Ymm, Beer

[devildeac]

Always a treat to see this one released. Grabbed a four-bagger from my favorite gal on Tuesday. To my The 2021 has less maple syrup on it, and more bitterness. Could be a recipe change. I got past the initial bitterness while working through the pint. It's still a very good beer, but tonight wasn't the "amazing" that I had remembered from before. Maybe paired with the right food? (I had this as an "appetizer.")

Would you have it with breakfast if you so *happened* to "start in the AM?"

[devildeac]

Thanks, fuse!

Just picked up four beers for the VP. One is my holiday, the other three are really just DBR-related oddities as attendees will see.

(I have one special for ClemmonsDevil if he can make it, otherwise I’ll just have to post about it after the zoom).

Wait, I'm a DBR oddity and I don't remember any beers bearing my name.

[devildeac]

Traditionalists are welcome and allowed to post here. If you're gonna make a claim a beer is the best you've ever had, we'd like to hear about it and the only stats we'd be interested in would be serving size, IBU and ABV because no one here wants to be considered sloppy.

[devildeac]

To OPK:

"Blessed are the peacemakers"

Or at least those with enough fine character to try.

[devildeac]

Saturday virtual pub zoom details

4pm EST

Zoom Meeting ID : 987 5545 6140

Passcode next post

All are welcome, especially the weary, the thirsty, the forlorn, the scorned and the jilted.

[OldPhiKap]

To OPK:

"Blessed are the peacemakers"

Or at least those with enough fine character to try.

I thought in your profession, it was “blessed are the pacemakers.”

[devildeac]

I thought in your profession, it was “blessed are the pacemakers.”

Now that there's funny.

I don't implant pacemakers now or ever but that should be a slogan for electrophysiologists, the folks who do that kind of work. Maybe: "Blessed are the pacemakers for they shall give/sustain life."

[devildeac]

Passcode for February Virtual Pub is

Deeber123

Yes, even the dismissive and the mockers are invited.

[Tripping William]

Would you have it with breakfast if you so *happened* to "start in the AM?"

I’d go Donut Skillet first.

[Tripping William]

I thought in your profession, it was “blessed are the pacemakers.”

Cannot spork. Wish I could. Brilliant!

[OldPhiKap]

Cannot spork. Wish I could. Brilliant!

I just want to know if he has a group of geriatric patients, if they are referred to as “Gerry and the Pacemakers.”

(Must be of a certain age, or a Liverpool football fan, to get probably — even more obscure of a reference than usual for me).

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Arrogant Bastard always works.

Arrogant Bastard is a great beer. It also wrecked a birthday of mine.

[devildeac]

I’d go Donut Skillet first.

Another great suggestion. I'm still holding mine out until I get some chocolate frosted mini-donuts to pair with it, just like they do at the Burial location on the South Slope.

[devildeac]

Cannot spork. Wish I could. Brilliant!

Lemme check to see if I'm able.

[devildeac]

Cannot spork. Wish I could. Brilliant!

Just checked. I'm unable. Must be the spork refractory period.

[devildeac]

I just want to know if he has a group of geriatric patients, if they are referred to as “Gerry and the Pacemakers.”

(Must be of a certain age, or a Liverpool football fan, to get probably — even more obscure of a reference than usual for me).

Fan of a certain age; that's me.

Did one of the members of that group die recently? (not from beer, of course)

[devildeac]

Arrogant Bastard is a great beer. It also wrecked a birthday of mine.

Double Bastard also is a very good beer.

Sorry to hear about the birthday party being ruined.

[devildeac]

Destination now known.

[devildeac]

Destination now known.

Thirst arrived with me.

[devildeac]

Hardywood Brian’s Barrel Blends
2020 Blend # 12

Chardonnay Barrel Aged Tripel
Tomcat Gin Barrel Aged Ryewine
Fresh NEIPA

Expecting a lot of complexity.

Pours was super muddy, settled into a burnished gold colour.

Definitely opaque, not sure its hazy.

Decent head upon the pour, largely gone by the time I let the beer warm up before the first sip.

The nose is sweet, sour, musty and juniper/gin, boozy and woody.

Mouthfeel is dense in a pleasant way.

Front and midpalate of the first sip were surprisingly nondescript.
Finish is an absolute explosion.

Layers of rye and gin are where Brian’s Blend 12 hit me, along with flashes of a smooth buttery and oaky chardonnay.

This is an ambitious beer. Individually, each of the three beers are likely outstanding in their own right.

I love the idea of blends and experiments like Brian’s Blend.

There’s a bit of memories evokes by the beer (accurate or not), including Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye, Anchorage The Tide and its Takers, and Mother Earth Tripel Overhead.

Intellectually, I struggle with how the other beers compete against a bold flavour like gin barrel aged ryewine; chardonnay barrel aged tripel seems so subtle in comparison, and whatever the NEIPA contributes seems lost in the mix.

Regardless of the musings above, this is a challenging and superior beer.

Many thanks to accfanfrom1970 !

Skol! 🍻

Too late now and too tired to try a review of this very complex beer. Will sleep on it and try in the AM.