Next up is another review from last Saturday from an up and coming brewery!
Pour is hazy golden with a huge bubbly white head that fades slowly over time. Aroma is what I’ve come to expect from Anchorage - sour Brett, white grapes, doughy bread, and a little bit of oak. Flavor is very strange but welcoming - a huge abbey tripel with sour funk added in. Hints of honey and grapefruit along with the sourness help to balance it out. Medium bodied.
This is pretty easy to find in the NYC area so get it while you can!
Appearance - 4.0
Smell - 3.9
Taste - 3.9
Texture - 3.4
Overall - 3.8/5
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Goose Island Bramble Rye Bourbon County Stout
Another great example from the Goose Island BCS series! My thanks goes out to Soj for sharing this at the beer tasting.
Pour is dark red/brown with very little carbonation and an almost none existent head. Aroma is heavy on the blackberries with some boozy tones in the background. Flavor is almost cloyingly sweet, but the alcohol balances it out well, you want to sip this beer. Finish is like warm rye bread and balances out the sweet body. Interesting and better than I expected it to be.
Appearance - 4.0
Smell - 4.2
Taste - 4.1
Texture - 4.1
Overall - 4.10/5
Pour is dark red/brown with very little carbonation and an almost none existent head. Aroma is heavy on the blackberries with some boozy tones in the background. Flavor is almost cloyingly sweet, but the alcohol balances it out well, you want to sip this beer. Finish is like warm rye bread and balances out the sweet body. Interesting and better than I expected it to be.
Appearance - 4.0
Smell - 4.2
Taste - 4.1
Texture - 4.1
Overall - 4.10/5
Hill Farmstead Arthur
Its been a while, but I'm hoping that I can keep up with this blog and make a post at least once a week.
I hosted a large tasting event last Saturday and I'll slowly add my review of each beer we tried, starting with this one.
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Hazy golden brown with a bubbly white head. Aroma has a lot of farmhouse characteristics - rustic, zesty spice, grass, citrus, yeast. Flavor is golden raisins, grassy/citrus hops, bananas, and yeast. Great carbonation levels and mouth-feel.
This is worth a try if you can find it.
Appearance - 3.7
Smell - 4.0
Taste - 3.9
Texture - 3.7
Overall - 3.83/5
I hosted a large tasting event last Saturday and I'll slowly add my review of each beer we tried, starting with this one.
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Hazy golden brown with a bubbly white head. Aroma has a lot of farmhouse characteristics - rustic, zesty spice, grass, citrus, yeast. Flavor is golden raisins, grassy/citrus hops, bananas, and yeast. Great carbonation levels and mouth-feel.
This is worth a try if you can find it.
Appearance - 3.7
Smell - 4.0
Taste - 3.9
Texture - 3.7
Overall - 3.83/5
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Firestone Walker 14
There has been quite a hiatus with this blog, but I'm glad to see we are breaking that silence with a beer like this.
The pour is pretty darn close to black with a small tan head. Some ruby notes can be seen around the edges of the glass. The aroma is quite strong with notes of thick bready malts, hints of chocolate, and just a pinch of dark fruits. Flavor is heavy on the bourbon with some sweet bitterness in the finish. Dark fruits, molasses, caramel malts, and spice in the finish. Texture is quite boozy but it balances out very nicely with the sweetness of the body.
Appearance - 4.0
Smell - 4.2
Taste - 3.9
Texture - 3.6
Overall - 3.93/5
The pour is pretty darn close to black with a small tan head. Some ruby notes can be seen around the edges of the glass. The aroma is quite strong with notes of thick bready malts, hints of chocolate, and just a pinch of dark fruits. Flavor is heavy on the bourbon with some sweet bitterness in the finish. Dark fruits, molasses, caramel malts, and spice in the finish. Texture is quite boozy but it balances out very nicely with the sweetness of the body.
Appearance - 4.0
Smell - 4.2
Taste - 3.9
Texture - 3.6
Overall - 3.93/5
Friday, July 22, 2011
Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout
I've been waiting over a year to get my hands on this. Luckily Rattle N' Hum in NYC had a Founders event a little while back and I was able to try a full glass of it.
The pour is dark dark brown with a thin beige head. Great lacing and slight carbonation bubbles throughout the tasting. Aroma is of cream, brown sugar, oak, chocolate, and some booze. Flavor is sharp from the bourbon at first but is much more mellow than the Kentucky Breakfast Stout and transitions nicely into a sweet smokey maple finish. Great mouth-feel. The maple syrup balances out the bourbon instead of overpowering it with sweetness.
If you are a fan of the regular Breakfast Stout and find the KBS to be a little too strong for your liking you have to do yourself a favor and go out of your way to try this, it is damn close to perfection.
Appearance - 4.2
Smell - 4.0
Taste - 4.3
Texture - 4.7
Overall - 4.30/5
The pour is dark dark brown with a thin beige head. Great lacing and slight carbonation bubbles throughout the tasting. Aroma is of cream, brown sugar, oak, chocolate, and some booze. Flavor is sharp from the bourbon at first but is much more mellow than the Kentucky Breakfast Stout and transitions nicely into a sweet smokey maple finish. Great mouth-feel. The maple syrup balances out the bourbon instead of overpowering it with sweetness.
If you are a fan of the regular Breakfast Stout and find the KBS to be a little too strong for your liking you have to do yourself a favor and go out of your way to try this, it is damn close to perfection.
Appearance - 4.2
Smell - 4.0
Taste - 4.3
Texture - 4.7
Overall - 4.30/5
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