What beer are you drinking now? #1156

WTF??? Let's try this again:

 

Happy VaS Day! Enjoying my first variant. Perfect amount of peppermint.

 

It's 8:30 am Sunday Morning and I don't really see a problem with starting a football Sunday out with a beer for breakfast. Going with one of my personal favorites, a go to beer and a great Star Wars beer at that! Wookey Jack in my cup and all is well!

Happy Sunday BAs

• Cheers

 

Very nice way to start the day.

 

Yeah, you were goin' at it pretty hard yesterday! .10 only? I would've been in full pass out mode after that display you put on!!

 

wonder how the maltiness is in that beer, looks real good!

 

If you're going to drink before 10am do it right

 

Getting it started, kicking it old school.

 

From the NBS thread...



Bottled 11/12 and poured 12/20. A single bottle was between $3-$4, I don't remember. Poured into an over-sized Sam Adams Perfect Pint.

Appearance: A very hazy orange with a slim, creamy white head on top. Bits of lacing. Great looking beer. (4.25/5)

Smell: Juicy/fruity/tropical describes this beer well, thanks to the citra -- especially tropical. The malt adds even more sweetness to the aroma, which I'd hope for, considering it's a DIPA. Smells like fruit juice with a little resin from the hops. Very nice. (4.25/5)

Taste/feel: Big mouthfeel on this one somehow masks some of the flavor. It's strange. As it warms up a bit, as with most beers, more flavor comes through. A "juicy pine" flavor is what I notice primarily on the front, with tropical flavors (pineapple, mango) being in the middle. On the end it's pine and overripe tropical fruit with actually quite a bit of unexpected bitterness. The carbonation is unexpectedly high, and the feel is pretty full, which is an atypical combination, generally. Finish is really dry and resinous. There's malt and a little alcohol that lingers. The bitterness seems to intensify the longer I wait between sips, which is great, and only makes me want to take another sip. (4/5, 4/5)

Nice beer with quite a bit going on. I've read a few reviews that say they're bummed that the Citra doesn't "shine" as much as it could, but I get plenty of it -- this is a big DIPA, and one that definitely is on the more bitter side of the style. This beer's a little rough around the edges (mostly in terms of mouthfeel), but I actually enjoy that. Worth a try and some buys after if you see it on the shelf.

(4/5)

Cheers, BA!

 

football sunday and another nice one from Hoof Hearted. Cheers

 

Working my way through the 4 pack. This is a really nice beer.

 

Cooking with half drinking the other half in preparation for NBS!

 

Everyone must be out shopping. I'm enjoying liquid breakfast.

 

Wormtown Blizzard of 78 at Redbones after the jingle bell 5k!

 

BBB #20. Halfway thru the 40 big birthday beers for my 40th birthday.

Not sure what I think of this one yet. I will reserve my rating until 2nd bottle.