Misc News – Dec 29

Flat 12 Bierwerks will open for business tomorrow, Thurs, Dec 30. at 4pm. Much like its near neighbor, Sun King, it will have a tasting room and growler sales. See you there. location. Initial beers are Flat12 Upside Down Blonde, Flat12 Porter, Half Cycle IPA and Glazed Ham Porter.

New Albanian bottles to debut later this winter. Early February. Hoptimus, Elector. Distribution at first will be in the Kentuckiana area.

The 2010 Knights of the Beer Roundtable Beer of the Year - Brugge Brasserie's Spider

Tastes:

• Nogne-O Winter Ale - Quite carbonated. Solid caramelly Porter. Not spiced at all.
• Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout - Hugh brown head. Aromas of Chocolate, roast, butter. Yep, a Diacytl bomb. Thick, almost syrupy mouthfeel. Maybe butter and chocolate go together but this is just too blatant.
• Rock Bottom, 86th St, Indy Cask Conditioned Blitzen Black IPA - Blitzen’s review here said “Pure Black IPA and Pure Cascade grapefruit nose and similar taste. Could be 40 IBU plus lots of late addition hops. 6.5%”. If Liz didn’t dry-hopped a cask with even more Cascades I’ll turn in my Bitter Beer Face T-shirt. Fresh, fresh grapefruit comes on strong and stays in the finish until your next bathroom break. Hop heads rejoice (and get there quickly).
• RB86th Imperial Stout – 1/8” coating of tan head that, rather than dissipating, slides onto the side of the glass like a skin. Remarkably persistent. Low aroma. Roast, and bitter balance. Mature. A+

At the Kalamazoo Beer Exchange, the prices change every 15 minutes; driven by drinking patterns. article

“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.” – Sam Levenson

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