Ymm, Beer

[richardjackson199]

What brewery? Because if I see a single of this, it *might* fall into my cart...

My bad - NoDa

I don't really like Centennial either. But this was a good beer. It was very West Coast, and I didn't really read the can enough to figure that out before I bought it. I was a little distracted at Stella by some other things on the opposite side of the store. I thought Dreamsicle IPA from NoDa sounded fun. And it was fun, just in a different way than I expected.

[devildeac]

My bad - NoDa

Thanks! No problem. You got an extra post out of it. Soon you'll be approaching mattman...

[devildeac]

From 5/2/18:

Kreamsicle Kölsch-Morgan Ridge Railwalk Brewery and Eatery

WTH? A flavored Kölsch?

Have I jumped the shark?

Part of my mixed 6er or actually two 6ers a couple weeks ago from a new wine and beer shop near our house and highly recommended by the owner. Still drinking local a few days after NC Beer Month ended.

Pour was a pale, orange-yellow and the nose was all orange cream soda or a frozen creamsicle. Really. Tastes were the same with orange juice (blood orange puree added), a bit of orange rind (peel added) and vanilla ("aged" on vanilla beans) with essentially no bitterness (IBUs were 8-no typo) and ABV was 5%. A rather pleasant beer that set me back less than $3 for the pint can after the 10% mixed 6 pack discount. I'd share another with family/friends with a fruit plate or maybe a sweet and sour entree.

My bad - NoDa

I don't really like Centennial either. But this was a good beer. It was very West Coast, and I didn't really read the can enough to figure that out before I bought it. I was a little distracted at Stella by some other things on the opposite side of the store. I thought Dreamsicle IPA from NoDa sounded fun. And it was fun, just in a different way than I expected.

Not an IPA but from a local brewery. Would be worth a $3 "novelty" drop if you saw one.

[devildeac]

Younger daughter and her husband currently vacationing in Dublin, Ireland and planning to make their Brexit to Scotland tomorrow. They just finished sharing a pint of fresh Guinness draft at the Guinness Storehouse, followed by a bottled Guinness "exotic" from Nigeria (no prince involved ) at 7.4% ABV. Both were quite tasty they claim.

[Turk]

"Olde Frothingslosh - the "Pale Stale Ale" with the foam on the bottom. Brewed by Sir Reginald Frothingslosh IV at Upper-Crudney-On-The-Thames, Pittsburgh."

https://twitter.com/OddPittsburgh/st...887533569?s=20

Alas, I was never able to sample this fine beverage, despite scouring the cellars of several elder Turk uncles.

[devildeac]

"Olde Frothingslosh - the "Pale Stale Ale" with the foam on the bottom. Brewed by Sir Reginald Frothingslosh IV at Upper-Crudney-On-The-Thames, Pittsburgh."

https://twitter.com/OddPittsburgh/st...887533569?s=20

Alas, I was never able to sample this fine beverage, despite scouring the cellars of several elder Turk uncles.

Are you sure you're on the correct thread?

https://forums.dukebasketballreport...8179-Ycch-Beer!

[devildeac]

Trying to convince younger daughter and her husband to also visit BrewDog Brewery, home of some of the highest ABV "beers" in the world, while they're in Scotland. We'll see...

https://vocal.media/proof/the-highes...rs-you-can-buy

In the past, I think BrewDog has had others on the list.

[richardjackson199]

The beers of Wicked Weed I miss:

Black Angel
Genesis
Medora
Silencio
Angel of Darkness
Red Angel
El Paraiso
Xibalba
Coolcumber
Montmarretto
Serenity
French Toast

submitted in no particular order and by reviewing the WW website.

Everybody gets excited about Lieutenant Dank and Pernicious. I think they are good, and not really where Wicked Weed shines.

I can’t even tell you what of the above WW even brews anymore.

I owe mattman a big tip of the cap for shipping me Wicked Weed beer when everyone was raving about it, and it wasn’t generally available in the Triangle. My face on opening the package was like Christmas. Good memories.

Thanks for these recs! I stopped by Total Wine and they indeed had Clawhammer. They also had Genesis, Medora, Silencio, and Montmarreto from your list above. They also had Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin, Rum Barrel Aged Pumking, and Foothills Sexual Chocolate Jan. 2019.

I might have picked up a few of those.

[fuse]

Thanks for these recs! I stopped by Total Wine and they indeed had Clawhammer. They also had Genesis, Medora, Silencio, and Montmarreto from your list above. They also had Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin, Rum Barrel Aged Pumking, and Foothills Sexual Chocolate Jan. 2019.

I might have picked up a few of those.

I passed on Rum Barrel Aged Pumking.
I’m certain I’ll read your review and regret it.

[richardjackson199]

First Fruits - Oxbow Brewing (bottled 2018) - 7% ABV - Farmhouse ale barrel aged 6-12 months with cherries, raspberries, and Oxbow grown strawberries.

This is the best sour ale with strawberries that I've tasted. I don't think they're easy to do well in a beer, but this one nailed it. The taste is raspberries, beautiful strawberries, then cherries in that order. The tartness rises to balance out the fruit. Oak and vanilla dry out the flavors. It has a nice, tart cherry finish. Crisp mouthfeel. The flavors are delicious and very impressive. I'm interested to taste a New Glarus after seeing how nice this was. Fuse category 3.

[accfanfrom1970]

JackieO’s Rodeo Time, a Rye barleywine style ale brewed with candi syrup aged in bourbon barrels for 24 months.11.3% abv. Brewed with 6 different types of rye malt, this is a rich, boozy well aged beer. Like chocolate bourbon candy. A delicious dessert beer. Category 1.

