What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2082

Some morning coffee while listening to a succinct analysis of last night's Bachelorette episode.

 

A well aged 15% Imperial Stout.

 

Something classy and interesting . . .



Light to medium hazy gold color with beautiful white cap and lacing.

The aroma first hit me with the tart sharpness of wild cherries followed by ripe yellow fruit.

Taste on entry is far, far less tart and sharp as the scent indicated. Actually it's a very rounded and sophisticated presentation redolent of of ripe fruit that strikes me as more pear than banana but going in that general direction. Hoppiness is restrained and the fruit is backed by some spicy stuff such as clove. There's no hint of alcohol that I can detect.

Medium texture with higher than average carbonation.

This beer manages to be simple and complex, very low key without upfront kick you in the teeth flavors, rather a more subtle approach that both impresses and pleases

 

Mornin' - sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some. Took a chance yesterday on an Avery El Gose and... not crazy about it. Part of it is the in-between style aspect of this "Gose" - which cuts the line between a Mexican Lager, and a more traditional (saltier) Gose. So this is neither lager-y nor Gose-ish enough for me. Like a poor attempt at adding lime and not enough salt to a Tecate. *shrug*
May have to give the second can a try this afternoon, but the other two are likely headed to boil some Hatch green chile brats I fortunately have waiting for my belly later on. So, all good. But yeah... sometimes... Now, on to another full half-day of football. I think Sweden and England move on, but Colombia could prove feistier than expected.
Cheers!

 

finishing off the last of these as the heat ramps up -

 

As mentioned in earlier post, we are up all week at our new camp in Hamilton County, NY. By land area, it is the 3rd largest county in the State; by population it is the smallest ! There is no permanent traffic light in the County. Just down the road from our camp is the Lakeside General Store, which is small but jam-packed with anything anyone would need up here: groceries, camping supplies, bait & tackle, tools, etc. It has the only gas pumps to be found along the 30 mile stretch between the villages of Northville and Speculator. And ....they have a truly surprising selection of craft beer , for a small store in the middle of nowhere ! I can even buy stuff here that is not available back home in Albany. The only bottled Switchback beer that I can find in Albany is the Ale, the Citra Pils, and the 12-pack samplers containing those two, and one other. But up her I can get six-packs of Switchback "Connector" IPA and also this "California Common- style" beer, called Dampf Punk whatever that means :



So who else took the whole week off from work ? If I don't post again before tomorrow, I wish you all a happy & relaxing Independence Day. Don't let the current divisive political climate get you too down. There is no need to slap a label on your back, or anyone else's.

Here's to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

(and right now, for me, that means a cold beer at 10am )

 

Load IPA from Oersoep Brewery (Oersoep translates to something like 'Primal Soup' in English).
Rather nice IPA. Not 'soupy' at all.
Cheers!

 

A pleasant schwarzbier from Jack's Abbey in the wood shop (glue-ups, no power or edge tools) cheers!

 

Getting some lunch before work and enjoying this hoppy wheat, not a bad way to start a tuesday. cheers

 

Suarez family palantine pils on Oneida lake:

 

Huge thanks to @larryi86! It’s been way too long since my last Heady! Cheers!

 

Platform & Against The Grain - Chasing The Horizon "Black New England IPA" (can).. cheers!

 

Hazy McHazeface from Lift Bridge.

4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Pours a fairly clear golden color. It really isn't hazy, or murky at all, in spite of the name. There is a lot of carbonation in this beer. Tons of bubbles rising in the glass, and it is a very frothy 2 finger white head. There is quite good head retention.
Quite citrus smelling from the hops. Orange, mango, pineapple really hit hard.
Taste - is mellow, but at the same time, it does hit pretty good. Like the nose, there's a decent citrus flavor. Pineapple, orange, mango.
There's a very pleasant mouth-feel. Full bodied, creamy feeling.
Solid IPA, and another hit from Lift Bridge.

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Moving on to a Lawson's super session 8: