Month: July 2015

New Beer Blog Great Lakes Brewing Sharp Shooter

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In this summer beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Great Lakes Brewery.  It is the first seasonal with their new packaging.  It is a new beer in their books.  It is Sharpshooter Session Wheat IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Midwest craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this beer.

It has a cloudy golden color with a white constant head. The smell has a nice welcoming orange notes. The taste has a citrus to orange notes. The aftertaste has an orange like finish that is not over bearing. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Inspired by Ohio’s “little sure shot” Annie Oakley, our Session Wheat IPA is peppered with rounds of whole Orange peel and fully loaded with Jarrylo hops.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.greatlakesbrewing.com

Twitter:  @GLBC_Cleveland

In the end, I saw this coming down the pipeline.  I thought Great Lakes Brewery was way behind the beer trends.  I have to say they came up with something different than the rest of White IPA’s.  I like it.  It is not my go to as far as Summer seasonals.  I have to say it is up with all the straight wheat ales and fruit beers that hit the market during the summer.  With that all said, I was wrong.  Great Lakes Brewery is seeing something that I did not see. I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gamil.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Great Lakes Brewing Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to sample another brew from Great Lakes Brewery.  It is their Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts, you know the history of this Ohio base craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery.  Let us get into this Imperial IPA.

It has a clear golden color with a white constant head. The smell has a tropical to almost mango like notes. The taste has a some nice sweet citrus to tropical fruit notes like a mango. The aftertaste has a lasting dry bitter finish. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.greatlakesbrewing.com

Twitter:@GLBC_Cleveland

Ending, I look forward every year for this beer to be released.  I was pretty stun to see that I never blogged about this brew. This brew has a well built malty backbone to give off a nice balance for Imperial IPA. The malty backbone let the hops shine nicely throughout the drinking experience. I love this beer. I love the mango and tropical like notes.  This is a great beer and I wish it was one of their everyday brews.  I highly recommend this brew.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Bell’s Planet Series Neptune The Mystic Stout

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In this special beer blog, we are to finish up the Bell’s Brewery’s Planet Series with Neptune The Mystic Stout.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery.  Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan color head at first but disappears over time. The aroma has a chocolate to sweet maple syrup notes.  The taste has a ton of complex notes. There is a nice chocolate that is smooth. There is a touch of pepper but faded. The aftertaste has a slight burn from peppers that is building up over time.  This is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustav Holst’s Musical composition “The Planets.” Strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece.  Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

Tasting Notes: With Neptune, our Planets Series comes to an end. Inspired by one of Larry Bell’s old homebrew recipes and the music of Gustav Holst, this complex, strong and spiced Imperial Stout offers prominent herbal notes along with flavors of chocolate, roasted malt, licorice/anise and pepper with a touch of heat. Reminiscent of a mystical creation brewed in days gone by, this beer is a good candidate for aging due to the robust characteristics of its ingredients.

SPICES: Star anise, dried cayenne, raisins, dates, black pepper, hickory bark, dandelion root, nutmeg, grains of paradise, fenugreek seeds and dates

Also brewed with maple syrup, molasses and cane sugar in addition to hops and malt.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter:  @bellsbrewery

In the end, I have said this so many times about this Planet Series.  There were good beers and there were some really bad ones.  I felt there were good ones but not worth the price that I paid.  This is a great beer. This is not your father’s beer. It was worth the money. Each sip gives you something new and different, however, the aftertaste from the Cayenne pepper will built throughout the drinking experience.  This beer was a great finish to this series of beers.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13