Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfe-Weisse dump trucks excellence on me the night before Christmas

Santy Claus bought me 2 one of a kind collaborations that I most likely would not be having under normal circumstances, due to price, and the first of which I'm having the night before Christmas.

I don't know what spurred this collaboration but this is what they made: a pale weissbock fermented with schneider yeast, dry hopped with a blend of amarillo and palisade hops. To be honest, I chose this beer to drink first because I was less excited about it. I will also admit, I am a fool.

Pours with a ton of carbonation and a golden pale hue. It smells of a sweet bock (which I'm familiar with after drinking Shiner this week) and the Amarillo hops upon subsequent sniffs.

With each sip, the beer became greater as its complexity slowly revealed itself. There is a strong citrus and lemon zest in the flavor profile. It's medium bodied but drinks breezily and finishes with a distinct bite from the hops. I can taste the alcohol and guessed closely, clocking in at 8.5%. Superb complexity from a weissbock. My brother loved this beer, as did my parents. Here's a wide-shot of the beer with one of my random childhood items:

Momma Davis finally convinced me (sad to say) to trade out my Tonka Truck wallpaper I've had in my room since before 10 (I'm 27 now) for some 'real' walls, tan...paint. I've been holding out since college began because I enjoy the nostalgia factor; coming home to the same room and decor I had in high school and seeing how different a life I lead now. Well, it's time to change that too I suppose. New paint looks good, but I had to memorialize the trucks in the picture above, they're pretty damn awesome.

Anyway, this collaboration has yielded a distinct and sweetly delicious beer. It cost $15 at the Houston HEB, so I'd say it's more of a special occasion beer but TOTALLY worth it. A great gift idea for a beer lover. These two breweries have made a beer worthy of my highest Michael Bay rating, BAD BOYS. The plaque is in the mail.