"New" Brew Thursday: 'Object Permanence DDH' from Buttonwoods Brewery

Tonight's beer was something I have been excited to try since it was announced on Instagram earlier this week. Actually when I got to Buttonwoods earlier tonight I joked with the staff that as soon as I saw it I said to myself "welp, see you on Thursday."

'Object Permanence' is one of my more favorite beers from Buttonwoods. Its light mouthfeel along with a beautifully hoppy taste with lingering bitterness is just an amazingly solid IPA and a great beer. The DDH version (DDH is short for Double Dry Hopped) of this is still quite good, not as good at the regular version but still well worth drinking and getting once again.

'Object Permanence DDH' is not like other DDH offerings. The citrus notes are not very offensive and are somewhat mild in nature. Much like its normal offering the mouthfeel is quite light and the aftertaste lingers ever-so slightly but not as much as the original. Its appearance in the glass is as always textbook beautiful unfiltered IPA and it's flavor profile is simple, yet complex.

'Object Permanence DDH' is definitely one of the more mello DDH IPAs that I have had but I would still highly recommend it.

Taking It To The Streets

A few weeks ago my favorite brewery Trillium, released one of my favorite beers, 'The Streets.' This Triple IPA is my absolute favorite triple and a release I look forward to every year. I was lucky enough to try the first batch of 'The Streets' back in 2017 when it was brewed for their anniversary. That batch was much different than this current batch.

'The Streets' that I know and love was first brewed last year and replicated this year was just as good as ever. This beauty is super hoppy and very drinkable despite being 10.6%. It is tough to say what you notice first, the hazy orange/yellow color or that undeniable tropical smell. Each sip is an absolute mouthful of hops each one shinning in it's own right but somehow working in perfect harmony with one another. Getting flavors and notes from each one but yet they all blend together. It may only come once a year but the next time it's brewed you're not going to want to miss this one.

Back in the Saddle... Again

After a L.O.N.G. hiatus I am back with lots of different stories and even more different brewery/beer experiences. Sometimes when we are thick in the weeds of life we neglect ourselves and forget to stop and smell the roses... or in this case, the beer.

While I have been to a lot of different breweries since I was last here, I was able to get down to my favorite Rhode Island brewery last week, Tilted Barn. They recently re-brewed 'Pour Sap' a brown ale that they brew with maple syrup from a farm down the road. Typically, I do not like brown ales as I do not like beer that is overly malty,but this is a very special brown ale.

At first it has a smell of dark brown sugar, sweet and syrupy with a distinct light boozy smell. In the glass it is a rich and hazy brown with a gorgeous light white head. The first sip is heaven. The sweetness does not come from the malt with most brown ales,
but does come from the maple syrup.

The initial sip is light and flavorful with that aforementioned sweetness that is so smooth it is essentially velvet on your tongue. That lingering sweetness rests in your mouth long after the sip is gone and compounds with each sip long after the beer is gone.

It is likely still at the brewery so I recommend HIGHLY that you visit the barn and get yourself a pour before it runs out. 

New Brew Thursday: 'Nite Lite' from Night Shift Brewing

The other weekend when I was in Boston I stopped by my old liquor store, Brookline Liquor Mart, and said hello to some friends and picked up some beer. One of the beers I grabbed was Nite Lite from Night Shift Brewery.

Nite Lite is a light lager does not skimp on the flavor and is infinitely better than any light lager I have ever had. Now my affinity for lagers is nothing new here and when I first heard about this beer it was something that I just had to try. It pours just like you atypical beer and like most lagers the head disappears within a few minutes.

The best word to describe this beer is crisp, as from top to bottom it is just that. The smell is crisp, the taste is crisp, the finish is crisp, and the mouthfeel is (and you'll never guess this one) very light and crisp. Night Shift on their website states that they made this beer to combat the notion that a light lager can't be both flavorful and drinkable. This beer is both of those things and is absolutely perfect for the tailgates, the summertime, or whenever you feel like something light and refreshing.

New Brew Thrusday: 'Thank You (2019)' from Maine Beer Company

Years ago when I was working at a liquor store in Boston, Brookline Liquor Mart, I would typically work on Thursdays when some of our new beer would come in and I would try to buy something new that I had never had before in the name of exploration and to better serve the customers. I still carry on this tradition in order to push my own horizons and to keep exploring the world of craft beer. However, I often buy new beers all the time and now I try to save them for a Thursday rather than just buying them on Thursdays. Now, I share that tradition with you and start with the appropriately named Thank You from Maine Beer Company.

Thank You 2018 from Maine Beer Company is a very, very nice IPA that I purchased at the brewery a few months ago. It is a very floral and piney smelling IPA with the taste to match it. It also has a very bitter finish that will linger on your tongue for minutes afterwards. It's got a fairly light mouthfeel as well and is a relatively simple and non-complex taste for a very good east coast style of IPA. On Untappd (profile on the right) I gave it a four out of five. A beer I would definitely recommend because while it is not an overpoweringly hoppy IPA if you like an IPA with a good, solid hop taste that is a little boozy (7% and it does not taste like it) this is a solid bet.