What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3442

Sun's a risin' - as this FL Weisse falls... tart juice prior to a jog.
Cheers all!

 

Well said, and Cheers my brother!

 

Poured rain all night/morning…hard to get the dogs to walk in even light rain breaks…home, fed and dry…dipping into my cellar for a treat - World Wide Stout (2016):



Bottled 11/1/16. Poured at 52°. Fizzy tan cap leaves smallish island of micro dots; poor cap retention, thin ring, some spots of lace; almost black body with grayish edges and a little clarity; thick legs on swirl. Roast malt, sweet dark fruit, chocolate; boozy exhale. Semi sweet chocolate covered plums, roast malt and boozy fruit; black licorice as it warms; sugary berries and plums/chocolate bread pudding finish. Full minus mouthfeel, not adjuncty; full on mouth warmth from 18% abv; phenolic burn on tongue; light carbonation. Overall still amazing after over five years; no oxidation; layers of dark fruit and dark chocolate, roast malt, and boozy heat - my kinda beer!

4.25 | 4.5 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.75
Already reviewed 2019 version…

I may be stuck inside all day given the rain (much needed)…Cheers and have a great Thursday y’all!

 

Back from our morning hike, and hydrating with this "mutant" IPA



pre-sunrise sky from the Boathouse deck



new Black Keys tuneage

 

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…

 

I'm with you, typically prefer the OG version over the variants. Usually pass on these types of releases at this stage, hopefully Stone will return with "plain old" Xocoveza at some point.

I also pulled a West Coast stout this morning, glass inspired by @Roguer .

2017 Firestone Walker Parabola



Full review in the cellar thread. Story for WBAYDN audience, this beer held up well, improved in some aspects, with the exception of significant sediment which will result in my likely stopping about 9-10 oz in.

Grateful Dead - Mexicali Blues

Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive

 

It's people like you who make this site enjoyable.

 

Moving on amidst the gloomy weather (and humidity, it’s 78° outside now)…stout weather?…You bet, I drink them year ‘round and if I waited for cool/cold days here in SWFL I’d rarely drink my favorite stout styles (same for my friends here, weather/temperatures do not influence our imperial stout drinking…) - “Vanilla Bean Ares” by River Styx Brewing:



No canning date. A recent Tavour purchase so presumably 2021? Poured at 56°. Dark tan head with some rocks; no cap retention; thin ring; spots of lace; thin legs. Vanilla nose - smells like a Vanilla BB Bat candy from my childhood in the ‘60s. Vanilla, chocolate and a bit of roast. Smooth feel; full minus body; light carbonation; warmth from 12% abv. Quite good, more vanilla than many “vanilla” stouts I’ve drank; good feel, good taste and great nose; excellent vanilla linger.

4.0 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5
Score: 4.53 rDev +8.1%

Cheers y’all, and have a rain free Thursday!

 

I am tasked with installing a screen on the patio doors, so the dogs have an easier time getting in and out of the house. It looks easy (famous last words).
Waiting for it to warm up a little, and drinking this:

 

Drinking Druthers Golden Rule Blonde

 

My favorite Euro Pale Lager!

 

At Bubba Brews in Hot Springs drinking the Pit Boss Peach Hefe.

 

Post brunch beer…Mrs. Z got up around noon, ate, then went back to bed sans dogs…another disappointing visit with one of her several dental physicians yesterday has put her in a funk…her recent post-cancer jaw teeth dentist issues are vexing currently … a rainy day is a good day for resting…

Probably last cellar pull for me today - Firestone Walker’s “Stickee Monkee” (2016):



2016 Vintage. Poured at 54°. Brown with ruby body; good clarity; quick beige head; thin ring, poor cap retention, no lace; thin legs. Fruity esters; caramel malt, leather, tobacco, candied yams. Taste follows with caramel apple sweetness, bourbon, oak, and brown sugar/molasses. Feel is thin silk, body is medium, carbonation is light; faint warmth from 11.6%. abv. Overall a WC BA Quad style!, no oxidation after almost 6 years, the nose is heady fruity corse earthy aromas, the taste is subtle - rich umami base with dancing sweeter notes of sugar, fruit and Belgian yeast in the higher register. A beer worthy of aging and May even advance another 2-3 years taste-wise - onward Science!

4.0 | 4.25 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.75
Score: 4.56. RDev +2%


Cheers y’all, I’m ready for my afternoon nap…

 

Big time hop mad TIPA to greet the afternoon here in SW FL - supposed to rain this afternoon. Great! Cool down this 86 degrees and humid.,.
Cheers!

 

My usual, seasonal beer porch-bomber struck again, so I'll join in later - after this upcoming and dreaded dentist visit. I really don't want to get my gums lasered again.
Cheers!

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell

 

Happy hopping Thursday Advocates. Great to be here! Thanks to @RaulMondesi for tapping todays thread. Figured I'd start my beery escapade with some Mo. We all deserve Mo. If I lived in Maine I'd have much Mo of this Pale Ale in my fridge. Cheers everyone! Keep on smiling!