Monday, October 20, 2008

Rosee D'hibiscu


One of the wildest so far Ive had the chance to taste. The bottle has a really bohemian/folk art drawing on the label with a ton of info about where it was brewed and what it has in it. I love it when beer is not afraid to give you information about where it comes from. The pour is absolutely gorgeous. Its a med pink/amber tone with hint of copper. Never seen this color!! Small thin lace head. Smells like, well, hibiscus! and other floral smells with maybe a hint of grass. Maybe it was because I was so excited about it in general but the taste was really nice and full of robust roasted flavor! finishes really dry on the palate and is the only bad point. Really nice.

Package: 8.9
Color: 9.6
Taste: 8.5
Aftertaste: 7.9

Monday, October 13, 2008

St. Ambroise


St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
To be frank- its 11.5 oz that left something to be desired. It had over roasted malt to the point of being extremely bitter almost metallic. There was slight hint of a coffee flavor but I will too busy scraping charcoal off my tongue. And where is that classic "Oatmeal Taste" similar to a Sammy Smiths? Glass reminds me of the Fuller's griffin. Great color though- nice super dark black and laces pretty well.


Package - 6.0
Color - 8.1
Taste - 3.8
After Taste- 3.5

Paul - Thank you!