Strange and mysterious beers
We’ve gotten into the habit of winding down after brewing on Monday nights by gathering back together and opening a few beers. We try to collect beers we haven’t tried yet and store them up for this mini-tasting sessions. Last Monday I brought 3 brews from Stones River in Tennessee (they’ve got a great high-gravity section). The beers?
Super Baladin: A high-gravity Italian beer with a Belgiany-feel. Slightly sour notes, but the good kind. Not too aggressive.
Kulmbacher Eisbock: The best thing about this beer was the idea of it. An eisbock is “a traditional Kulmbach specialty beer that is made by freeze distilling a doppelbock and removing the ice to concentrate the flavor and alcohol content.” Unfortunately, the beer itself was, to our tastes, a little ho-hum.
Avery Mephistopheles: A crazy big 16% stout (for those of you who are counting, this is above the legal limit available in Georgia). Very little carbonation, very much dark chocolate, coffee and cherries. A huge beer, not to be consumed alone.
In sum, a fine collection of beers.
Jonathan, Joel & Jeff
