What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3532

Where are you? That ocean looks familiar!!

 

Yellow Rose time.

Tone Poem spinning by the great Charles Lloyd. Some pretty good covers of Ornette Coleman and Monk, and some originals thrown in. I just read he has three new trio albums coming out this year. His so called Trio of Trios ha. At 84 he is not slowing down, love it.

 

Good day for some Hamm's. It's 97 here now. My tomatoes told me they were thirsty as I walked by just now. I'll be busy for a while. Then beer time. Cheers....

 

It's 67° here, some weird weather pattern is keeping things abnormally cool. That's my first Hamm's in many years and the first purchased locally

 

There's going to be a series of these postings. I'm swimming in treehouse cans of all styles. And why drink the other everyday stuff that's in my fridge?

 

I have an award winning picture that I took at MacArthur Park in 2013 that should win awards. Maybe one day I’ll share it.

 

Howdy BA's. Bought this one because of the name and because Cascade is the main hope. Very solid for sure.

 

Tonight's Blind Battle Beer Tasting Lineup:

1) Utepils Pils (5.0%): A Czech-style Pils from Minneosta with flavors of pale and bread malts. Some smooth honey, toasted and husky Munich malts and a smooth, bready finish.
versus
2) Summit Dakota Soul (4.8%): This Czech-style Pils from Minnesota is brewed with North Dakota barley and has flavors of bitter flower, bread spice, and yeast.
(mismatched these two blind)

3) Half Acre Beer Hates Astronauts (7.8% canned 5/18/22): An IPA from Illinois with Citra hops and Vienna malts for flavors of tropical pineapple and mango. Smooth, resinous malts.
versus
4) Surly’s Axe Man IPA (7.2% canned 5/18/22): This DDH IPA from Minnesota has Citra and Mosaic hops for flavors of citrus and dank tropical flavors with a Golden Promise malt.
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Winners:

2) Dakota Soul: One of my go-to Czech-style pilsners. Bready, salted and buttery with a bitter, yeasty finish. Utepils was great too. Both worth picking up if near Minneapolis.

4) Surly's Axe Man IPA: Coincidently canned on the same date triggering the comparison. This one showcases the Mosaic hop in it's purist form. The dank, earthy, berry notes with a bitter and an oily piney finish. Hoppy, fruity, yet bitter. A complete IPA. Beer Hates Astronauts has epic can art which is not entirely shown in the photo.

 

BAs! Happy Hump Day!
Raining like a Mo Fo outside … but wife and I B-lined it to the Jazz Tent for Prime Time Brass, which my wife loves…. These guys really wail!!!

Blue Point Spectral Haze …. Never heard of it , not bad
Realized I’m on a date with my wife, so that’s nice!
Hhahaha little early… but dry, bar’s open!

Saturday night in Rochester, NY

 

I guess we’re at the point where one randomly comes across a 2 month old Focal Banger at an average at best liquor store. At two months, just like Heady, I think it has dropped off a lot. Nice experiment, but I’m not enjoying it:

 

Excellent pale ale! Cheers!

 

Stoked for you. Have fun, buddy.

 

Hello Ba ... Checking in with this refreshing lager. Cheers !

 

On to Ft Lauderdale, this is an easy drinking blonde ale from Wynwood Brewing with a great flavor profile for a summer beer.





And the view from my room is pretty great as well. Gimme some beach time!

 

Hop Butcher Giardiniera DIPA (Citra, El Dorado, Mosaic). Been a minute since I've had any HB. Used to drink these guys weekly, but that's fallen by the wayside for a few different reasons. A buddy of mine gifted me with this though, so I'm going to enjoy it. Clementine, pineapple sorbet, ripe mango, orange peel, white pear, some cannabis, white peach, slight berry, grapefruit pith, vanilla wafer. That super soft HB feel and is quite juicy, but does have a nice bitterness which you don't always get with their hazy stuff. Good stuff.