Month: August 2014

New Beer Blog Cheboygan Brewing Oktoberfest (2014)

In this fall beer blog, we are going to get into another Oktoberfest from Cheboygan Brewing. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Michigan craft brewery. Let us get into this Oktoberfest Beer.

It has a nice clear light amber to dark copper color with a semi white head. The smell has a candy to sweet caramel notes. The taste has a sweet candy to caramel notes with a dry malty notes for the aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a desecration from their website (www.cheboyganbrewingcompany.com):

Gold Medal award winner at the 2012 Frankenmuth World Expo of Beer!

The beer, created by the brewery’s operation manager and brewmaster Tim Perry, who was inspired by the 1976 Späten Oktoberfest bier from Munich, Germany, is orange in hue with a pronounced malt presence. 6% ABV IBU 28. Available in the Fall. Available in six packs seasonally.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.cheboyganbrewingcompany.com

Twitter: @CheboyganBrew

In the end, I have been really impressed with all the fall seasonals asides the Erdinger, Griffin Claw, Atwater Brewery, and Weihenstephaner. I have to say those were bad. I believe that is four out of fourteen fall beers. This brewery puts another good one on that list. I am so happy to have a great streak of fall beers this season. I love the candy to caramel notes from the malt. It is pretty sweet but yet has a nice malty dry finish. It will have you coming back and drink more and more of this beer. I highly recommend this beer. You can find this one in the Michigan market. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Erdinger Oktoberfest (2014)

In this fall beer blog, we are going to get into Erdinger Oktoberfest. Erdinger was founded in 1886 by Johann Kienle. It is number one Hefeweizen in the world. They brew several different Hefeweizen beer styles. Let us get this fall beer.

It has a cloudy golden color with a white constant head. There is not really a smell on this fall seasonal. The taste has a malty lemon to clove notes. The aftertaste has a lemon to citrus finish. It is pretty drinkable.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.erdinger.de

Twitter: No Address

In the end, all those years living in Chicago, I never picked up a bottle of this beer. I mean it was every liquor store I was in during the fall season. I am pretty amazed that I did not pick one up. It was a no brainer to pick up a bottle in this season. I did not think I would find a bottle in Michigan. I am glad I found a bottle right away. I am shocked by the color but I really not. It does not taste like an Oktoberfest. I was pretty disappointed with this beer. I was hoping for a lot more malty notes but then again it is another Hefeweizen. I have to say it is nothing really special. It is good but I am looking for malty fun at this time of the year. If you are a fan of Hefeweizen, you would like this one. I get why they put this up because it gives the beer drinkers something different. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer (Cider) Blog Woodchuck Fall Harvest Hard Cider (2014)

In this fall seasonal cider blog, we are going to get into one of two fall seasonals from Woodchuck Hard Cider. This is their everyday seasonal cider. It is apple pie cider. If you read earlier beer blog posts about their ciders, you know the history of this cider makers. If you have not read those posts, please, read them to get to know Woodchuck. Let us get into this fall cider.

It has a clear dark golden color without a head. The smell has an apple pie notes of cinnamon and apple. The taste a cinnamon up front sweetest notes and finish like an apple pie aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the cider bottle:

The fall harvest brings farmers and communities together to celebrate another year of fruitful labor. It is a time of shorter days, cooler nights, and great apples. This cider has a complex and elegant character full of apple, cinnamon, and nutmeg balanced out with a hint of american white oak. A true taste of the season.

Here is a description from their website (www.woodchuck.com):

Fall Harvest

The fall harvest brings farmers and communities together to celebrate another year of fruitful labor, It is a time of shorter days, cooler night, and great apples. This cider has a complex and elegant character full of apple, cinnamon, and nutmeg balanced out with a hint of American White Oak. A true taste of the season.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.woodchuck.com

Twitter: @woodchuckcider

In the end, I have to say this cider makers made me a fan of ciders. I am on my fall seasonal kick and I like to start trying them early to get as many in as I can. I know a few of these fall seasonals disappear from the market quickly. I know this will not but it is nice to get it in early. I know towards end of the season. I will be burned out on them but I highly doubt it. I say that every year. There is a nice complex tasting notes going on in this cider. It is not another boring hard cider. They put some thought into it for this type of season. I love the fact that it does taste like liquid apple pie. I highly recommend this cider. It is a nice way to kick off the fall season and wrap it before the winter season. Go get some! Drink it Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Stout (2014)

In this fall beer blog, we are going to get into another fall beer in this season of 2014. The next is Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Pumpkin Stout. If you read my earlier beer blog posts, you know the history of this New York craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know Southern Tier Brewery. Let us get into this pumpkin stout.

This fall seasonal has a jet black color with an off white color head. The smell is pretty complex. The aroma has a cinnamon to nutmeg notes with an almost chocolate ginger bread notes. The taste has a chocolate cinnamon to ginger bread notes with a chocolate nutmeg dry slight bitter finish for aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Warlock is brewed to enchant your palate on its own and also to counterpoint our imperial ale, Pumking. Make your own black magic by carefully pouring this imperial stout into a goblet.

