152. Oakshire Brewing – Overcast Espresso Stout
I was thoroughly enjoying my last day at the Oregon Brewers Festival, but I noticed I was down to my last few tokens. So, I decided to head toward another Oregon brewery, especially one that had a short line – not because it wasn’t a good beer, but because a thick coffee stout wasn’t appealing to many on a hot Sunday afternoon. However, my appreciation for Russian Imperial Stouts drew me to this one. It was very...
145. Mt. Hood Brewing – Hogs Back Stout Cask
I had a free morning to explore Oregon and had a choice – do I head west and see the coast, or east and see Mt. Hood. Being from the flatlands of the midwest, I went to Ridgeline Lodge on Mt. Hood. It had some incredible views and it nice and relaxing. I was a bit surprised the ski lift was open and people were able to ski there during the end of July. I’ve attached a picture on the right so you can see how cool it was....
139. Rogue Ales – Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout
After the Oregon Brewers Festival drew to a close, I decided to stop back by the Rogue hospitality suite one more time to see what was going on. It was my hope to see if any other brewers might be stopping by. It was mostly the guys from Rogue, but it gave me an opportunity to try another Rogue beer I hadn’t had before. There was plenty of the Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout, and I’m a fan of stouts, so I thought I’d...
52. New Glarus Brewing – Road Slush Stout
I got an email today that I was being followed on Twitter by New Glarus Brewery, so I thought I’d grab another one of their beers out of the beer fridge. I’ve only got a few left to choose from, so I grabbed the Road Slush Stout, even though it’s almost Memorial Day. It says it’s brewed with fresh oatmeal and includes chocolate and victory malts. When I poured it, it was black with some ruby colors coming...
47. Founders Brewing – Breakfast Stout
When I got home from work today, I discovered that the radiator on my car was leaking very severely gushing fluid onto the garage floor. So tonight I went to the beer fridge in need of something big and strong. Fortunately, I had a Founders Breakfast Stout in there. It’s a label says that it is 8.3% alcohol by volume and that it is a double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout, thus, the name, Breakfast Stout. When I poured it, it...
40. The Lion Brewery Ceylon – Lion Stout
I’m finally back from my travels, and we took the kids to the zoo in Peoria today. We stopped at Old Chicago on the Peoria riverfront for lunch before heading home. Unfortunately, their draft beers were in transition, so I took the opportunity to try the most unique beer I could find on the menu. It said Lion Stout was brewed in Sri Lanka, so I thought I’d give that one a try. The bottle said that it was 8% ABV, and...
28. Mendocino Brewing – Black Hawk Stout
Back at home for the weekend, I finally tried the last style in the Mendocino brewing Company variety pack. This one was the Black Hawk Stout. It says, ” a dry, crisp, classic Irish stout character, replete with the heady bouquet of richly roasted malt, makes this staff, an ever so creamy and delectably smooth experience.” It says that its 5% alcohol by volume. It poured a dark black color with a nice head. However, the...
2. Dogfish Head – Chicory Stout
Dogfish Head’s Chicory Stout says that it’s “a rich dark brew smoothed out out with a touch of roasted chicory and organic Mexican coffee goodness and carries a bone white head.” It says that it is 5.2% alcohol by volume. It looks very very black and has an interesting smell that is hard to describe – slightly like coffee but a bit more of something else I can’t describe. Maybe it’s the...
