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New Beer Blog Right Brain Brewery Concrete Dinosaur Brown Rye IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Right Brain Brewery.  It is their Concrete Dinosaur Brown Rye IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan base craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear dark brown color with a tan constant color head. The aroma has a malty to citrus notes. The taste has a sweet malty to nutty notes with a rye and hop bitter aftertaste.  There is a slight citrus note that comes across. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

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

CONCRETE DINOSAUR
Style: Brown Rye IPA
ABV: 7.2%
Giant notes of Rye accented by subtle citrus undertones. The final flavor experience is very similar to a strongly spiced Pumpernickel bread. 2015 Silver Medal Winner for Best Rye Beer at the Great American Beer Festival®.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.rightbrainbrewery.com

Twitter:  @rightbrainbrew

In the end, I love this brewery.  I just wished this was in a smaller package.  I love their packaging design graphics.  I am not a fan of 16oz cans.  This brewery makes some really good beer and this beer is no different.  This beer has a nice balance.  I love how they added rye to this beer.  This beer is different than Dogfish Head India Brown Ale and there is not too many brown IPA’s on the market.  It is a pretty good beer. I love it. 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

New Beer Best Blog Flying Dog Tropical Bitch IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Flying Dog Brewery.  It is another version of their successful Raging Bitch Belgian IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this East Coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear copper color with semi on white head. The aroma has a tropical fruit to mango and pineapple notes. The taste has a tropical fruit to mango notes with a slight grapefruit aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Alcohol By Volume:8.0%

Availability:  Beginning of February through the end of March

Hop Bitterness:  55 IBU

Specialty Malts: Pale Malt, Caramel Malt

Hops:  Warrior, Galaxy, Amarillo

Yeast:  Belgian

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.flyingdogbrewery.com

Twitter:  @flyingdog

Closing,  I do not understand why it took this craft brewery to build on their success on Raging Bitch IPA.  What I mean is, I am surprise it took this long to make another version of it.  I have to say that it was worth the wait.  They took their time to make a great beer.  There is a nice balance in this beer.  It is a pretty drinkable beer.  There is some nice drinking notes and you can pick it up on the aroma too.  This is a great beer and I highly recommend this beer.  I will be picking up more soon.  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 Rogue Brewery Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout

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In this beer blog, we are going to sample another beer from Rogue Brewery.  It is their Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout.  If you have read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Oregon base craft brewery.  Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan constant color head. The smell has a sweet chocolate notes. The taste has a smooth chocolate with some burn malt notes.  The aftertaste has a smooth chocolate to slight toffee finish. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.rogue.com

Twitter:  @rogueales

Closing, the one thing that I do not understand about this brewery.  The price of their beer is pretty high.  I understand that the brewery has to make money.  I know supplies are not cheap.  However, at the same time, why are their beers are more than the rest of the market’s beers.  I have always asked this question.   They make great beer and I believe they would sell more on that fact.  I believe at a good price and liquid that they would be higher on beer sold by breweries.  I know that they do a great job already and sell a ton of beer yearly. Just like their porter, it is a nice sipping beer.  This beer is in my top five of Oatmeal stouts. I love my stouts.  I love this beer. This is one of their best beers that Rogue Brewery makes.  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

New Beer Blog Rogue Mocha Porter

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Rogue Brewery.  It is their Mocha Porter.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this porter.

It has a jet black color with a tan color constant head. The aroma has a chocolate to slight coffee notes. The taste has a chocolate to slight coffee notes with a dry chocolate and burn notes aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter:

Website:  www.rogue.com

Twitter:  @rogueales

Closing, there is a nice balance in this  beer.  It is a sipping beer that gives the beer drinker something in every sip he or she takes.  This beer has a nice color from the beer and head.  I like it but not one of my favorite porter on the market.  It is in my top ten of porters.  I 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

