Each year, I select a birthday beer. A marker of the past year and hopefully positive harbinger for the next. For 2024, I am drinking …..
A barleywine from Breakside, Life Volume 3.
Seemed apropos to have this as a birthday beer. Aroma is really super grain forward. Like wort almost without that odd young, green beer taste. Very much on the sweet side as well. 9.5% on the ABV but does not taste it in the least. There is a slight caramel note here but overall pretty straight grain which I find fascinating with each sip.