Alright, that’s far too much whiskey for Father’s day timing, now let’s go with something my father would actually drink (he only drinks on Christmas, and always tequila). This is a Mezcal, but it’s not like that should matter right – there’s no substantive reason why it’d be considered anything less than tequila? Right?
Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout: 6.0 – This is for the true real deal fans of Oatmeal beers, because dear god is that majorly all you get. Sure there’s a bit of some roasted stout flavor, but unlike some other Oatmeal stouts which are lacking in a flavor falling back to being a typical but lightly tweaked stout – here’ they’ve gone full on. The downside of that is – well you have to be a fan of that, which we were not.
Price Average: $10
Website: https://www.rogue.com/
So we have recently had the Bulleit 95, but thanks to our Father’s Day gift of whiskies to recommend we have the 12 year and figured we’d put this one on the usual Wednesday. This too unlike Cascade was also just a sample size, but unlike that French Oak Crown Royale – we wish we had a full bottle of this.
Gulden Fraug Belgian Style Ale: 6.0 – The consensus on this beer is that while it’s nifty with the nutty and banana flavors (really feels like banana bread), and that overall it’s a good beer – it was not the beer we wanted. It sadly suffered a bit by being used during a summer cookout, but also because when you get a golden belgianyou are looking for something like a quad without a heads up.
Price Average: $16
Website: http://www.hoppinfrog.com/
Once again in honor of Father’s day, we have another week of Whiskey on a Monday (the name of our Bukowski themed only-covers band). While we were not sent a full bottle of this like Cascade, we understand because this Crown Royal is nobler than that, and with a price to match. The quality though – well let’s just say there’s a reason we put this after the actual day we were asked to recommend it for.
Handline Kolsch: 5.0 – It’s a pretty okay Kolsch. We do love a good Kolsch, but this is just way too muted, both in and out of the can.
Price Average: $10 for 4-pack
Website: https://www.devilspurse.com/
Caramel Nyx: 8.0 – We’ve had Nyx before, and it can’t be understated that we are huge fans. There is just so few beers that are as good as Nyx and are not priced crazy. So what happens if you were to add caramel? Well pretty much exactly what you’d expect. The addition makes Nyx a little bit more coffee like, but it’s still amazingly delicious.
Price Average: $9 but like good luck
Website: www.whitebirchbrewing.com/
Apologies if you feel by the calendar of our reviews that today is Wednesday, but we’ve made this and next week a bit special with whiskey for father’s day. This is primarily because we were given two spirits to review and possibly recommend for father’s day, and we start with this – Cascade a whiskey that has instructions for fishing on it.
