Road trip starts today. Revolution on the list. As of last PM, FFF does not have Dark Lord on draft as they did in mid-September after the Duke-NU game and before the Duke-ND game.
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Safely in Columbus. Waiting for dinner to arrive. The beer is already chilled but it'll be "local" NC beer.
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Redeemer (4-14-17)-Olde Hickory Brewing
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Our son is collecting NC beer bottle caps and having a difficult time doing so given the massive shift to canning. I happened upon this at the newest bottle shop in town a week ago and the owner offered me this bomber at no cost because of the dating. He also offered to pour it down the drain so I could have the cap but I said I was willing to take a "chance" drinking an almost 18 month old IIPA so we shared this tonight with a Greek salad. It was out-of-date but still potable. Every once in a while, you take one for the team/cause .
Pour was a cloudy, orange-yellow with a moderate foamy head. There are no IBUs stated on the label or website but they claim it was their hoppiest IIPA to date when bottled and I'll believe them. It was indeed a hop monster and I'll guess 100 IBUs and perhaps even more than the 108 they quote for their Death by Hops. Strong nose of pine and resin with palate-searing tastes to match. There's some orange/citrus here, too but the hops are the clear winners. There is an attempt at balance as the ABV is 10% and it's rather boozy, too. I thought this might be a drain pour given the age but we both finished our 11 ounce portions. Not an ale I'd spend $10-15 on for a bomber but the owner will receive some more business soon based on his gifting last week.
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Born to Funk-Wise Man Brewing
For Tripping William.
My first brew from Wise Man (not Steve Wiseman ). I'm impressed. Seriously impressed.
Format: 500 ml bottle (shared with our son tonight after a long day of travel for us and a long day of work for him)
Style: Brett IPA
Cost: about $8 (after my 10% mixed 6er discount from the new guy/bottle shop in town)
Stemware: snifters
Appearance: slightly cloudy and straw-yellow
Aromas: barnyard, funky, wet hay/straw
Mouthfeel: tingly, smooth
Tastes: follows the nose, along with some orange rind, pineapple and grapefruit pith with hints of light caramel
IBU: 80
ABV: 7.2%
Ingredients: 6 strains of Brettanomyces yeast and "an all-star line-up of hops"
Other impressions: This was a superb ale. Fresh Brett IPA? Yes, please. I may buy another of these and let it cellar for a year as Brett beers are good/interesting/delicious fresh but Stone brewed one a couple years ago that fuse brought me called Best After xx/xx/xx and I resisted for about 366 days before imbibing and found it to be wonderful.
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Friend of mine just bought us tickets for the ‘Rhinegeist Rare Beer Event’
http://www.rhinegeist.com/rarebeerfest/
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Here are some beers I enjoy that I've not seen in my scan (this sucker is 847 posts long!!) of this thread:
Stone Xocoveza Imperial Stout. Taste profile: coffee, cocoa (it's a mocha stout), cinnamon. Features English Challenger and East Kent Golding Hops. Generally brewed seasonally, but I'm finding it more broadly now.
Stone Bourbon Barrel Xocoveza Imperial Stout. Much as the Stone offering above, except that it's aged in bourbon barrels and, thus, has some additional notes in the flavor profile.
Blue Mountain Dark Hollow Imperial Stout. Taste profile: vanilla and, because it's been aged in bourbon barrels, bourbon. 10% alcohol by volume; 70 IBUs. I've got nothing on how it's hopped. Available year round.
Blue Mountain Dark Hollow Reserve: Concealed Darkness. Same as the previous offering from Blue Mountain, save that it is aged twice as long and (as of my last knowledge) is available only at the brewery in Afton, Virginia, about 20 miles west of Charlottesvile, as I-64 approaches the base of the Blue Ridge. I've heard that the only bottle 1,400 cases a year.
Broolyn Local 1 Belgian strong pale ale. Taste profile: light, fruity notes with a little cloves thrown in. Long finish for a light beer. Brewed with German malts and hops and Belgian yeast. 9% alcohol by volume. The brewery claims to employ a process of 100% bottle re-fermentation, which process no longer is used much even in Europe, to deepen the beer's palate.
A lagniappe:
Before developing an interest in porters and stouts a few years back, I made a beef stew with Guinness. Since then, I've tried substituting better porters and stouts for the Guiness and found that the Stone Bourbon Barrel Xocoveza takes the stew to its best level yet. Below is the recipe if you want to give it a whirl. It's not overly complicated. In any event, I always use the carrots to make this stew but will add other veggies (wild mushrooms, new potatoes, etc.) that are in season.
Guiness Stew
2 lbs lean stewing beef
3 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons flour
salt, freshly ground pepper and cayenne
2 large onions, coarsely chopped
1 large clove garlic, crushed (optional)
2 T tomato puree, dissolved in 4 T water
1 ¼ cups Guinness
2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
sprig of thyme
(a) Trim the meat of any fat or gristle, cut into cubes of 2 inches (5cm) and toss them in a bowl with 1 tablespoon oil. Season the flour with salt, freshly ground pepper and a pinch or two of cayenne. Toss the meat in the mixture. Heat the remaining oil in a wide frying pan over a high heat. Brown the meat on all sides.
(b) Add the onions, crushed garlic and tomato puree to the pan, cover and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
(c) Transfer the contents of the pan to a casserole, and pour some of the Guinness into the frying pan. Bring to a boil and stir to dissolve the caramelized meat juices on the pan. Pour onto the meat with the remaining Guinness; add the carrots and the thyme. Stir, taste, and add a little more salt if necessary. Cover with the lid of the casserole and simmer very gently until the meat is tender - 2 to 3 hours.
(d) Scatter with lots of chopped parsley. Serve.
Thanks for joining the conversation. Actually, this thing is 847 pages long, with more than 16,000 posts. That's a lot of beer!
Blue Mountain is one of my absolute go-to breweries when I visit C'ville. Their pizzas are almost as good as the beer.
The recipe sounds delicious; I'll have to give it a try.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Isn't this puns for fun?😂
Great post, thanks for sharing.
I’ve definitely enjoyed a few Brooklyn Local #1s (and 2s), and had Xocoveza and Dark Hollow once or twice. Great beers.
If you like stouts, certainly the Bruery makes some pretty spectacular ones. Might not be available in your area, Mother Earth releases a bourbon barrel aged stout every December called Silent Night that I look forward to every year.
If you like coffee porters, Fullsteam Coffee is for Closers, Booneshine’s Hatchet Porter and Raleigh Brewing Company’s Hidden Pipe Porter are all excellent.
Cheers!
https://coolmaterial.com/food-drink/best-beer-logos/
I beg to differ. I do like one in particular.
https://www.eater.com/drinks/2016/7/...lager-pale-ale
Starts out as an amusing read that transforms into a list of beers I’d like to try.