Ymm, Beer!

[devildeac]

Continuing the Dire Wolf flight:

Dire Wolf Coquito (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewery

Still local.

Credit-son bought the flight and he twisted my arm to help finish it; thanks!!
Style-rum barrel aged, coconutized imperial stout
Format-sampler
Stemware-small sample glasses
Appearance-dark brown, no head
Nose-rum and coconut
Mouthfeel-salacious
Tastes-rum, dark brown sugar, wood, coconut, char, dark chocolate
Adjuncts-toasted coconut
IBU-maybe 50
ABV-10.8%
Overall impression-reminds me of the Christmas Island GBS variant; IOW, it was excellent
Ymm, Beer rating-upper tier cat 3; I could drink 6 of these ; delighted there’s an 8 ounce bottle in my trader package

[devildeac]

Daybreak (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

At the brewery can’t be more local.

Credit-thanks, son, for buying/sharing your flight!!
Style-flavored cream ale
Format-shared 5 ounce portion
Stemware-sampler glass
Appearance-clear yellow; tiny head
Nose-floral coffee🥴
Mouthfeel-gentle
Tastes-blonde coffee, vanilla and, wait for it, light cream
Adjuncts -coffee and vanilla but sadly fuse, no cream
IBU-20?
ABV-6%
Overall impression-dissonant but well brewed
Ymm, Beer rating-upper cat 2; not sexy but quite refreshing at 90 degrees in the shade

[devildeac]

Chocolate Cinnamon Toast Brunch (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

Really local.

Credit-son for treating/sharing a 5 beer flight; thanks!!
Style-many flavored cream ale
Format-^^^^
Stemware-tasting glass
Appearance-same as Daybreak
Nose-not much
Tastes-weak coffee and chocolate; no cinnamon, vanilla or, gasp, cream
Adjuncts-^^^^
Overall impression-disappointing
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 2; thought maybe they went “light” on all adjuncts so not to overpower any one in particular

[devildeac]

Wall Market (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

Yep.

Credit-still sipping our son’s treater sampler; thank!
Style-fruited imperial gose
Format-#3 taster in our flight
Stemware-cute little sampler glass
Appearance-very cloudy, well, apricot hue
Nose-apricot nectar which I greatly enjoyed in my youth
Mouthfeel -slightly pulpy
Tastes-fresh and juiced apricots, pinch of salt, hint of lemon
Adjuncts-many, many apricots were sacrificed for this delight
Overall impression-fantastically refreshing at a shaded table at 90 degrees outside the taproom
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3, perhaps very close to middle tier; wonderful creation

[devildeac]

Continuing the Dire Wolf flight:

Dire Wolf Coquito (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewery

Still local.

Credit-son bought the flight and he twisted my arm to help finish it; thanks!!
Style-rum barrel aged, coconutized imperial stout
Format-sampler
Stemware-small sample glasses
Appearance-dark brown, no head
Nose-rum and coconut
Mouthfeel-salacious
Tastes-rum, dark brown sugar, wood, coconut, char, dark chocolate
Adjuncts-toasted coconut
IBU-maybe 50
ABV-10.8%
Overall impression-reminds me of the Christmas Island GBS variant; IOW, it was excellent
Ymm, Beer rating-upper tier cat 3; I could drink 6 of these ; delighted there’s an 8 ounce bottle in my trader package

[devildeac]

Final one for the night:

Rye Barrel Lord Maris (draft)-Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

Done with local, but not for long.

Credit-son; thanks!!
Style-rye barrel aged barleywine which I think they call Nippert
Format-half a taster
Stemware-small tasting glass
Nose-booze
Mouthfeel-seductive
Tastes-wet leather, wood, burnt caramel/toffee, bourbon, mustiness, wood and orange liqueur
IBU-probably 60
ABV-11.8% (holy )
Overall impression-I stopped liking barleywines a few years ago but I’ve drink 6 of these, or more
Ymm, Beer rating-top/center cat 3; a terrifically balanced and aged barleywine; there may be one of these in my trading package

[devildeac]

Focal Banger-The Alchemist

Local when purchased.

