Austin micro breweries 9/30/2018 to 10/4/2018

Visited 33 microbreweries in Austin, TX region. Standouts were Jester King, Lazarus, Sean Patrick in San Marcos.  Had a new style IPA, a Brut IPA, very dry, no sugar, developed in CA in April 2018.  A lot of good IPAs in Austin that ate well worth the visit. 

Black Horse Brewing, Knoxville, TN

Blackhorse IPA, American IPA, 70 ibu, 7.2%, citrus nose, mild not high citrus like we have had before.
Coalminers Stout, oatmeal Stout, 35 ibu, 5.5%, smells like a Stout, nice Stout taste.  Good everyday Stout. 
Barnstormer Red, 24 ibu, 5.2%, Amber color, good Ted taste, smooth.  Very mild. 
Bijou Pale Ale, 33 ibu, 5.5%, weird after taste, some spice I cannot identify. 

Coalition Brewing

Roselandia, Rose petals sour, 5 ibu, 5.5%, kettle soured golden ale, added rose cordial, which is syrup made from rose petals, medium sour, added rose water after to get a floral nose. 

Two Flowers, 55 ibu, 6%, bitter start, slight bitter finish, has CBD infused into the beer, weed and hops together.  OMG, Ann is smiling, the CBD improves brain and liver function.  Only brewery adding CBD to beer. 

Take Me For Pomegranite, POM sour, 5 ibu, 6.0%, POM nose, slight tart taste, tart in the middle of my tongue, okay but Rose better. 

Stones Throw, Apricot sour, 5 ibu, 5%, tastes like apricot, slight sour, Fan let kes this one. 

Space Fruit, citrus IPA, 50 ibu, 7.0%, good citrus nose and taste, good beer. 

Base Camp Brewing

Lil Grom Hazy Pale, 24 ibu, 5%, fresher than fresh, a West coast Belgium hazy, wit beer.  Wheat with small hops.  Soso

Ultra Gnar Gnar IPA, 60 Ibu, 6.7%, barley and oats six Oregon hops, metallic taste, not the best IPA that we have had.

Smooth Hoperator, hop infused, Ann has an anchovie beginning, different. 

Pow Pow Cherry Porter, 30 ibu, 5.6%, cherry finish, dragon cherry puree, BA oak,  nice clean nose, regular Porter beginning. 

S'more Stout, they charr dini marchmellows on the rim of the glass, 66 ibu, 7.2%, slight smoke nose, sweet finish, both girls like it.  ⭐⭐ From Ann and Fran.

Cherry Nomadic, double IPA, 70 ibu, 9.0%, Strong IPA nose, hearty IPA, with Brett yeast, leans it to the Belgium side, finishes Belgium, starts slight sour. 

Wayfinder Brewing

Marzenbier, Springtime March Lager, 19 ibu, 5.5%, touch of light toffee, spicy delicate hop, they the body is warming and pronounced but finishes dry and moreish.  German lager, good finish, could buy if only one. 

Flower in the Kettle, hazy IPA, 62 ibu, 6.7%, good NE hazy IPA, good beer.  

Doomtown, West Coast IPA, 75 ibu, 7.5%, a West coast IPA. Okay beer. 

Full of Fire, Smoked Porter, 33 ibu, 5.3%, dry with beechwood smoke and roast upfront, and smooth maltiness in the background.  Smokey nose, smoke taste, could be better with smoked meats.  Porter backside. 

Erath Winery, Oregon

Chardonnay, White Pinot, and then more Pinot Noirs. 
 

Cascade Brewing, Portland, OR

Cascade IPA, 50 ibu, 6.1%, hops are Columbus, Cent, Mosaic, Citra, Idaho 7 & English malts,v

Spring IPAnox, 50 ibu, 6.4©, Jarrylo and Dr. Rudi hops,

Puppy Kisses, 69 ibu, 7.2%, Citra, Sim, El Dorado hops, tastes like the other two. 

Diesel 2017, 52 ibu, 10%, imperial stout, aged in Heaven Hill bourbon and Pinot Noir barrels, good nose, good bourbon taste, a good likeness to KBS.  Good beer. 

One way or Another barrel aged triples, Marion Berries and Never lemon, 7.9%, Ann likes it.  Could drink a glass. 

Midnight Bramble, 6.6%, wheat & blonde ales, red & black raspberries with ginger & thyme.  Rasp nose, sour in the middle of my tongue.  Berry taste. 

Shreiking Violet, 10.7%, blonde and quad ales, aged in wine and bourbon Barrels with fresh blueberries, blueberry sour taste as a finish. 

Sang Noir 2016, 10.1%, imperial red ales aged in Bourbon and wine barrels with Bing Cherries. Cherry finish, sour in the middle of my tongue.