New Beer Blog New Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into a new beer from New Belgium Brewery.  It is their new everyday beer, which is called Citradelic Tangerine IPA.  Fruit IPA’s will be a new trend in 2016 in the beer world.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear golden color with a semi on constant white head. The aroma has a juicey tangerine to slight citrus and a light hint of grapefruit notes. The taste has a slight caramel and moves into a juicey tangerine to slight hints of citrus to grapefruit notes. The aftertaste has a caramel to tangerine notes finish.  It is not as bitter. The fruit cuts through the IPA bitterness. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Tune in and hop out with New Belgium Citradelic. Set adrift on a kaleidoscopic wave of hoppiness brought to you by a mystical marriage of Citra hops and tangerine peel, which elevates each sip onto a plane of pure tropical, fruity pleasure. Citradelic’s namesake hop and fruit combine to jam with visions of additional hops like citrusy Mandarina Bavaria, tropical Azzaca, and fruity Galaxy for a colorful explosion that’s grounded by just a touch of malty sweetness. Bored by the status quo? Expand your palate with a pour of Citradelic. Launching January 2016.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.newbelgium.com

Twitter:  @newbelgium

Closing, just what I said above, we are going to see more and more fruit IPA’s hitting the market.  We are going to see more grapefruit IPA’s more than anything.  I was happy to see one craft brewery made something a little different for their Fruit IPA.  They put some thought and came up with several recipes to get this beer right.  This beer has a nice balance between the bitterest and fruit notes.  Fruit IPA’s do not have the heavy bitter notes like the normal IPA.  I believe this IPA style will go over really well with the non IPA drinkers.  I love it. This is one of the best fruit IPA’s on the market.  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

New Beer Blog Sweetwater Brewing Whiplash White IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Sweetwater Brewing.  It is their white IPA, which is called Whiplash White IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this southern craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this white IPA.

It has a slight cloudy golden color without a head. There was a white color head at first. The aroma has a slight wheaty with a citrus notes. The taste has a wheaty to citrus notes with a wheaty to bready yeast aftertaste.  It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

What happens when a 500year old Belgian style ale gets rear-ended bya truckload of pompous American hops? It equals one heck of an ambulance chaser of a beer.

This is an American style Belgian IPA, with a subtle phenolic flavor in combination with citrusy/piney hops, well balanced at 6.2% and 55 IBUs, with a tart, dry finish.

2014 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal winner for American-Belgo-Style Ale category.

Grains: 2-Row, Wheat, Flaked Oats

Hops: Bravo, Ahtanum, Centennial, Cascade
Dry Hop: Ahtanum, Centennial, Simcoe
Yeast: Strong Belgian Ale
ABV: 6.3%
IBUs: 55
Available: December through February

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sweetwaterbrew.com

Twitter:  @sweetwaterbrew

Closing, as many of you know, I am not a huge fan of this beer style. I was a little nervous picking up the sampler pack with this beer.  Since I am not a fan, I have to say that this is a pretty good beer.  It is well balance but has some nice hop bitter notes to keep that hophead happy.  This white IPA is a little different than the rest of the white IPA’s on the market.  It is not too wheaty.  This fact is the only reason why I might pick it up again.  I 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

New Beer Blog New Belgium Side Trip Belgian Style Pale Ale

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In this spring seasonal beer blog, we are going to get into one of the new seasonal beers for the year from New Belgium Brewery.  It is their Side Trip Belgian Style Pale Ale.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Mountain high craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this craft pale ale.

It has a clear golden color with a white constant head. The aroma has a hay to bready like notes. The taste has a bready to earthly notes with a slight citrus notes. The aftertaste has a farm like to earthy finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Sometimes it’s a side trip that makes the journey. During our last anniversary retreat to Belgium, brewmaster Peter Bouckaert embarked on a sensory excursion to find the perfect yeast strain for his next creation: Side Trip Belgian Pale Ale. A beer from Brouwerij Van Den Bossche led Bouckaert to the brewery’s family Buffalo yeast strain, which they happily shared, and the foundation was set. Additions of Belgian Chateau Abbey and Cara Ruby malts from Castle Malting, the oldest malting plant in Belgium, as well as Belgian Magnum, Saphir and Target hops builds a bready, caramel-sweet wash with traces of stone fruits, and a balanced herbal bitterness for a pleasantly dry finish. Take a break from your journey with a Side Trip.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.newbelgium.com

Twitter:  @newbelgium

Closing, New Belgium Brewery has been making beer for 25 years now.  They are throwing a party this year and this spring seasonal is starting it up.  This beer has all ingredients from Belgium.  I am talking the yeast to the hops and etc.  The yeast came from Belgium brewery. I will have to say this is by far my favorite seasonal from this craft brewery.  I love it and I am stocking up on it.  I am going to try to age this beer for at least a year.  I want to see what happens with this beer.  This is well balance and they did a great job.  I believe it will hold pretty well for a year. 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

New Beer Blog The Brew Kettle Dark Helmet Bier

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Brew Kettle Brewery.  It is their Dark Helmet Bier.  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 Brew Kettle Brewery.  Let us get into this dark lager.