Credit-nrrrrvous and his kind and patient and understanding family: thanks!!
Style-American IPA
Format-pint can, shared with son Thursday evening
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-hazy, yellow and foamy
Nose-grapefruit and mangoes
Mouthfeel-pithy and juicy
Tastes-white grapefruit juice, mango slices and orange rind with a hint of resin
Hops-Citra and Mosaic
IBU-maybe 55 to 60
ABV-7%
Overall impressi-I’m gonna be that guy or and say this beer is overrated as a top 10 IPA/NEIPA and a beeradvocate 100 rating; Heady Topper is better
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; it’s an excellent American IPA but I’m not buying this hype; I’m thrilled to have it and would have again but New Anthem and Burial make IPAs as good as this

[devildeac]

Tefnut Blackberry and Blueberry-The Veil Brewing in collaboration with Omnipollo

Local for the purchasing agent.

Credit-a beer for cash deal with nrrrrvous; thanks!!
Style-fruited imperial smoothie, err, gose
Format-pint can, shared with son Thursday night
Stemware-snifter
Appearance-purple haze that put a spell on me
Nose-berries and berries
Mouthfeel- thin smoothie
Tastes-a bundle of berries
Adjuncts-^^^^
IBU-10ish
ABV-10%; beer smoothie
Overall impression-amazingly good
Ymm, Beer rating-mid/upper cat 3; another amazingly good Veil fruity that we both liked a bit less than the orange pineapple whip but delicious indeed

[devildeac]

Juice Machine-Tree House Brewing Company

It was local when bought.

Credit-nrrrrvous again; thanks!!
Style-DIPA; beeradvocate might have it listed as a NEDIPA
Format-above
Valuable fresh data-brewed on 07/19/21
Stemware-snifters (another shared beer)
Appearance-^^^^
Nose-orange and mango
Mouthfeel-almost pillowy
Tastes-mango, orange, splash of pineapple and a drop of guava
Hops-Magnum, Columbus, Amarillo, Citra, and Galax
IBU-70; very well balanced
ABV-8.2%
Overall impression-not sure it’s the #6 (or #8 or #16; can’t remember how many lists I read) DIPA/NEDIPA but it’s still outstanding
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; huge props again to nrrrrvous for his selection and willingness to trade this for some freshly printed legal tender

[devildeac]

Twice the Daily Serving Mixed Berry-Trillium Brewing Company

Local for the traveling purchase agent.

Credit-it’s nrrrrvous time again; thanks!!
Style-fruited imperial Berliner Weisse
Format-^^^^
Birthdate-07/13/21
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-smoothie!!
Mouthfeel-berry, berry fruity with a hin of sour
Tastes-raspberry jellied candy, blueberry pie, strawberry jam, boysenberry juice, fresh blackberries with a hint of freshly squeezed lemonade for tartness
Adjuncts-guessing all the berried on the scale were included
Vitamin C content-not revealed
IBU-10ish
ABV-7.2% (are you kidding me? for a Berliner Weisse?)
Overall impression-fantastic creation
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; what a league to be in with Trillium and Veil fruit smoothie brews

[Bob Green]

Three Notch’d Local Lager from Charlottesville. A crisp, refreshing beer.

*** Goes Great with Football ***

[devildeac]

Three Notch’d Local Lager from Charlottesville. A crisp, refreshing beer.

*** Goes Great with Football ***

What about that Kalamazoo Stout?

[Bob Green]

Three Notch’d Local Lager from Charlottesville. A crisp, refreshing beer.

*** Goes Great with Football ***

What about that Kalamazoo Stout?

I have not yet tried one. Perhaps today.

[Bob Green]

Enjoying a Chesapeake Pale Ale from Alewerks Brewing Company. It is smooth.

[devildeac]

Three Notch’d Local Lager from Charlottesville. A crisp, refreshing beer.

