BEER - Marble Run DIPA

 

 

I had a few pints of this beer last night, Marble Run DIPA, a double dry hopped double New England IPA, from my recent favorite brewery.  

Little Willow Brewing Company out of Florence in western MA has a wide variety of amazing beers. The hops it uses include Alora, Mosaic Cryo, and Citra, and the blend is incredibly satisfying.

All I can say is: wow, what a fantastic beer! So opaque you could walk on it, with so many seeds per can you could plant an entire citrus grove. 😂 The scent is bright & the mouthfeel is like velvet. I am usually impressed with Little Willow beers and this one is top notch. I'd absolutely hunt this one down again.

BEER - Lost Moonbot

 

First beer of the year, a four-pack of which carried me through last night's calendar turn into the sunrise, as I hung out online playing "Elvenar" and "DigDig", and goofing around with Ai modifications of my own drawings.

Lost Moonbot East Coast IPA by Moon Hill Brewing in Gardner, MA. As I posted on my Untappd account: "I can definitely taste the hint of black tea. The citrus is very understated. And it has just the right kind of bitter at the end of each swig...". It's a nice beer, but not one I'd search high and low for. I'd definitely try it from the tap if I am ever at the home location though.

Happy New Year 

Not Lame Minus!

BEER - Rock Pile IPA

Over the course of last night, as the half a foot of snow from Winter Storm Chan fell down upon New England, I had a 4-pack of Rock Pile IPA from Tuckerman Brewing Company, located in Conway, NH. The beer came out of each of the 16 oz cans very foamy, producing an overly large head, which was disappointing (and wasteful). I still had high hopes, however, because the beer features my two favorite hops, Citra and Simcoe. Can't miss, right? Wrong...

The beer's flavor was so ordinary that it was more of a background experience to my evening rather than a highlight. It didn't taste bad in any way, but it was just SO unremarkable. I enjoyed the haze that the 6.5% produced, but that is it's only selling point from this particular occasion. It's yet another beer that could taste better from the tap, but I am in no rush to drive up to Conway any time soon...

Grade: C+

 

New Music - Chris Côté

Hey look, old pal Chris Cote (formerly the amazing Almanac Mountain) has released a new 2-song chunk of music! 

Check it out at the link HERE.

 

Beers of Autumn

Wow, it's been quite awhile since I have done anything here other than update the "Upcoming Shows" section (which I just did). So here are a few beer reviews from the last 30 days or so...

I tried to move away from my onslaught of IPAs once September hit, and I have had a few decent and so-so Octoberfests, and pumpkin ales & lagers. Here are a few images and quick comments on each:

 

 

🎃 - Poker Face Pumpkin Ale from OPA OPA Brewing Company. It smells great, but the head out of the can was overwhelming, and the beer itself, while decently flavored, was a bit watery.

 

 

 

Amherst Brewing Company's Pumpkin Ale is fantastic! The scent was amazing, the flavor light and seasonal (not overpowering at all), and it was quite refreshing (a word I don't use often). Very highly recommended.

 

 

Copper Legend from Jack's Abby is an Octoberfest lager, and it's really good stuff. Very light, yet flavorful. I enjoyed it so much that 1) I split the four-pack of 16 oz. cans over two nights, and 2) they have a lemony/citrusy summer lager called Porch Fest that sounds interesting, which I'll keep an eye out for next year...