Thursday, January 5, 2012

Dark Intrigue

Victory Brewing took their Storm King stout and aged it in Bourbon barrels.  Great stuff, rich, malty, chocolate undertones, hints of coffee.  Not overly sweet, a bit "boozy" but not overly so.

Northern Hemisphere Harvest

A well balanced ale, rich copper in color. Short foamy head, off white in color.  Distinct hoppy citrus scent. Another good solid ale from Sierra Nevada.


Applehead

Shipyard's newest ale. All I have to say is that I would rather drink my dishwater than this. Pale, light crappy hard cider with malt.


Ta Henket

Newest of Dogfish Head's Ancient Ale
Series. Brewed as an Egyptian recipe, it has a light slightly murky color, little foam to the head. A distinctly chamomile scent and flavor.  Low ABV, under 5.  I did not like it. It was like a week chamomile tea that someone let go rancid. Cool bottle, wicked cool idea. Sometimes being off centered is just off.


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Ying and Yang from Evil Twin brewing.

Ting is an imperial stout, slightly Smokey, hints of chocolate, strong caramel, sweet but not sickly so. Yang an imperial IPA strong, great floral scents, hint of grapefruit in the palate.  These two where made to be a unique black and tan.  Great stuff, only issue is that they are both at 10ABV.  I did a perfect black and tan pour but they mixed so quickly before I got a picture done.   I highly recommend these.





Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Peak Organic Local Series ME

A mellow amber color with a nice light foamy head. The scent of grapefruit and mellow hops comes out with the pour. The front has a mellow hoppiness with a back of roasted malt.  This series from Peak is made with the same basic recipe but with ingredients from its namesake stake.
Price point of under 6.00, ABV of 6.8%


Saturday, December 3, 2011

Gritty's Nuptial Ale

Nice dark amber color. I would put it at around 6 to 7 ABV. Nice caramel flavors.  Low hop flavors. If you have tried Shipyard Prelude and liked it then you will like this. I had it at their Lewiston-Auburn local.  It was made to celebrate an employee's wedding.