*** Goes Great with Football ***

What about that Kalamazoo Stout?

I have not yet tried one. Perhaps today.

Stouts are a bit more difficult to sip during the dog days of summer.

[devildeac]

From last PM:

Local for the purchasing agent.

Credit-nrrrrvous; many, many thanks!!
Style-IPA/NEIPA
Format-^^^^; shared with our son last PM
Stemware-snifters
Appearance-^^^^
Nose-pineapple and peach
Mouthfeel-pillowy
Tastes-pineapple, mango, peach, a shot of OJ and a twist of zest
IBU-72 (NFW!!)
ABV-6.8%
Overall impression-meets the hype for the #6 (or #8 or #16) beeradvocate rating
Ymm, Beerr rating-mid cat 3; I can’t recall any better IPAs I’ve ever had but perhaps some equals from Burial, Veil and Resident Culture; an outstanding purchase by nrrrrvous

[devildeac]

War in My Mind-The Veil Brewing Company

Guess who it’s local for?

Credit-nrrrrvous again; thanks!!
Style-NETIPA
Format-pint can, shared
Stems-snifters
Appearance-yellow haze
Nose-liquid cannabis
Mouthfeel-pithy, bitter, tropical, Mon
Tastes-a substance not legal in this state, pineapple, mango, peach and cantaloupe
Adjuncts-flaked, malted and raw wheat
Hops-Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Galaxy and a touch of Columbus
IBU-secret but I’ll guess 60s
ABV-11% (yo, yo, yo)
Overall impression-doubt you’ll find many more fresh, dank brews than this
Ymm, Beer rating-mid cat 3; another relatively uncommon brew that Veil nails again

[devildeac]

Cuvée Peach-Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Local for one of the purchasing agents

Credit-the poster fka accfanfrom1970; thanks!!
Style-white wine barrel aged fruited tripel
Format-12 ounce stubbie!!
Stemware-chalice
Appearance-yellow orange with a modest, fizzy head
Nose-just peachy
Mouthfeel-fruity and vinous
Tastes-lots and lots of peaches; white wine, pinch of black pepper
Adjuncts-peaches; no apricots mentioned but they’ve brewed their Peach Tripel w/apricots in the past
IBU-25
ABV-9% (lite beer )
Overall impression-a fun/enjoyable concoction
Ymm, Beer rating-low cat 3; would pair with a fruit salad before dinner, some sweet and sour dish or serve as a wonderful dessert beverage

[devildeac]

French Toast-Lickinghole Creek Brewing Company

Local for the anxious RVA resident.

Credit-nrrrrvous; thanks!
Style-flavored imperial brown ale
Delivery vessel-pint can
Sipping vessel-standard pint glass
Appearance-well, it was brown and foamy
Noise-maple syrup
Mouthfeel-well, kinda syrupy
Tastes-lots of maple with a pinch of cinnamon and a drizzle of vanilla; a bit nutty, too
Adjuncts-maple flavoring, cinnamon and vanilla
IBU-28
ABV-8%
Overall impression-the maple is overdosed here and mostly hides the other flavors
Ymm, Beer rating-high cat 2; I’d pour a couple ounces over pancakes or French toast some morning; this would have been better shared

[devildeac]

Precipice of Self Immolation (draft)-Burial Beer Company

Yep, local.

Credit-device rep during a beer and pizza summit tonight; thanks!!
Style-IPA
Format-^^^^
Serving vessel-cheap arse craft beer store plastic cup but doubt of hotel origin
Appearance-yellow haze; smallish, creamy head
Nose-ripe citrus
Mouthfeel-juicy and creamy
Tastes-OJ, pineapple, peach and cantaloupe
Adjuncts-oats
Hops-Incognito, DDH Strata, Sabro and Cashmere
IBU-39
ABV-7%
Overall impression-another round tripper for Burial
Ymm, Beer rating-mid level cat 3; this was excellent with a slice of a New Yorker pizza from Vic’s Ristorante 1.5 blocks from the office and 30 yards from Bottle Rev