Day 128 - Frye's Leap

I still had some beers that I brought with me, but then I saw this at the store and couldn't resist another palie and from a relatively local brewery. Dang I like it when I am right.

This is a very tasty brew. A tad more to yellow than the one last night, and it lacks the subtle sweetness, but it has an excellent hops "character" (said with pinky held high up the nose...) without overpowering. This is a great beer to have sitting on the deck watching the sun set over the water and washes the taste of drywall from my mouth quite well.....


Specs:

Full Name: Frye's Leap India Pale Ale
Brewed By: Sebago Brewing Co
From: Gorham ME
ABV: 6.2%

I came up to Maine to help my dad, but hoped I would be able to lose a few pounds gained over this blog period. That is out the window, as it seems my parents are friends with the whole town, and we keep getting invited over to dinner somewhere, which means we are eating very well and no pounds are being lost. It is actually really great to see how much support these people give my dad and mom, and hopefully mom will get well enough to make it up here herself later this summer. At least the house should be in decent shape, assuming we get all the leaks plugged....

Day 127 - Nectar IPA

So, a bit artsy on the pic, but it is the first time I've seen the sun in a few days, and it seemed like a good idea.

Ah, nothing like a good palie on a quiet night after doing more work on the house. The good news about the buckets of rain that came down earlier is that I was able to indeed confirm the leak at the flashing around the chimney.

The color is the golden orange like the sun through the neck of the bottle, and the taste is a full, yet somehow mild hoppy hit. I'm thinking they add a touch of sweetness to this, but only enough to keep you guessing. This is just a darn good beer, with an allowance made for a bottle with a chartreuse feathered humming bird on it....

Specs:

Full Name: Nectar IPA
Brewed By: Nectar Ales
From: Paso Robles, CA
ABV: 6.7%

I'm saving the growler I got last night for a special occasion, like say, when I can sleep the whole next day, since it is the equivalent of almost a 12 pack of regular beer....;>)

Day 126 - Old Chub

So tonight we drove like half way across the state (to Belfast, which is only 7 miles across the water, can actually see it from the cabin when it is clear) to meet friends of my dad's for dinner. The best part about the trip, besides good company, was that we got there early, and were directed to a brew pub, which had a very tasty selection. I brought back a growler of a 10% ABV IPA that is excellent. Alas, that is not what I am drinking for the blog tonight.....

This is the 2nd canned experiment from Oskar Blues Brewery, and in typical scottish ale fashion, it runs a dark brown and is a bit sweet for my taste.It may be that I ruined my tastebuds earlier, but I must admit, this one will take a pretty good effort to finish.

Specs:

Full Name: Old Chub Scottish Style Ale
Brewed By: Oskar Blues Brewery
From: Lyons CO
ABV: 8% (only +)

Ok, not worth the empty calories, and I can substitute with a bowl of chocolate ice cream with a walnut brownie on the side....(hey, been working on the house most of the day, so earned it!)

Day 125 - Ellie's Brown Ale

Friday night, too tired to write...

This one is seriously dark, and very heavy on the roasted malt. It actually makes a good counter balance to a palie, but I couldn't drink many of these.

Specs:

Full Name: Ellie's Brown Ale
Brewed By: Avery Brewing Co
From: Boulder CO
ABV: 5.5%


Cheers.

Day 124 - Undercover

I know I'm on to a good one when it is almost gone by the time I get things set up for the blog...

I did the Hop Stoopid by this brewer a while back, and this one is just as tasty. A sparkling autumn gold color, combined with a mouthful of hops with every sip, and yet, it sneaks in a bit of sweet finish.

Specs:


Full Name: Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale
Vrewed by: Lagunitas Brewing Co
From: Petaluma CA
ABV: 9.75% (yeah baby.... ;>) )

My only complaint with this one is that it didn't come in a 20 oz like the HS, and now it is gone. It is a limited release, so I may have to ask Ellie or Cullen to go back and pick up more while I am in Maine. The trick will be making sure Cullen doesn't drink them all before I can get home.


Speaking of Maine, we have found 4 leaks in the house, and identified the one on the inside leaking below a shower. The other 3 are exterior, and even with pouring rain today, did not find the source. We know the likely spots, so will just have to caulk like crazy (I say the entire outside of the dang house) and then test by spraying with a hose. If that works, it'll be on to drywalling the holes and repainting everything.

Day 123 - McSorley's

Ah, another late night blog after a great dinner with some of dad's friends. The power actually went out about 7:30 but we stayed until about 9 with candles, and dad's place has a generator (thus the ability to do this...)

This beer will be more prophetic that really tasty, as I kayaked a few miles early this am, axed down a tree, plus sent out a bunch of emails trying to find some prospects (well, ok that latter wasn't that strenuous physically but my brain is exhausted....).

No pic as the camera is somewhere else (i may add later), but this one runs to the malty sweet side of ales. For my taste, it could be a bit less so and maybe a tad crisper as it tends to linger in the mouth too long.

Specs:

Full Name: McSorley's Irish Pale Ale
Brewed By: McSorley's Brewery
From: Latrobe PA
ABV: 5.5% (?)

Hum, this one seems to really be of unknown origin, labeling aside, as there is no website. It is interesting just how many beers out there are like this. I wouldn't chose to drink this one again, but I probably could if it was all there was. Ah well, until tomorrow night...

Day 122 - Momma's Little Yella

So, got the camera working, but had to use a different background..

This is the first of 2 from this brewery, and admittedly, I got them as I knew I would be traveling to Maine and I figured a few cans would help keep the bottles from bashing around in the cooler and possibly come to harm. The only harm is now having to drink this...

This is as vanilla as beer gets. Pale yellow, and not much in the way of taste. Go ahead and fill up the beer cooler for the softball game with these babies, and celebrate with something that looks different but isn't.

Specs:

Full Name: Mama's Little Yella Pils

Brewed By: Oskar Blues Brewery

From: Longmont, CO

ABV: 5.3%

Sadly, I had a pretty fair ale at dinner tonight from a Maine brewer(some friends of my parents were kind enough to feed us a great dinner, from their beautiful house with a great view over the water), but I went to this one for the blog. Good news is, there seems to be plenty of beers from ME to try and add to the pipeline, though I seem to be breaking my policy of one beer per night lately.... ;>)