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!

Suntory The Premium Malt’s

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In the United States, we only have Whiskey from Suntory, and we never see any other products they make. One such product is The Premium Malt’s an all-malt beer from Suntory. This is a 5.5% Pilsner from Suntory Beer Limited in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. I had this with my first meal on Japan Airlines. This beer pours a deep gold that is almost copper. The aroma is very malty and has a malt sweetness. The taste is big on the malt flavor. It is a bold malt bomb, with nice smoothness. It tastes like it is one hundred percent malt. This has a medium feel to the mouth. Then it has a malted finish with a sweet malted aftertaste. This pure malt beer is good but loses some of its tasty flavors as it warms. I give this a B-. You need to have this one cold, and yes you should try The Premium Malt’s if you see it. It is good if you are into bold malt-flavored beers, and it goes well with Ramen and other savory Japanese foods. Please stay safe, be kind to each other and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Orion Beer Co., LTD Orion Premium Draft Beer

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This Japanese rice lager is imported from Okinawa, Japan. A typical rice lager uses rice instead of corn. This beer is 5% ABV and was purchased from my local International grocery store, Super Global Mart or Super G Mart. They have a decent selection of International beer/craft beer and some domestic beer and craft beers. I highly recommend you check it out if you live or are in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. I have had Orion at a restaurant but never had it to review until now. This beer pours golden clean with a thin, quickly fading one-finger white head. The aroma is semi-sweet and dry. The smell isn’t much, but it does smell like a domestic U.S. beer. The flavor is sweet, smooth, dry, light, and clean. This beer goes down easy. This has a light mouthfeel. Orion finishes with a dry and light sweetness. There is not much aftertaste, but it has a faint, sweet dryness that goes away as quickly as it started. This beer is great with Asian food. Orion Premium Draft is a D+. It is okay on its own, but with food, it’s a bit better, and I think it is good enough for a try. This January I will be doing a dry January, so I will be back to normally scheduled reviewing. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Dogfish Head Brewery 60 Minute IPA

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As long as I have been writing and blogging about beer, I have never had a Dogfish Head beer. The Dogfish Head Brewery has been in operation since 1994, but as of 2019, it has been part of the Boston Beer Company. They are known for Samual Adams. This beer is 60 Minute IPA, which is 6% ABV. This IPA is hopped for 6o minutes, and they add 60 hop additions constantly. This IPA pours a golden amber/copper color with a one-finger white head. The head fades at a semi-quick pace. The aroma is bitter and malty, with light sweetness. The flavor is bitter/hoppy, malty, sweet, and smooth. This IPA has a semi-light feeling in the mouth. This beer finishes smooth with some bitter hop flavors. The aftertaste is bitter but less bitter than its initial flavor. There is not much aftertaste. This is more of a classic IPA. How IPAs were twenty-four to twenty-five years ago. I like that type of IPA because it differs from all the New England, West Coast, and Hazy IPAs that have become so popular. I still like those kinds of IPAs. But it’s nice to have something different. This is a good IPA that doesn’t overpower your taste buds. This IPA is a B+. I can’t believe it has been this long, and I have not had Dogfish Head Brewery 60 Minute IPA. I recommend it! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! cheers!

Booneshine Brewing Co. East Boone Pilsner

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This Pilsner from Booneshine Brewing Co. has Pilsen Malts and Magnum Haltertauer hops brewed in Boone, North Carolina. This Pilsner is 5% ABV. I have been looking for and trying more Pilsners lately because the beer I see on store shelves is some sort of IPA. I still like IPA. But I’d like to keep this blog diverse. This Pilsner pours bright yellow with a two-finger white head that fades slowly. The aroma is crisp, lightly peppery, and clean. The flavor is crisp, peppery, clean, light-bodied, and has a very faint lemon note. The mouthfeel is light. Then, it has a crisp and clean finish and a refreshingly light aftertaste. This is a great beer that I give an A+. East Boone Pilsner is a beer that I recommend and drink over and over. The flavor is such that you could have an entire four-pack. Booneshine Brewing Co. is becoming one of my top breweries. They brew delicious beer that you should be drinking. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Legion Brewing Company Sanctified Italian Pils

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I love Italian Pilsners. I have had a few that are slightly different for a Pilsner. They generally use German Noble Hops. This one, Sanctified, is from Legion Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina. This beer is 5%, dry-hopped once with Sapphire and Lorien hops in a bright tank and uses traditional German hops. This beer is relatively new for Legion. This Pils pours yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma has light, bitter notes and light sweetness. The flavor is soft, malted, hoppy, lemon, floral, and light-bodied. This beer has a light mouthfeel. Then this pilsner finishes lightly bittersweet, with a light floral/lemon aftertaste that is not around long. This is a good Italian Pilsner, A- from me. I think it shouldn’t be missed. It has a uniquely delicious and refreshing taste. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Allagash Brewing Company Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale

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This is Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale from Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine. This 6.6% ABV beer is a fall-only seasonal. It uses Allagash 2-Row Malted Barley Blend, Victory, Carapils, Raw Wheat, Roasted Barley, Blackprinz grains, Nugget, Cascade, Northern Brewer hops, and their house yeast. This dark beer pours black with a two-finger beige head. The aroma is roasted and hoppy, with light earthy notes and coffee. The flavor is also roasted, coffee, and hoppy with a nice smoothness. This has a medium feel in the mouth. It finishes smooth with a bit of bitter coffee roast. The aftertaste is a little bitter light coffee. This style is not made much, or I do not see much out there. I do like this beer. But the coffee notes are clashing slightly with the bitterness, which brings this beer to a B-. I would have this again, and I do recommend it. I really can’t name any other beers like this. I have not have not had many dark/black IPA-style beers. But this was interesting for sure. I can say the same for this style of beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!