helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Dec 23 Low Life Pilsner Brewed by Evil Twin Brewing, Stratford, Connecticut I don't like calling this type of beer a pilsner because it doesn't taste like a pilsner. It is a lager beer and it has a very strong hop content. I did like it but I really don't care for lagers with strong hops so it did surprise me. It was quite enjoyable when it was cold but as it warmed up the taste was not as appealing. It would go very well with food. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's ok, I already have a point. If I wear a hat, nobody notices it. Ok ... you've made your point. Does your hat have a point? Maybe if it did ... people would notice!! Link to comment
docc Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Now you're mixing beer with food! This could be going too far . . . 1 Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Dec 24 Last one .... I forgot to post ... distracted by the season!! Black IPA Brasserie Dunham, Dunham, Quebec This is what a black IPA should be ... a bit of bitter roast to the malt and a bit of bitterness to the hops .... but neither one overpowering. The finish was a light bitterness with an almost medicinal taste .... like Grannies old cough medicine .... but that flavour was gone and a nice floral note finished off at the end. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment
AndyH Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 'Black' India 'Pale' Ale... a tad oxymoronic, don't you think? My education is clearly incomplete... Seasonal Greetings anyway Jim! Sterling work there. Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 You have that right Andy. There are times when I think the goal of some of the microbrews is to concoct a blend that no one else has with no regard to the actual taste .... don't get me started on 'pumpkin' ales ....! However some beers I truly do like ..... and yes the black IPA is a silly name (another favourite beer of mine is called a cascadian dark ale - dark roasted malt and typical IPA Cascade hops so the name is much better suited in my view) so although some of the naming has a bit of growing up to do it is nice to have an ever expanding choice of good beer. My education is far from done but if you ever come to British Columbia I'll do my best to help expand your horizons. I'm hoping to get over to Sconnie Botland this summer and see what I can find there to further enhance my feeble knowledge. Seasons Greasings everyone and cheers to the New Year!!! Link to comment
docc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 What a treat this has been! Thanks, Jim! Really something I've looked forward to every day. Just finished up a growler of Tennessee Brew Works Sweet Potato Stout. Full bodied, malty, sweet with a good foam head. The sweet potato was only notable nosing the glass after first pouring. Funky, yeah, but there is that "ain't nobody else brewing one like this" factor! Thanks, again, Helio-Jim! Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Next December is the Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar .....!!! I'm sure I'll be able to drag a few more unusual beers in here that I wish I could share with you all ... Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Just finished up a growler of Tennessee Brew Works Sweet Potato Stout. Full bodied, malty, sweet with a good foam head. The sweet potato was only notable nosing the glass after first pouring. Now that sounds quite interesting!! I'll have to search out something interesting to try when I'm next in my workshop!! Link to comment
docc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 The Duck-Rabbit, Farmville, North Carolina, USA ("The Dark Beer Specialists"): Milk Stout A perfect compliment to a gear oil change. Weighty, with a bold mouth feel. Dark as neglected motor oil with a firm head like your rear drive had got a good dose of rain water. All the clarity of a knock on the head. A delicious, lingering, chocolatey tiramisu finish that begs for a crisp cannoli accompaniment. Oh, for goodness sake. Really? Who has dessert with their gear oil change? 1 Link to comment
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hahahahaha ........ PML (pissed myself laughing). You've set the mark a bit higher there ...... I'll have to dig deep to see what's nest! Link to comment
docc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Damn chilly here tonight in The Deep South (USA). Which translates into freezing, windy, and no riding. Rode 100 miles (160 kM) yesterday (New Year's Day) at 50˚F/10˚C. Happy motor! Like a Labrador Retriever on a trip to the lake. Which makes for a rather odd choice today: an IPA which I would ordinarily enjoy more in the sweaty summer. Good news is it has 6.5%, which is at the high end of legal to buy along with fuel or groceries here: Lagunitas IPA, Petaluma, California It has a fine amber color which would make us proud to add to a crankcase - like a proper SG synthetic. Yet, the mouthfeel is gently satisfying; more like a 5wt BelRay fork oil - ok for compression, but I would want a bone fide stout on the rebound side. The head is substantial (for an IPA), but it did not like warming up (to 51˚F/11˚C) and became too exuberant. Like a LeMans I followed into a corner too hot in the Georgia mountains - "Is that tire I smell burning?" . . . (I'm not naming any names, but his initials are: *motowfo*) Best buzz ever from a glass of grapefruit juice . . . Link to comment
motowfo Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Damn chilly here tonight in The Deep South (USA). Which translates into freezing, windy, and no riding. Rode 100 miles (160 kM) yesterday (New Year's Day) at 50˚F/10˚C. Happy motor! Like a Labrador Retriever on a trip to the lake. Which makes for a rather odd choice today: an IPA which I would ordinarily enjoy more in the sweaty summer. Good news is it has 6.5%, which is at the high end of legal to buy along with fuel or groceries here: Lagunitas IPA, Petaluma, California It has a fine amber color which would make us proud to add to a crankcase - like a proper SG synthetic. Yet, the mouthfeel is gently satisfying; more like a 5wt BelRay fork oil - ok for compression, but I would want a bone fide stout on the rebound side. The head is substantial (for an IPA), but it did not like warming up (to 51˚F/11˚C) and became too exuberant. Like a LeMans I followed into a corner too hot in the Georgia mountains - "Is that tire I smell burning?" . . . (I'm not naming any names, but his initials are: *motowfo*) I sit back sipping my Scorpion Pepper Imperial Stout, (is that a Scotch in that other glass Arran Machrie Moor?)... What is this "corner too hot" that you speak of? Lagunitas, should be maintained and inbibed COLD... Ta Link to comment
docc Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Notice how imbibing a "Scorpion Pepper Imperial Stout" evades any description. Link to comment
docc Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Fantastic interactive Craft Beer Map of the US to give us some hope! Fast growing craft brewery in America 2012: Blackstone in Nashville, Tennessee! Love their Nut Brown Ale: Link to comment
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