Beer of the Weekend #1,038: No Half Measures
The second beer I drank Saturday night was the other beer that heard all my swearing on that not-so-easy float: No Half Measures, brewed by the Pulpit Rock Brewing Company of Decorah, Iowa.
Serving type: 16-ounce can. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a nonic. The color is hazy medium amber. A finger of buttery, white, dense head dissipates slowly, leaving a trail of foam on the glass and a thick skim.
Smell: The first whiff is a noseful of creamy citrus and tropical fruit. It is like a creamsicle. It is a very nuanced mélange and is hard to pin down individual aromas. Grapefruit, orange, pine, mango, pineapple, a touch of melon, and hop bitterness.
Taste: Smooth, creamy, and tasty. Like the aroma, the flavor is very nuanced and the individual flavors are part of a mélange and hard to pick out. Grapefruit, orange, pine, mango, pineapple, and an earthy hop bitterness, which lingers on the taste buds.
Fun facts about No Half Measures:
• Style: West Coast IPA.
• Price: $5 for a 16-ounce can at the Pulpit Rock Brewing Company.
• Alcohol content: 6.4 percent ABV.
• The description on the brewery website says, “A West Coast IPA made in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops - with Columbus Cryo™, HBC 638, and Simcoe® Hops!”
• I bought two other beers during my visit to Pulpit Rock but drank them at the campsite: Lecker, a German pilsner, and Neighbor Beer, a Czech pale lager. Both were good.
The Quiet Man’s grade: A.
Serving type: 16-ounce can. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a nonic. The color is hazy medium amber. A finger of buttery, white, dense head dissipates slowly, leaving a trail of foam on the glass and a thick skim.
Smell: The first whiff is a noseful of creamy citrus and tropical fruit. It is like a creamsicle. It is a very nuanced mélange and is hard to pin down individual aromas. Grapefruit, orange, pine, mango, pineapple, a touch of melon, and hop bitterness.
Taste: Smooth, creamy, and tasty. Like the aroma, the flavor is very nuanced and the individual flavors are part of a mélange and hard to pick out. Grapefruit, orange, pine, mango, pineapple, and an earthy hop bitterness, which lingers on the taste buds.
Fun facts about No Half Measures:
• Style: West Coast IPA.
• Price: $5 for a 16-ounce can at the Pulpit Rock Brewing Company.
• Alcohol content: 6.4 percent ABV.
• The description on the brewery website says, “A West Coast IPA made in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops - with Columbus Cryo™, HBC 638, and Simcoe® Hops!”
• I bought two other beers during my visit to Pulpit Rock but drank them at the campsite: Lecker, a German pilsner, and Neighbor Beer, a Czech pale lager. Both were good.
The Quiet Man’s grade: A.
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