Posts Tagged: Stouts
Maine: Fluxus 2010, Allagash Brewing, Portland
Posted by on Saturday, June 18, 2011 in - leave a comment
Infanticide. Pure and simple. It did not have to be this way. If I had only stocked the stash properly I wouldn't be dipping into the bottles I have no business opening. • Too much hop still around after the best part of a year, right now I am getting something like a white grapefruit section …
California: Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, Stone
Posted by on Thursday, March 24, 2011 in - 3 comments
Two reviews in a row? Two stouts? Rut. Rut? Maybe rut. Really rut? Rutty at least. Too bad. Not really. I have a guilty secret. Maybe two. I really like Stone's big format beers... and I really like Canadian Federal elections. And we are moments away from the dropping of the writ up here and the …
Ontario: Working Man's Stout, Barley Days, Picton
Posted by on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in - 3 comments
I went to the brewery the other Sunday as I hauled the kids out of the house to give the place a sense of sanity for an afternoon. Handy (if you are on the east side of Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario) - Barley Days Brewery deserves respect for making tasty lower strength solid beers. This …
What To Drink With Canadian Thanksgiving Muskox?
Posted by on Sunday, October 10, 2010 in - 2 comments
OK, we don't actually eat Muskox for Thanksgiving in Canada. The world can't be that perfect apparently. We tend towards turkey with nods to joints of lamb and ham. We watch sports on TV, rake leaves if need be and, if I am indicative, have a nap after lunch after a morning in the pew. • All of …
Scotland: Paradox Islay #004, BrewDog, Aberdeenshire
Posted by on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in - 2 comments
What a mess. I hadn't realized the label was made of hard card stock stuck on with two-sided sticky tape. I might take it down to the lab and get James' near teen DNA off of it. Bottle 131 of 200. By opening it, I probably just threw away the 100 bucks I could get from some guy in Kansas on eBay …
Ontario: Matt's Sleepy Time, Beau's VanKleek Hill
Posted by on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in - 5 comments
No. 1 in Beau's Wild Oat Series, Matt's Sleepy Time is styled as a Belgian Imperial Stout. I know Belgium had an empire once, I just didn't think we were talking about it all that much. • It pours a massive fine mocha head and I am drinking dry cocoa coffee nutmeg mousse to make room in the … read more »
Session 38: Cult Beer Is So Cultish I Missed The Point
Posted by on Saturday, April 3, 2010 in - 1 comment
Missed it entirely. The loss of RSBS continues to resonate as I missed the usual number of lead up warnings and notices about this month's edition of the Session hosted at Beer Search Party. I caught Jay's submission and that was it. Our host, Sean Inman, explained his purpose in this way: • One …
Belize: Stout, Belikin Beer, Ladyville
Posted by on Saturday, March 13, 2010 in - 5 comments
A friend from work brought me a couple of these after her trip to Belize. A 6.5% Caribbean export in a swell painted 284 ml bottle. On the nose, there is a strong milk chocolate scent with a little date in there, too. Deep mahogany ale under a thin mocha rim and foam. A comment maker mentioned … read more »
Michigan: Reserve Special, Dark Horse Brewing, Marshall
Posted by on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in - 2 comments
Marshall, Michigan. I would like to spend a few days there, drinking Dark Horse beer. The only think better than Dark Horse beer is the extraordinary fountain in the centre of town. It's a small town, under 6,000 people. So, it's pretty good that they have at least two extraordinary things there …
Indiana: Beastie Barrel Stout, Barley Island, Nobelsville
Posted by on Saturday, October 31, 2009 in - leave a comment
What to pop on Halloween waiting for the kids to come home and the Yankees - Phillies rain delay to end? I have no pumpkin ale in the stash. At least this oatmeal stout is called a beastie. • It pours black with a thick mocha head. Light seeps through at the mahogany rim. Rich dark malty aroma …
