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Whoo! It's been a long time since I used this blog, serves me right for not writing the password down. I finally got my Cicerone certification and I'm working with a small brewery out of west Texas, but not much else has changed. I went to Chicago for Christmas and brought back a few gems, as well as a hefty helping of Danish beer I can't get here. TABC is a sonofabitch, but they let in a few new goodies every now and then.
Another trade today, and I got an Even More Jesus! Of course I'm excited about Scotty Karate and Westbrook Gose but Evil Twin is one of my favorites and I've been dying to try this one. More to come, hopefully, tonight!
Yesterday's yield from trading some of my Heady Toppers. I've been itching to try some of these Midwest legends for a while now, so this is exciting to me. I ought to be getting a couple more interesting finds tonight as well.
Nothing like receiving an unannounced package from my friend in Vermont. Looks like I'm going to have to get my hands on as much Yellow Rose as I can send north. Friends till the end.
This, on the other hand, is Black Thunder: a schwarzbier in all of its fragrant, roasty glory.
Happy Mother's Day, y'all! My mother is across the state right now, so I figured I might as well visit some places in Austin that I haven't haunted in a while. Where better to start than Austin Beerworks? As the weather gets hot and oppressively humid, session beers appeal to me more than ever, and this brewery is the master of the Texas session beer. Case in point: Cranberry Gringo de Mayo, ABW's newest lager brewed with cranberry. Juicy first and foremost, with an underlying current of bready, corn-nutty malt. It isn't Black Thunder, but it's an easy enough way to start an afternoon. Cheers!
Weeeeeell I've been away awhile. Sad to say, I've had some unfortunate family business to attend to in California and it's taken up a lot of my time. That being said, I did get a chance or two to indulge my craft beer obsession. While I was away, I had the opportunity to visit Russian River Brewing Company, though not the time to do anything more than purchase from the bottle shop. Additionally, I went to the Mikkeller bar of San Francisco, where I had a legendary banh mi sandwich and Mikkeller's 1000 IPA, which was much more drinkable than one might expect. Lastly, I raided a BevMo in Oakland and gathered some fine beers to take home. Some of this is available in Texas, but a lot of it is so hard to find. What I'm most excited about is the Speakeasy Syndicate No. 03, which is every bit as good as the Firestone Walker Anniversary blends in my opinion. So, I'm back, and will be reviewing more beer in time. Cheers, y'all!
(512) Black IPA by (512) Brewing Co.
This was had at a friend’s birthday party at Flying Saucer. (512) Brewing Co., named after Austin’s area code, has an odd business model. They are a production brewery that does not can or bottle their beer. You can only find it on tap though it’s available pretty much anywhere you go in Austin. They make a lot of good beer though. They have a wonderful IPA and Pecan Porter. This Black IPA is quite good too. The beer has caramel smoothness paired with a robust roasty malt character. There’s a hint of coffee. Also, IPA flavors like grapefruit shine through the darkness too. The hop bitterness is quite pronounced. Everything is balanced well. This is a solid example of the style.
One of my favorites from the brewery, even better on nitro!
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Art Car IPA by Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
The can is what drew my attention. For one, it’s the first canned beer I’ve seen from Houston-based Saint Arnold (Texas’ oldest craft brewery). Second of all, their label art is usually a bit more realistic than this. It does fit the theme of the name though (and in a sense reminds me of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air intro). Art Car IPA is simply a great American IPA. It has a lot of hop bitterness, a good citrusy hop flavor and is balanced well with a slightly biscuity malt backbone. Great beer. It’d pair nicely with gluing random things to an old sedan.
Love me some Art Car
Good Adweisse (To Øl - Danemark) - “Work Hard Stay Humble”
I went into the local Brass Tap today for a beer trade before work only to find this gem on draft. Say hello to Real Ale Brewing Company's Coffissar imperial stout. A part of their Mysterium Verum series, they took their Commissar RIS and aged it in two oak barrels with cold brew coffee. I'm not going to do a full review on this one, but it was exactly what I wanted today: a bold, dark, coffee-forward beer that didn't clock over 10%. It's got almost as much force of flavor as Victory Java Cask but it's not going to kill my work ethic for today. Get some if you can!
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Romantic Chemistry
IPA Dogfish Head Brewery
7.2% ABV Romantic Chemistry
Choo choo, all aboard the fruit IPA hype train! I bought this and a six pack of Mango Even Keel the other day because I had seen and heard so much about them and the curiosity was killing me. Dogfish Head to me is very hit-or-miss, but that is kind of the nature of what they do. That being said, when you put ginger in an IPA, you have my undivided attention so I didn’t hesitate on this one.
