New Beer Friday 2/23/24

We have botanical beers, lagers, IPAs and barrel-aged. It gunna be a great weekend.

Sad to say there will be no Beer Nerd Radio today. We'll be back next week.

RoHa - Red Snake Hoppy Red: toasty aroma. Hops are similar, with mostly pine, herbal and floral notes. They build on a solid malt base that is anchored in the mid-2000s full of C-hops and some new citrus. Old School - meets new. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.  

Deep Dive Series - Rose Hip And Raspberry Hefeweizen: The Rose Hips rule in this wheat beer for sure. This is a very botanical beer. The raspberry takes a back seat for sure, but the overall esthetic is a light and refreshing floral driven ale. Simple & unrefined. If botanical beers are on your radar. 5.0% - Only at Saltfire.

Bewilder - Doppelbock: This beer was aged on Madeira soaked oak chips and made with Best Malt’s Black Malt. Whoa, the Port is really nice here, tons of dark fig, plum and berries. The malt is quite smooth mostly cocoa and toffee coming through. The end is quite oaky with little hop presence. The 10.0% ABV is well hidden and full-bodied. 

Bewilder - Low Hanging Phruit: This New Zealand-Style Pils was made with Moutere. Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron hops. Tons of melon in the nose with earthy/dank hops, can’t wait to see where this is going. Oh my, love the stone fruit profile here. It’s hovering above some vague citrus and more melon. It’s well hopped and “tastes expensive”. There’s some strong alternative Pilsner game in our market right now, and lagers like this are a shining example. Mikey Likey. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.

SL Brewing - Valley Girl IPA: This smells like pithy grapefruit, lemon, biscuity malt, orange zest, and lime. This has a really nice juicy hop character to it, while finishing dry and bitter in a nice way. There’s just a touch of malt character, but it props everything else up. This is quite good – it’s hard to get a pale ale to feel so full flavored while also finishing light and easy, and this beer bridges that well. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing.

Red Rock - Pino Pils: This smells like lime zest, wheat, light citrus and grassy hops. I get tequila in this one – which is honestly just fine for me. There’s some really light earthiness  but it’s mostly lime, citrus, soft breadiness, and a touch of grassy bitterness. It’s really well done, especially for someone who isn’t wild about tequila. 5.0% - Available at Red Rock Downtown.

Here are this week's Small Batch Beer from Hopkins Brewing.

Cheers!