Has a dark purple color. Little ring of tan head, some loose bits of lace. Really nice aroma - a lot like a dark chocolate covered blueberry, soaked in bourbon barrels. Nice dark bitter dark chocolate, some mild roast malt, hint of coffee. Not as sweet as I fear these big beers to be, in fact has a nice mild dryness to it. Moderate bitter, lighter sour, lighter sweet, with a nice bit of alcohol warmth on the back end but no burn nor bite. Easy to sip with the balance of taste, and the warmth on the back end helps to propel the aftertaste. Damn, for how strong this is, it's easy-sipping. Medium to bigger body, with a nice thicker chewiness that you'd expect from an American imperial stout. Light carbonation. Very enjoyable...
Southern CA is a pretty good destination for a beer-cation. I can hook you up with some Bruery stuff if you make it out this way.Bottle Logic is one fo the places I am aiming to hit in some kind of beer-cation.
That or Europe.
I might take you up on that, but first I need to actually plan a trip out there. Might end up being a family vacation with my parents and my kids, and wife and I get to sneak out someplace. My big problem is that the bottles I usually want to take home are a "wait in line" or "festival/release party" type. I can try and find a bunch of the Surly stuff, though this year they are moving the release party to Wisconsin so they can do some actual variations and a big release party.Southern CA is a pretty good destination for a beer-cation. I can hook you up with some Bruery stuff if you make it out this way.
IPAs aren't typically my first choice, but Ive had most of them so far; largely above average, a couple I wasn't a fan of, and a few that were ridiculously good.Any of our CA brethren try Offshoot beers yet? The Bruery spinoff? Relax - a hazy IPA is delicious. First of theirs I've tried.
A goze can be a pretty entry point to sour/tart beers. At least the ones ive had were just enough to be refreshing Sierra Nevadas is really nice, cactus and grapefruit iirc. Can't remember the name atm.I tried a couple goze's recently, surprisingly decent — considering i don't particularly like sour beers
Best "mass market" Gose I've had. There are a couple of local ones to MN that I love as well.Otra Vez? That's a great one.
Just saw both of these at the bevmo near work. Pretty surprised as i'm down in southern california. the 6 pack of kbs was $25 and a 4 of CBS was $12Founders is sort of large scale but can bring some awesome beers. Get KBS or CBS if it's available.