Beer-a-Day #16
After a prompt from James, I decided to grab this when I saw it.
Pours a nice deep brown with a tan head. Plenty of nutty roastiness in the aroma, some fruitiness, a bit of chocolate. More nuttiness in the flavor. Pretty good.
Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter
Beer-a-Day #15
I generally like Clipper City’s offerings. That they’re local is another bonus.
Pours dark brown with a medium brown head that quickly drops to a layer of foam. Definitely a lot of roast coffee in the aroma, as well as a bunch of caramel. More coffee in the flavor, as well as molasses. Nice and creamy.
Beer-a-Day #14
“Imposing” and “Untamed” trumpets the label.
Pours an inky brown with a dark brown head. Caramel and a bit of coffee in the aroma. It smells rich. Nice roasted flavor with a surprising amount of bitterness at the end. I really like this. This will certainly become a regular visitor.
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Beer-a-Day #13
Pours a deep brown with red highlights and plenty of off-white head. I get a little fruit in the aroma; grapes, maybe a bit of melon and some vanilla. Some nuts in the flavor with a dry finish.
One of my daily reads is Boing Boing, the “Directory of Wonderful Things”.
The other day, guest blogger Bruce Stewart from (among others) GeekDad (another regular read) offered an ad for a new chocolate beer from Sapporo, then seemed incredulous at the combination.
There’s beer in my chocolate! There’s chocolate in my beer! Somehow this combo doesn’t feel nearly as right as Reese’s famous mixing of peanut butter and chocolate. I drink many different types of beer, but I don’t think this chocolate beer is going to work for me. Anybody tried this?
To me, someone who drinks “many different types of beer” might have come across beer made with chocolate, or at least realize that there is a whole world of beer out there with non-Reinheitsgebot-allowed ingredients. I hope Bruce’s horizons have been broadened. Young’s Double Chocolate Stout is mentioned multiple times in the comments (I rather like it myself) but there are quite a few others mentioned.
What’s your favorite beer made with chocolate (as opposed to chocolate malt)?
Beer-a-Day #12
What sort of mischief are those snowmen up to?
Brown with some red highlights. Light brown head drops to a nice layer of foam. A bit of spice in the aroma. Some pleasant nuttiness and spice in the flavor.
I apologize for the unintended poetry, but it’s already looking like “cooking with beer” is a definite trend for 2009.
Here’s my evidence:
All right, so that last isn’t exactly “evidence”. I have, however, used beer to cook the meat for chili for years. Which is also a good thing, since cooking with beer may help prevent cancer.
So, while I don’t normally go in for the whole “Resolution” thing at the beginning of the year, I think I’d like to try my hand at more cooking, especially using beer as an ingredient.
Got a favorite recipe? Share in the comments or send to al (at) hop-talk (dot) com.
Beer-a-Day #11
My wife picked this up in a variety pack, which is apparently the only way to get it right now. Hook & Ladder Brewing donates a portion of every sale to charity for burn victims. Gotta like that.
Clear golden color with a finger-and-a-half of white head. Caramel maltiness and a vegetable aroma (asparagus?) from the hops. Moderate body, with some bite from the carbonation and a dry finish.
Beer-a-Day #10
This is another one of those beers that I know I can always count on.
It pours a light amber with a white foam head. Medium body, with a nice spicy, citrus from the hops. Very refreshing.
Beer-a-Day #9
Baby, it’s cold outside. A good time for another Winter Warmer.
Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. In the aroma I get the impression of spices (nutmeg?), raisin, and pineapple. As it warms the spice and alcohol become more pronounced. More spiced bread and raisins in the flavor. Weighs in at 8.9% ABV, and seems it. Pretty good; I’d have another.
