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Bought another bottle of the Clown Shoes Pecan Pie Porter to give it a shot poured this time. Much better aroma, even stronger in terms of the intensity of dessert scent, but a bit more mellow in terms of character. What struck me is the incredible lack of head, even from a normal pour; almost nonexistent ring of off-white fuzz, very sticky though and it clings to the side of the glass really well. I can taste a bit more fruity phenols(?) or something in there when it's poured. Warms way better poured too (more alcohol flavor throughout). This is a complex fucking drink, I'm a big fan. Definitely a multiple-repeat buy. Mike/unknown, I should've shipped you a bottle of this for Christmas!
I even paired it with a pecan roll we happened to have a box of in the house. Nice!
edit: oh god, this is so great paired with this fucking dessert, I'll probably die of a sugar overdose here, but so worth it.
edit2: I guess I poured it way too slow because a quicker pour on the second glass (less than a pint) yielded a normal head for a porter; tan/off-white with thick lacing. Guess I was wrong. Anyway, that doesn't really matter, this shit tastes great.
I even paired it with a pecan roll we happened to have a box of in the house. Nice!
edit: oh god, this is so great paired with this fucking dessert, I'll probably die of a sugar overdose here, but so worth it.
edit2: I guess I poured it way too slow because a quicker pour on the second glass (less than a pint) yielded a normal head for a porter; tan/off-white with thick lacing. Guess I was wrong. Anyway, that doesn't really matter, this shit tastes great.
SkiesAtOurFeet
Wakan Tanka at Bifröst
I concur, meads fermented with honey from different flowers, with different fruits, with different alcohols, ect. ect. but i don't think there is a classification system like thus with beer. Every mead i've ever drank was simply 'mead' or 'mead fermented with....'
Einherjar86
Active Member
So, who else has tried Goose Island's Bourbon Country Stout? It's so damn thick, it's like syrup.
EDIT: Bourbon County, I mean; not country.
EDIT: Bourbon County, I mean; not country.
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Greekus Urungus
Pat, is it worth trying on tap? They just got a few kegs in at the local pub i go to but i'm hesitant on trying it.
Einherjar86
Active Member
Eh, not sure. I bought a big bottle of it and it was a chore to finish the whole thing. I'm not sure how it tastes on tap, but I bet you could finish a pint of it. And I do think it's delicious, it's just so damn rich.
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Greekus Urungus
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Houses Ov Mercury
unknown
fuck ftagn
it's fucking amazing. definitely a sipper and something to be enjoyed with a friend.
andy: yeah I'm gonna look around on the net for that Pecan pie porter and order me a bottle. it sounds too good.
stephahnie
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I had a lot of new beers last night, too many new beers..
I had Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, it was dark, smokey with a vanilla after taste, pretty good.. I also had Youngs Double Chocolate Stout poured on top of a 3/4th full glass of Framboise, equally good.. I also had a ton of local dark beers, but at this point I was beyond remembering the name of any of them. Never doing that again.. I wish drinking classy beer gave you a classy hangover instead of a regular one.
I had Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, it was dark, smokey with a vanilla after taste, pretty good.. I also had Youngs Double Chocolate Stout poured on top of a 3/4th full glass of Framboise, equally good.. I also had a ton of local dark beers, but at this point I was beyond remembering the name of any of them. Never doing that again.. I wish drinking classy beer gave you a classy hangover instead of a regular one.
AlienZombie
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Eh, despite the strength, I think most Unibroue beers hide the alcohol well, Trois Pistoles included. If you like that one, give La Terrible a try; slightly stronger with slightly more depth of flavor. Trios Pistoles and Maudite (one of my favorite labels) were 2 of the 3 beers that got me into good beer (Spaten Optimator was the other).
V.V.V.V.V.
Houses Ov Mercury
Unibroue beers are deceptively alcoholic by nature; they do a really good job up in America's Hat at masking the alcohol flavor with very complex spices and interesting kinds of hops/malts.
MasterOLightning
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Unibroue makes good beer, but their house yeast overpowers everything to the point where most of their dark beers are indistinguishable. They are still pretty affordable beginner beers
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Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
Tried out some Newcastle Brown Ale's tonight while watching Valhalla Rising. Movie was better then the beer, but both were good. Poured very nicely. Dark brown/reddish tint to it. Creamy head that went away quickly. I can't comment on how it tasted. I'm not really sure on that one. I could see myself purchasing it again in the future.
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Houses Ov Mercury
Newcastle is a fantastic draft beer, but a less-than-stellar bottle/bottle-pour, in my experience. It was one of the first drinks I had at a bar after I turned 21, and it's still my favorite regular English brown. It works really well with bar food of all kinds and is a smooth drinker. The aftertaste has a nice bite to it and the pour is attractive for such an ubiquitous brown ale. I always make sure to get at least one at bars that have it.
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MasterOLightning
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unknown
fuck ftagn
anything by Samuel Smith's should be consumed. But yeah, their Oatmeal Stout and Taddy Porter are fucking delicious
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