This is one of the lightest beers that I have had in a long, long time…..
Defense Against the Dark beer
Occasionally, I hand over the reins of the blog to my dark beer afficionado (who has started using the BeerPad app, which works very well).
Today, a quick review of Class V Stout from Kern River Brewing.
Rating: 4/5
Style: Stout
Brewery: Kern River Brewing
Region: United States
Color: Dark chocolate browm
Carbonation: Little
Aroma: Espresso & chocolate
Mouthfeel: Full rich. Coating the tongue and palate
Flavor: A nice initial brightness of coffee and chocolate notes
Finish: Mellow with a slight molasses sweet and bitter
Comments: Really nice complex beer. Definitely drink again
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50 from 50 – Nevada
Defense against Dark Beer – Smoke Jumper
From time to time, I have a guest review of dark beers. Here is the summation of Left Hand’s Smokejumper.
“Dark, good head, nice lacing for a dark beer. Smoke hits you on first taste, top and back of palate, but it quickly changes to a molasses-y smoothness, before finishing with a light bitter, also akin to molasses. Sweetness grows as you drink.
I think for the second half of the beer, i’m going to barbecue some salmon in meyer lemon/molasses(just a little)/lemon basil marinade and see how that flies.”