Saturday, November 23, 2013

Best overlooked beer to pair for the holidays!

Estrella Inedit – [Hybrid] Great intensity and aromatics. Fruit and floral nose, with sweet spice. Creamy texture, light carbonic with a long aftertaste. Tremendous food pairing power. 9.99 .750

Hitachino White - [Belgian style white beer] with coriander, nutmeg, orange peel and orange juice. Make this the first beer as it has a unique floral not in mid-taste that otherwise might be missed. 5.49 11.2oz.

Thistly Cross “Fresh Root Ginger “ - [Infused-Cider] Matured with fresh-pressed root ginger. Medium dry, full bodied, with fun spice notes. Refreshing, reviving, and warming in winter. Can be served over ice or steaming hot, which is always a bonus! 6.99 17oz.

Shipyard [Smashed Blueberry] - Hybrid between a porter and a scotch ale. Coffee and cocoa notes kissed by a happy blueberry finish. 8.99 22 oz.

Founders Dirty Bastard - [Wee-Heavy-Scotch] Ruby in color toasty low notes and pleasing aromatics. Finishes slightly smokes with a hint of peat. Malty richness is held for ransom by sheer hop power that both fight and intertwine right to the finish. 10.49 6-pak 12 oz.

Gulden Draak – [Belgian Triple] Powerful fragrance of barley, ripe plums, and cherries and perhaps a sweet coffee aroma. Taste is reminiscent of sour cherries and brown sugar. Finish is slightly bitter and that keeps the malts in check. 11.99 25 oz.

Samuel Smith 'Yorkshire Stingo” [English Strong Ale] - Rich flavors of toffee, dried fruit, rich caramel colliding with soft oak notes. Bottle conditioning furthers the effect.

From their website: Stingo is fermented in open-topped stone "Yorkshire Squares," with the Samuel Smith ale yeast strain. It is then aged for over a year in oak barrels that previously held cask-conditioned ale, gaining complexity and depth from the wood. Bottle conditioning - bottling the beer with live yeast for carbonation - produces soft conditioning as well as a fruity aroma and finish; it also allows Stingo to age and develop in the bottle for many months. Please note: Stingo has the year brewed on the back label. Due to barrel aging, the release year is one year after the year brewed.

Good People [Pale Ale] – Complex yet balanced approach with a crisp finish that enticed yet another sip. 8.99 6-pak

Avondale “Spring Street” [Saison] – The softer approach than the “traditional” saison let this beer be a great introduction to the category. Refreshing farmhouse ale is not an everyday term. Slight golden color, filled with a maltiness meets fruity meets spicy = sassy. 8.99 22oz

Splurge worthy: Scaldis “Cote de Nuit” Starting with a Burgundy Château, Hospice de Nuits Saint George. And ending with an amazing complex taste that will soon be legend. The red wine barrel notes married perfectly the slight malt sweetness and apricot notes colliding with amazing tones of f cherry, oak, tobacco, Pinot Noir and bitter chocolate. Fermented three times [tank-bottle-burgundy cask]


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