Hopfly Brewing Company Freestone IPA

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Brewed in Rocky Mount, North Carolina Hopfly Brewing Company Freestone IPA, 7% ABV is brewed with Ella, Citra and Galaxy hops. Freestone pours a cloudy yellow color with a one and a quarter slow fading white head with creamy tropical citrus aromas with a nice touch of sweetness waffting the nose. Taste is tropical with citrus orange and some grapefruit with a nice creamy sweetness with some nice bitter/hoppy notes with a meduim mouthfeel that has a nice tropical bitter finish and a fruity orange pineapple aftertaste that is nicer and bitter. Hopfly Brewing Company Freestone IPA is a great beer that is an A+ every part of this IPA was well brewed with great delicious flavors tht is an must have IPA, I would definitely have this again and a again. PLease stay safe and please enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Limited Series Moons of Saturan

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Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Limited Series Moons of Saturn, 7 % ABV is a Berliner Weisse style sour brewed with orange peel, lime peel, Key lime, passion fruit, and crystallize ginger. Moons of Saturn is inspired by the refreshing Saturn cocktail, which is a gin based version of a Mia Tai. Moons of Saturn pours a crispy golden color with a quickly fading one and a quarter white head with nice fruity tropical tart citrusy aromas with hints of light ginger. Flavor is somewhat similar to its aroma it has a slight funky flavor of tropical gingery fruits, passion fruit, with a nice tartness and citrusy highlights with a nice amount of sourness hitting all the right taste buds on your tongue with a nice lighter mouthfeel that comes to a nice tart and sour tropical finish and has a nice light ginger aftertaste with a linger of tropical citrusy fruit. Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Limited Series Moons of Saturn is quite tasty getting an A+. It’s a refreshing beer even for a fruited sour, I highly recommend Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Limited Series Moons of Saturn. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Throwback Thursday: Destihl Brewery Wild Sour Series Counter Clockweisse

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Originally posted November 20th, 2016.

Here is another Destihl Brewery Wild Sour Series beer, Counter Clockweisse, 3.0% ABV.  Counter Clockweisse is a Berliner-style Weiss Bier. Traditional German-style sour wheat al is used in Counter Clockweisse and is unfiltered and spontaneously fermented. Counter Clockweisse pours a bright yellow color with a fizzy two finger white head that quickly dissolves back into the yellowness of the beer. The aroma is filled with lots of tartness, acidic lemony-tart lactic notes. The aroma has much the same qualities as a true German Berliner Weiss Bier. Taste has some similar qualities to Counter Clockweisse’s aroma; it’s tart upfront with a bit on acidic lemon, sour wheat in the middle with a fainter lemon note towards the back. The mouthfeel is light easy and refreshing. Counter Clockweisse finishes tart yet easy with a tart lemon wheat after taste that slowly fades into the next sip. This is a good beer, B grade but I think that after three maybe four Counter Clockweisse becomes too much, the tartness of it all becomes too much. But that doesn’t make it a terrible beer, no it just something you can have a whole lot of. I would go back to it and do recommend Destihl Brewery Wild Sour Series Counter Clockweisse. It’s good, it’s refreshing, and something you need to try! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly    

The Beer News

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We’re back with the beer news! Here are this weeks news and events happening in the Charlotte, North Carolina area!

  • Friday August 21st – 23rd. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. 11 am-10 pm Mecktoberfest Märzen Lager Release.

Friday, August 21, 2020 11:00 AM AMBEER RELEASE – Mecktoberfest Märzen Lager 7:00 PM LIVE MUSIC – DECARLO Saturday, August 22, 2020 3:00 PMLIVE MUSIC – Amanda Cook Band (Bluegrass) 7:00 PM LIVE MUSIC – The Royal Hounds (High Energy Roots Rock) Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:00 PM LIVE MUSIC – Jazz Revolution (Jazz, Soul, Motown)

  • Friday, August 21st. Sycamore Brewing Black is Beautiful Can Release. 4 pm-9 pm.

We are excited to release our Mocha Imperial Stout as our contribution to the Black Is Beautiful project. The Black Is Beautiful project was started by Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, Texas.Sycamore will be donating 100% of the profits from the sale of this beer to a local cause, Action NC whose mission is “to confront and reduce the root causes of poverty, underdevelopment, and social and economic inequality through grassroots education, training, organization and mobilization.” We are committed to doing anything we can to support this crucial movement against inequality & injustice.Read more about the Black Is Beautiful project at https://blackisbeautiful.beer/***This event has been postponed to 8/21 as our taproom is temporarily closed. Please see our last post for more details. We will reevaluate the situation before the 21st and determine the format of the release.***

  • Friday, August 21st. Ruined Again! Stone Brewing Tap Takeover! Carolina Beer Temple. 12 pm-11 pm.

