Deep River Brewing Co. & R and R Brewing Co. Pickletown Lager

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Pickletown Dill Pickle Lager is a collaboration between Deep River Brewing Co., Clayton, North Carolina, and R and R Brewing Co. in Mt. Olive. That is where Mt. Olive Pickle Company is located. Each pint of Pickletown has fifty pickles. This beer pours greenish gold with a one-finger thin white head. The aroma is light, vegetal, with vinegar and cucumber. The flavor is light, vegetal, and vinegary, with a light pickle/cucumber. Not much pickle flavor on this one. It has a light feeling in the mouth. The beer finishes with a light pickle-like vinegar flavor. The aftertaste is a weak pickle. This beer is not bad for a lager, but it does need more pickle flavor. I think Pickletown lager is a C-. I didn’t mind this beer, but I think Martin House Best Made Pickle Beer is more of a pickle beer. But that beer is a Gose, not a lager like this one. I wouldn’t recommend this beer if you are really into pickles, but it is good if you don’t like them so much. If you want to try Pickletown, you can get it at Total Wine and More (totalwine.com). The pickle flavor on this lager is weak, but it is otherwise okay. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Wooden Robot Brewery Goodmorning Vietnam

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This Coffee Vanilla Blonde Ale is Good Morning Vietnam from Wooden Robot Brewery here in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is only purchased from the Wooden Robot Brewery (https://woodenrobotbrewery.com) in a 12 ounce 6-pack or a 32 ounce Crowler (can growler). I haven’t seen this for sale anywhere else. This beer has Elderly Coffee Roaster’s Ethiopian coffee, Madagascar vanilla, and oats, then age in a stainless tank. This beer is 5% ABV. This beer pours a deeper/dirty blonde with a two finger semi-quick fading head or white. The aroma is vanilla sweetness, light coffee roast and malts. The flavor is big on vanilla with some coffee mixed in and the malts is barley there. This has light vanilla coffee flavors. The mouthfeel is light. This beer has a malted vanillla roasted finish and a light coffee/vanilla aftertaste that does linger. This is one of my favorite coffee beer or coffee blondes. I give this a A+. Good Morning Vietnam is a beer that I highly recommend. It is good with doughnuts or smilar type sweets/breakfast. It has just the right amount of coffee and vanilla with out a high ABV. You should be drink this beer from Wooden Robot Brewery. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Westbrook Brewing Co. Rice Crispy Boi

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Rice Crispy Boy from Westbrook Brewing Co. (https://westbrookbrewing.com) is a 5% ABV rice lager with marshmallow vanilla, 2-row, and best Pils malts. It has flaked rice, CTZ, and Saaz hops with lager yeast. This beer pours gold with a two-finger white head. The aroma is big on vanilla sweetness. The flavor is sweet with vanilla and crispness. This has a light mouthfeel. The beer finishes sweet and crisp. The aftertaste is vanilla marshmallow that lingers for a while. I bought a four-pack of pints, and the more I drank, the more it grew on me. I give Rice Crispy Boi a B+. This is an interesting take on a rice lager. I recommend this beer, and you can purchase Southern Spirits in South Carolina (https://www.southernspirits.com). Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer Co. Bohemian Pilsner

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Bohemian Pilsner from Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina (https://burialbeer.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJOrM9CbYCxpAdNizGO9TiC4ofYyJeIzBK9laNMvKWXqztqEa9) is a Czech-inspired Pilsner. This 4.9% ABV Pilsner has Bohemian Pilsner and a touch of Vienna malts. It is hopped with Saaz, HBC-1334, before cold conditioning in lager tanks. This beer pours yellow with a two-finger pillowy white head. This head doesn’t seem to fade and leaves behind beautiful lacing throughout the Pilsner glass. The aroma is sourdough bread, with a light sweetness, and clean. The flavor is also of sourdough bread, with some sweet notes, and a clean finish. The finish is also semi-sweet, but that fades pretty quickly. The aftertaste is faded bread notes that do linger for a moment. This is a delicious Pilsner. It is an A+. This is a beer you can have a few of. It is a good sessionable Pilsner that I highly recommend. You can find this at Southern Spirits (https://www.southernspirits.com) and Total Wine (totalwine.com). Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer Co. Our Hearts of Ruin Dry-Hopped Pilsner

