One of my goals for late 2018 that will bleed over into 2019, is to clear the ol’ beer cellar to a more manageable size. That means, more of this…
I have been holding onto this beer for quite a while now. Almost opened it on a couple of occasions but I finally broke through and brought it up from the cellar. With the combined knowledge of Deschutes and Hair of the Dog, my worry about how this was holding up was more allayed than for other beers. Initially, there is oak and quickly I learn that Collage #1 is still boozy after all these years.
Cherry and spice swirl around in pie formation but settle into the vicinity of a Flanders Red. For a beer so old, it really tastes bright. Not viscous or weird at all. I probably should have sipped this a bit slower to look for more flavor adjectives but my surprise at its durability had me drinking it quicker.
