Colorado Summer 2012, a set on Flickr.Click link for complete set
Some photos our most recent trip. Mostly not Beer related but I have to break up the beer posts.
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Photos, Food and Motorcycles
Sam Adams Verloren Gose
A: Pours a somewhat hazy golden with a medium white head, solid lace.
S: Citrus, some wheat malt, coriander, somewhat yeasty, no Salt yet.
T: Coriander and bready wheaty malt. Some light salt flavour at the end, but it’s hard to get to. Hopping is very light.
M: Light-bodied, crisp carbonation, salty aftertaste at point.
O: Not a drain pour but I wouldn’t buy it again. I would like to try more of this style to give it a good comparison.
Boulevard Brewing Co. Unfiltered Wheat
Appearance: Pours a cloudy pale lemon color with touch of lace. I blame the plastic cup that was available.
Smell: Grainy wheat flavor with faint banana and lemon esters
Taste: Wheat taste with a hits of lemongrass.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied and heavily carbonated
Drinkability: Easy drinking summer beer, nice example of a Pale wheat ale.
Had at Big Bobs Burgers in San Antonio
St. Sebastiaan Golden
Appearance: Pours a hazy honey color with sturdy lingering head
Smell: A hint of bread and biscuit with a touch of fruit, not a bad aroma but devoid of anything great.
Taste: Starts like it smells with bread and biscuits coming through,a hint of fruit in the middle, a bit sweet and finishes with a very subdued pepper note.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, light carbonation.
Drinkability: Welp. Not the most exciting Tripel if you can call it that. Cool bottle but pain in the ass to get the paint off for Homebrew use. Will pass on this in the future.
Serving type: bottle, split in two tulips.
Mikkeller Barrel-Aged Black Hole
A: Pours black in color with an off-white head that fades quickly
S: Buckets of dark roasted malt with a mild to moderate acidity. A bit of fireplace like smells coming in as well.
T: Very dark and roasted malty, Lots of acidity the taste of the fireplace coming in as well.
M: Medium bodied, medium carb.
O: Drain pour. Way to much ash and char flavor for me. Black and Tar like. Although not a huge RIS fan this one was over the top for me.
Serving type: bottle
Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela
A: Pours a dark cloudy orange with a huge white head, had to wait a bit to drink it. Leaves lots of lace.
S: A touch of funk and sour coming though with some spices. Not much pumpkin which is nice
T: A touch sour and funky, the lightest pumpkin beer I have had. Sweet with a slight acid bite.
M: Moderate acidity, medium-bodied, dry slightly bitter aftertaste.
D: Interesting beer for sure. Very characteristic jolly pumpkin, not a spice/pumpkin bomb witch I did like.
Serving type: bottle
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire
A: Dark brown with red hints. Produces a off white head that settles quickly
S: Token funk coming through. A slight tannin maybe leather smell as well.
T: Slightly sour but eases up pretty quick to the familiar Saison taste.
M: light body with high carbonation that tingles.
D: A nice saison but not the best I have ever had. The sourness is a welcomed addition though
Alaskan White
A – Poured a golden brown with a off white head that fades quickly.
S – Coriander and lemon with wheat coming in as well.
T – Lemony and wheat like with hints of coriander.
M -Crisp, smooth finished dry, medium carbonation.
O – Nice version of a witbeer, perfect for summer time.
De Proefbrouwerij La Grande Blanche
A – Poured out a hazy, orange color with some bits of sediment with a two-finger, off-white head of foam. It left minimal lacing.
S -Fruity and yeasty with some strong wheat notes.
T -Yeasty and spicy with a good wheat backbone. There was a subtle orange zestiness.
M – It was crisp, sharp and smooth. It was medium bodied with a dry finish and an alcohol warmth.
O – Very nice, lacks the ultimate refreshing feeling of a witbeer to my liking.
Serving type: bottle
New Belgium Lips of Faith Tart Lychee
A: Hazy straw color with orange hue. Small white head that fades quickly
S: Quite tart with some noticeable fruit character, Some good green apple and lemon notes, along with a mild barnyard funkeness. Not sure what a Lychee is or smell like so cant compare it to that.
T: Lots of great lactic tartness and fruit flavors. Definitely some green apples, and lemons. The oak is there, mainly in a tannic and mildly funky form. Decent amount of brett funk and dryness.
M: A puckering tartness along with a dry finish, medium body, and moderate carbonation.
D:Great beer, nice balance, and complexity with a touch of sourness. I would buy this again for sure.
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