Suffolk Punch Brewing Blue Daisy Pilsner

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Not far from where I live, within walking distance, is Winestore. They are primarily a wine store, but they have a very small selection of beers. There, I bought Suffolk Punch Brewing Blue Daisy Pilsner.  The Pilsner is 4.9% ABV. This beer pours yellow with a big two-finger white head. The aroma is very earthy, almost stinky, and yet crisp. The taste is crisp, earthy, and lightly hopped. It has an earthy, crisp, and light fruity flavor. The mouthfeel is light. This pilsner finishes earthy with a slight bitterness. The aftertaste is not as earthy, but it is crisp. Overall, I was not impressed with Blue Daisy Pilsner. So I give it a D. The smell was just bad, which made the taste not as good. I don’t recommend it, nor will I have it again. I don’t know what they did to this Pilsner. I guess it was the wrong mixture of hops and grains. No thank you, Suffolk Punch. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Ōslō Brewing Oslove Passion Fruit Blonde Ale

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After cruising around Iceland and Norway. I took a train from Bergen, Norway, to Oslo, the capital. There I found a local beer from ōslō Brewing, Passion Fruit Blonde Ale. This beer is 4.7% ABV. This beer poured blonde/yellow with a two-finger white head. The aroma is crisp and fruity. It’s slightly more tropical. The taste is light on tropical passion fruit. This has a light mouthfeel. Then it finishes clean with a tropical taste. The aftertaste is faded passion fruit. Overall, this was good, interesting too. I give this beer a B+. The passion fruit was not as strong as I would have liked, and I am not a big fan of fruity pilsners/lagers. But this blonde was pretty good. I would recommend this one if you are in Oslo. I would have it again myself, as well as more from ōslō Brewing. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Trollbryggert

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I was recently on a Viking Cruise around Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the eastern coast of Norway. While we were in the port of Alesund, Norway, we took a bus tour of the local area. We even took two ferries and had lunch at a local ski resort. Then we head not too far to the Trollbryeriet in Liabygda, Norway, for a tour of the brewery. They produce many different beers. They call the beer Slogen after a local mountain. After the short tour of the production facilities, we had a tasting of four beers. A Weizen, Pilsner, Brown Ale, Bock, and an IPA. The brewery isn’t very big, but they do produce 10,000 barrels a year. The pilsner was good, but could have been slightly better. It was clean and crisp. The brown ale (English Brown) was good. It was malted  and nutty. The Wiezen was very good; that might have been because it was first. It had a decent banana/clove taste. A slight fruity note, other than banana. The Bock was terrible; it tasted like it had gone bad and sour. The IPA was good; this was more like a West Coast IPA. It was fruity, bitter, and not overpowering.  Overall, this was a good set of beers minus the Bock. I do like Bock beer. This tour and tasting is a B. If you ever get to that part of Norway, go and try Trollbryeriet beers. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Ægir Bryggeri Rallar Amber Ale

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I love to try new things. I am currently sailing around Iceland, and on board, I had Ægir Bryggeri Rallar Amber Ale from Norway. This Amber Ale is 4.7% ABV from Flåm, Vestland, Norway. They use six different types of malts in this brew. But I couldn’t find what the six malts are. This amber ale pours dark reddish/amber with a one-finger faded tan head. The aroma is slight toffee, with some maltiness and nuts. The flavor is malty toffee, light chocolate, and nutty. This has a light and easy mouthfeel. The finish is faded malt and some light toffee. The aftertaste is light malts. This is not a great beer; it’s a D+. I think it is thin overall, flavor-wise. I wouldn’t have this one again, or should you. It’s interesting sounding. But it fell off once I tasted it. It is not overly strong. I did have an IPA from this brewery, but unfortunately I wasn’t given the can for a proper review. That was better, in fact. I’d give that West Coast-style IPA a B+. But I wish I could properly review. But their Amber Ale is not good. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Brog Brugghuis Helga NR.69

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I try new things and go to new places. I am currently in Reykjavik, Iceland. I had a local beer Borg Brugghuis Helga NG.69. This is a Raspberry Sour at 4.7% ABV. This beer is brewed in Reykjavik. This sour pours a raspberry red color with a one-finger pink head. The aroma is slightly sour with nice raspberry notes. The taste is light on the sourness and there is a nice raspberry flavor. This beer has a light mouthfeel. Then this beer comes to a sour and tart raspberry flavor. The aftertaste is more tart than sour but this is a good sour beer overall. I give this one a B+. If you are in Iceland you should give it a try. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

