S.N.A.F.U. IPA (draft; fresh; not aged)-Moon River Brewing
I chose this over the 9 beer sampler (4 ounces each) last PM for a couple reasons. The first reason was that I wished to remain coherent and conscious for the remainder of the evening. Secondly, the hops and malts sounded intriguing and they were. Lots of citrus on presentation and not just grapefruit. It was more like a tropical juice blend aroma with orange, pineapple and mango, too. Served as an 18 ounce portion for a buck off during happy hour, it was orange-yellow with a small foamy head. Tastes of the same fruits with a little pine and resin, balanced with the English and wheat grains. I'd guess the IBUs in the 50-60 range with the ABV at 6%. It paired nicely with a giant (shared) plate of nachos and left me too full to even ask for a 1-2 ounce sample of their Swamp Fox IPA, thereby erasing another post I had planned.
The brewery list:
http://www.moonriverbrewing.com/our-beers/the-beer-list
The story behind the song and the brewery's name (sort of):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_River
The salient paragraph:
"Comments about the song have noted that it is particularly reminiscent of Mercer's youth in the Southern United States. An inlet near Savannah, Georgia, Johnny Mercer's hometown, was named Moon River in honor of him and this song."
We are in Savannah, BTW.
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Not particularly fond of Mercer after my last trip to Raleigh!!
Wow- I'm not sure what your day job is, but you have a future in shipping precious goods!
All four beers arrived immaculately bubble wrapped and crazy fast. You were not kidding!
Now I just need them to chill so I can enjoy.
Thank you so much!!!!
Anti-Hero IPA
This iconic ale features a blend of four hop varieties which creates a crisp bitterness and imparts massive floral and citrus aromas.
INDIA PALE ALE
ABV 6.5%
IBU70
Profile: An American hop assault
Color: Brilliant Copper
This is from Revolution Brewing in Chicago, found it on tap.
Tried to find out what the 4 hop varieties were, no luck yet.
Thought I saw it mentioned that this is a "rye" version. ?
I believe there is a Revolution IPA or brewing company in NC.,I think I saw that when I was looking this up.
For me it was a nice IPA, not overly bitter, had great flavor.
It might have been much better had the pizza I had it with been better than marginal.
Let's go DUKE !!!
Here ya go-a NC brew map. Not sure of the date but I recognize some new breweries on there.
http://www.ncbeer.org/brewery-map/
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I feel like this needs to be said...
Lexington Avenue Brewing (aka The Lab) is a wonderful place to have a date, or hang out with friends. Good food, with a lively atmosphere (music, comedy, trivia, etc).The beer, however, is definitely bottom of the barrel as far as Asheville brews go. If they could up their beer game, I would be a usual there.
Hibernation Ale-Great Divide Brewing
This is a bottle, well, actually, 5 leftovers I discovered last week buried under some Christmas decorations while tidying up the garage. Classified as an English style old ale, it poured a dark brown with rather little head. Aromas are rich with toffee, dark caramel, and hints of espresso with tastes to match. The finish is a mildly dry, slightly bitter one but not unpleasant. They've brewed this as their winter beer since 1995 and I don't believe there are any additives. No specific grains listed but, if it's an English old ale, I'd wager a brew or two that Maris Otter malts figure prominently in the brewing process along with Tettnang and/or Saaz hops, but those are just speculation. I'd guess IBUs around 30-40 and the ABV is 8.7% so pretty typical for the style but a wee bit high for a standard winter ale. Labeling on the bottle was "brewed on 9/20/13." Buy a 6er next winter if you find one for sharing in front of a fire, sipping with some smoked turkey or brisket around Thanksgiving or with some figgy pudding around Christmas time and don't forget to invite some friends so you can trade a few other winter brews at the same time.
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Anybody here visited Hops in Crystal City, very near Old Town Alexandria? Had lunch there today, quite impressed overall for an Applebee's-type restaurant with a brewery. Would love to hear any reviews out there.
Last edited by duketaylor; 05-14-2014 at 06:48 PM.
I wasn't planing to try New Belgium Snapshot tonight, so call it a happy accident.
Bright, fruity but a bit nontraditional for a wheat beer.
I like it. A lot.
I wasn't quite sure why until I referenced the New Belgium website.
It's a blend of a sour wort and a "normal" wort.
That plus the usual coriander/ grains of paradise wheat beer additions makes for a fun drink.
New Belgium has made a nasty habit of brewing good seasonals and then retiring them.
I hope Snapshot does not have a similar fate.
I need to make room in the fridge before I go pick up a six pack but this fits nicely as an easy summer beer.
I recommend you try it and see for yourself.
I had this at a pint night at Juicy Lucy's a few weeks ago. It was very tasty and would make for an excellent summertime baseball watching brew!
Side note:
Along with the free glass, I got a keychain bottle opener as well
Green Man, yup. Sipping a classic Gaelic Ale from Highland at the moment (a can't miss for visitors- their evening outdoor music is perfect). Also partial to APBC Shiva IPA and Ninja Porter, and Altamont Brewery Pale Ale.
Not the biggest fan of Wicked Weed, but I know I am in the minority. Seems like style over substance to me.
Hidden gem: little Oysterhouse on Haywood Rd. Treat yo self.
/2 cents from AvL