The Kick Box - On Hip!

Totally. Probably the best beer Stone makes, IMO.

Around here the shit vanishes almost as soon as it hits the shelves. Well, at least within a few days of hitting the shelves.

Another beer you're going to want to check out is the Lagunitas 'Born Yesterday', which I posted yesterday. Probably the best Lagunitas beer I have had. Around here it runs around $13 a six-pack.

 

Another signature scolding hot bath and a low carb bier.

 

Do you actually like the taste of "low carb bier"? Wouldn't you be better off just drinking a vodka and club soda if you're so worried about carbs? Just sayin'.

 

I enjoy the beer. it's crisp and refreshing and tastes like a beer which is the point of having a beer.

 

Drinking Pineapple Fields from Stillwater Artisanal, a wild IPA brewed with pineapple and white sage.

6.7% ABV

Pours a hazy golden-yellow with about 1/2 finger worth of head.

Aroma is very brett forward with lots of horse blanket funk noticeable. This is combined with the pineapple and spice from the white sage, as well as a slightly grassy hop presence. There is also a non-descript herbal character to this beer which imparts an earthiness to the aroma as well. I am getting some faint lemon and/or lemongrass notes.

Flavor is a good combination of sour and bitter, with the brettanomyces funk immediately noticeable upfront on the palate. Earthy, slight citrusy (lemon) hops kick in towards the middle of the mouth, with the pineapple also coming in and lasting until the finish, combining with a zesty spiciness and earthy character which could be described as grassy.

Mouthfeel is light to medium-light, smooth, and with a fairly assertive carbonation that is not over-the-top. Finish is slightly dry, with some lingering tartness.

Overall rating: A-

 

Define beer.

And please, what exactly is the name of the beer because you have me curious...

 

Well, it has this distinct feeling and taste for me. It's not like wine, or spirits. Beer for me is its own animal. I can feel the calm relaxation of beer before most alcohol hits me. I don't know if it's the chemicals or not, but beer will dehydrate me a lot which is why I think I get too drunk on it.

So I have that feeling. And that taste too. I define as fluff. Like the after effect and taste, is fluffy feeling to me?

 

Out of bath now. On the lounge. NASCAR race on.
Let's go racin' boys... and Danica.

 

You are so South Carolina.

 

I am now drinking Ommegang's 2016 collaboration beer with Urban Chestnut. This is the latter's doppelbock brewed with the former's Belgian yeast, thus creating a Belgian doppelbock, which is rather weird considering a doppelbock is almost strictly a German style of beer. This should be interesting to say the least.

The beer pours a dark amber color with an initial three fingers of head, which quickly fades to one finger, before vanishing to leave a fine layer of foam on the beer's surface.

Aroma is pretty much classic doppelbock, with lots of caramel malts predominating. There is also some toastiness, coupled with some dark fruits. The musty Belgian yeast is definitely noticeable, though somewhat in the background.

Flavor is of sweet caramel malts, dark fruits, roasted nuts, and lots of dark bready undertones. The Belgian yeast comes through as equally musty/fruity.

Mouthfeel is medium, smooth, slightly slick, and with a light carbonation.

Overall rating: B+

 

LOL

 

Final beer of the night is Founders Backwoods Bastard, a wee heavy/scotch ale aged in oak bourbon barrels.

11.2% ABV

Bottling date: 10/10/16.

Pours a dark mahogany color with about 1/2 finger of head.

Aroma is of bourbon, dark roasted caramel malts, toffee, oak, dark fruits and brown sugar.

Flavor matches the aroma well. Very sweet, boozy, slightly smoky, and with a slight amount of bitterness. Lots of bourbon, caramel, toffee, oak and butterscotch flavors.

Mouthfeel is medium, sticky, smooth, and with a very faint carbonation. Finish is sweet and lingering.

Overall rating: A

 

in the 70s here, went to toss the fishing lures in the creek bumped into the tramps, they gave me 2 Hurricane High Gravity beers and I gave them bit of weed..