[richardjackson199]

JackieO’s Rodeo Time, a Rye barleywine style ale brewed with candi syrup aged in bourbon barrels for 24 months.11.3% abv. Brewed with 6 different types of rye malt, this is a rich, boozy well aged beer. Like chocolate bourbon candy. A delicious dessert beer. Category 1.

Reads delicious!

[fuse]

First Fruits - Oxbow Brewing (bottled 2018) - 7% ABV - Farmhouse ale barrel aged 6-12 months with cherries, raspberries, and Oxbow grown strawberries.

This is the best sour ale with strawberries that I've tasted. I don't think they're easy to do well in a beer, but this one nailed it. The taste is raspberries, beautiful strawberries, then cherries in that order. The tartness rises to balance out the fruit. Oak and vanilla dry out the flavors. It has a nice, tart cherry finish. Crisp mouthfeel. The flavors are delicious and very impressive. I'm interested to taste a New Glarus after seeing how nice this was. Fuse category 3.

Oxbow is highly underrated.
Folks in Maine I’ve met don’t seem to appreciate or comprehend a brewery that is loosely based on farmhouse ales, or beer that defies styles and categorization.

I’d also say Oxbow pricing is a factor. I’d say their beer is worth it and at the same time say its expensive.

[richardjackson199]

Catalyst - Oxbow Brewing - 8.5 % ABV - Barrel-aged mixed fermentation famhouse ale brewed with estate honey

This was good, not quite as good as the First Fruits. The flavor is pretty tart lemon, earthy funk, with subtle but appreciable honey finally coming through. The honey does not pop out, but you can find it. It's well carbonated, drinkable and a good sour. Fuse Category 2

[richardjackson199]

Oxbow is highly underrated.
Folks in Maine I’ve met don’t seem to appreciate or comprehend a brewery that is loosely based on farmhouse ales, or beer that defies styles and categorization.

I’d also say Oxbow pricing is a factor. I’d say their beer is worth it and at the same time say its expensive.

I agree. I'm surprised those in Maine don't love this. They are spoiled with great lobster, lakes, and beer! Clearly some fine ingredients, time, and work went into making these great beers. But you know I'm going to love a brewery who makes great farmhouse ales.

You're right, the issue is they just aren't cheap. Stella carries lots of Oxbow and recommended them. But I see many of the same ones still sitting there on the shelf week after week. I don't regret getting these. Very high quality beer.

[richardjackson199]

I passed on Rum Barrel Aged Pumking.
I’m certain I’ll read your review and regret it.

I did pass on the Cold Press Coffee Pumking. So I told myself I was being judicious.

[fuse]

I did pass on the Cold Press Coffee Pumking. So I told myself I was being judicious.

Saw that one also, and was intrigued. Confident its probably pretty tasty.

[richardjackson199]

Concoction recommended by Stella

Maybe roughly equal parts - NoDa Gordgeous mixed with Bell's Best Brown Ale - 6.1 % ABV

This works if you want to take some of the pumpkin pie spice intensity out of the Gordgeous. Don't get me wrong. I love the NoDa Gordgeous just how it is and don't think it's too sweet. But this is fun to try as the Bells adds some brown sugar to the mix.

It smells caramel, nuts, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, sweet malty, and pumpkin.

It tastes like lighter pumpkin sweetness up front, brown sugar, sweet biscuity malts, caramel, toffee, and light floral hops at the finish mixing with the nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon. Very minimal bitterness.

It's fun and worth a try - Fuse Category 2.

Hello Fall!

[devildeac]

From 10/13/18:

Rum Barrel Aged Pumking-Southern Tier Brewing

Oh. My. Goodness. Add this to the short list of high quality pumpkin beers.

Beer #2 during our warm and comfy man cave event watching tOSU football today in Cuyahoga Falls while the ladies stood outside with temperatures in the low to mid 40s in a barely heated tent wearing jackets and blankets for our DIL's baby shower.

Poured from a 500 ml bottle and shared 3 ways. Clean/clear orange-amber pour with a thin head. This stuff smelled like booze. Good Caribbean aged medium/dark rum. First tasting impression is also aged rum, followed by brown sugar and closing with faint spicing and pumpkin. I'll estimate IBUs around 30 and the ABV was a stunning 13.4%, meaning the bottle August West (?) brought to our shoe-nc tailgate about 4 years ago was the "children's" version, clocking in at "only" about 9.5% .

I passed on Rum Barrel Aged Pumking.
I’m certain I’ll read your review and regret it.

1. Or mine...

2. Possibly...

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[devildeac]

First Fruits - Oxbow Brewing (bottled 2018) - 7% ABV - Farmhouse ale barrel aged 6-12 months with cherries, raspberries, and Oxbow grown strawberries.

This is the best sour ale with strawberries that I've tasted. I don't think they're easy to do well in a beer, but this one nailed it. The taste is raspberries, beautiful strawberries, then cherries in that order. The tartness rises to balance out the fruit. Oak and vanilla dry out the flavors. It has a nice, tart cherry finish. Crisp mouthfeel. The flavors are delicious and very impressive. I'm interested to taste a New Glarus after seeing how nice this was. Fuse category 3.

The New Glarus selections will be:

1. Raspberry

2. Cherry

3. Apples, cranberries and cherries

They brew a strawberry-rhubarb beer in very limited quantities and the one time "in season" that our younger son-in-law made a NG beer run for us on a trip back to Chicago after a business jaunt to Wisconsin, the 3 stores on the border that usually have anywhere from 8-12 NG products were all out of the strawberry-rhubarb one. Perhaps tbyers11 might share his thoughts about this particular beer as I *think* he's had it before.