It has a jet black color with a white constant head. The aroma has a chocolate to slight alcohol notes. The taste has a chocolate and malty notes with a slight alcohol notes. The aftertaste has a chocolate to malty crisp dry finish. It is kind of drinkable beer.

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

Dark Helmet

A true TBK original, we kick this German-style black lager up a couple notches. Big clean malty flavor with just a hint of roasted malt. “May the Schwartz be with you!”

8.0% ABV 35 IBUs

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.thebrewkettle.com

Twitter:  @brewkettle

In the end, I am not huge fan of lagers.  I do like black lagers.  I will drink them over a normal golden or amber lager.  With all that said, I do like the balance in this brew.  I believe the Imperial side makes this beer special.  I do not think a normal black lager would be good from this brewery. I could be wrong.  I am not saying they cannot make a good one.  I believe they went the right way and made it an Imperial black lager.  It is pretty good beer. It is a nice Imperial beer. I love it.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Metal it!  Enjoy it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout

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In this beer blog, we are going get into another beer from Weyerbacher Brewery.  It is their Sunday Morning Stout.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know Weyerbacher Brewery.  Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan constant color head. The aroma has a heavy coffee and chocolate notes. The taste has a chocolate to coffee notes with a dry coffee aftertaste finish. It is a sipping beer.

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

Sunday Morning Stout
Sunday Morning Stout, 11.3% ABV, is an Imperial American Stout brewed with coffee and aged in bourbon barrels. This brew pours a beautiful ebony with a large, creamy, off-white head that lasts and lasts.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.weyerbacher.wpengine.com

Twitter:  @weyerbacher

In closing, this craft brewery is slowly becoming on my go to list of new beers.  Yes, I know some of these beers are not new to most of you reading this post.  They came into the Michigan market about year ago.  I missed this beer last year so when I saw it this time around.  I had to pick it up.  There is a nice balance from the coffee and stout notes.  It is almost like a black coffee.  It is a perfect morning beer. I like it but not my favorite coffee beer. I would not drink this beer in the morning.  That is just flat out crazy.  I 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

New Beer Blog Goose Island Rasselbock

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into the first beer from Fulton Street beer series from Goose Island Brewery for this year.  This is the first of four in the series that are in package.  There are four beers on the package and draft.  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 Dark Rye Bock beer.

It has a cloudy light brownish copper color with a white constant head. The aroma has a sweet malty with a heavy banana notes. The taste has a heavy banana notes with a sweet malty to rye notes. The aftertaste has a dry finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Brewer’s Notes

There was particular attention to the malt bill using pale munich, wheat and rye. There was no fruit harmed in the making of this beer, however you can’t avoid the beautiful banana esters and clove phenals that the Weihenstephan weizen yeast expresses. Rasselbock is a German style Dark, Rye, Wheat beer.

Recipe Information

  • Style: Dunkelroggenweizenbock

  • Alcohol by Volume: 6.8%

  • International Bitterness Units: 28
  • Color: Pumpernickel

  • Hops: Hallertau
  • Malts: Munich, Rye, Wheat, Midnight Wheat, Rice Hulls

Here is a their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.gooseisland.com

Twitter:  @gooseisland

Closing, I remember when the Fulton Foods series started.  It was like six to seven years ago.  These beers are spin-off from that series of beers.  They renamed it Fulton Street beers.  They are doing package and draft.  I am pretty happy that they are releasing these beers outside of the Chicago market.  This gives other markets something new and exciting for Goose Island.  When I heard about this beer, I was looking forward to trying this beer.  This complex ale has many tasting notes in it. It is drinkable but perfect for a Midwest spring and summer season.  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