2018 Beer

[deft 6849]

Of course I am, and don’t call me Shurly .

 

[drt 638]

12 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Hancock HEB had a case and a six pack tonight.

Thanks, just snagged some.

[drt 638]

12 hours ago, HenryJames said:

 

Edited April 24, 2018 by drt
goddamnit.

[HenryJames 66053]

2.89/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

$12.49 USD per sixer in the Austin, TX market. Canned 04/16/18 (i.e. 2 days ago).

7.0% ABV. "hazy, triple dry hopped IPA." Brewed for Zilker's 3rd anniversary.

Pours a hazy yellow body. Quite pulpy. Head is white and thin, dying within 5 minutes but giving way to the top of the head almost immediately.

Aroma: Muted juice pulp. Citrus. Starch (from oats or wheat or something). Floral notes.

Muted citrus is the emphasis here, and some drinkers will find it bends medicinal, hinting at Delsym. Suggests a lackluster IPA with poor hop pungency.

TASTE: Oat-like starch. Pale malt. Muted citrus (mainly orange, with some tangerine as well). Citrus pulp.

Rather shallow and simplistic. Lacks the hop pungency and depth of flavour one would expect in a competent IPA; I had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale less than an hour ago and that easily had more hop pungency and flavour than this does.

TEXTURE: Unrefreshing, pulpy, overly thick, smooth, wet, medium to full-bodied. Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy, but its pulpy feel is off-putting and makes it more filling than it ought to be.

OVERALL: Shallow simple fare from Zilker. A sad attempt to cash in on the turbid IPA substyle that all the kids are pining after these days. It'd be nice to see Zilker's brewers put out something with more inspiration and intent behind it; this is so obviously a painful cash-grab and its lack of quality sullies the anniversary ostensibly being celebrated...I guess it's the beer equivalent of bringing your wife of three years to that new restaurant that exclusively serves a cuisine you know she doesn't like "because it's trendy." Disappointing, uninspired, imitative work.

C (2.89) / AVERAGE

***
04/21/18 more notes from a couple cans:

Yeah, this is very subdued hopwise, and the hop profile isn't all that engaging to start with. Pulpy citrus is basically all this has to offer, and flavour intensity is rather low for the style.

I have to say it does hide its ABV well, but that serves to make it drink even more like a pale ale when coupled with its lack of commitment to its hops, hop pungency, and complexity. Very shallow subdued fare for an ostensible IPA.

C / AVERAGE

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bottlecap, Thursday at 06:02 AM

[Hank_Hill 18807]

Less hoppy than Sierra Nevada? No wai!

[Mr.Hovis 70]

HEB Circle C had 4 cases of Waldos left as of an hour ago.

[Yankee 39]

4 hours ago, HenryJames said:

2.89/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

$12.49 USD per sixer in the Austin, TX market. Canned 04/16/18 (i.e. 2 days ago).

7.0% ABV. "hazy, triple dry hopped IPA." Brewed for Zilker's 3rd anniversary.

Pours a hazy yellow body. Quite pulpy. Head is white and thin, dying within 5 minutes but giving way to the top of the head almost immediately.

Aroma: Muted juice pulp. Citrus. Starch (from oats or wheat or something). Floral notes.

Muted citrus is the emphasis here, and some drinkers will find it bends medicinal, hinting at Delsym. Suggests a lackluster IPA with poor hop pungency.

TASTE: Oat-like starch. Pale malt. Muted citrus (mainly orange, with some tangerine as well). Citrus pulp.

Rather shallow and simplistic. Lacks the hop pungency and depth of flavour one would expect in a competent IPA; I had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale less than an hour ago and that easily had more hop pungency and flavour than this does.

TEXTURE: Unrefreshing, pulpy, overly thick, smooth, wet, medium to full-bodied. Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy, but its pulpy feel is off-putting and makes it more filling than it ought to be.

