#untitledArt barrel-aged German chocolate cake pastry stout opens with a big cherry chocolate nose and a barrel slap from the 17% ABV(!). Sharp yet smooth in a deep black full bodied pour.
Brewery De Drie Ringen from Amersfoort (NL) makes nice beers. Their naming is somewhat unconventional, though. In the picture you see a Kölsch named Blond (label says Kölsch), a Weizen named Wit (malted wheat, lots of banana, no coriander or citrus) and a Brown Ale named Dubbel. Confusing! @beersofmastodon#craftbeer#beer#BeerStyles
No work today but did my brain let me sleep in? Of course not! Do I need help to stay awake? Not really, but…
#surlyBrewing Nitro Coffee Ale is big on the coffee, smooth from the nitro. The kind of beer that makes my wife question why I do NOT drink coffee (never have).
Masterclass! In the barrel adoption program, we were treated to a masterclass on the use of herbs, spices and fruit in the wild fermented beers of @nevelwildales. We made a hot infusion of different herbs, that we added to a base beer in various concentrations to experience the effect on flavor and aroma. The difference between the different herbs was amazing!
We also tasted the difference between a macerate of rhubarb and the leaves of black berries and the 5 times diluted resulting beer.
Finally, we tasted from our own barrel that now has been filled with beer for 2 months and another barrel that has 7 month old beer in it. Ours was ropey, the effect of the pediococcus bacteria, which is supposed to still disappear over the next year. Let's hope!
We didn’t get much snow but it’ll be a #stoutSunday Snow Emergency anyway.
#fultonBrewing Snow Emergency #stout is a basic stout, mild malty flavor and a tiny bitter note but nothing that stands out. Very drinkable but unremarkable.
Perhaps more coffee than choco (or at least very dark chocolate), but very smooth. Super pleasant mouthfeel with fine carbonation and ever so slightly sticky. Sweetness and mild bitterness in good harmony.
Extremely flaky (picture is with 10% still in the bottle, and gently poured). Very high in carbonation. Medium, but astringent bitter. Citrus and pine. Little room for the malt body.
Bought some news glassware but had no idea they’d force my (left) hand for #stoutWednesday
Glasses made in collaboration with #leftHandBrewing deserve a Left Hand brew! Last can of Candy Cane nitro imperial peppermint milk stout. Creamy smooth with a lovely balance of mint and malt.
I know non-alcoholic beer is hard to make. Still, when a brewery like d'Achouffe puts one on the market, I do expect to find their distinguishing flavor profile (which is in fact mostly fermentation byproducts).
This one doesn't. It's hop-forward and refreshing, but it's not really a Chouffe...
Finishing the weekend with two stouts. The first is a fairly subtle oak aged version with good balance. The second is an explosion of dessert flavors like coconut, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon and almond. Obviously, I'm saturated now.
A gifted brew.... Not something I would buy myself as sours need to be sour.... But A+ for the effort, the gesture is much appreciated, @eswoooo 🤗
Fruity & sweetness with a subtle level of sourness, but not as sweet as I was expecting.
"Garage Project and Duck Island bring you Ambrosia Ice Cream Sour. Creamy lactose, oats, wheat, sour cherries, raspberries, marshmallows and chocolate nibs all go into making a sweet tart ice cream sour....."
A beautiful classic West Coast IPA from France, a mix of a thin Doppelbock with Beerenburg and a Baltic Porter that mostly smells like leather and wood.
Just another Saturday... 🍻