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.

18 August, 2013

Margharita Pizza

When life gives you tomatoes, basil, and leftover shredded mozzarella: make pizza.

Also, I can get enough fresh, locally made pizza dough at Food Bazaar to make 2 nice pizzas for 88 cents. Isn't that awesome?