Tag: illinois
Bourbon County Stout 2007
by admin on Feb.02, 2008, under ale, barrel aged beer, beer, imperial stout, stout
Background: Seasonal release from Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois. Aged in ex-bourbon barrels.
Appearance: Pours with a slight viscosity and minimal head. Dense black with orange highlights.
Nose: Molasses and bourbon, with a slight chocolate influence.
Taste: Sweet treacle, toffee, bitter cocoa, hints of coffee. Bourbon influence shows up as slightly vegetal, mild vanilla notes from the oak, and also some nuttiness in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Heavy and tongue-coating, carbonation on the light side of medium.
Overall: Decent strong stout, but lacks a certain depth of flavour and relies overly much on being big without the concomitant commitment to balance that's required. On the sweet side, and at 13% ABV this is definitely one to sip.
Trinity Red Ale
by admin on Jun.18, 2007, under ale, beer, irish red ale
Appearance: Pours a deep amber red, with minimal head retention.
Smell: Clean malty aroma with grassy undertones.
Taste: Caramel malt, clean roasted flavour with subtle lemony hops. Coffee notes in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth and fairly light, with medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Really quite drinkable. Not a lot of depth, but no real faults either.
