The fleece pants were on by 7:30. The mac & cheese was ready and it was time to pop some beers. Some Parenthood, Archer, Downton Abbey - yes, the crazy life is here.
Here are a few new ones, courtesy of the fine folks at Wegmans.
Skaespeare Stout (Rating = 4.0)
A nice entry from the good people at Rogue. I had this one for dessert and it was perfect - chocolately, oatmeal stout. A nice finish and tasty. I like this one. The tasting notes say it pairs well with beef and cheese and can be poured over vanilla ice cream. None of these were available, so I went with the old "pour beer in glass and drink" technique. Happy with that choice though.
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier (Rating = 3.0)
This one was weird. I couldn't really place the taste, but just re-read the entry in this glorious book. It says "Tastes like ham!". Umm, maybe that was it, but not really what I was looking for in a beer. It says it was a weizen somewhere on the label and has way too many names on it. It wasn't horrible though. The book also calls it one of the "weakest extreme beers in the world". It was definitely weird - hard to describe. I still don't really know what it was. But it was interesting.
Westmalle Trappist Tripel (Rating = 2.5)
I normally like the beers that are crafted by the the trappist monks, but this one didn't do it for me. The tripel started way too bitter for my liking. But, it has some deep flavors afterwards and you can really taste the booze (9.5% alcohol). This one has been made since 1934. I didn't get the stated flavors of golden beer with orange shine (I guess that is the look). It was quite hoppy, but not fruity. Pass.
Beers Down: 73
Beers to go: 928
Here are a few new ones, courtesy of the fine folks at Wegmans.
Skaespeare Stout (Rating = 4.0)
A nice entry from the good people at Rogue. I had this one for dessert and it was perfect - chocolately, oatmeal stout. A nice finish and tasty. I like this one. The tasting notes say it pairs well with beef and cheese and can be poured over vanilla ice cream. None of these were available, so I went with the old "pour beer in glass and drink" technique. Happy with that choice though.
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier (Rating = 3.0)
This one was weird. I couldn't really place the taste, but just re-read the entry in this glorious book. It says "Tastes like ham!". Umm, maybe that was it, but not really what I was looking for in a beer. It says it was a weizen somewhere on the label and has way too many names on it. It wasn't horrible though. The book also calls it one of the "weakest extreme beers in the world". It was definitely weird - hard to describe. I still don't really know what it was. But it was interesting.
Westmalle Trappist Tripel (Rating = 2.5)
I normally like the beers that are crafted by the the trappist monks, but this one didn't do it for me. The tripel started way too bitter for my liking. But, it has some deep flavors afterwards and you can really taste the booze (9.5% alcohol). This one has been made since 1934. I didn't get the stated flavors of golden beer with orange shine (I guess that is the look). It was quite hoppy, but not fruity. Pass.
Beers Down: 73
Beers to go: 928
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