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This Burial Beer Co. (https://burialbeer.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJOrM9CbYCxpAdNizGO9TiC4ofYyJeIzBK9laNMvKWXqztqEa9) beer is a dry-hopped pilsner called Our Hearts of Ruin. It is 5% ABV, mashed with Pilsner malt, and double-dry hopped with new harvest Motueka and Hallertau Blanc hops. Burial says this is a west-coast-inspired lager. This beer pours golden yellow with a three-finger head that leaves thick lacing behind. The aroma is slightly hoppy and crisp. It has a lemon and vegetable scent as well. The flavor is crips and somewhat hoppy with a sweet wine like taste. The mouthfeel is light with this beer. This beer has a dry finish that is a little hoppy. The aftertaste is also dry, but the sweet wine note is gone. This is a good beer, A from me. The hops slightly overpower the malt of this pilsner. But that does not hold this beer back that much. It is a delicious beer that is worth trying. I recommend it. You can get this at (https://www.southernspirits.com) and Total Wine (https://www.totalwine.com). Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

New Sarum Salisbury Brewing Co.

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Last weekend, I visited the Waterworks Visual Art Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, northwest of Charlotte. It is located right around the corner from the New Sarum Salisbury Brewing Co. (https://newsarumbrewing.com). After the art center, I went to the brewery. The brewery was having its ninth anniversary, and I was unaware of that. So I first had Gose the Gozarian, a sour ale at 8.0% ABV, with sea salt, coriander, HI-C punch, Chlorophyll, pineapple juice, orange peels, lemon peels, and grapefruit peels. This beer poured green. It was to be in homage to HI-C Ecto Cooler.

Once you taste this Gose, it’s a different experience. It is worth trying if you get the chance. They had various vendors and food trucks with live music. I had a small sample of Dunn Mountain cucumber, which was fantastic without overdosing the cucumber flavor. It had the right amount, making a refreshingly delicious beer. My second and last beer was Old Stone House IPA. It was a typical fruity IPA that was good but not outstanding. It is worth trying. The whole atmosphere was great and was a wonderful addition to a Saturday.

I have a few New Sarum beer reviews on here. Feel free to check them out. I really enjoy their beer and the brewery. Make a day of it and check out the Waterworks Visual Art Center (https://www.waterworks.org) and New Suram Salisbury Brewing Co. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer Co. A Modern Ballard of Self-Discovery

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A Modern Ballad of Self-Discovery, a New England IPA I took to a bottle share in Austin, Texas, was a hit there. This Burial Beer Co. (https://burialbeer.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJOrM9CbYCxpAdNizGO9TiC4ofYyJeIzBK9laNMvKWXqztqEa9) beer is double-dry hopped with Victorian Galaxy, Netron, and Eclipse hops. This beer I found and purchased from Total Wine (https://www.totalwine.com/?gclsrc=aw.ds&&pid=cpc:Brand%2BUS%2BNCAR%2BENG%2BSPART%2BEXT::google::&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=114788005&gclid=CjwKCAjwwqfABhBcEiwAZJjC3pEgvYBUmcUpSoO-xncFI8FFgvznSB1X-jAU5XvMpDZwNswPSTGebxoCIjEQAvD_BwE). This IPA pours a hazy yellow with a two-finger white head. It has a light cloudiness to it. The aroma is fruity with orange and some grapefruit. It is bittersweet and layered. The aroma has some depth to it. The flavor is Creamy, fruity with oranges, and has a nice amount of bitterness. This has a medium feel in the mouth. This beer has a hoppy and bitter fruity finish. The aftertaste is slightly less bitter with less pungent fruit flavors and a nice creamy texture. A Modern Ballad of Self-Discovery is a good beer that I give an A+. You don’t want to miss A Modern Ballad of Self-Discovery. I recommend it! It has great creamy fruity bitter flavors that all complement each other, so well, and come together into a fabulous IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brouwerji Van Steenberg De Garre Belgian Ale