Join us at Carolina Beer Temple Charlotte for a few amazing brews from Stone Brewing out of California! One of the pioneers of West Coast IPAs we’ve got a fun list of brews for you to choose from:TAP LIST
Ruined Again | Triple IPA | 10.8%
Beautifully bitter!Xocoveza | Imp. Stout | 8.1% ABV
Tastes like Mexican Hot Chocolate!Buenaveza | Lager | 4.7% ABV
Mexican-style lager with lime and sea saltTangerine Express | Hazy IPA | 6.7% ABV
Hazy IPA w/Tangerine & PineappleEnjoy your tap takeover from home – pick any 3 Stone beers for a 3-Pack of Crowlers to go for only $30.99 (regularly $40).

  • Friday, August 21st. Dreamsicle IPA Release. NoDa Brewing Company. 3 pm-10 pm.

The only thing better than eating a Dreamsicle in the summer is drinking a Dreamsicle IPA in the summer! 🙌We’re bringing this tasty beer back to soak up the last of August! This crisp West Coast style IPA marries the intensity of Amarillo, Centennial and Citra hops with the subtle sweetness of vanilla beans and orange peel. Dreamsicle will be available in cans and on draft on Friday, August 21st. Sitting at 7% ABV, this brew is a nostalgic dream you’ll never want to wake up from!Join us in the taproom, on the patio, or at the Brew-Thru — starting at 3 pm — to get your hands on our sweet and dreamy Dreamsicle.

  • Tuesday, August 25th. Rainbow Sherbet Sour Can Release. Triple C Brewing Company. 4 pm-9 pm.

Back by popular demand to kick off our 8th Anniversary in Style. This fruited sour pours vibrant red in color with a bright fruited nose and tart finish from the Berliner Weisse base. Raspberry, pineapple, lime, and vanilla added in secondarily and brewed with lactose to add a touch of sweetness and balance. 4.2%

Birdsong Brewing Co. Fake Plastic Trees Hazy IPA

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Brewed local in Charlotte, North Carolina Birdsong Brewing Co. Fake Plastic Trees Hazy IPA, 6.4% ABV is brewed with Two-Row, Red Wheat, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats,  Munich malts, Comet, Cascade, and Sorachi Ace hops. This is a seasonal beer only available during the summer. Fake Plastic Trees pours a deeper yellow color with a two-finger creamy white head that fades slowly with aromas of semi-sweet malts with a bitter hops noes. The flavor is similar to its own aroma, semi-sweet at first then bitter with a bit of citrus fruit and some grassy notes toward the end that finish with a weird bitter note that is off-putting and it continues into a bitter after tastes with a medium mouthfeel.  I usually like most Birdsong Brewing beer and Fake Plastic Trees wasn’t one of them, and I give it a D. The way Fake Plastic Trees finished was not good and it lingered too long for me and the citrus was very faint and was a bit off not really citrusy. I will not tell you to go and try this beer, all the flavor didn’t really come together. I didn’t like it. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

NoDa Brewing Company 1010 Pearl Lager

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NoDa Brewing Company 1010 Pear Lager, 4.8% ABV brewed locally in Charlotte, North Carolina named after a street in Columbus, Ohio which has a popular market. 1010 Pear pours a copper color with an almost two finger white fizzy head giving off a somewhat malted beady aroma with a little sweetness to it. The taste pretty much follows the nose with nice crisp malt bready notes with some sweetness that slowly arrives on your tongue with a nice semi-medium mouthfeel that finishes with a bit of a light malt note and has a crisp aftertaste of some yeasty bread that doesn’t stick around very long. NoDa Brewing Company 1010 Pear Lager is good getting a B-. The malts almost clash with the breaded notes and I found that to be just a little off-putting but nothing terrible. I could drink a few of 1010 Pearl Lagers the flavor isn’t too overwhelming nor is it too high in ABV. I find those things good about this. I would recommend NoDa Brewing Company 1010 Pear Lager is was not bad. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

New Anthem Beer Project Poets and Fools Pilsner

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New Anthem Beer Project Poets and Fools Pilsner 5.2% ABV is brewed in Wilmington, North Carolina with Hallertauer Hops, and Pilsen Malt. Poets and Fools pours a yellow color clean with a two and a half finger pillowy white steady head with nice lacing left behind with a nice crisp, faint hoppy aroma with bready notes as well. Taste is crisp with very faint grape and some nice light bready hop notes that come to a clean, slightly dry-ish finish with a light hop pilsner aftertaste that does not linger for more than three seconds with a light mouthfeel. New Anthem Beer Project Poets and Fools Pilsner is a tasty Pilsner that is clean crisp and refreshing with a nice flavor profile, and I give this beer an A+. Now with the world of craft beer being overfilled with sours and IPAs, it’s nice to have a nice Pilsner like this one that I highly recommend trying, I really enjoy it. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!  