Appearance: Medium amber color with excellent clarity. I mean damn, you can see right through it. I bet they used pectinase to deal with all the mango and apricot in it. When poured, it generated about a finger and a half of off white, bubbly head that dissipated quickly. This one didn’t leave that much lace on the glass either, again probably a pectinase thing but I’m not complaining.
Aroma: Really bright tropical fruitiness followed up with C-hop citrus and pine. Further sniffs yielded the tickling spiciness of ginger. The malt aromas were pretty well hidden under all of the additives and the hops, but there was the suggestion of fresh baked brioche bread crusts there. Romantic Chemistry is all about the fruit and hops though, so it’s to be expected.
Flavor: Tropical juiciness commands attention with an opening mango sweetness followed up with the juicy twang of apricot. The ginger itself is subtle, only becoming spicy and tangy when sips are worked over manually by the tongue. The hops themselves aren’t overpowering in flavor or bitterness, what with only 40 IBUs, but there was a gentle citrus and grapefruit taste that came in at the finish. Just as with the aroma, the malt was not easy to identify, and my perception of it at all was still probably skewed by all the fruit sugars. It came out as a brief, Hawaiian bread sweetness and provided a minimal but palate-pleasing accent to the beer.
Mouthfeel: Forgive me for being obvious, but Romantic Chemistry has a very juicy mouthfeel. It is extremely quaffable with a smooth, light body likely coming from the fruit sugars playing as much of a role as the malt. Little to no hop astringency was present, and there was just enough carbonation to make the IPA a refreshing easy drinking beverage.
At The End: This one was so easy to drink that it was gone before I knew it. That being said, it did get a chance to warm up at least a little bit. Near the end it became easier to perceive the presence of the ginger on the palate. It gave off an herbaceous and slightly warming character to the beer, followed by more noticeable floral and piney notes from the hops that reminded me of drinking Sierra Nevada Torpedo at a sushi bar. We all know that mangoes, apricot, and ginger make for great additions to an American IPA, so I won’t say I’m surprised by how much I liked this one. For such an experimental brewery, however, going with the tried and true and producing a solid beer is a refreshing and comforting change of pace.
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Out and about today at Jester King! It's a beautiful day and I finally worked up the desire to drive out for an hour to the brewery. I'm very glad I did! Got a generous taster of Jester King's farmhouse Biere de Garde, Buford's Roadside Wares. It's made with pecans and aged in oak barrels. I'm not going to write out a whole review on it, but they used some damn fine pecans in this beer: it's tart, nutty and delicious.
Real Heavy Wee Heavy
Real Ale Brewing Co.
9.3%
Yikes! I’ve been lax on my reviews lately. Truth is, I haven’t really had that much beer lately. Or at least any I feel like writing about. I was reorganizing my cellar when I found this one hiding in the back. Having eluded my attention for a year now, I felt it was time to crack it open. This is not the first time that I have had this beer, but I am used to it fresh and on draught, so let’s see what a little maturity does to it.
Appearance: Real Heavy pours a deep amber brown with good clarity for something so malt-dense. The head was thin, tan, and did not stick around for long. This doesn’t really relate to appearance of the beer itself, but I always relish a chance to pull out a thistle glass for a beer of Scottish origin/inspiration.
Aroma: All the scents of rich crystal malts rise up to give one this beer’s first impression: lots of toffee and molasses at the front There was a kind of savory smokiness to it, which was an enjoyable counterweight to the malty sweetness on the nose. Plenty of dried dark fruit esters followed through, along with a heady alcohol note. As one might expect, there were no outward hop aromas.
Flavor: Smoked meat and malt syrup dominated every sip. Prune and raisin came out at the end, along with fresh baked bread and a subtle hop bitterness that didn’t quite balance the sweetness but at least kept it from being cloying.
Mouthfeel: Real Heavy was very smooth and rich, filling the mouth with robust malt. Carbonation was low, as is style-appropriate, but there was just enough to provide a glancing bite before each swallow. Rounded malt richness was definitely the tactile focus here.
At The End: As with most beers of this nature, it gained more syrupy qualities with warmth. As the carbonation died out, it became thick and left a slick layer on the tonuge after each sip. The smoky quality and even the dark fruitiness eventually were drowned out by the toffee and molasses that made Real Heavy more of a dessert topping than a libation. The alcohol also began to provide a low warmth in the mouth, which I thought improved the drinkability. I enjoyed the flavor variety of this Wee Heavy at the start, but I have difficulty getting behind beers that become singularly sweet over time. I’ll stick to 10 oz tap pours of this one from now on.
