What beer are you drinking now? #2236

Dirt Dirt Nap Nap. A DIPA brewed by Veil and, as indicated last night, courtesy of the Social Security Administration.

 

Thanks for the handicap. I won’t get to my variants until next year although I did drink the Orange which I liked...Cheers!

 

It turns out that ham and pepperoni pizza is really good! I'm enjoying my last can of chocolate peanut butter porter.

 

Nugz from the hop godz => Intense.





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Fonta Flora Crushed Velvet a fruit beer with Muscadine grapes, remember drinking some real bad home made wine made from those when I was a teenager...

 

Still trying to figure out what is on the left side of the lower half of the glass that came out of this can, but the beer is tasty.

 

damn do i love these pop top cans. cheers to you all remember to have some water

 

Had forgotten about this beer until I saw the 6 in Total Wine in Gainesville last weekend. Not sure it should be about the same price point as Enjoy By....but I bought it and am liking it again this year... only 8 more working days this year before about 14 days off....

 

This was amazing! Great head retention/lacing for the ABV. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, orange juice/peel/zest, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, fudge, marshmallow, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal/peppery hops, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/roast/char, citrus peel/zesty bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairy full body; very creamy/silky/bready malts; light sticky hops, chalky char/roast, and oak tannins in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char/citrus bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness. Dangerously smooth sipping, mildly increasing warmth of 12%, minimal barrel booze. Perfectly balanced rich malts, citrus vibrancy, chocolate, and bourbon barrel presence/integration. Not overly boozy, tannic, drying on barrels. One of my all time favorite BBA stout series, never been disappointed. Very well priced. 4.32


Cheers

 

Mast Landing Brewings' Neon Sails IPA. With my long neck Beermas bottle tree in the back. Guess this means quit drinking and fill those empty bottles.

 

My old band/gig days are coming to life, when we drank lots of Lite. Cheers!

 

This beer is delicious...and it is absolutely beautiful to boot. I’m hard-pressed to think of too many year round, easily accessible barrel aged beers. Backwoods Bastard and Boulevard’s Whiskey Barrel Stout come to mind. This one is sublime...

 

Pretty tasty brew. My last can.

All Cats Are Gray In The Dark | Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.

Cheers!


Porcupine Tree In Absentia (Enhanced CD) 2002 Lava Records/Atlantic Recordings

Uncle Moe's Space Ranch Moe's Town 2007 Tone Center Schrapnel Records

 

Happy Tuesday...

 

At $8.50 a bomber, this is about as good as it gets for a none barrel aged stout. It won’t blow you away like Jessica Alba on all fours, but it’s just down solid:

 

Perhaps??

 

Albino Monkey brewed by Strangeways in Richmond, VA.

 

Good evening BA. Hope everyone is having a pleasant week so far. I am unwinding at home and figured I'd have a beverage that fits the weather. Big thanks to @AllHopsMatter for tossing this beer my way.
Barebottle - Cakewater Imperial Cake Stout. An 11.7% abv ale brewed with vanilla, cocoa, and coconut.

Really cool how Barebottle posts the brewers recipe on all their bottles.


Thoughts:

Bottled on 11/15/18. I let the beer sit out for about 15 minutes prior to drinking, and I am drinking rather slowly to see how it develops.
L: The beer pours dark brown, settles pitch black. As it is being poured into the glass, little bubbles travel upwards forming a tight ring around the glass. The head is about half a fingers worth, khaki colored and settled nicely. Alcohol legs are evident. Small, tiny bubbles cling to the glass as I drink the beer, coating the edge of the glass in an appealing fashion.
S: The first thing I notice is chocolate. It's sweet, confectionary chocolate similar to that in a pastry. Molasses and fig also present in the aroma. As it warms, the coconut starts to shine through even more. Not getting much of the vanilla as or right now. Booze evident on the nose.
T: The same chocolate that dominated the aroma is also the domineering flavor. Following the chocolate is roasted malts, molasses, and caramel. The vanilla is minimally present on the finish, but seems more pronounced in the aftertaste. The coconut is very minimal in the majority of the flavor profile, but is somewhat noticeable in the aftertaste. At 11.7 abv, the alcohol is detectible, affirming the beer of its sweet boozy nature. As it warms, the aftertaste leans heavily on malts and chocolate, with hints of vanilla and coconut.
F: Heavy in weight and medium in mouthfeel. The alcohol presence slightly inhibits this beer from being stellar in regards to the feel, but it isn't a deal breaker. Carbonation is moderate, leaning slightly on the higher side. Has a great feel with nice viscosity. Not quite motor oil or chewy in terms of feel, but its commendable.
O: It's an enjoyable beer. It's sweet, dominated by chocolate flavor. I wish the coconut and vanilla shined through in the flavor a little more, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Its sweet boozy goodness that warms you up on a cool Fall night. I personally think it would be better if it were lower in ABV. Regardless, I am enjoying it.
Update: About 45 minutes later and the chocolate is still dominant flavor. Coconut more pronounced on the finish and aftertaste. Still feel my ratings are justifiable.

4.19/5 rDev + 0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25