Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Beers of the Week

Deschutes Abyss Imperial Stout

This is a description from the brewer I believe...

"This exceptionally popular imperial stout, aged in French oak and bourbon barrels, has immense depth with its rich and complex flavors. True to its name, subtle notes of coffee, chocolate, molasses and licorice pull you in deeper and deeper."

This was indeed rich and complex. Very thick. If you can find it, I would try a glass.



Cascade Lakes Skookum Creek Strong Ale

Made with 4 varieties of hops and 7 malts, this is a smooth refreshing Ale that I never would have known is a strong ale. This would be nice in the summer.





Alaskan White Ale

I'm a sucker for a good white ale made with orange peels and coriander, even made one myself last summer with Travis that turned out fair. This one is another prime summer beer.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

the alaskan white ale sounds good.

went to "the beer garden" last night. had some interesting brews. they have a huge selection and a menu! considering yuengling (which i enjoy) is the farthest i've ventured, i wanted to try some darker brews.

i had a Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA. and a Paulaner Brauhaus. i couldn't finish the IPA. too bitter for my taste. it smelled like pine bark. too big of a leap for me. but i did enjoy the Paulaner. great taste.

Dustin said...

Good for you man!

The Dogfishhead 90 minute is an extremely hoppy/bitter beer. You may actually like some milder IPA's but that one is intentionally crazy. Glad you're venturing out!