet finish; with a nice amount of creaminess in the mouthfeel with some light roasted malt stickiness. Very flavorful for 5%, which is higher than last year. This definitely won't be my only 6 pack.


Checking out the new recipe. This still tastes very similar flavor-wise to what I remember of it. Flavors of lemon, banana, pear, apple, coriander, pepper, clove, light bubblegum, cracker, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness. Good sized spicy yeast finish with some earthy hop bitterness; with a good amount of dryness, and very smooth with minimal warming ABV. All in all, still just as good as I felt when I first reviewed it. This is a lot dryer and spicier on the yeast and hops than it was before. Glad I got the 6 pack.


Breaking into this year’s Dragons milk variants. Wow! This year’s chili version feels a lot tamer than I recall last year. I remember it being a lot more intense on the pepper heat, and limiting on smoothness because of it. Big flavors of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, molasses, toasted chilies, bourbon, oak, and light licorice/dark fruits. Light-moderate chili pepper spice on the finish that builds through the glass; with pleasant warming pepper heat that builds as well. Neither becomes too overwhelming. This was definitely extremely excellent this year! I definitely will be getting more of this; thankfully this is the one that no one is looking for haha.


2.5 year old Saison Rue. This is quite different than I remember having it at 6 months old. Big flavors of lemon, pineapple, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, pepper, honey, candi sugar, and toasted rye bread; with light-moderate banana/clove, herbal/grassy earthiness, and leathery musty notes. Balanced spicy yeast finish against the sweetness, and very smooth for the 8.5% ABV. I think I still prefer Saison De Lente with it's dryer/spicier finish and lighter malt character; but this is still really nice.


Cheers!

 

Glad to hop onto this band wagon this morning

 

Good Morning.

 

Good Morning Ba and happy Saturday.
There's a little Oktoberfest thing happening down on the Commons today I'm looking forward to checking out, but first a Mocha Coffee Porter from Iron Flamingo out of Corning, NY.

Cheers!

 

Tasted very much like Yuengling Lager.

 

Mornin' & happy Saturday, BA's! Just after 9 here in brisk, overcast NOVA & I'm just wrapping up the last in a 4pk of Torpedo before moving on to bigger game:

Turns out this brew makes for one hell of a breakfast IPA, goes great with eggs

Tunes:



Yep, pretty much the sound of how today looks here

Hope everyone's weekend is off to a great start!

As always- Drink up & drink on, my fellow advocates!

 

Force Awakens 3PO, nicely done!

 

Morning, Saturday BA's!

Time to get your funk on

Digging this sour pumpkin

Enjoy your day and be careful out there!





This song always reminds me of Miami Vice....go get 'em, Crockett and Tubbs!

 

Beers from Friday night, at the Union Hotel (pub) in the Newtown neighborhood of Sydney, one of several event locations during craft beer week. Feral Brewing Company from Western Australia was the tap takeover with over 20 beers on tap. I had "Raging Flem" an 8.5% Belgian-IPA; "Boris" Russian Imperial Stout at 9.1%; "The Jackal" a 4% sour ale; and one of my new favorites, "Cat IPA" ringing in at 8%. The bar was packed and photos are not so hot:





All were solid 4 plus beers, imo! I really like this brewery, but after four pints, I took a taxi home...cheers!

 

No offense to Funky Pumpkin, but I'm looking right past it in order to see those shelves.

 

bells 30th.

 

Left overs from my private beer tent (apartment)

 

Back Bay False Cape Ale.

 

Getting a little crazy this Saturday mornin'....cheers!

Pipeworks Mocha Abduction