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markaberrant wrote:
What did you think of the Wakker beers? I thought the recent batch of Bombay was an excellent english IPA. I don't drink Dungarvon or any of their fruit beers.
Love Jester King, can't wait to get back to the brewery in another 3 months. Petit Prince on tap there is incredible (I'm surprised they are bottling it now). Same with Black Metal. And everything else they make.
Bombay is really the only beer I like from Bushwakker, apart from the Last Mountain Lager. The Red is just weak right across the board and the fruit beers are all too similar.
The Jester Kings were a treat; we got them sent up from Texas a couple of weeks back. The MIkkeller collab. beer really gives Petit Prince a push for a flavourful session beer.
Pretty Things Saint Botolphs Town
Pyramid Outburst Imperial IPA
Amsterdam Tempest Imperial Stout
Haandbryggeriet Sur Megge
Ichtegems Grand Cru
my homebrewed blended sour batch 5
Fuller’s Past Masters XX Strong Ale
Just warming up before a night of fine wine with some new beer additions to the Alberta market:
HaandBryggeriet Sundland Kreosot India Black Ale - quite a mellow hopped black ale, but with all the hallmarks of a typical Norwegian brewer.
HaandBryggeriet Costa Rica Porter - great roast flavours from the malt & coffee, with the lactose sugar adding just a nice touch of sweetness. This does smell like a perfectly roasted cup of coffee!!
A blend of Budweiser, strong porter and strong pumpkin ale. About 2:1:1.
The result is a well-balanced flavourful beer about 6% ABV. So strong are the spices from the pumpkin that they show through very well despite the dilution from the other beers. It's kind of a Black Pumpkin.
The Bud serves simply to bring down the malt, spice and alcohol of the others, but adds its own subtleties I'm sure. (On its own I can't drink it).
There's a lot to love about Karma Citra, particularly in the nose, so...um...citrusy...
But if I had a desert island choice with one of these beers, it would be the RPA, I think. Karma Citra's really nuanced and does a great job of showcasing a single hop, but RPA's complexity is hard to beat.
"What can you say about Pabst Blue Ribbon that Dennis Hopper hasn’t screamed in the middle of an ether binge?" - Jordan St. John
