Ymm, Beer

[fuse]

https://www.westword.com/restaurants...odd13-10520158

6/30/18: 6655 breweries in US

6/30?17: 5562 breweries in US

Pretty amazing numbers, with both record # of openings and closings. Fortunately, the openings >> closings.

While I expect areas like Asheville, and Wake County are outliers, this equates to one brewery per every 50k US residents.

This would mean Apex would have one brewery, and presently has three.

I wonder what a beer heat map of NC would look like. The per capita consumption of Charlotte, Asheville and Raleigh-Durham area would be the likely hot spots.

[devildeac]

While I expect areas like Asheville, and Wake County are outliers, this equates to one brewery per every 50k US residents.

This would mean Apex would have one brewery, and presently has three.

I wonder what a beer heat map of NC would look like. The per capita consumption of Charlotte, Asheville and Raleigh-Durham area would be the likely hot spots.

Don't overlook Tripping William and the W-S area, too.

[devildeac]

From 4/24/18:

High West Barrel Aged Victory at Sea (2017)-Ballast Point (cough, Constellation, cough) Brewing

(Yes, Tripping William, that High West.)

This beer's name is too long .

Highly recommended several months ago by our older son-in-law's father and seen for the first time last week so I bought a $16 four pack of 12 ounce bottles. Nice drop.

It's an imperial porter that has the appearance of an imperial stout, meaning it was a fairly viscous, almost black pour with a generous, medium khaki head. Nose of coffee (added), dark chocolate and booze (aged in bourbon and rye whiskey oak casks). Smooth, almost oily mouthfeel with espresso, semi-sweet chocolate, vanilla (added; also likely intensified by the bourbon/rye/oak whiskey barrel "storage"), burnt caramel and toasted almond flavors. Mildly bitter, likely from both the heavily roasted grains and a modest hop bill, with IBUs at 35. Seductive and dangerous with the ABV at 12%. Sipped from a snifter last PM over an hour and slightly chilled before decanting. Highly recommended.

From last PM:

High West Barrel Aged Victory at Sea (9/2/17 bottling date)-Ballast Point Brewing

I guess it's ok to review after another 3 months "in the cellar." Couldn't wait 6 months like I usually do.

Let's see, what's different?

Perhaps a bit thinner and a tad less booziness with more dark chocolate-covered caramel flavors this time around. Maybe I'll sample/share this in November at a tailgate with the 2018 w00t Stout.

[fuse]

It's the first Thursday in August so you know what that is...

Right?

https://www.wikidates.org/wwholidays...-day-2018.html

What's in your glass?

You can’t handle the Truth!!!!

[devildeac]

You can’t handle the Truth!!!!

You have no Knowledge of that...

[fuse]

Bill’s Front Porch & Brewery (Wilmington)
Mermen are Pretty Too NEIPA

Smells like pineapple juice.

Tastes like a pretty good NEIPA- sweety and juicy fruity.

Dry hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe, Zythos, and Citra.
7.7% ABV

A little remote arm twisting (ouch! No, stop it, really! ) and I threw a four pack of 16oz cans in the grocery basket.

Bill’s Brewery Co is new to me.
The can artwork is tastefully disturbing- think a balding blonde male Ariel with a beard, posing on a rock. Perhaps you can understand why I needed some encouragement to buy this beer.

Well worth it, and truthfully my second IPA on IPA day.

Cheers all!

[devildeac]

Bill’s Front Porch & Brewery (Wilmington)
Mermen are Pretty Too NEIPA

Smells like pineapple juice.

Tastes like a pretty good NEIPA- sweety and juicy fruity.

Dry hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe, Zythos, and Citra.
7.7% ABV

A little remote arm twisting (ouch! No, stop it, really! ) and I threw a four pack of 16oz cans in the grocery basket.

Bill’s Brewery Co is new to me.
The can artwork is tastefully disturbing- think a balding blonde male Ariel with a beard, posing on a rock. Perhaps you can understand why I needed some encouragement to buy this beer.

Well worth it, and truthfully my second IPA on IPA day.

Cheers all!

Hey, hey, hey now. If you're going to insult me like that, you could at least provide complete information/disclosure and mention and describe the two tatoos .

(I hope your arm wasn't permanently injured. )

[fuse]

Hey, hey, hey now. If you're going to insult me like that, you could at least provide complete information/disclosure and mention and describe the two tatoos .

(I hope your arm wasn't permanently injured. )

Both being a gentleman and board decorum prevent me from responding in kind

Since when have you been blonde?????

[devildeac]

Both being a gentleman and board decorum prevent me from responding in kind

Since when have you been blonde?????

Got me there .

I do like Belgian blondes. Ales, of course.

[devildeac]

Looking forward to Wasatch beer-sightings and reports from Tripping William soon...

[Tripping William]

Looking forward to Wasatch beer-sightings and reports from Tripping William soon...

Moab Brewery’s Dead Horse amber ale. The can says you can’t beat a dead horse, but the beer is named after Dead Horse Point State Park. A nice light brown color. Some hints of a little caramel. Malty, but with a little bite to it. Solid swing oil for a round at Hobble Creek Golf Course.

Also grabbed a sixer of Uinta’s Piggyback peach IPA. I have never had a peach IPA before, so interested to taste it tomorrow.

[devildeac]

Moab Brewery’s Dead Horse amber ale. The can says you can’t beat a dead horse, but the beer is named after Dead Horse Point State Park. A nice light brown color. Some hints of a little caramel. Malty, but with a little bite to it. Solid swing oil for a round at Hobble Creek Golf Course.

Also grabbed a sixer of Uinta’s Piggyback peach IPA. I have never had a peach IPA before, so interested to taste it tomorrow.

Tripping William=never disappoints=always faithful

[mattman91]

https://blog.foothillsbrewing.com/20...mpression=true

Paging TW

[devildeac]

https://blog.foothillsbrewing.com/20...mpression=true

Paging TW

OMG!!!!

I never realized the annual Sexual Chocolate release had so many variants now.

[mattman91]

OMG!!!!

I never realized the annual Sexual Chocolate release had so many variants now.

Road trip?

[devildeac]

Road trip?

I'm on call that weekend or I might be at Foothills at 0700 that day. Would you wanna be my Beast of Burden?

[devildeac]

From mattman's Foothills link above:

https://beergraphs.com/bg/1038-craft...biggest-whale/

How many of these "whales" have fellow Ymm, Beer readers tasted?

[devildeac]

From mattman's Foothills link above:

https://beergraphs.com/bg/1038-craft...biggest-whale/

How many of these "whales" have fellow Ymm, Beer readers tasted?

From all their lists, I've had seven. Some of those beers are soooo rare/unavailable/retired.

[Tripping William]

OMG!!!!

I never realized the annual Sexual Chocolate release had so many variants now.

Road trip?

The coffee infused and the gelato are firsts for SC. And if y’all decide to road trip, let me know. I should be around that week (the good lord willing and the creek don’t rise).

[fuse]

From mattman's Foothills link above:

https://beergraphs.com/bg/1038-craft...biggest-whale/

How many of these "whales" have fellow Ymm, Beer readers tasted?

I’ve also had seven. Quite a list.