Bayou Tech Brewing LLC, Arnaudville, LA 6% ABV Clear dark amber/copper in color with a nose of fruit of a typical farmhouse ale. Large Marge believes that this beer tastes like a Tootsie Roll up front. For a Saison beer it is not bad, but not great: we prefer the North Coast Le Merle. Would…
Month: August 2016
Lazy Magnolia Lazy Saison
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, Kiln, MS Lazy Saison is a “southern cultivated” Belgian-style ale with a complex bouquet of floral and fruity aromas, a medium body, malted wheat flavors, and a welcomed crisp, dry finish on the palate. Do something lazy, you deserve it! 5.5% ABV Clear golden/amber in color with not much of a…
Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO; Brevard, NC 6.5% ABV Clear amber in color with a slight malty nose. There is a lot going on with this Pale Ale: malt, hops and fruit. It is malty up front, the hops join in mid-palate and a touch of fruit on the aftertaste. Balanced and fairly seamless. Highly…
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA and Mills River, NC In 1980, we created a beer highlighting the bold pine and citrus flavors of whole-cone Cascade hops. Today, our all-natural, bottle-conditioned Pale Ale is recognized worldwide as a classic. 5.6% ABV Light amber in color and has a nose of malt with a hint of…
New Belgium Hoppy Blonde
New Belgium Brewing Company, Ft. Collins, CO Jumping with Mosaic hops, and a malty backbone to help soften the landing, Hoppy Blonde is a full flavored free-fall that’s perfect for celebrating spring. 5.7% ABV Clear gold in color with a strong citrus hoppy nose. Has the most bite for a Blonde Ale that we have…
New Belgium and Hof ten Dormaal Golden Ale (Lips of Faith Series)
New Belgium Brewing, Ft. Collins, CO A deliciously uncommon springtime beer, our Golden Ale brewed with Hof ten Dormaal blends modern Mosaic hops and malted sunflower seeds with Old World ingredients such as Saaz hops, spelt and wild carrot herbs. It’s New and Old Belgium together in a bottle. 7% ABV Clear gold in color…
Urban South Delta Momma Citra Lager
Urban South Brewery, New Orleans, LA A crisp Vienna-style lager that throws tradition aside. Delicate, semi-sweet, and brewed with Citra hops, this beer is sure to turn those little teardrops to a smile. 5.5% ABV Hazy yellow/amber in color with a strong nose of Citra hops for some reason. Also tastes like Citra. If we…
Lagunitas Pils Czech Style Pilsener
Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, CA; Chicago, IL 6% ABV Clear gold in color with a malty nose. Tastes similar to Pilsner Urquell, but not as complex. There is a bit of sweetness, but not cloying. Seems lighter than a 6% beer. Would we have it again? Nah… https://lagunitas.com/beers/pils
Sixth All-Grain Brew: Ordinary Bitter
Rainy Saturday in New Orleans = cooler than normal so we took advantage and had a combo botting and brew day. Went with No Short Measure Ordinary Bitter recipe from Brewing Classic Styles by Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer with one big change: Fuggles instead of Kent Goldings hops as our beer supply store was out….
Wiseacre Tiny Bomb American Pilsner
Wiseacre Brewing Company, Memphis, TN 4.5% ABV Clear gold in color with a very light floral nose. Dry as a bone and not a lot to it: perhaps a bit of a bite on the tail end. This beer is just kind of there. We like it a lot more than Squatter’s Squasatch Hoppy Pils,…
Terrapin Sound Czech Pils
Terrapin Beer Company, Athens, GA Like music to your ears, the Terrapin “Sound Czech Pilsner” is a concert of flavor. Brewed with 100% Pilsner malt for exceptional crispness, and accompanied by Czech and German hops for noble superiority, this traditional lager will make you stand up for an encore performance. 5.2% ABV Clear gold in…
Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Lager is a direct descendent of the pre-Prohibition favorite Vienna lager style, displaying a firm malt center supported by a refreshing bitterness and a floral dry-hopped aroma. A true American original, its smooth, refreshing and versatile with food. Whether it is your first craft beer or your hundreth, you’ll find…
so hoppy together 