So we shot up to NashVegas for a little charity run with Junk. But prior to that endeavor we dropped in at Cool Springs Brewery for a little grub and some brew. Merry tried Franklin's 1st. that she said was a nice Kolsch with a good bitter bite, very clear and the lattice was ok. It had a nose of pilsner malt. This seems to be her new fav style. On to Junk with his Hefeweizen that was of course cloudy, flat-headed, good banana clove nose and a great citrusy bite. Me next with my Pecker Wrecker IPA and it was superb; however, I tried the Centennial stout and it was straight roasted coffee, wouldn't have it again . The Enabler sipped away at Fatback amber and it "drank pretty good".
Saturday we woke to 25F with snow and a wind chill of 12F. I'll be honest, I can't remember the charity we ran for, it froze out of my brain early.
To rewarm the cockles a little trip to BlackStone to see Red and his latest concoctions. The coffee stout was a truly memorable beer, so much so I've got a pic of it in my man room. It had a great smooth dryness and slight bitterness of the Costa Rica coffee. Phenom brown head and 11 barrels has gone that fast. Adam bomb is a mind altering IPA made with Zythos hops at 65lbs per 15bbls with a crazy aroma as a green IPA. Brewed, bittered, whirlpooled and 2 stage dry hop. 81 ibus makes this a must have repeat brew and will only get better as conditioning continues.
After we got "Junk Drunk" and skipped out of Antique Archeology, whaddaya know there's a new distillery in Yazoo's old brewery that has brews on tap. Corsair Distillery had Calfkiller Dark Earth which was a superb stout. Well balanced light coffee. Dark flattening head. Low etoh warmth of 6%.
Next up was Jackalope Brewery for some Jinga and a Hairy Highlander for me. A nice Scottish ale with some nice smokiness to it. Then a Rompo Rye, an ale that poured an extreme red which lifted my hopes of a spicy taste of rye that was instantly dashed on the first sip. There is no apparent major rye bill in this ale though the nose is of great cereal.Saturday we woke to 25F with snow and a wind chill of 12F. I'll be honest, I can't remember the charity we ran for, it froze out of my brain early.
To rewarm the cockles a little trip to BlackStone to see Red and his latest concoctions. The coffee stout was a truly memorable beer, so much so I've got a pic of it in my man room. It had a great smooth dryness and slight bitterness of the Costa Rica coffee. Phenom brown head and 11 barrels has gone that fast. Adam bomb is a mind altering IPA made with Zythos hops at 65lbs per 15bbls with a crazy aroma as a green IPA. Brewed, bittered, whirlpooled and 2 stage dry hop. 81 ibus makes this a must have repeat brew and will only get better as conditioning continues.
After we got "Junk Drunk" and skipped out of Antique Archeology, whaddaya know there's a new distillery in Yazoo's old brewery that has brews on tap. Corsair Distillery had Calfkiller Dark Earth which was a superb stout. Well balanced light coffee. Dark flattening head. Low etoh warmth of 6%.
Boscos Poor Richards Ale rounded the evening and by then I had forgotten about the frost bite in several key areas.
