Today's beer adventure: Yellowstone Brewing Wild Fly Ale (Montana, USA). 355ml bottle. 5.9% ABV. Served in pint glass. Purchased at during our last trip to Plentywood for "supplies". About $12.00 for 6 once you get them across the border.
The pour is a pleasing dark amber, almost brown. A little bit opaque. 1-1/2 fingers of white head. Fairly high carbonation. Great lacing. Nose is toffee, plum, lemon, a bit of pine, honey(?).
The flavour is sweet - honey up front, caramel/toffee, the pine is there and the lemon as well - cutting the sweetness a bit. Lots of sweet malty back end.
Rating is 6.5/10 dogs. Decent. This is another where I had a bottle before I put it in a glass to taste and the glass makes a big difference - I wasn't too much of a fan of this when it was in the bottle. Overall a little too sweet for me - honey sweet rather than malty sweet.
What other people think: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1125/3297/
More about the brewery: http://www.yellowstonevalleybrew.com/WFA.htm
Today's beer adventure: Bayern Brewing Maibock (Montana, USA). 355ml bottle. 6.5% ABV. Served in pint glass. Purchased at during our last trip to Plentywood for "supplies". About $12.00 for 6 once you get them across the border.
The pour is a golden honey amber. Slightly hazy. Small amount of quickly dissipating head. Good lacing though. Medium carbonation. Nose is of ripe apples, pears, banana, apricots, bread, toffee(?).
The flavour is sweet malty goodness. Apricot, pears, apples round out the fruit flavours, then caramel and toffee bring up the middle. Bit of citrus hops on the end and more malt. Finish is long, malty with a slight bitterness right at the end.. The alcohol is non-existent.
Rating is 7.5/10 dogs. Ahh..Bayern. You'll make a lager fan of me yet. Damn I like everything from this place. This would definitely have a regular place in my collection if it was more readily available in Canuckistan. Me likey.
What other people think: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/605/31485
More about the brewery: http://www.bayernbrewery.com/beer/maibock.htm
(From June 2012) Today's beer adventure: Bushwakker Honey Thistle Wit (Regina, SK). On tap at the brewpub. 4.8% ABV. Served in pint glass. $6.95/pint.
The pour is straw yellow. Hazy. Huge head. Medium carbonation. Nose is lemon and grapefruit, cloves, coriander and white pepper.
The flavour is classic witbier: banana, lemon, cloves, citrus zest, bread. Finish is tart and slightly bitter.
Rating is 7.5/10 dogs. More interesting than I remember. Very light and refreshing. Perfect beer for a hot evening on the deck.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bushwakker-honey-thistle-wit/32057/
Brewer's website: http://www.bushwakker.com/inside/beer_list.htm
Today's beer adventure: Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve Classic Northwest Lager (whew!) (Oregon, USA). 355ml bottle. 4.8% ABV. Served in stolen BP pint glass. Purchased during a recent trip to Plentywood, MT. $9.99USD for a sixer plus all the fees the Canadian and SK governments add on at the border....about $13.00 for the six.The pour is a straw yellow with one finger of white head. Medium/high carbonation. Nose is sweet sweet malt, light floral hops. Not much else to be said there.The flavour is sweet pear, apples, a bit of citrusy hop, grass. Sparkles on the tongue..high carbonation..very "macro beer".Rating is 5.75/10 dogs. Better than most macros, but not really that stellar. Meh. S'OK.What other people think: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/719/5040/Brewer's website: http://www.henryweinhards.com/hw/Default.aspx
Today's beer adventure: Ninkasi Brewing Spring Reign Ale (Oregon, USA). 355ml bottle. 6.0% ABV. Served in pint glass. Purchased during a recent trip to Plentywood, MT. $9.99USD for a sixer plus all the fees the Canadian and SK governments add on at the border....about $13.00 for the six.The pour is a red/amber with only a small amount of white head. Low carbonation. Nose is floral, orange, lemon, little bit of sweet malt. Been down this road before.. :)The flavour is tart lemon, lime and orange. Malty in the middle. A bit of floral hop on the finish. Crisp, light mouthfeel. Rating is 7/10 dogs. Seasonal release. Nice beer. I think I like the Total Domination IPA better though.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ninkasi-spring-reign-ale/99158/Brewer's website: http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/beers/spring_reign
Today's beer adventure: Bayern Brewing Dump Truck Summer Bock (Montana, USA). 355ml bottle. 6.0% ABV. Served in my stolen BP pint glass. Purchased at some random gas station in Montana. $7.99/6 pack sounds about right.
The pour is hazy lemon yellow with a small amount of head. Medium carbonation. Nose is sweet malt, lemon. Not much on the nose for me.
The flavour is sweet malt, lemon loaf, grass, grapefruit. Short, sweet malt finish. The flavour, though simple, begs you to come back for more.
Rating is 7.5/10 dogs. Very nice bock. Quaffable. I want another. I really like the offerings from Bayern...if I could get them more consistently, they would be mainstays for me.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bayern-dump-truck/124845/
Brewer's website: http://www.bayernbrewery.com/beer/dumptruck.htm
Today's beer adventure: Ninkasi Brewing Total Domination IPA (Oregon, USA). 355ml bottle. 6.7% ABV. Served in pint glass. Purchased during a recent trip to Plentywood, MT. $9.99USD for a sixer plus all the fees the Canadian and SK governments add on at the border....about $13.00 for the six.
The pour is a hazy yellow amber with 2 fingers of white head that sticks around for a bit turning into some heavy lacing. High carbonation in the glass. Nose is floral, orange, slight pine, lemon, little bit of sweet malt.
The flavour is citrus - mostly orange although grapefruit, lemon and lime are there as well. Pine. Sweet malt on the back end. Bitter pine and citrus finish. Medium mouthfeel.
Rating is 7.25/10 dogs. S'alright. Quite approachable. The orange throws me a bit, but it's not off-putting. I like it.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ninkasi-total-domination-ipa/62382/
Brewer's website: http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/beers/