760 Craft Works Orange Card Session IPA

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I am quite fond of 760 Craft Works in Huntersville, North Carolina. They brew some delicious beers, and I have had just a few. This is Orange Card Session IPA, with 5.1% ABV. This sessionable IPA uses hops such as Citra, Idaho 7, Cascade, & Mosaic. I picked up Orange Card because the label caught my eye. I think it goes with the World Cup, or something like that. This beer pours orange with a two-finger white head. The aroma is citrus fruit, oranges, and bitterness. The flavor is a bit like candied tangerine, orange, and bitter/pine. The pine note is light at best, and I mostly taste a bitter citrus flavor, mostly sweet orange/tangerine. This beer has a medium mouthfeel. The finish is citrusy and bitter. It doesn’t taste overly bitter.  The aftertaste is candied oranges/tangerines. That does linger with a faded bitterness. The overall flavor doesn’t make this too sessionable, but it does have a lower ABV for an IPA. I don’t think I could have more than two and a half pints or forty ounces. You could say this is kind of sessionable ( a shorter drinking session). Anyway, I think Orange Card Session IPA is an A. If the flavor and mouthfeel were lighter, this would be an A+. I still think you should try this one. The flavor is delicious. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Westbrook Brewing Co. Whipped Pineapple Gose

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I am a huge fan of Westbrook Brewing Co. from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and their Gose. This is Whipped Pineapple Gose, available from June to September. This 4% ABV Gose has CTZ hops and American Ale Yeast. It uses malts such as Acidulated and Pale Wheat. Lastly, there are adjuncts such as coriander, pineapple, sea salt, and vanilla. This beer pours a bright, cloudy yellow with a two-finger white head. The aroma is lightly sour, sweet, and pineapple-like. Taste is light, tart/sour, with pineapple notes and sweetness from the vanilla. This beer has a light salted flavor. The mouthfeel is light. It has a vanilla-coated pineapple finish. There is a slight saltiness and sourness to the finish as well. Aftertaste is a lingering vanilla with faded pineapple. This is very good; it gets an A from me. Overall, it is like a lightly salted vanilla pineapple. I recommend this one! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer Curve Munich-Style Pilsner

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Pilsner is my favorite beer style at the moment. This one is Burial Beer Curve Munich-Style Pilsner. This is also just a German Pilsner. This 5.4% Asheville Pilsner is made with Barke Pilsner malt, steeped extensively with Bavarian-born, small-farm Mittelfruh and Hersbrucker. I have never seen or heard a German Pilsner called a Munich Pilsner. This beer pours a light golden with a two-finger white head. The aroma is dry and crisp, with light floral notes. The flavor is also dry, crisp, floral, with very light fruit and malt notes. This has a lighter mouthfeel. This Pilsner has a dry and crisp finish. The aftertaste is light, dry malts, with fading floral-fruit notes. I found this Burial Beer to be good but could be better. It’s a high C+. This Pilsner had the slightest hop notes that kept it from grading higher. Would I have this again, would I recommend it? Yes and yes. But I think Burial Beers are good overall. The last handful I’ve had have not been as good as some in the past. They brew awesome IPAs. This was good, but I think there are a couple in this style that are better. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Grillo’s Pickles x Pabst Blue Ribbon Pickle Beer

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Pickles and pickle-flavored things are all the rage right now. There are many different pickles and pickle-flavored things out there these days. One of those things is Grillos Pickle’s x Pabst Blue Ribbon Pickle Beer. This beer is a 4.7% lager. This collaboration pours golden with a steady one-finger white head. The aroma is Sour, with light vinegar and faint garlic.  It does smell like a PBR you left a bit of pickle in. The flavor is light garlic and vinegar. It’s sour and a bit bready. The pickle flavor fades as soon as you taste it. This PBR has a light mouthfeel. It finishes with a very light pickle flavor. The aftertaste of light pickle fades quickly. This is not great. I give Grillo’s Pickle’s x Pabst Blue Ribbon Pickle Beer a D+. It is not terrible, but I would like more pickle flavor. I wouldn’t recommend this, but I would recommend Martin House Brewing Best Made Pickle Beer instead. This is not great. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist Coquito

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I picked up another Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist. This one is Coquito, a 12.8% ABV barrel-aged stout. It is aged in whiskey and rum barrels with cinnamon, vanilla extract, and rum-soaked coconut.  A Coquito is a Porto Rican cocktail. This stout uses Marris Otter, 2-Row, Light Munich, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, and Roasted Barley malts. There are hops such as Nugget, Chinook, & Cascade. I have found out that this particular stout is no longer in production, but you might still find it on store shelves. This beer pours pitch-black with a thin, one-finger, quickly fading beige head. The aroma is sweet, cinnamon, vanilla, and boozy notes. This beer has a strong boozy flavor, with cinnamon and vanilla notes. The mouthfeel on this stout is full. Then it finishes with a cinnamon boozy flavor. The aftertaste lingers with alcohol and cinnamon bun flavor. This was a good barrel-aged stout. It’s a B. The vanilla flavor turns into cinnamon bun frosting flavor when combined with the coconut and rum barrels. I would somewhat recommend this. I think you have to like this style of beer or the types of barrels. I still think I would try another Big Bad Baptist. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly!