The Kick Box - On Hip!

Yes, it does look like orange juice. This is how almost all New England-style IPAs look. This is due to the fact that these beers are unfiltered, and it also results from the addition of hops added late in the boil.

I am not much in the reviewing mood tonight... just want to relax and enjoy my beer. But I will say that this is a Trillium beer, which is widely considered to be one of the top breweries at the moment in the US. Their beers are very hard to obtain because they are not distributed to stores. In other words, you have to go to the brewery to get them. I get mine via a beer trading group on Facebook.

If you've never had a Trillium beer before, they are very juicy, much as their appearance would lead you to believe. They are low in bitterness, and emphasize the fruity and floral aspects of the hops used in their beers. The mouthfeel of their beers is very soft and smooth, and are usually very lightly carbonated.

This particular beer, which is double dry hopped, features lots of lemony, tangerine and pine hops and a good amount of grassy, earthy flavors as well.

 

Here is another New England style IPA which ranks at the top of my list. It is Swish by Bissell Brothers out of Maine, which I consider to be my all-time favorite IPA (better than Pliny, Heady and Focal Banger). Again, notice the cloudy, juice-like appearance of this beer.

 

Currently.

 

Hey Pressed Rat, ever had Pabst Blue Ribbon? Thoughts?

 

Only the most elegant, refined men drink PBR

 

Atwater Lip Lock Cherry Stout, 6% ABV,.. might have found a new love..

 

Yes, many times.

 

lol you dork. it's a great beer!

 

I wouldn't say it's great, but it beats Bud and Coors.

 

I'm drinking hard root beer

 

PENNdemonium is a Maibock / Helles Bock style beer brewed by Pennsylvania Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, PA ... 2 pints for 5dollars.. 8% .. eh kinda to tired to actually drink much. but its ok for the price..

 

Nestle pure life exotics strawberry dragonflies.
Best seltzer I ever had but at 3.30 an 8 pack I will stick with the cheap stuff.

 

I haven't been reviewing, much less posting a lot of the awesome beers I've been drinking lately, so here it goes.

At the moment I am drinking Psychokinesis from Grimm. This is a dry-hopped sour ale coming in at 5% ABV.

This beer is brewed with a mixed culture of yeast and lactobacillus, and conditioned on American white oak. It is dry-hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado and Jarrylo hops and is unboiled and unfiltered.

Bottled March, 2017.

Pours hazy straw color.

Aroma is of lemon,passionfruit, white grape, and a hint of oak.

Upfront this beer is super sour with a huge burst of lemon and orange rind, some grassy flavors, a faint herbaceous quality, and some light bready malts in the finish.

Mouthfeel is super light, super crisp, and with an assertive level of carbonation. The finish is quite dry.

Overall an amazing dry-hopped sour from Grimm.

 

Now drinking yet another beer from the ever so highly acclaimed Grimm, this is their BFF.

This is a Belgian-style tripel IPA coming in at 9% ABV.

This is double dry hopped with Falconer's Flight hops and is unfiltered. It is fermented with Orval yeast.

Pours a clear orange color with an initial two-finger head.

Aroma is of predominately orange, peach, pineapple and mango, with a peppery Belgian yeast funk.

Flavor is of juicy peach, mango and pineapple, with a piney, assertive bitterness and dry, peppery spice bite courtesy of the wild Belgian yeast.

Mouthfeel is medium-light, with a vibrant carbonation and dry finish.

Overall rating: A-

 

HAPPY NATIONAL BEER DAY!!!

Once again, throwin down the review before I'm caught up on the last couple pages.
Tonight, I have all different beers once again. (yay!)
I'm starting with some beer to drink music to

The beer:
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(Alc. 6.8%)

Sniffin: Sweet hops. Both pithy and juicy citrus notes of pineapple and lemon. And I think I'm getting a softness from the hibiscus.

Sippin: A pleasant, soft twang just barely tempered by what bitterness there is. Somewhat creamy, with light carbonation. Largely presenting the hibiscus/kiwi temper, but hidden in obscurity at the same time.

Overall, a rather pleasant beer. I've almost finished it just in tasting it for the review. It would be great on a fairly warm day (or hot for that matter). I could've easily been happy with a 6-pack.
(Recommended for IPA haters who want to join an IPA crowd.)

 

And here's a somewhat relative hottie pic to go with that beer...

 

I swear I'll get to catching up on this damn thread!
For now though... time for the next review.

The beer:

(Alc. 7.0%)

The smell: Small amount of bitterness coupled with pithy citrus. Brighter citrus notes dancing about, while a smooth breadiness rounds out the background.

The taste: Fairly standard craft IPA taste. Exceptions are less bitter than expected and some floral notes throughout, heavier in the mid-range. (Although, to be honest, the "smell" part could describe the taste just as easily.)

Overall, a smooth beer that goes down quite easily. The hops provide a small bitter edge, but not sharp at all. After drinking the previous beer during the day, this beer would go well beside a spring or fall campfire.


And another related pic! Yay!


(Extra points if you get the reference in relation to the beer!)

 

Tits.

 

I used to drink some PBRs just for the ambiance.
That was when I was hanging out at a bowling alley/punk music bar.

It started as a bowling alley.
Then closed for awhile.
Then became a bar without getting rid of any of the bowling shit.
(They had great motherfucking tater-tots!)
Punks tend to drink PBR, so I figured.. why not join em?

I didn't drink them often.
Usually I was making up mixed drinks when I was at the bar.

One time I bought a beer for a woman who'd been in a sideshow troupe that performed there.
She needed something to rinse the taste of dead crickets out of her mouth.
(Eating crickets was part of her routine, but this time many died and she almost puked during the performance.)

I miss that place.
But still have a pair of bowling shoes that I mistakenly stole from there one night.
(I was drunk, forgot to switch back to my boots.) lol

 

Tits happen.