This will be our scratchpad- a repository of all things random and ephemeral that spring forth from our minds sounding like good ideas at the time.
25 September, 2013
CSA Week 16
24 September, 2013
23 September, 2013
20 September, 2013
Leek Potato Soup
CSA Week 12
CSA Week 11
CSA Week 13
CSA Week 14
CSA Week 15
09 September, 2013
New Glarus Wild Sour Ale
Pours a Hazy Brown wroth a tint of red. Good carbonation, constant mild head. Lactic avoid and some fruit on the nose, mild cherry. The first taste is a really great balance between sweet and sour witha refreshingly light sour winning out. The door is almost smooth, which leaves you wanting another sip.
Great beer.
Troegs 82 Belgian Style Trippel
Light belgian nose. Estery, not spicy. Interesting flavor, big mouthfeel, too sweet. A neat beer to try, but not to buy.
02 September, 2013
FFF Apocalypse Cow
Pours a medium amber gold. Smells of fruity hops and lacks a meaningful head.
Pronounced malt with reasonable hoppiness, though I just finished a different double ipa. I get more chocolate malt and less alcohol. The sweetnessis less cloying.
Typical fruity double ipa.
Would not buy.
FFF Arctic Panzer Wolf
Pours a medium amber. As soon as I popped the cap, I got a blast of hops. The noise is of slightly overripe fruity hops. Hops and malt are well balanced and are fruity with a pretty heavy alcohol note.
It has the slightly sweet tones that I associate with double ipas. Head retention is not very good.
Pretty good, nice to try, wouldn't buy.
Founders Double Trouble
Dark straw with a whitefine head. Smells hoppy with a peach or apricot scent. Peach and apricot dominate the grotty hops. Thicker mouthfeel.
Pretty good. A little heavier than I like.
01 September, 2013
Mikkeller Black Hole
Pours a super dark brown, with only a ring of head. Smells of coffee, slight acetic acid, and roasted malt. Coffee overload on the first taste. The acetic may be the coffee acids. Initial flavor is coffee with a sweetness on the middle and back of the tongue when swallowed. I actually think there is real acid, maybe lacto, in here as well.
This is quite a strong, good coffee beer for special occasions.