The lovely Mrs. Porterman and I had a quick mini-date this evening after the kid's softball game. We popped into Nepenthe Brewing in #Baltimore, #Maryland for some boneless Old Bay wings and a drink. I enjoyed Dark Path, a smooth 5.5% ABV vanilla coffee porter. She had the Thiccolas Cage, an 11.2% ABV imperial stout collab brewed with Black Flag Brewing. #beer#ItsAlwaysStoutSeason@beersofmastodon
Such a great vibe! Yesterday, we had our first edition of the Pronck Masterclasses, this one on #hops. We tasted reference beers, hop teas and hop water. 3,5 hours packed with information and activity around all things #hop.
The best thing? The feedback was incredibly positive! 🍻 #craftbeer#education#masterclass#beer@beersofmastodon
We made it to the local pub to show our faces. Music on the jukebox, people at tables, a friendly welcome with mention that a monthly quiz is coming before even asking what we want to drink. The contrast between this pub under the new landlady and its former host is remarkable.
We're on the Hobgoblin Gold because it's still the only half-decent beer they do but at some point they're bringing in guest beers.
To tide us over between the brewery earlier and the pub to come we've dipped our hands into the fridge to select something from the craft ales Mystery Box we recently bought. It was a Wheat Beer and, seriously, who likes this stuff? Wheat beer is revolting. It's the Chardonnay of the wine world. It's the Campari of whatever world it is that Campari lives in. Its only purpose appears to be to make other drinks seem nicer.
I think that's a fair statement. I wasn't a particular fan before getting hooked on a much more robust wheat from the same brewery that was on tap at my local at the time. The Vitus. Just couldn't get enough of it.
One of three pints downed of the absolutely gorgeous DSB (golden ale with vegan-friendly finings to clear it) from our local brewery.
I've had a lovely afternoon with my wife and her sister, and only the large majority of it was spent mocking my sister-in-law's new boyfriend and threatening to cause havoc when we eventually meet him. You do these things for family. It's expected.
Home for some food and rugby, then off to the local to show our faces after that.
Welsh Pale Ale - Evan Evans - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a touch, malty, earthy, fruity with a gentle bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.1/5. Is earthy, not an unpleasant term, a thing with Beers nowadays? I am using it more and more. John Wallace Linton #Newport#beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
It's that time of the year 😋 Time for fresh hop beers.
Sprig & Fern's Monohoppily Fresh Hop Hazy singles out just one variety – fresh #Riwaka, hand-selected from Holmdale Farm in Wakefield and Mac Hops in Motueka.
😋 Lots of citrus, hoppy, bread/doughy and some bitterness + sweetness. Almost like marmalade on toast.
Pacific Islander - Milestone Brewery - 5.0% ABV. B++, hazy, earthy, tropical with a lingering fruity bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.5/5. Craft on Cask in Spoons and it’s a corker. The cask is fresh on today and it complemented an All Day Brunch. Lovely. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Saturday's final stop was to Attaboy Beer in #Frederick, #Maryland. This was quite the occasion, and the reason we planned our Saturday brewery hopping: Small Tank 033 Robust Porter. It was just amazing. Roasty and dry. Exactly what you'd expect if Attaboy actually brewed a porter. Which they did. So yay. @beersofmastodon
Last night my wife and I headed to Idiom Brewing Company in #Frederick, #Maryland for dinner. I grabbed a pint of Blind Luck, a 5.5% ABV dry Irish stout. We also grabbed a pepperoni pizza, which was delicious. #ItsAlwaysStoutSeason@beersofmastodon