Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Wichita Brewing Co. IPA, barrel aged black IPA, Chocolate Porter, Russian Imperial Stout barrel aged in Dickel rye whiskey barrels

V.6 IPA, 7% ABV, nice nose, American IPA, 60 IBU.  Would and am drinking again. 
B.A. Seal Team 6, 8.45%, 123 IBU, rye whiskey barrels, the alcohol hits you in the face, but overall a good beer.  Would drink again.
Cocoa Dolce Chocolate Porter, 5.9%, 28 IBU, very good chocolate taste, good Porter, would drink again
Catherine The III, 9.5%, 91 IBU, Russian Imperial Stout, aged in rye whiskey barrels, good beer, would drink again. 

Overall good beers, they have a couple sours, and some Belgium styles. 

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Founders CBS 12/1/17

CBS is Founders Breakfast Stout, aged 3 years in whiskey barrels used to age honey also.  HopKat Westport was celebrating 20 years of beers on 12/1/17.  Ron, Ann, Fran and I tasted CBS 2017, along with KBS 16, and 17 as well as DKNL, the watermelon Gose, barrel aged IPA and Porter.  Needless to say, we spent a while tasting 5 oz beers.  The CBS lived up to its hype and was very good.  multiple samples. 

Friday, December 1, 2017

Founders tasting, we have Founders Imperial Srout, 2015 KBS, 2016 KBS, 2017 KBS. Finishing wing Deschutes Bourbin County Stout, 2015 and 2017.

So, Imperial Stout good beer, would definitely good beer drink anytime I find it.  Next 2015 KBS,  smooth, good beer, tiny bit bolder than the 2016 KBS, nose is a little better, 2017 a fresher nose, all are great beers, to me 2016 is a smoother taste than the 2015, 2017 is a fresher taste.  So good to be able to taste three years again but each other. 

Sunday, October 22, 2017

HopCat Wood & Wild event barrel aged and sours

First beer:
Traverse City 355E.  Bells Brewing, whiskey barrel and American Stout. No whiskey nose, 8.8%, not bad, no coffee or cocoa taste an American Stout with whiskey.  I would drink this beer. 

Second beer:
Black Butte XXIX, Deschutes Brewery, 12%, rum & Bourbon barrel aged with Dutched cocoa, Saigon​ cinnamon & cayenne.  nose is slight cinnamon, cayenne sneaks up on you,
I would drink this beer.

Third beer:
Dragon's Milk Reserve: Triple mash, Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout, triple mashed, only 17% abv.  Smooth in the middle of the tongue, does not taste the 17%.  Triple mashing happens when the mash is cooked and then cooled, cooked cooled for a total of three cookings.  Very nice nose of the imperial Stout.  the triple mashed process is how they used to do beer, it develops the flavor over a longer time frame.  I would drink this in small amounts, dessert at the end of the meal. 

Fourth beer:
Barrel Aged Ten Fidy, Oskar Blues, barrel aged Imperial Stout, 12.9% abv, chocolate covered caramel and coffee, very viscous. Haha a big word from the Brewer.  Liquor taste comes through a bit after.  Amazingly I would drink this beer. 

We are letting all four warm up to see the difference as they came out very cold and I drink KBS at basement Temp.  Better, not so cold. 

Fifth beer,
Clutch, New Belgium Brewing, wood aged Imperial Sour Stout, 8.5%, yes I am tasting a sour Stout and yes it would be New Belgium making it.  A little sour nose, slight sour taste, dark head, I would drink this beer.  Ha! 

Friday, September 29, 2017

Beers from 9/29/17 Bier Station KC

Prison Rodeo, American IPA with a very good coffee note.  Prairie Artisan Ales, OK, I would drink this.

Zephyr, North Peak Brewing, Oat IPA, good fruity nose, delicate front taste, slightly bitter at the end, good drinkable beer, I would drink this.

Keith's Korner, Petennal Brewing. IPA, English yeast, Munich malts to start dry hopped with two others and one experimental.  It has a fruity taste in the middle of my tongue.  I would drink this beer.  

Abyss, Deschutes, Imperial Stout, barrel aged Bourbon barrel, new oak and Pinot noir barrels. 
Good beer to contemplate life over.  Nice complexities, I would drink this beer. 

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Friendship Brewing, Wentzville, MO

Ryenot Chocolate Coffee Rye Beer, 6%, 32 IBU, smooth chocolate and coffee blend, not bitter, good drinker, just enough different, good beer.
Bloody Nose IPA, 7%, 60 IBU, great nose IPA, with blood oranges, the blood oranges give it a different after taste, good beer just different.
Laplander DIPA, 9%, 106 IBU, dry hopped with mosaic and Citra hops, good citrus nose, the 106 IBU is not overpowering, it is bitter but a good IPA bitter.  Good beer. 
Bignose IPA, 7%, 60 IBU, American IPA, good nose , different citrus flavor, good American IPA..

Third Wheel Brewing, St. Peters, MO

Goomah, American Stout, 5.5%, 18  IBU, aged on cocoa nibs and vanilla beans giving it a slight sweetness.  Good beer
Spandex Specter, Belgium Saison, 6.3%, 24 IBU, they say black pepper balances the fruit, dry hopped with Citra hops.  Beer. 
Singular Day 2017,;New England IPA, 7.5%, 37 IBU, double dry hopped, 5 pounds of hops per barrel, El Dorado, Citra and Mandirina Bavaria blend hops.  Really nice citrus nose, good taste, skight citrus finish, good beer. 
Dyslexic API, Imperial IPA, 8.8%, 60 IBU, lactose added with dry hopped with Columbus and Simcoe hops.  60 IBU shows up for a little bitter but the lactose cones through initially.  Outside edges of the tongue find the sweet.   Good beer.
B.O.S.S. Imperial Stout, 10.5%, 62 IBU, dark chocolate, hints of coffee, the high ABV gives a hint of alcohol.  Not much.  Has a slightly bitter after taste, due to the 62 IBU.  Good beer.