Drinking this one in the middle of the day so I can cover it up with other beers later--like that DR11 I just scored.
Pours a very slightly hazy yellow to light amber. Big foamy head that I'm hoping will go away, and makes me wonder if I need to switch dishwasher soaps. We'll have to try out that theory with a few more beers. Very strong carbonation despite the foaming and despite the fact that it has to be almost two years old--I've been avoiding it for a while.
Yup. Raspberry and wheat. Has a zippy wheat smell that is just right though.
Same in the taste, but without the wheat zip. The raspberry just drags it down.
It has to be right on style, but why there are beers like this I will never understand. It is not pleasant to drink.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Twisted Pine Brewing Company's Red Mountain Ale
Pours a fairly deep red, almost brown, with a nice tan head that stays. Smells like a pretty strong pale, with grassy hops and a sweeter than normal malt for an amber/red.
The taste is back down to a red though. Standard amount of bitterness that is less grassy than the smell, and no real sweetness. Instead, more of a grainy malt taste that suits the style well. A bit watery in the feel, is my only complaint, and otherwise it's a pretty good red.
The taste is back down to a red though. Standard amount of bitterness that is less grassy than the smell, and no real sweetness. Instead, more of a grainy malt taste that suits the style well. A bit watery in the feel, is my only complaint, and otherwise it's a pretty good red.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Twisted Pine Brewing Company's Hoppy Boy IPA
Damn. Foams out of the bottle, then again right out of the glass. Too bad, because it smells like it would be a good IPA.
Pours a nice amber with a tan head, and there must be some carbonation left because it's loosely filtered with particulates that rise to the top and then sink again. Smells nice. Very grassy, and slightly sweet.
Despite the apparent carbonation, it feels dead. It tastes nice because it's still pretty grassy and bitter and despite the slight sweetness there's no feel to it at all. I'm certain it's because of how it foamed out, but regardless of why it makes this a weak beer because it just feels wrong.
Pours a nice amber with a tan head, and there must be some carbonation left because it's loosely filtered with particulates that rise to the top and then sink again. Smells nice. Very grassy, and slightly sweet.
Despite the apparent carbonation, it feels dead. It tastes nice because it's still pretty grassy and bitter and despite the slight sweetness there's no feel to it at all. I'm certain it's because of how it foamed out, but regardless of why it makes this a weak beer because it just feels wrong.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Twisted Pine Brewing Company's Northstar Imperial Porter
Tonight is the night for bigger beers, I guess. Plus, this is a new(ish) arrival at my Spec's, so I had to get it.
Nice inky black pour with a tan head that sticks at a sheet. No real highlights, even in my hefe glass. Just opaque.
Well, the imperial part has really added to the grain bill in a way that makes this one smell like a solid stout. I don't detect the vinous tannins that usually make a porter what it is. That's OK, stouts are my favorite, but it'll affect the rate to style ranking (not that anyone cares).
That's better. Nice and smooth, a bit more grainy than most porters, again due tot he imperial part, but the tannins are there. Oddly enough they're not more prevalent than in a regular porter, and if anything they are lower than some, but it's still very good. Imperial anythings are not really rateable to style, except as more bold than the regular of the style, and this is no exception. It's bigger in grain and roasted flavor, but the vinous taste is much lower than usual. Some get out of hand though, so that's a good thing in a way. Smooth body that is a little more raw than a porter usually is as well. It dries faster, somehow, and has less of an oily finish.
All in all a very interesting beer. And very good. Seems to be a bit more of a stout than a porter though.
Nice inky black pour with a tan head that sticks at a sheet. No real highlights, even in my hefe glass. Just opaque.
Well, the imperial part has really added to the grain bill in a way that makes this one smell like a solid stout. I don't detect the vinous tannins that usually make a porter what it is. That's OK, stouts are my favorite, but it'll affect the rate to style ranking (not that anyone cares).
That's better. Nice and smooth, a bit more grainy than most porters, again due tot he imperial part, but the tannins are there. Oddly enough they're not more prevalent than in a regular porter, and if anything they are lower than some, but it's still very good. Imperial anythings are not really rateable to style, except as more bold than the regular of the style, and this is no exception. It's bigger in grain and roasted flavor, but the vinous taste is much lower than usual. Some get out of hand though, so that's a good thing in a way. Smooth body that is a little more raw than a porter usually is as well. It dries faster, somehow, and has less of an oily finish.
All in all a very interesting beer. And very good. Seems to be a bit more of a stout than a porter though.
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