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.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Stout fest 4
Ok, we decided to skip the movie and stay at stout fest. This is an Avery Brewing Co. Czar Imperial Stout. The appearance is the same as the previous stouts, but the nose is more fruity, like cider. I don't get a lot of hops but I do taste a cider, but not as much as the aroma. I enjoy this stout a lot.
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.
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