Throwback Thursday: Luther Reformations Bier Pilsner

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Germany is probably one of the great countries for good beer, and could possibly be the oldest too. Germans are the originators of some beers styles, so it is good to go back and try some of these original German styles.  One style that has origins not in German but in the town of Pilsen Czech Republic where the style is named after, but then came to Germany where it grew in popularity and the Germans crafted and brewed their own versions of Pilsner. Now we have Czech and German Pilsner. Most American Pilsners are decedents of the German Pilsner. For my birthday I received a rather interesting pint of German Pilsner, Luther Reformations Bier, 4.9% ABV, brewed by Neunspringe Worbis in Wobis Germany. Reformations Bier pours a bright golden color with a two-finger bright thick white head the slowly fades into bright thick whiffs of nice lacing. I found a great amount of light coming through the glass and a big heard of carbonation bubbles. The aroma has a nice light cracker and big buttery biscuit scent about it, and you can feel a light bubble on your nose. Reformations have a nice crisp buttery taste upfront followed by a slight biscuit and faint cracker. But as this beer warms a bit of a spice note comes through. It is sort of a spicy character like an herb. But the entire bottle is in German so I don’t know what it is. I am guessing it. The spicy herd is less present at cooler temperatures but still slightly there. The mouthfeel is light to medium and has a nice crisp but lightly spiced finish, with a nice aftertaste if spiced herbs and a faint buttery biscuit note. I liked Luther Reformations Bier and would recommend this to anyone, and if and when you find it please let me know where. I’d say Luther Reformations Bier Pilsner is a B+. The spiced herbs really add an interesting touch to a German Pilsner and make for a good Pilsner. So go out and try Luther Reformations Bier Pilsner and see what you think. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!  

Westbrook Brewing Co. Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale

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Westbrook Brewing Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale, 7% ABV is another beer in Westbrook’s Shake IPA series that is non-homogenized, and unpasteurized,  brewed with Cascade, CTZ hops, dry-hopped with Amarillo, Citra, Conan Yeast, Carapils, Oats, Pale, Wheat malts, Lactose, Vanilla, and orange. Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale pours a hazy yellow color with a three-finger thick rocky white head that fades very slowly and gives off creamy citrus orange aromas with nice vanilla and some bitter notes. The flavor is similar to its own aroma with a creamy vanilla orange notes upfront of the mouth with bitter citrus notes on the back of the mouth that finishes with a nive vanilla orange bitterness and has a creamy bittersweet orange creamsicle aftertaste that does linger and Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale does have a fuller thick mouthfeel that does somewhat coat your mouth. Westbrook Brewing Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale is a solid tasty IPA getting an A. It has a good balance of orangey and vanilla flavors that don’t really interfere with the bitterness on this IPA. I recommend Westbrook Brewing Orange! Creamsicle Shake India Pale Ale  if you like bittersweet fruity IPA like this hazy IPA. Please stay safe and please enjoy responsibly! Cheers!  

J. Wakefield Brewing Ponch & Jon Northwestern Style IPA

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J. Wakefield Brewing Ponch & Jon Northwestern Style IPA, 6.5% ABV is a beer that I purchased from Pop The Top Craft Beer Shop partly because of the can neat looking artwork, partly because of the CHiPs connection and because I don’t see tomay J. Wakefield beers in my area. Ponch & Jon is brewed with Strata, Idaho 7, & Simcoe hops. This IPA pours a cloudy hazy yellow color with a very slow fading pillowy white fluffy three and a quarter finger head. Ponch & Jon gives off a nice tropical citrusy aroma that is dank and pine with a nice tropical citrusy dake flavor with some pine notes that hit the taste buds in the back of the mouth, that come to a nice thick bitter finish and a nice tropical hoppy aftertaste that linger just enjoy to enjoy and has a slightly thick mouthfeel. I do enjoy this style of IPA but not on the top of my list and J. Wakefield Brewing Ponch & Jon Northwestern Style IPA is good getting a B+. I think that the slight pine notes to be a touch out of place for this IPA style and does not really go all that well with the tropical flavors, but it was not the most terrible thing I’ve had. It had a nice about of good tropical flavors with some nice bitter notes that really were tasty and this was quite an interesting beer if you like New England style IPA I would say, sure go try J. Wakefield Brewing Ponch & Jon Northwestern Style IPA. Please stay safe and please enjoy responsibly! Cheers!