Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 2, 2022

• #681

Light was bad so took two photos. Urbanaut hazy pale ale.

One if the more or less freebies. Alot more pale than mist hazys almost lager colour.

On the nose bery sweet hoppy smell almost tropical type.

On the tongue first impressions were good and got better. Slightly not quite bitter aftertaste.

Overall decent beer. Had better had worse probably wouldn't buy it using real money due to better options that appeal.

Preferred the American IPA retrospectively give it an extra half a point.

7.5/10. Would drink again but there's better. Unless this is cheap $2.50 or less vs $4 usd a can) wouldn't bother buying it. 6 pack of my Emersons variety is $13 and they're nicer imho.

 

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Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #682

Sister in law wanted a pt 2 this weekend mein gotta. Think it's booze plus board games.

Bought a 6 pack of my Emersons for it. Go with a favorite that's the IPA, lager, two hazys and a pilsner and pale ale.

Also bought two more at the supermarket. A Scottish noble pilsner apparently it's a hopped one so comparing to an NZ one should be interesting.

And the other one is a Orange Chocolate stout from England. Chocolate/orange here is known as Jaffa. Jaffas are a candy chocolate covered in a hard orange she'll. Also milkshake flavour which was my favorite as a kid. Jaffa flavoured beer.

Pilsners are my favorite lager so probably start with that, then the Jaffa Stout.

I have heard rumors that there's some Canadian club floating around. I hot her onto that a few years back with ginger ale. We donated our soda Machine to them so they use it for cocktails.

 

Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #683

8 beers, 13.5 standard drinks.



Plan of attack start with the Scottish pilsner then the Jaffa Stout then polish off the Emersons.

 

Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #684

Tennents Noble Pilsner 5%




Hopped pilsner according to the can. @patn avoid if you like NZ hopped pilsner.

Very different flavour beer more malted than hopped imho. Bit if a failure as a pilsner imho as well.

However I enjoyed the taste. Expectations did not meet reality. Bit odd at first but at the bottom of the glass I enjoyed it.

Well done Scotland. It's probably a generic meh macro beer over there but I'm not a snob and probably getting blotto tonight.

Going with an 8/10 would buy again thumbs up.

Whiskey Sour via SIL thinking she's trying to get me drunk again.



Bourbon, lime juice, Suger syrup.

 

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Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #685

Black Sheep Chocolate Orange Stout. 6.1%



On the plus side tasted exactly vwhat I thought it would. Chocolate stout with a subtle orange undertone.

Might be a cultural bthing as *Jaffa" us a thing here. I thought it was a unique kiwi thing but might be a British coloniallegacy.

God save the Queen, rule Britannia I likey likey 8.5/10 one if the more enjoyable stouts.

Polished off the whiskey Sour and we had Thai for dinner. They were snowed under and threw in a few freebies including Sol beer polished off in the restaurant waiting.

Smooth, nice aftertaste, nice flavour and brings back childhood memories.

Accompanied by caramelized onion and balsamic vinegar potato chips possibly my favorite.

87 on BA woot. In the ballpark.

Choc & Orange Stout | Black Sheep Brewery PLC

Choc & Orange Stout is a English Stout style beer brewed by Black Sheep Brewery PLC in Masham North Yorkshire, GB2, United Kingdom. Score: 87 with 10 ratings and reviews. Last update: 09-03-2022.

www.beeradvocate.com

 

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Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #686

Emersons Bird Dog IPA 7.1%.


Glass matches the beer!! Local brew he started doing this 1993. This one is a mid 90's IPA iirc.

The American was better but three times the price. Ladies offering me a pacer ie non alcoholic ha!!

Hazed and Confused 5.8% Hazy IPA


Things getting hazed and confused now. Tasty reminds me a lot of that American IPA. Not as strong 1/3rd the price similar taste.

 

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Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 3, 2022

• #687

Drunk 5/8 plus an freebie picking up dinner(wasn't the driver he had pepsi). And a couple of cocktails.

Mist beer I've drunk in a single session since January. Probably better having a generic lager imho.

Highlight was that Jaffa Stout. Apparently the Scottish one is a generic macro lager that they think is generally "alright".



Recovery.

 

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beancounter

(I/Me/Mine)

• Sep 4, 2022

• #688

Two for today. Ghost in the sky (black label) is a typical NE IPA. Nothing special, but it was obviously starting to get old. I really wish that brewers would go back to West Coast Double IPAs so it's not such a gamble to buy a beer that was bottled more than two weeks ago (This one was three weeks old).

"Sublimated Dreams" is a "New Zealand" double IPA. It has a an interesting flavor that kind of reminds me of a Pilsner hop profile (A high quality one). Unexpected, but very pleasant.

A quick funny story. The guys in my D&D group frequently send pics of new beers they've tried, much like we do here. One of my buds isn't an IPA fan, and he got tired of what I was posting and called me a hipster. So I put on a flannel shirt and a fake beard, took a selfie of my self holding an IPA, and my son helped me put a man bun on my picture using an App he has on his phone. I then sent it to my bud, and CCed the other guys. - and we all had a good chuckle.

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Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 5, 2022

• #689

Not familiar with that IPA but generally don't buy to many IPAs.

They're also a dime a dozen over here and sometimes I can't tell the difference between a pale ale, IPA, or APA or a hazy version sometimes.

 

Zardnaar

Legend

• Sep 8, 2022

• #690

The other night. Some sort of hazy IPA Good George.



Had another one it was so good. Probably my favorite brand of craft beer.

Finishing off that 6 pack of Emersons. Currently knocking back Orange Roughy (hazy PA) and have a pale ale left.