distinct "skittle" bottle shape!
nice CO2 hiss and cloud on escape.
beautiful creamy/meringue like head that lasts too long when thirsty.
great aroma: just a hint of wildness, woodiness, sweettartiness, carbonation is high and forces aroma into the nose upon swallowing.
light golden/orange color.
tastes of: wood, copper, hoppy but not distinct it blends into the beer, slightly sweet, tart, very slight bitter/hoppy aftertaste, brett flavor grows as beer warms .
I tossed the bottle dregs into my continuously fermenting mead. I just couldn't help myself.
Dogfish Head 90 minute Imperial India Pale Ale 9%abv 12oz:
unassuming standard brown 12 ounce bottle with distinctly non-laminated label suggesting recyclability and/or cheapness.
bread-dough head. not as long-lasting as the Orval, but still a lingerer.
malty-sweet and floral-citrusy hop aroma. amazing. I couldn't help getting foam on my nose because I couldn't get enough. I'm realizing as I type this that even though the glass is a good 18" away from my nose, I can still pull it in.
beatutiful deep golden amber color.
Oh, my gods... the taste...
sweet, brown sugar, molasses, MALT, and the hops- how can I describe them- they are there the whole way, citrusy,- but for an IPA they are not overwhelming or dominating. I have to stop typing now so I can drink...
... why must it be so expensive?!?!...
... it tastes like gold should taste if you could drink it. With hops, especially at the finish...
...It lingers on the palate like pecan pie...
...I'm having this at Thanksgiving with my signature pecan pie!!!
...sure doesnt't tasste like 9%...
... my face is warm...
...sorry to see it go.
I'm afraid to open the next one, that's going to be a devestatingly tough act to follow.
Altenmunster Doppelbock Winterbier 7.2%abv 1pt, 0.9oz (aka500ml):
flip-top!!!
Great pop, with a little spray on the forearm.
Quite foamy, dissipates faster than the other 2. Bread-dough also, but with slightly bigger bubbles.
Very dark reddish-braun.
Surprisingly "fresh" malty aroma. Something I just can't put my nose on...
Surprisingly "fresh" taste. Perhaps it's an out of balance acid of some sort. Not too roasty/toasty and light malt for a doppel. Slight raisiny flavor. I might really like it some other time, but that DFH90.....
...roasted barley, maybe chocolate malt... It certainly doesn't taste like Spaten.
It's taking a very long time to drink, which considering the abv of these beers is not necessarily a bad thing. I'll be back...
Guten nacht!
Delerium Nocturnum Belgian ale 8.5%abv 11.2oz (aka330ml):
flecked-painted bottle to keep the light out so it won't skunk and there's a pink elephant on the label!
head is puffy, but deflates pretty quickly. May have been the glass.
aroma is of caramel, toasty-raisin, light toffee, slightly sweet, no hops.
color is dark brown, with unappealing fuzzy chunks.
taste is tangy, malty-sweet. slight burnt-caramel. is the tanginess and the fuzzy chunks on purpose?
Nice lace.
I think this bottle's off. The tanginess is too much, and the chunks are hanging in the beer in exactly the same way that bricks don't (thank you, Douglas Adams).
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