Saturday, June 25, 2011

Brickstore anniversary today!

Epic beer list posted on www.beeradvocate.com this is what you can expect at the brickstore pub today.

Per. Brickstore:

The following beers will be on draft when we open at 11am

Allagash Little Big Beer Belgian Strong
Avery 18th Anniversary Dry Hopped Rye Saison
Bell’s The Oracle Imperial IPA
Clown Shoes Eagle Claw Fist Amber Ale
Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet American Black Ale
Creature Comforts Gimme Dat IPA
Birra del Borgo/Dogfish Head My Antonia Imp. Pils
Foothills Gruffmeister Maibock
Foothills Hoppyum IPA
Founders Black Biscuit Old Ale Aged 1yr.
Half Acre Daisy Cutter American Pale
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 40 Yr. Old Ale
Oskar Blues Port Barrel Aged Gordon
Mikkeller Yeast Series-U.S. American Pale
Mikkeller Yeast Series- Belgian Belgian Pale
Mikkeller Yeast Series- Hefe Weizen Hefe weizen
Mother Earth Silent Night Imperial. Stout
Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
SweetWater Creeper Belgian IPA, 1.5 yrBordeaux Barrel Aged w/ blackberries

When one of the previous beers kick we will hook up one of the following....

Evil Twin Soft Dookie
Stillwater Debutante
Terrapin Hopzilla
08 Great Divide Hibernation
Dogfish Head Bitches Brew
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 18Yr
Rogue Chatoe Orgasmic
Port Older Viscosity

At the top of every hour we will tap the following...
1pm: Coast Red Legs
2pm: J.W. Lees Port barrel aged pin cask
3pm: Firestone Walker Double Jack
4pm: Westbrook IPA
5pm: Olde Hickory Black Ravin IPA
6pm: Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
7pm: J.W. Lees Lagavulin Pin Cask
8pm: Olde Hickory Death by Hops
9pm: Foothills Barrel Aged Total Eclipse




Friday, June 24, 2011

SKA Decadent Imperial IPA

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONLacking nothing, at ten percent alcohol by volume and 95 International Bitterness Units, the Decadent truly represents all that is self indulgent when it comes to drinking beer.

Aroma of hops, fruit, citrus, light caramel malts, and some peach and melon. Poured orange/amber in color with a large, dense, rocky, beige head that lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of hops, caramel, malts, fruit, nectar, slight resin, and some pine. Medium body. Lightly sticky, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, hoppy, caramel finish is lightly dry.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Evil Twin - Yin (part one)

Evil Twin Brewing
Brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Valby, Denmark                        
I didn't split the two (yin and Yang) but would like to knock out both reviews first.  Then I will spit the two imperials and describe the "black and tan."

Black with a small brown creamy lumpy head. A large amount of fresh ground espresso on the nose, along with a good deal of chocolate, a bit of acidic burnt malts, perhaps some caramel, and some fruity/berrylike notes. Just a hint of alcohol as it warms to room temperature. The flavour is, as expected, packed with coffee, and along with the burnt malts, it gives this ale quite a bit of bitterness. This is nicely balanced by a healthy dose of sweet chocolate. Semidry finish. It’s fairly thick bodied, with soft but generous carbonation. Coats the mouth pretty well. All in all, this is nothing new or exciting, but it’s damn well made. Great balance, tons of flavour, and nothing fans of imp stouts wouldn’t love.


Saturday, June 18, 2011

Hop what? Hopslam!

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Starting with six different hop varietals added to the brew kettle &  culminating with a massive dry-hop addition of Simcoe hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale  possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repetoire. Selected specifically because of their aromatic qualities, these Pacific Northwest varieties contribute a pungent blend of grapefruit, stone fruit, and floral notes. A generous malt bill and a solid dollop of honey provide just enough body to keep the balance in check, resulting in a remarkably drinkable rendition of the Double India Pale Ale style.

What I get:
Cloudy orange color.  Aroma of floral and citrus--especially grapefruit-- hops.  Flavor like a grapefruit bomb--very zesty and bracing, with some tangerine, but not all that bitter.  Body comprised more of a lighter cookie malt than the richer caramel/toffee malt of other 2IPAs. Leaves a mild "citrus oil" finish on the tongue. Actually quite resfreshing.


Friday, June 17, 2011

Mean manalishi iipa

650 ml bottle.

Pours a beautiful dark mahogany colour with a thick, slightly off-white head. Leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of tropical fruits, floral hops and strong mandarin orange. Flavour of pleasant floral hops, sweet caramel malts, toffee, grapefruit and pine needles. Medium/full bodied with a pleasant smooth mouthfeel and a bitter, fruity and strong piney finish. Awesome DIPA.


Green flash

Loving the bold citrus with a bitter simcoe bite. This is a bold ipa. Perfect lake beer; cheers to the weekend.


Thursday, June 16, 2011

Sweetwater under appreciated

Love this beer. great grapefruit aroma, big pine swallow, boldcarb and cracker pale ale 2 row. loving it.


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mikkellar bad worse


COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
English: Big Bad’s big bro......

Barley Wine brewed with water, malt (pilsner and cara-munich), candy sugar, hops (nugget, cascade and centennial) and yeast.

Found this in the cellar. It's an 09 vintage with super low carb. Dark red burgundy appearance with a pretty much non-existent head. Strong raisin, prune, sugary, malty, boozy nose.  incredibly sweet, caramel sugary, malty flavor with a quite a bit of booze.


What I'm drinking Wednesday

Mikkellar hoppy Easter pale ale. Wild hop flavor and cracker malt make this a perfect summer beer. Price point is on the high side. Available at old crabapple bottle shop.


 
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