Stoneface Brewing Co. RIS: 7.0 – If the label had simply stated this as ‘adult chocolate milk’ not a soul would question it. This has been aged for 2 years by one of our reviewers but we should try to get a proper version on the site.
Price Average: $8
Website: http://www.stonefacebrewing.com/
We’re kicking off a 3-week special with my name on it (technically). Yes, it’s a collection from Old St. Andrews, which came in this adorable package of mini casks (fake obviously). We start the 3 weeks off with the 10-year offering – codenamed Twilight. Which actually this would the 10th year anniversary of the film this November – not that we think the scots knew that.
Uinta Fest Helles Lager: 6.5 – It does manage to capture that unique German flavo/style quite well. It’s an enjoyable beer that does what you want which makes it good. Beyond that though – meh?
Price Average: $6
Website: http://www.uintabrewing.com/
Allagash Coolship Resurgam: 8.0 – It’s a wild beer, and that really captures it. It’s sour at certain points, but has lightness and depth and never veers badly, but just has layers of flavours that complement. It’s really quite nice.
Price Average: $15
Delving back in Brandy we get an offering not from the normally assumed France with cognac, or the awful American creations owned by a Mr E&J, but instead something south of our border in Mexico. With this we get Presidente brandy which is almost really good.
Hop-15: 3.0 – If you were to ask on a scale from 1-10 how hoppy this is it would a fifte– okay sorry. Honestly it’s an overhopped ale, and it suffers for that. And it’s an IPA – which explains a lot.
Price Average: $8
Website: http://portbrewing.com/
Saturday Scotch Ale: 5.0 – Kind of unremarkable, very mellow which is bad because you want more of that taste.
Price Average: $18
Website: https://hoppyboston.com/
We often get asked prior to gatherings ‘what should we bring’ and the short answer is almost always ‘something new’. This becomes a problem (despite a website to check said things) so we’re often given a list, of which Arran was chosen this time. Arran is not bad as a whisky, but it’s not a great scotch, not great value, and it lies to you.