OVERALL: Shallow simple fare from Zilker. A sad attempt to cash in on the turbid IPA substyle that all the kids are pining after these days. It'd be nice to see Zilker's brewers put out something with more inspiration and intent behind it; this is so obviously a painful cash-grab and its lack of quality sullies the anniversary ostensibly being celebrated...I guess it's the beer equivalent of bringing your wife of three years to that new restaurant that exclusively serves a cuisine you know she doesn't like "because it's trendy." Disappointing, uninspired, imitative work.

C (2.89) / AVERAGE

***
04/21/18 more notes from a couple cans:

Yeah, this is very subdued hopwise, and the hop profile isn't all that engaging to start with. Pulpy citrus is basically all this has to offer, and flavour intensity is rather low for the style.

I have to say it does hide its ABV well, but that serves to make it drink even more like a pale ale when coupled with its lack of commitment to its hops, hop pungency, and complexity. Very shallow subdued fare for an ostensible IPA.

C / AVERAGE

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bottlecap, Thursday at 06:02 AM

why waste 2,206 characters publicly slamming the beer and the brewers? Either it's personal or written by a bitter, bitter man. In either case it sounds like someone that is not very much fun to drink beer with. 

[drt 638]

Obviously you don't know many neckbeards.

[PencilPusher 454]

7 hours ago, PhatAtUT said:

correct. it’s shaggy/surly owned.

Guess that means it needs to be next on the list.

Assume you are the proprietor (or someone close to them). What would you say is the must have for anyone trekking to the brewery. 

 

[FigurelliPwC 115]

4 hours ago, Yankee said:

why waste 2,206 characters publicly slamming the beer and the brewers? Either it's personal or written by a bitter, bitter man. In either case it sounds like someone that is not very much fun to drink beer with. 

Go easy on him...he’s still upset about spring game loss.

[utee94 15823]

Coming soon... Celis Lime Berlinerweisse... 

 

So... I guess that's happening...

[Hunchback 51]

HEB Circle C had 4 cases of Waldos left as of an hour ago.

I picked up a six there earlier this evening.

[PvilleStang 2909]

15 hours ago, Yankee said:

why waste 2,206 characters publicly slamming the beer and the brewers? Either it's personal or written by a bitter, bitter man. In either case it sounds like someone that is not very much fun to drink beer with. 

Guess you've never seen bottlecap go off.

Speaking, can we start a new thread, bottlecap reviews sex toys, could be quite interesting.

[Bottlecap 1523]

I would only write 2,206 characters for the collection of dipshit louts on surly, not the butthole fuckwads on usenet, or wherever HJ gets his reviews.

Edited April 25, 2018 by Bottlecap

[HenryJames 66053]

https://instagram.com/p/BiAHe-fB0Wp/

 

 

[HenryJames 66053]

Oud Beersel, imo.

 

[Baboontyme 2812]

Apologies, I am not going to go back in the thread and search. I'm not a beer nerd but when a good one comes across my desk I'm in. M-43 out of WIlliamston, MI. It's a NE IPA and it's vaulted to the top of my favorite list. Anyone try it? Can you get it down there? 

[Hank_Hill 18807]

Barks for Beers goes live today. I’m moving on the 19th and have a week out of town in between. Should be interesting.

[The Maestro 750]

7 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Barks for Beers goes live today. I’m moving on the 19th and have a week out of town in between. Should be interesting.

Gotta catch em all

[Fozzz 152]

Ingenious’ Infinity hopped triple IPA is real nice.  Sold out of cans within a couple hours of opening today. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Dear beer dudes,

Is there a good prickly pear sour beer available in Houston?  Preferably one brewed in Texas, but if not, that’s cool too. 

Thanks,

bodi

[DDD Dad 14339]

Does Martin House make one?  I thought they had a Gose with prickly pear. Not a true sour but close IIRC. 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Martin House makes La Cura, which is a Guava/Agave sour. Not the same as prickly pear but it’s good. 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Anton Chigurh

[GreenspointTexas 9602]

4 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Dear beer dudes,

Is there a good prickly pear sour beer available in Houston?  Preferably one brewed in Texas, but if not, that’s cool too. 

