And just like that another week is over and we are here for another #beersaturday post. I wasnt plnning on writing one, but i accidentally found some interesting beers in one of the hypermarkets in my hometown. And here it is!
It is brewed in one of the telativey bog and famous craft breweries in Bulgaria - Metalhead brewery and it is something that I haven’t tried before. I think they launched it this year and the beer is called “Violent Hopsification”.
It is a NEIPA and sounded quite refreshing for the upcoming warmer days of the Spring. The labeling is stunning and we witness some pretty big atominc, ot actually Hop-tomic bombs falling from the sky.
I seem to like a lot this label. It was the one which drew my attention when I was walking between the big shelves of the supermarket and then I saw another beers from this brewery around. It is not very common to see local craft beers in these supermarket chains, but sometimes they find their way among the other commercial products. The pricing is also reasonable at about $2,7 per 440ml can.
I have to mention that i had some bot very good experience with the beers of this brewery, because I had some pretty badly oxidized beers from their assortmentand it was at least a couple of times. I had a bit of conservative thinking about these beers. I mean… these hypermarkets need to store these heavily hopped beers in some cool place in order to keep them fresh for longer periods of time.
After opening the can and pouring the beer, you can see that the color looks fine. No signs of oxidation this time and the hop aroma was quite fresh and intensive. I think this time we were good and I was gonna enjoy a pleasantly tasting beer.
In the mouth i could really tell that the boys from Metalhead brewery have thrown some massive amounts of hops in the beer, the beer looked very hazy too. A good looking NEIPA. One minir drawback, or something that i expected here was the lack of sweetness. I’m used to more juicy ans sweet NEIPAs and this one was a little bit different. This is not particularly bad, some people may prefer their beer drier, but the image in my head was a bit sweeter beer.
Carbonation was in the mid to low levels and the beer is very easy to drink. Definitely a summer targeted one. If it was a bit cheeper, I would gladly have one every single day. My little boy would also enjoy one! Just kidding… he was only playing with the empty can. I guess he wants to be like his father and dring high wuality beers from time to time… not bad!
So… this marks the end of my post. I am really happy that I found these craft beers and they seem to have been stored properly in the hypermarket warehouses.
See you soon and have a nice Sunday!
Bye and cheers!
I'm not sure which kind of beer I prefer as yet, because I've only recently started drinking beer. I only do half a pint on any occasion, but I like the look of this one. It looks refreshing.
Are you breaking and trying to convert the little one early? 😅
btw, you seem to be as informed about beers, as you are about coffee. If you had to choose one over the other, which would it be?
Oh, beers are my specialty just like coffee. These are the two things that make me spend some big amounts on money on… I prefer quality and funkiness definitely! I myself have brewed homemade beer and even won a couple of medals (gold and silver)in the Bulgarian National homebrewers’ competition. Just after that the kids came and I stopped brewing… it requires a lot of time and effort. I am sad to not have enough free time to spend on my hobby.
I and my wife-to-be when I was a homebeer master 🤣
If you want some balanced beers (bitterness/juiciness/explosive hops) you may like this NEIPA style, a regular Pale ale may be light and refreshing. Stouts(regular, imperial stouts, etc.) may be more suitable for winter, although I like enjoying some dark beers in the summer too. It really depends and I don’t have any particular style. Pale ales are definitely everyday beers!
Oh, WoW! Congrats on your medals. That's awesome! I love to hear about stuff like that.
I would love it if my husband had a place so he could brew his beers 😆. I hope that you still do home brewing when you get the chance. I liked Czech beer when I had sips of my husband's in Prague. Would you say Bulgaria has some similar beers?
Bulgaria has an old beer culture and breweries dating back to early 1900s. Now similarly to almost everywhere else the big breweries are under protection and ownership of big players like Heineken.
I’m a bit shameful that I haven’t brewed beer since the beginning of 2019 when our wedding was… but I definitely plan on building a brewing setup in our present home. But brewing beer definitely requires a lot of time… I will need my boys’ help and I will keep their attention away from thinking of making different troubles 🤷🏻♂️
Czech pilsners are definitely top style beers and it is my utter dream do visit Pilsen and Prague on a beer tourism one day.
You have some exciting goals there. I think it will be fun brewing with your boys:)))
Also, I have to mention that I have never ever tried to force my little ones into beer, but they both do like it and want to try every time I have one! 🤣
One of the old ladies in the neighborhood recently asked my boys “You are going to the shop? What are you buying? Some candies?”And the little boy answered “Beer!”… I was sincerely surprised from the answer he gave… 😁
Cheers! The can looks great! I have no doubt at all that it's not good. !BEER
Indeed, it was good. With the previous trouble about this brewery I was a bit conservative, but it turned out to be a solid beer!
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Man, I don't drink beer but this looks kind of nice to me :)
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