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updated a beer:
Brewer's Nightmare - 2.3 Buffalo Trace BA
brewed by BramBrass
1 year ago
Guessing this is 5yrs old? Cloudy black, unstable, frothy, beige head. Aroma of bourbon, green apple, vanilla bean, shoe polish, dark fudge, chocolate sauce, black olive. Taste has sweet fig & date in a thick dark-chocolatey, dark fudge-like malt body surrounded by bitter coffee and umami olive. Peppery hops in the finish, lingering vanilla (oak), sweetened dark chocolate and warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Exemplary BBA; clearly the groundwork for all those Brambrass iterations to come.
Guessing this is 5yrs old? Cloudy black, thin, frothy, beige head. Aroma of black olive, teriyaki, old fondant, liquorice, beef jerky, cold coffee, charred wood. Taste has sweetish brambleberry, bitter coffee & toast, quite a lot of umami soy & black olive, some herbal notes too. Soft herbal & peppery hops, immediately drowned again by coffee, umami olive and fondant maltiness and a dash of warming vodka-like alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. All the characteristics of an aged Stout, quite enjoyable.
A: cloudy black, stable, foamy, beige head.
A: charcoal, toast, earth, fried mushroom, grapefruit peel.
T: sweetish brambleberry, bitter toast, grapefruit, bit umami.
F: earthy & piney hops, bitter grapefruit, roasted coffee, toast.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Quite good, despite the middle-of-the-road hop profile. Nice to see that a relatively niche beer style (and still relatively well executed at that) was chosen to celebrate a launch in one of the most commercial game series ever.
nathanvc
added a new beer
Illusion
by
Paname Brewing Company
1 year ago
A: clear amber, small, foamy, off-white head.
A: almond, frangipane, plum & apricot jam, amaretto, amaretti biscuit.
T: sourish apricot & plum, sweetish biscuit, fruit cake, touch of lemon.
F: tart apricot, plum jam, almond.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
The profile is straightforward, but quite yummy.
nathanvc
updated a beer:
Stuut N°23 Mamy Danielle
brewed by Brasserie Caulier
1 year ago
A: cloudy black, stable, small, foamy, dark beige head.
A: milk chocolate, actual chocolate milk, chocolate sauce, vanilla, almond, dark fudge.
T: sweet milk chocolate, fudge, vanilla, chocolate cookie, touch of mocha.
F: vague peppery hops, chocolate & fudge, soft cream jenever-like alcohol warmth.
P: full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Pastry all the way, but nowhere artificial or annoyingly sweet.
nathanvc
updated a beer:
Nicely Toasted
brewed by Sapwood Cellars Brewery
1 year ago
A: hazy yellow, small, frothy, off-white head.
A: unripe peach, guava, mandarin zest, shallot.
T: sweetish peach & grape, sourish citrus zest, spicy shallot.
F: floral hops, bitter peach skin, citrus zest, grapefruit.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Characterful NEIPA.