I was expecting total vomit wash.. but it was actually drinkable but I wouldnt buy this ..

 

Damn, that's a cool story. I've run into several hobos over the years that were surprisingly kind, they didn't really hate society or even the government. Just wanted to be nomads I guess. Ha, I spent less than a month on the streets in San Diego and that was enough. A job, any job had never looked so good after that.

 

That backwoods bastard is some really good shit.
Local food lion just finally got a new beer.

Bells double cream stout.
Bells is one of my favorite brewers and I don't remember ever having this one so I had to try it.

Pretty good. Almost like a coffee brew. So smooth I could drink 10 and not notice. 6.1 abv might kick in by then but they would still go down easy.

 

I am now drinking Tesseract from Grimm, a double IPA @ 8% ABV.

This beer is extremely fresh having been canned on 10/24/16, which is not even two weeks ago.

Pours a hazy golden-orange color with a one-finger head. I was thinking this would be more cloudy than hazy, but the beer is semi-transparent.

There is tons of floral and tropical citrus notes in the nose of this beer. Right off the bat this has all the characteristics of a juice bomb from the aroma alone. I am getting a predominately mango aroma, as well as some orange/tangerine, pineapple, juicy fruit gum, and some dank, resinous notes as well. There are also some fresh cut grass, as well as some faint bready and sweet caramel malt notes.

Flavor-wise, WOW.... huge burst of tropical hop bitterness with again tons of juicy mango, pineapple and tangerine flavors. There is a nice dank pine resin towards the middle of the mouth and into the finish, which is coupled with some biscuity malts and sweet toffee/caramel, as well some peppery spices and herbal undertones.

Mouthfeel is velvety soft, smooth and somewhat creamy.

Overall another incredible IPA from my favorite makers of beer.

A+

 

I am now drinking another beer from Grimm. This is their newly-released Cherry Raspberry Pop -- a sour ale brewed with tart cherries, raspberries, vanilla and lactose.

4% ABV

Brewed October, 2016.

Pours a bright, cloudy, opaque pink color (appears more reddish when not held up to light) with about 1/2 finger of head.

Aroma is of tart cherry, raspberry, vanilla and lacto sourness. Smells almost like a raspberry or cherry creamsicle, or even greek yogurt.

Flavor is sour, but not over the top, with the cherry and raspberry proving a good amount of flavor, but not too much sweetness. The lactose and vanilla gives this beer a very creamy, yogurt like flavor.

The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, creamy, and with moderate level of carbonation. Quite refreshing, too. The low ABV makes this a highly drinkable, even crushable beer.

Overall an incredible sour. I generally love sours, and the addition of lactose coupled with vanilla and fruit really adds a nice twist to the style.

Grimm are always pushing the boundaries when it comes to beer, and their attempts at experimental, forward-thinking beers are almost always a hit.

A

 

Three words:

Bells Black Note

Thank me later.

 

P.R........I Read All Your Reviews And Love Them........But I Have A Question For You.......

When You Switch From A Beer With A Distinct Cherry Flavour For Example......Then Move On To One With A Distinctive

Coffee Flavour Doesn't The Lingering First One Affect Your Apprasial Of The Second One....????

Or Do You Rinse And Gargle With Water In Between.....????...



Cheers Glen.

 

Good question, Glenn. Yes, when you switch between beers in a short amount of time, it does indeed have an affect on the palate. For instance, if you go from drinking a beer with very strong flavors, to a beer with more subdued flavors, and you do not allow time in between, it is definitely going to have an affect on the latter, and you're not going to get the full subtleties of that latter beer. This is why I generally start with the lighter flavored beers and end the night with the fuller-flavored, fuller-bodied beers. Tonight I started with a double IPA, which is pretty much a full-flavored beer with an 8% ABV, and ended with a lighter but still intensely flavored, lower ABV beer. However, I did drink water and allowed about 1-2 hours between beers, so in that case it did not adversely affect the flavors of the latter beer.