Each year on this very blog on this auspicious day, I make a note, so to speak, of the special beer that I decide to have to celebrate another year in the life.
Last year it was North Coast Old Stock Cellar Ale 2009 which was a great beer but super thick and huge ABV that almost made me wish the bottle was smaller.
This year, even though I am celebrating at Golden Road Brewery. My featured beer is a home brew from my brother in law. It is the enigmatic BP11.
It took my poor, enfeebled with age brain a while to figure out that BP more than likely stands for Baltic Porter. I will add the review to the bottom of this post later, so for now, cheers and may you all have as good a beer on your birthday too!
Sean,
I forgot to tell you, it is indeed a Baltic-style porter. The grain bill was:
63% domestic 2-row
16% Victory malt
6% acid malt
5% British medium crystal malt
5% domestic 70°L crystal malt
2.5% Kilncoffee
2.5% Karafa II
Hopped to 25 IBU with Willamette hops and fermented with Wyeast 1056. It fermented a bit drier than I intended and ended up about 7.5% ABV.
Cheers,
Nathan
What a fun idea! I can think of no better way to remember each birthday than with a new beer. Hope you enjoy this birthday’s beer!
I am drinking it here on the 23rd. It is quite good. Nice espresso head. Chocolately. Nice aroma too.