What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2854

It's a very warm muggy day in the Philly burbs. I'm having a hazy pale ale from Vault called Of Hops & Clouds. It's a quality beer from a local brewery in Yardley, PA. Hoppy & fruity and packing a lot of flavor for a 5.5% beer. I'm going to keep an eye out for more beers from Vault.

 

Thursday salutations!

 

I'm jealous..

Wow that's pretty awesome! Better for safety at night too. Cheers!

 

My first Sea Quench Ale from Dogfish Head. An interesting use of Black Lime. Seems appropriate:



Stay Safe, Lime in the Coconut, and Sláinte!

 

Drinking some Nordic Lean from Stillwater and Lervig right now. A little past it's prime, this is a lost and found beer. Forgot I even had this, and I found 2 bottles left.. At least I already reviewed this fresh, and it seems it was better than right now, cuz this doesn't smell or taste very good anymore. IPA with blackberry, blackcurrant and blueberry juices, lactose, and brettanomyces. I think the brett took hold after a few years. Funky leathery tart aroma, could taste worse though, at least you can still taste the dark berry juice. Cheers!

(it was $4.99..)

Still jamming to these songs from The Band



Little sunset through the screen last night

 

Ommegang Pale Sour after a fairly hefty bike ride. Like Boulevard, which I mentioned a couple of days ago, Ommegang has made a fairly serious effort to establish and maintain a foot hold in the Ontario market. I have accessed about half a dozen of their beers here, including Hennepin, Three Philosophers and a few of the Game of Thrones releases. A brewery that has yet to disappoint me. Cheers.

 

SuperEight Super Gose: now there's a Gose for the Angels!



Relatable tube, but more my speed:



Stay Safe, Take Pictures, and Sláinte!

 

Mid afternoon cellar dive. Forgot I had this one, which is three years out of date and five years old overall, give or take a few months.


So Boulevard's Rye-on-Rye is a rye ale aged in Templeton rye barrels, I've had it a few times a right bit fresher than this. This bottle started with a minor slow volcano of suds that were expected and mostly caught in this first pour. A few particles were seen below, but atop, the creamy beige head maintained pretty well.

Oxidation is actually very light. It seems the rye in the beer dominates the bulk of the taste, which is a caramel-to-toffee like malty beer that is somewhat reminiscent of a Dubbel, though with a little more strength.

The barrel influence comes in muted strength from the sides and a bit in the back, coming in as a very nice accent. I seem to recall more potency in fresh bottles - more bite, more heat, etc - but am not complaining about the mellowing I'm perceiving. The beer is quite enjoyable as it is, a pleasant surprise at its age, it's held up pretty well.

 

Nice! Never saw any of it around here. How's it tasting??

 

MI6 NEDIPA. Special stuff as always.

 

Lunch with an odd blonde

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

 

St.Bernardus Tokyo. An unfiltered ale, brewed with a large amount of wheat, holding the middle between a white beer and a saison.

So, it is not just the white Bernardus in a modern can. But a remake of a one-off brew from 2012 that was produced on the occasion of the opening of the first St.Bernardus-themed café in the Japan.

@Shanex I found some Blanche de Namur together with Blanche Chouffe today.

Cheers all!

 

My almost 13 year old daughter says she's gonna beat me this time. I think not. Pre celebration with a Troegenator. Cheers!

 

Starting off right...though not quite peak Other Half, this is still damn good...thanks @jrnyc! Cheers, all!