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I have been looking for this beer for nearly a year since I originally had it a year ago, in Belgium. This is De Garre Belgian from Brouwerij Van Steenberg. This trippel, 11% ABV, is the house beer for De Garre pub in Bruges, Belgium. Van Steenberg uses a traditional Belgian Trippel base with three times the amount of malt to achieve the 11% ABV. I recently found this beer at Spec’s in Austin, Texas (https://specsonline.com). This beer pours a light copper/orange color with a pillowy white two-finger head. The head seems to never fade. The aroma is spiced, with light banana and some clove. This beer does not drink like an 11% ABV beer. The mouthfeel is light. Then it has a spiced fruit finish and a stronger aftertaste of alcohol, but not so much that it feels heavy, or it is 11%. I know that it is number one Trippel out there. Yes, I think it is, and I give De Garre an A+. I am glad that I found it after a long time of searching. This beer is lighter than I expected and has perfect trippel flavors. You should absolutely try De Garre if you haven’t had it. I highly recommend it. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Real Ale Brewing Company Devil’s Backbone Belgian-Style Triple

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Named for a winding stretch of Hill Country Highway in Texas, Devil’s Backbone from Real Ale Brewing Company (https://realalebrewing.com) in Blanco, Texas, is a Belgian-Style Triple. This beer is 8.1% ABV and uses traditional Belgian brewing methods without increasing the heaviness. I purchased this from Spec’s Wine Spirits and Food (https://specsonline.com). You can also get this beer at H-E-B (https://www.heb.com) and Total Wine and More (https://www.totalwine.com/?gclsrc=aw.ds&&pid=cpc:Brand%2BUS%2BNCAR%2BENG%2BSPART%2BEXT::google::&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=114788005&gclid=CjwKCAjwwqfABhBcEiwAZJjC3pEgvYBUmcUpSoO-xncFI8FFgvznSB1X-jAU5XvMpDZwNswPSTGebxoCIjEQAvD_BwE). This ale pours light copper with a two-finger white head. The aroma is spiced with a bit of clove and light banana. The flavor is semi-sweet with a hint of vanilla, which is uncommon for a Belgian-style Triple. This beer has a spiced banana-like flavor and has a good effervescence. The mouth feel is medium. Then it has a semi-sweet finish with little amounts of spice. The aftertaste of clove and banana lingers a little. I originally had this at a bottle share in Austin, Texas; my father loved it. We ended up coming back to North Carolina with a twelve-pack of cans. This is a good Belgian-style Triple that I give a B+. This is one beer that is worth trying. It has a good flavor that isn’t too heavy. I enjoy this. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly!

Peticolas Brewing Company Thrilla in Brazilla India Pale Ale

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A week ago, I was in Dallas, Texas, having lunch at Ten50 BBQ (https://www.ten50bbq.com), which is actually in Richardson, TX. With my BBQ assortment, I had Thrilla in Brazilla, a 7.5% ABV IPA. This is a limited beer produced by Peticolas Brewing Company (www.peticolasbrewing.com/) in Dallas. This American IPA was originally for the 2014 World Cup and was released on June 12th, the first day of match one, Brazil versus Croatia. Then it was re-released for the 2015 Gold Cup and the 2016 Copa America. The food at Ten50 BBQ is good traditional Texas BBQ. The food is served cafeteria style. This IPA pours orange with a two-finger tight white head. The aroma is fruity with some grapefruit and orange. There is bitterness on the nose. The flavor is bitter, fruity, and hoppy. This IPA has a medium feel in the mouth. The finish is bitter and fruity, then there is a hoppy aftertaste with faded semi-sweet fruitiness. This is average, I’d say this is a C. The beer gets more bitter and hoppy as it warms, but that is true with most IPAs. This is neither bad nor really good. It’s an average drinkable IPA. I wouldn’t say ”stay away from this”, but if you have it, it’s not bad to drink. This IPA is not in production at this time. So finding this in the wild might be hard. You can contact the Peticolas Brewing Company. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!