Hill Country Beer Club

Member's Choice
March 19, 2022

Ron's House
14:00:00

Brewer	Beer	Vintage	Score
Gather	Universal Luck	2022	84
Infusion brewing company	Max’s Addiction Toffee Bar Milk Stout	2020	86
Lagunitas Brewing Company	Contents Under Fresher	2021	89
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company	Powder Day IPA	2022	87
Hi-Wire brewing	10W-40	2020	90
The Alchemist	Heady Topper	2021	92
Odd13 Brewing	Intergalactic Juice Hunter	2020	91
Russian River Brewing	Pliny the Elder Double Dry Hopped	2022	91
Hop Alley Brewing Company	Cryo Stash	2022	88
Saloon Door Brewing	Monkeydiculous	2022	93
Martin House Brewing Company	Acheron	2021	92
Roughtail Brewing Company	Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Polar Eclipse	2020	92

Who Offered: AMY, FATBOY, PHATMEAT, RON, RONRICO, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Who Drank: AMY, FATBOY, PHATMEAT, RONRICO, SANTA, WESTEXANS

Summary

84	Gather Universal Luck Irish-Style Red Ale \| 5.5% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: AMY

86	Infusion brewing company Max’s Addiction Toffee Bar Milk Stout Milk Stout \| 6.2% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: PHATMEAT

Club/Brewer Notes:
Dark, rich malts chocolate with a generous helping of lactose (milk sugar) to aid in the body and creaminess of this jet black ales. We though we’d throw another curve ball at this and add natural English toffee and chocolate flavors. Can you say health bar?

89	Lagunitas Brewing Company Contents Under Fresher American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 7.1% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
This is the latest leap in Lagunitas’ never-ending quest for capturing the essence of fresh hops. Contents Under Fresher features whole-cone Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe & Sabro hops harvested and rushed from our family of farmer friends in Yakima. Expressed here in their absolute juiciest form.

87	Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Powder Day IPA American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 7.7% ABV \| 45 IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
We started dry-hopping, and it snowballed into a full-on Powder Day. Notes of citrus, stone fruit, and melon pile high in a blizzard of lupulin powder.

90	Hi-Wire brewing 10W-40 Imperial Stout \| 8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: PHATMEAT

Club/Brewer Notes:
With notes of dark chocolate, fresh vanilla, & roasted coffee beans, this big decadent stout that is definitely NOT motor oil is full-bodied, sweet, and creamy with a smooth finish.

92	The Alchemist Heady Topper American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8% ABV \| 75 IBU Offered By: RONRICO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Heady Topper is an American double IPA. This beer is not intended to be the biggest or most bitter. It is meant to give you wave after wave of hoppy goodness on your palate. Tremendous amounts of American hops will creep up on you, and leave you with a dense hoppy finish in you mouth. So drinkable, it's scary. Sometimes I wish I could crawl right into the can. Freshness and control have always been my main concern when it comes to our beer. We are committed to providing you with an unfiltered and unpasteurized hop experience. Why do I recommend that you drink it from the can? Quite simply, to ensure a delightful hop experience. The act of pouring it in a glass smells nice, but it releases the essential hop aromas that we have work so hard to retain. If you MUST pour it into a glass, you may find that some of the hop resins have settled to the bottom -- leave them in the can while pouring. This beer is perishable, and at its best when it is young, fresh and hazy. Keep it cold, but not ice cold. Drink this beer immediately, we are always making more.

91	Odd13 Brewing Intergalactic Juice Hunter Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
A double IPA designed to highlight Galaxy and other juicy hops. Oats and lactose are added to create a thick mouthfeel.

91	Russian River Brewing Pliny the Elder Double Dry Hopped American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: RONRICO

Club/Brewer Notes:
Pliny the Elder was one of the first commercially brewed Double IPA’s created by Vinnie in 1999 while the brewery was still owned by Korbel Winery. In 2020, we brewed Pliny for President by taking the original recipe and adding a 2 step double dry-hop (DDH) process. This beer was a huge hit with not only beer enthusiasts but the entire RRBC crew! So we decided to bring it back in 2021 with DDH Pliny the Elder. The original Pliny and DDH Pliny both have the same hop bill, while the amount of dry hops is roughly doubled in the DDH Pliny. The original Pliny is dry-hopped on day 7 with about 2 pounds per barrel, and DDH Pliny is dry-hopped on day 1 and again on day 6 for a total of about 4 pounds per barrel. This double dry-hopping process adds even more flavor, complexity, hop aroma, and freshness to the beer.

88	Hop Alley Brewing Company Cryo Stash Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (IPA) \| 8.7% ABV \| 40 IBU Offered By: RON

93	Saloon Door Brewing Monkeydiculous Russian Imperial Stout \| 11.8% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: SANTA

Club/Brewer Notes:
Russian Imperial Stout with Monkey Bread.

92	Martin House Brewing Company Acheron American-Style Imperial Stout \| 12% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: FATBOY

Club/Brewer Notes:
Martin House Acheron dark, burly, and boozy. The 12% alcohol by volume imperial stout is unblended, aged six months in whiskey barrels. The brewery finished it with a touch of brown sugar, balancing the bitterness and increasing the ABV.

92	Roughtail Brewing Company Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Polar Eclipse American-Style Imperial Stout \| 13% ABV \| Unknown IBU Offered By: WESTEXANS

Club/Brewer Notes:
Our Imperial Stout spent the last 15 months aging in select apple brandy barrels. We carefully selected this blend to be very barrel-forward, with notes of vanilla, spirits, barrel char, and smooth chocolate.