Video Review: Beers of Summer, Part 2

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Today, I check out two more Summer seasonals as part of the Beers of Summer series. This includes one of my all-time favorite beers which might be having a little bit of difficulty, or at least an identity crisis. Check out my thoughts on beers from Victory Brewing Company and Bell's Brewery here!

More about Victory Anniversary XX

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So, tonight I worked on finishing the bottle of beer from this afternoon's review, the Victory Brewing Company Anniversary XX Imperial Pilsner. While working through it, I discovered I had much more to say about the beer than what I said in this afternoon's review. So, here's a quick, 3 1/2-minute video with some further reflection on the Anniversary XX.

Video Review: Victory Anniversary XX

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This slightly tardy video review features a second beer celebrating Victory Brewing Company's 20th Anniversary.  I reviewed the first beer a couple of months ago--you can find that link in the YouTube video description.

 

Edit, 11:38pm: As it turns out, I had more to say about this beer. Check it out here!

I'll have another video review tomorrow, and my Christmas beer series will begin on Tuesday! See you then!

Video Review: Victory Brewing Anniversary 20

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As promised, the latest video review, featuring a beer in celebration of Victory Brewing Company's 20th Anniversary!

In addition to the upcoming videos I mentioned in the review, I also may have some stuff from an Oktoberfest festival I will be attending this weekend. Expect some written reviews, if nothing else.

Beers in Review: Another post where I have to spell "hazelnut"

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More from the weekend, plus a minor programming note at the end. Let's check out some beers.

The first two beers are some of the less-available beers from Lagunitas Brewing Company. First is their CitruSinensis, a Pale Ale brewed with blood oranges. The ale poured a gold color, had a light to medium body, and I found this beer to be really juicy in terms of a mouthfeel, almost as if biting into a perfectly ripe orange or other fruit, where the juices run down the corners of your mouth. There was a little bit of grape or white wine flavor initially, but this quickly gave way to plenty of citrus, most notably the blood orange, of course. Citrusy hops tended to make their presence felt as the ale warmed. This was a tasty beer with a unique mouthfeel.

Next from Lagunitas was their brand-new Aunt Sally, a hoppy sour ale. It pours a pale golden color, and this particular glass had lots of carbonation, almost making it look like champagne in the glass. The flavors in this beer are straight forward: citrusy hop notes combined with plenty of lemon and other sour flavors. The citrusy hops generate a bit of hop bitterness, especially towards the end of the sip.

To kind of stay on-style after the Aunt Sally, I had Kirsch Gose by Victory Brewing Company. A cherry gose, it represents those cherries visually by pouring a pretty rose color. Sour cherries with mild sweetness made up with flavor profile, and the gose had a crisp, dry mouthfeel and finish. A really tasty gose.

Finally, Hazelnut Brown Nectar from Rogue Ales. It pours a medium shade of brown, is a bit hazy, and has a medium body. Tasty and straight forward in flavor, one of the most notable things that came to my mind when I pursued flavors was "chocolate cake". It is nutty and chocolaty and sweet (but not too sweet) with tons of flavor. An enjoyable drinking experience.

As a programming note, I will be spending the weekend in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the major craft beer cities in the US. I will be tweeting throughout the trip on the blog Twitter account. Also expect multiple articles and maybe even a video on the breweries of Asheville next week!