What beer are you drinking now? #2203

Kronk!

Canned 10/8/18, a collab with London-based brewers, Hackney, this is basically Barrier's imperial Kapow! Herbal and floral, with suggestions of pale fleshy fruit underneath... Moderately sweet, mildly bitter, with a soft. smooth feel... Has some earthiness to it, a little bit of heft to the body... I'm giving it a thumbs up...

Basically a good game, if you're a San Fran fan; cat won't watch regardless...


Cheers...

 

Got another great neipa from Marsh Island Brewing out of Orono Maine. This one is Number Of The Beast a 6 hop 6 malt 6.66% neipa. Such a great brew.

 

Another new Roak seasonal. Outstanding gose! Nice head retention/lacing on the glass. Aromas and flavors of big juicy/tart/tangy cranberries, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, coriander, sea salt, hay, straw, and grass; with moderate wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread malts; light pepper, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang; and light coriander spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium body. Balanced bready/grainy wheat, lactic acid, fruit tang; and light salinity in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing acidic/tangy dryness, no puckering sourness. Very flavorful/refreshing. 4.2%. Not overly lactic or salty. Awesomely balanced juicy/jammy cranberries, Lacto complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Not overdone on salt/coriander at all. Would buy a 2nd pack, spot on style. 4.15


Fantastic imperial stout. Dense oil pour; great head retention/lacing for the ABV. Aromas and flavors of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, toffee, brown sugar, pineapple, coconut, toasted biscuit, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, and tobacco. Very slight booze in the aromas as it warms. Very mild herbal, roast, char bitterness; and fruit tartness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; Very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is amazing. Slight slickness, sticky hops, chalky roast, and fruit tang. Slightly increasing lingering bitter dryness; no cloying/astringency. Dangerously smooth, minimal warming 12.8%. Definitely going to get some more cans. Amazingly rich dessert stout malt complexity; with nice coconut/pineapple presence, without being overdone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Nailed it as usual. 4.25


Cheers

 

Singlecut - 18 Watt

 

The Sunshine trifecta, courtesy of @jhavs. Asshole drinking order courtesy of @thebeers.

 

Drinking a local brew from Lake Zurich Brewing Company, Mad Mad Moon. Cinnamon bomb. Wish it had a fuller mouth feel but not bad.

 

Yes!! One of my early favorite beers is out and I got a case. Larger distribution made it a lot easier this year. Well, it was easier last year, as we just happened to stumble into the brewery on 9/30/2017.


That is this year’s beer, pictured again below in its 12oz format (all previous years were bombers):


It’s likely always been sweet with the Haitian sugar (99% sure it’s a BA version of their Rapadou Porter), but it’s been more obvious in recent years. Not as big a fan now, but I found I like it with a year or two on it and I still like it well enough.

 

Didn't work out that way. I have a little free time, but family obligations in VA and then time to fly back to the hinterlands...

 

Russian River Pliny the Elder

 

Cannot help myself. Delicious mosaic bomb.

 

LNBA......ahh, the good ol' days.

Enjoying my first couple Sierra Nevada Celebration ales of the season along with a new one as well for me-- Pipeworks Infinite Galaxy................

Cheers All.....

 

Two Roads Road 2 Ruin DIPA

 

Weird Tiger, a sour DIPA brewed by The Brewing Projekt in Wisconsin, courtesy of @Vidblain.

 

New batch rec'd today and as tasty as I remember.
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Cheers!

 

Home from the daughter's dance recital, she's the dance director. Jump starting tonight's festivities....

 

Earlier tonight:



And now:



12 hour drive to Michigan tomorrow. These should make it fun.

 

When in Florida....Tampa Bay Brewing Co Reef Donkey


Family vacation, flew into Tampa last night. Visiting family and doing Disney tomorrow for a day. Took a stop to Angry Chair today. I’ve always wanted to tick this one, Popinski w/ peanut butter and marshmallows

 

My first time trying this beer since they moved to 16 ounce bottles. I have no idea why they would do that (money) but at least the beer is still good. This thing is gonna get me more faded than Snoopy at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade:

 

Recycled pic, drinking now.....