About six years ago, I started collecting labels and/or caps from ales and lagers that I sampled during my travels. When I go to a new city, I try to visit the local microbreweries and, if possible, take a tour. When people come to visit, they bring new beer for me to try. I am not a home brewer, just a consumer. These are my observations about the ales and lagers that I have sampled.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Oyster stout
I know, it doesn't sound like a stout brewed with oyster juice would be any good. I had heard that this was a match made in heaven. Now I know, it's very good. This is the Marston's Oyster Stout. It's a British stout served on the nitro tap, so it's not overly carbonated. It has a smooth taste with a nice malty overtone. I liked it more than I expected.
I started experimenting with microbrews about ten years ago. Before that, I thought that staying away from the macrobrews meant that I appreciated beer. I was wrong. I started trying stouts before moving on to doppelbocks, wheat ales, witbiers, Belgian tripels, farmhouse ales and sour ales. I am not much of an IPA fan, but my appreciation of hops is maturing. I am not an expert, I just know what I like, or, more accurately, what I don't like. I hope you find this informative, but I would settle for entertaining.
Delicious!
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