I wanted to take a departure from the last two posts about my nanobrewery and talk some beer, namely what I have been drinking lately. Part of the fun of now being gainfully employed is the increase in my beer budget for both craft beer and homebrewing. Due to that I have had the opportunity to pick up some great bombers as well as some good six packs (unfortunately 1 less than satisfactory six pack as well though). Anyway, on to the quick hits of what I have been drinking and enjoying lately:
- Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast – Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Stout. Absolutely delicious. Most beers that profile a side flavor, in this case coffee, tend to over do it. This is seen a lot with bourbon stouts in my opinion, but in this case the coffee blends well with the stouts.
- Breckenridge Imperial Porter – Tasty big porter.
- Southern Tier Hoppe – Good beer, though for as few ingredients that were in the beer the individual characteristics seemed muted and lost. That being said, it was a good beer.
- Founders Red Rye Stout – If I see a rye beer I just can’t pass it up. Add to that it comes from Founders Brewery and I knew that I needed a sixer of this. I was not let down and this is a delicious beer
- Troegs Hop Back Amber – Got this along with the next one down in a trade and boy am I glad I did. Very pleasant beer with a great hop aroma, but a restrained bitterness making a perfect late summer beer.
- Weyerbacher Old Heathen – Imperial Stouts are my favorite of the “Big” beer styles and this one was on par with some of the better ones that I have had. Was it great? Probably not, but that does not mean it wasn’t tasty.
A couple that fell short:
- Big Sky Moose Drool – This doesn’t fall into this section because it was a bad beer, just over-hyped. It is a good Brown Ale, but given the following that this beer has across the country I was expecting a bit more.
- Argus Red Ale – This one was highly recommended by a couple people in the area and I was horribly disappointed. No red color and the beers flavor was lifeless. I will try again with a different offering from Argus, but this one was just not enjoyable.
Cheers!
