Sunday, January 29, 2017

Deschutes, BA Russian Imperial Stout, The Abyss

Russian Imperial Stout, 5 malts, 4 hops, molasses, brewers licorice, vanilla beans, cherry bark, 80 IBU, 11.1%,

Against the Grain, Mac FannyBaw, Smoked beer

Wee Heavy, smoked peat, intensely smoky, peat smoked malt, alderwood smoked salt, aged in used Angel's Envy Bourbon Barrels for caramel, vanilla and whiskey.  No, the tastete is smoke.  Don't think anything else.  Smooth me. 

Evil Twin Brewing, Pappy's Imperial Biscotti Break

Imperial Stout, aged in Pappy's Bourbon barrels, 11.5%, more of the smooth bourbon taste.

Elysian Brewery Split Shot, Espresso Milk Stout

NW Espresso Milk Stout, uses Stumptown Coffee, great coffee aroma, very smooth, dark color,6 malts, Magnum hops, 6%, 28 IBU, has flaked oats as on of the malts. 

Deschutes Stout Obsidian Stout

Stout 7 malts, 4 hops, smooth, they talk about espresso and dark chocolate,. 6.4%,  55 IBU, a smooth stout,

Des Chutes Black Butte Porter XVIII

Porter, barrel aged 12 months, bourbon, Scotch, 6 malts, 3 hops, 6 months in each barrel , sweet orange peel back side, 11.5%, very smooth cocoa and vanilla beans too. 

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Founders Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout, very dark good color, good dark malts, as some one else said may need to cellar a few and see how it ages.  10.9%abv. 

Friday, January 6, 2017

New Belgium, Sour Stout,

Sour Stout, why would you do this to a stout, why, why why!!!!!!   Not drinking this one very quickly, Ann where are you when I need you for a sour beer!!!!

Avery Brewing, Tweak, barrel aged, 16% abv, imperial stout,

Imperial Stout barrel aged 4 months, reminiscent of CBS, very, very bourbony,

Golden Road Brewing, Wolf Among Weeds, Imperial IPA

Imperial IPA, 8.0%, citrus nose, okay IPA,

Mark Twain Brewing, King Arthurs Court, Imperial IPA

Imperial IPA, the grape fruit hops prevalent on the back side, 8.2% abv, not bad, would order again.  Still a little odd on the back side. 

Founder's Lizard of Koz, imperial stout With blueberries, vanilla and aged in bourbon barrels

Blueberry Imperial Stout, sweet, not my cup of beer.