Posts Tagged: Stouts
Denmark: Beer Geek Breakfast, Mikkeller, København
Posted by on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in - 2 comments
It's been a tough old day. I was in a suit and tie until 11:30 pm yesterday. Nothing could be worse. Then, Paul and I are all pointy fingers over war and, over at Stan's, otherwise seemingly sensible people are going absolutely handbags over the meaning of art. Well, at least you can't suggest I … read more »
Scotland: Tokyo, Imperial Stout, BrewDog, Fraserburgh
Posted by on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in - 2 comments
No picture. Had one of these last night and it was only later I realized it was 12%. The most more-ish 12% beer in the history of the universe, me thinks. Masses of layers of flavours the specifics of which you can fill in at your own discretion - but with a smooth core like a wee bit of lactose … read more »
Norway: Imperial Stout, Nøgne Ø, Grimstad
Posted by on Thursday, November 13, 2008 in - leave a comment
Samples. Reason enough to beer blog, I'd say, and when things from Norway come in the mail all the better. I had the porter from Nøgne Ø last year and seem to have loved it so this 9% bigger sibling was a welcome sight. I've also had their Julesnadder, a Christmas beer, last year care of Knut the …
What To Drink On US Election Night?
Posted by on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in - 6 comments
I am not a big mid-week imbiber and, let's be honest, I have no skin directly in this game but as a big fan of spending election night watching TV, writing on the internet, listening to NPR web radio, leaving a radio on in another room where an AM radio station from somewhere far away fades in and …
Maine: Black, Allagash Brewing Company, Portland
Posted by on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in - 4 comments
You will recall I visited Portland, Maine a few weeks ago and when there stopped by Allagash Brewing to pick up a small haul to bring back. The beer called only Black is describes as a Belgian style stout, the only other example of which I have seen is Podge Belgian Imperial Stout sampled in the …
An Update On The State Of Beer In Ireland
Posted by on Saturday, July 12, 2008 in - 3 comments
The LA Times has an interesting article today on the changing state of Guinness in the beer drinking life of Ireland: • Ireland is still the second-biggest beer-drinking market in the world, after the Czech Republic. But beer consumption has declined 15% since 2001. Rural pubs were closing last …
BrewDog Is Encouraging You To Do Bad Bad Things
Posted by on Thursday, July 10, 2008 in - 1 comment
What a burden it must be to be a firm with cheeky humour in a land...known for its cheeky humour. What would Billy Connelly say about this new move by the clearly irresponsible madmen in charge of this brewery?!? • Earlier this year BrewDog, the award-winning microbrewery, faced being … read more »
Stouts: Milk Stout, The Duck Rabbit, Farmville, North Carolina
Posted by on Monday, June 16, 2008 in - 1 comment
I got this beer for being good, or at least neighbourly, when I took up the task of judging these brews a little while back. Milk stout reminds me of being good - I recall being handed a can of Tennent's Sweetheart Stout when visiting the Scots cousins when I was a teen. At 2% it had the light …
Belgium: Podge Belgian Imperial Stout, Alvinne, Inglemunster
Posted by on Thursday, May 22, 2008 in - 1 comment
Is this the worst label ever? It looks like it came off a black and white photocopier. Plus, how am I expected to fit the full name and brewery info in up there? That would be "Podge Belgian Imperial Stout, Picobrouwerij Alvinne, Ingelmunster." But these things are really unimportant and more than …
Stouts: Choklat, Imperial Stout, Southern Tier, New York
Posted by on Friday, February 15, 2008 in - leave a comment
Chok-o-la-da. That is how we say it in our house because we met in Poland back in 1991. Gdansk was a hot bed of decent chocolate that was sold for pennies a bar around the Baltic shore towns like the one where we lived. Other than that, I am fairly indifferent to the stuff. • On the nose, is/are …
