Haven't made a post I awhile. I've been reviewing beers over at BeerAdvocate, but I haven't been maintaining this blog as much. I'd like to maintain a flow of info here, so I'm going to try to do better. Here are a small handful of recent reviews and pics, hopefully I'll be able to keep a nice running record here.
Cigar City Bolita Brown
Pours a deep brown with lovely tan highlights. A frothy light mocha head rests atop the brew, leaving gorgeous lacing on the side of the glass.
Sweet, roasty notes meet an earthy goodness. Take everything good about the brown ale style, double it, and you have an idea.
Taste is more sweet than roasted, but with a perfectly bitter/spicy hop finish. the nuttiness is apparent in the lingering aftertaste. Superb.
Mouth is wonderfully smooth without being too heavy or chewy. While not the most intricate CCB beer, this is a very nice representation of a typically under appreciated style. This would make a great candidate for an addition to CCB's six pack lineup.
Score: 4.43/A
2006 Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze
750ml bottle poured into an Allagah Tulip. Bottled on January 17, 2006.
Pours a hazy dark golden with a huge off white head. The head fades to an ever present quarter inch white cap.
Nose is quite funky. Musty, like wet hay and mushrooms. Smells o funky green apples intertwined.
Tastes moderately sour and plenty funky. Pretty restrained for the style, but still quite complex.
Dry and crisp. Lovely.
This is a really nice Gueuze. Brings all the right elements together into a well made package.
Score:4.25/A-
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