Another day, another beer. Another guess, and (likely) another miss. So how far off am I this time?
Well, I popped the cap on this baby and instead of a smooth hiss, there was a loud pop! So loud that my dog barked and my wife gasped. And they weren't even on the same floor of the house as me.
I've got a huge gusher here with billowing brown head that lasted for days (minutes really, but felt like days).
The first whiff is of cocoa and wood but its very faint; nothing to indicate this is anything special other than the dark beer it appears to be.
The first sip however, indicates that I'm dealing with something Belgian-y or wine barrel-y or something unique-y. Its acidic enough that I feel it throughout my stomach after each sip. But it's not puckering sour or even Tart of Darkness sour. In fact, its not even sour, its just funky.
It tastes peppery and sweet, so its definately a stout. The odd funk to it is messing with me on so many levels though. I can't detect much else in here except maybe some zany spice combination. The aftertaste is dusty chocolate and wood. But man oh man, its doing something wacky to my stomach while I drink it! What is this thing?
I don't know if I like this beer, but I'm certain that this beer doesn't like me. You may even say that this Beer Hates Me (eh? wink wink, nudge nudge)!
So I have no clue. I'm going to just pick Mikkeller Its Alive (Wine Barrel Version) because something in this is still moving around inside me.
Well, I popped the cap on this baby and instead of a smooth hiss, there was a loud pop! So loud that my dog barked and my wife gasped. And they weren't even on the same floor of the house as me.
I've got a huge gusher here with billowing brown head that lasted for days (minutes really, but felt like days).
The first whiff is of cocoa and wood but its very faint; nothing to indicate this is anything special other than the dark beer it appears to be.
The first sip however, indicates that I'm dealing with something Belgian-y or wine barrel-y or something unique-y. Its acidic enough that I feel it throughout my stomach after each sip. But it's not puckering sour or even Tart of Darkness sour. In fact, its not even sour, its just funky.
It tastes peppery and sweet, so its definately a stout. The odd funk to it is messing with me on so many levels though. I can't detect much else in here except maybe some zany spice combination. The aftertaste is dusty chocolate and wood. But man oh man, its doing something wacky to my stomach while I drink it! What is this thing?
I don't know if I like this beer, but I'm certain that this beer doesn't like me. You may even say that this Beer Hates Me (eh? wink wink, nudge nudge)!
So I have no clue. I'm going to just pick Mikkeller Its Alive (Wine Barrel Version) because something in this is still moving around inside me.
Ten Ninety Milk & Cookies?
What the hell is this crap?
Something was wrong here. Hardywood Ginger Bread Stout is one of my all-time favorite beers. I know what this sort of beer is supposed to taste like. And this was nowhere near that sort of flavor profile. The aroma, the appearance, the texture --- those all match up correctly. The taste however is so far off the mark that I'm going to assume this bottle was infected with some wild or sour yeast strain. This is not a gingerbread beer, of that I am sure. Overall score 3/10 --- sad face.
What the hell is this crap?
Something was wrong here. Hardywood Ginger Bread Stout is one of my all-time favorite beers. I know what this sort of beer is supposed to taste like. And this was nowhere near that sort of flavor profile. The aroma, the appearance, the texture --- those all match up correctly. The taste however is so far off the mark that I'm going to assume this bottle was infected with some wild or sour yeast strain. This is not a gingerbread beer, of that I am sure. Overall score 3/10 --- sad face.
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