nice trip to the beer store

ok then, gotcha

 

I have been drinking primarily my own home brews since mid-late september, and I gotta say, most purchased beer sucks. Even my favorites from before, they just dont taste as good as my own. Now...I admit I wont be able to replicate my recipes with my current set up, I am sure the same recipes will differ, but I am so ready for that change. If you get a couple hundred dollars to spare in the future for equipment Fitz, I still reccomend brew your own.

 

none of my boys smoked...military reasons...

 

yea, i still definitely wanna give this a shot as well :cheers2:

 

i love stout beer

 

So i Opened my Podge Belgian Imperial Stout - poured into a snifter glass

It exploded out of the bottle haha

Appearance - Poured a very deep, earthy brown. Foam dissipated pretty quickly and left a small tracing of lace around the top

Smell - very rich dark fruit smell, with a underlining hint of roasted malts. The dark fruit is very pronounced.

Taste - At first, very sweet and then sour, definitely taste what i smelled with the dark fruits. by the end i tasted malts and a hint, a very tiny hint of the coffee - the hint of coffee came more with the after taste than anything. hides the alcohol very well for a beer that comes in at 10.5%abv

Mouthfeel - heavy, yet it is very liquid, moves around seamlessly.

Drinkability - this was different - you could tell it had a Belgian twist on it. But they melded the maltiness and sweetness together pretty well...I would say this is more of a dessert type beer. I think it would pair well with a nice cherry pie or other similar desserts. Not something I think I would enjoy by itself.

a well made and tasty beer, just not something to have by itself, imo.