Thanks,

bodi

Shiner prickly pear is the only available Texas prickly pear beer at the moment... and its not sour.

 

Personally, I absolutely love prickly pear in beers and wish there were more available. Ranger Creek’s Purple Rhine Prickly Pear Berlinerweiss was tits a few years ago, but they havent re-bottled it since. Cant think of any other readily available PP beers on the shelves fron Texas

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I never get to D&Q now that I live in the burbs, but I am guessing that is the only place that would have MH La Cura? 

Any good Texas brewed peach sours that are readily available?  I know about jester king. 

[GreenspointTexas 9602]

Specs has La Cura and I think some HEBs do too. Had one yesterday, and thought it was ok. But def. worth a try.

 

For peach sours, there are plently. Upland Peach Sour just hit Houston last week (not sure if youre looking for distro’d Texas breweries specifically). Havent had it yet but the reviews are good. Also doesnt Casacade have a peach sour in Texas?

[GreenspointTexas 9602]

Edited April 30, 2018 by GreenspointTexas

[GreenspointTexas 9602]

Not bad....

[utee94 15823]

They can't tell me what to do, I'm gonna age it. 

[DDD Dad 14339]

I think Collective does a peach sour, and Lakewood does one (draft only) from time to time.

[Okie State 3821]

On 3/27/2018 at 7:43 PM, nivek3 said:

Oh yeah?  

Did not mean to quote this. I'm lost without Tapatalk.

Anyway, KBS and Waldo's for me tonight.

Edited May 2, 2018 by Okie State

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

On 4/29/2018 at 9:08 PM, GreenspointTexas said:

Wtf, cereal marshmallows?  

[utee94 15823]

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Oh I know what they are, just seems like a weird thing in a beer.  Everything else about that beer looks good... Marshmallows?  No

[captained 57]

3 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Oh I know what they are, just seems like a weird thing in a beer.  Everything else about that beer looks good... Marshmallows?  No

[deft 6849]

Sounds like the victory at cereal one off that grower room got a keg of a few years ago. 

[Bottlecap 1523]

Pretty ... pretty good

 

[mdleast 8294]

We’re drinking Austin beers from the 90s in glasses from the 90s while watching movies watched in Austin in the 90s.

[utee94 15823]

Very nice.

 

So... which movies?

[Baboontyme 2812]

Office Space?

[mdleast 8294]

PCU and then the best parts of old John Woo Hong Kong action movies cuz we’re weird like that.

[mdleast 8294]

Happen to have scheduled an Austin trip and rolled into town right at the start of Austin Beerworks’ 7th Anniversary party. Good for me. The Rocket Surgery anniversary IPA and Wizardry barrel aged stout are quite tasty.

[GreenspointTexas 9602]

Is that Wizardry being sold to go?

[mdleast 8294]

No. But they said WhichCraft would have bottles for sale at some point.

[deft 6849]

About to head that way. I’m guessing that special shit is already gone. 

[PantsTent 2002]

ABW La Verdad slams quite easily on this Cinco de Mayo.

 

[Llano Estacado 1257]

Yeah, sad I’m missing ABW mexi lager usually goes down smooth.



Just polishing off some JK Provenance over here.

[deft 6849]

great party to trumpette, sax, and graham if you’re even on the new site. 

[mdleast 8294]

Visited Vista Brewing this morning. Really pretty and impressive place which kind of reminded me of a mix between Jester King and LiveOak in terms of the setup. Good beers though kind of an interesting style of beers as none were very “beer nerd” friendly. That is their IPAs were not of the West Coast or NE style and no wild ales amongst the farmhouse/saison offerings. Good though and impressive setup.











Now at Jester King. The Colour 5 and SPONs are tasting great.

[Hunchback 51]

Visited Vista Brewing this morning. Really pretty and impressive place which kind of reminded me of a mix between Jester King and LiveOak in terms of the setup.

We went out there last weekend. Really enjoyed the space more than their beers. We tasted everything there and enjoyed them all enough but wasn't really blown away by anything. It was all pretty good though.