What beer are you drinking now? #4597

1) Phase Three Magnetic (8.0% canned 3/31/25): A NEIPA from Chicago with Nelson, Motueka, and Riwaka for flavors of grapefruit, passionfruit, and white grape.
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2) Phase Three Mindspark (7.8% canned canned 4/21/25): A NEIPA from Chicago with Mosaic and Mosaic Cryo for flavors of smooth grape, berries, floral tangerine, tropical lime and green melon. (Mismatched the two blind.

Phase Three NEIPA Battle. First is Magnetic. Banger hop combination with Nelson, Motueka, and Riwaka. Bright white grape, tropical berries.
Next is Mindspark. First try at this. All Mosaic. Surprisingly bright and zesty upfront on the aroma and flavor. Bright grape, but as it warms evolves some more tropical berries, tangerine, grape, and green melon. Incredibly complex, and one of the best showcases of the Mosaic hop. This is amazing stuff. Phase Three on another level. Can't get enough.
Winner: Phase Three Mindspark

 

Starting a long weekend a bit early:

I forget who turned me onto The Craft Beer Channel's "Keep Cask Alive" series, but I sincerely thank you, good BA ... whoever you are.

Cheers!

 

SNBC Summerfest.
Cheers!
Tom

 

Substance Ale after an annoying work day ..

 

Winding down with a Pacific Torpedo on the side porch:



I see some blue sky! The rains have been followed by a cold front, so the temperature is dropping to the low 60s by sunset. Very nice. Cheers y’all!

 

Swish at the source

 

Enegren - Edel-Pils

 

NB Juicy Haze on a hot spring day.

 

Cheers!

 

Juice Machine
Treehouse Saratoga Springs

 

Here’s to Feeling Good All the Time

 

Hump Day!!!!
New beer from Good Word Brewing - The Duluth Lager. An American Lager at 5.2%. Very nice job here. Bready and spicy flavor. Has a nice floral aroma you don't get from the Big Beer outfits. Balanced. Crisp and clean. I like my Hamm's but this does have more flavor and aroma and is notably drying. Well crafted.

 

Great brewery! Everything I've had from there is well crafted.

 

I'm seeing a lot of folks rolling out Summerfest now. I hadn't noticed it was on the shelves yet. Good brew.

 

Today’s train beer-

Perennial x Hop Butcher - Cracker Crust

I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it’s a nice American pale ale- From the BA description, it’s dry hopped with 40% each Mosaic, Nectaron, and 20% Centennial. I can pick out the centennial - maybe- I like!

 

Angels w Filthy Souls