Master Of The Underworld

Dark and mysterious, the Blackwater Series is serious about high gravity. Reanimate your senses with Warlock’s huge roasted malt character, moderate carbonation and spicy pumpkin pie aroma.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.stbcbeer.com

Twitter: @stbcbeer

Closing, I was pretty impressed with this brew. I am not a fan at all of their Pumking. I just feel it is too full of cinnamon and nutmeg. There is really no balance with that pumpkin beer. This stout part has kind of overpower the rest of the beer. It has a little bit more of a balance than Pumking. I love the combine of the chocolate and cinnamon to nutmeg notes. This is a great beer and this fall seasonal beer releases have been great this year. This one is at the top of the list. This is a great beer and I might have another bottle before the end of the season. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Music Monday Blog Evile Skull

In this Music Monday blog, we are going to get into the latest record from Evile. The record is Skull. We are going to get into the history and then into the music. Let us get into the history.

History:

Exile was formed in 2004 as a cover band but behind the scenes, they started to write some orignal songs. In 2004, the band released their first EP, which is called “All Hallows Eve.” In 2006, they released their second EP, which is called “Hell Demo.” Both of these EPs were limited runs of like 200 to 350 units each. The band went on tour with Excodus in parts of Europe. The band signed a contract with Earache in 2006. In that same year, they changed their name from Exile to Evile. In 2007, the band started to record their first full length record called “Enter The Grave.” It received some great ratings from the media. They toured with several different bands throughout 2007 to 2009. I am talking main acts like Megadeth to Machinehead. In 2009, the band began work on their second record, which was called “Infected Nation.” The band’s record had a pretty successful first week of sales. Later part of 2009, Mike Alexander, who was the bass player, was rushed to the hospital and later passed away. The band did two tribute shows for their falling band mate. They did cover songs of Mike’s favorite bands or songs. The band picked Joel Graham as their new bass player in December of 2009. They announced US tour for 2010. They supported acts like Kreator and Overkill. The Overkill tour is where I saw them and I have been a fan since. I just wished they played longer. After, they finished their set. I went down to their merch stand and brought one of each of their CDs in their music career. I know it was only two but that is saying something about the band. The band started to headline some fests or on the main stage. In 2010, the band started to work on their third record, which was called “Five Serpent’s Teeth.” The record was released in later part of 2011. There is one song, which is “In Memoriam,” on this record that is a tribute to their first and fallen bass player. In 2013, the band began working on “Skull” and it would be their fourth record. After the record was done, Ol Drake, who is their orignal lead guitar player, left the band. He was replaced by Piers Donno-Fuller in 2014. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

Underworld

There is some sound effects at the beginning of the song. The drums and guitars roll in with fast and impact to your speakers. It is fast just like the old school Evile. This is thrash metal at its finest. Matt’s singing has always remind of James from Metallica. This is what Metallica is supposed to sound like today. I love the lyrics and they are well written. There is a nice thrash metal guitar solo towards the back half of this song. It is well written. There is a nice finish to this song and the opening track. This is a solid start to this record.

Skull

There is some nice heavy music at the beginning. I am loving the drums and bass playing at the beginning of this song. Matt has some nice in face singing. I love the lyrics and some nice melody. The music change in the midpoint of the song. The guitar playing is pretty goof at this point of the song. This band is living up to the old school thrash metal. There is a nice guitar solo with some nice time and rhythm changes to it in the back half of the song. I have always love when they put a ton of reverb on back up singers to give that strong sound to their vocals.

The Naked Sun

I love the guitar playing at the beginning of the song. The music is pretty solid. There is some nice lyrics and some great singing at points. I love the length of these songs. They are just about right for this style of music. I love the start to the guitar solo. It goes into a full force towards the end of the song. Ol out did himself on this guitar solo. The drumming is hard hitting. These guys can sing and they are just screamers.

Head Of The Demon

I love the music at the beginning of this song. The guitar playing on this record has been awesome. I am glad to see a band take their time writing some good tunes. I love the slower pace of this song compare to the beginning of this record. Matt took his time and put down some well thought lyrics. I am loving the back up singing on this record so far. Nice and well written guitar solo is towards the end of the song. I love double bass on the drums but that was a little out-of-place. The double bass is so out-of-place and it over took the guitar solo to a point.

Tomb

I love the acoustic guitar at the beginning. The drumming is well place and I love the style of it. I love the singing from Matt and he wrote some nice lyrics. I love how the music is taking shape. I love the build up to the heavier part of the song. I love how they returned to the acoustic guitar music towards the end of the song. It turns into a nice guitar solo.

Words Of The Dead

I love the music at the beginning of the song. There is some nice drumming and guitar playing. I love the singing with multiple singers. I love the bass breaks and the speed of the music. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song. There is some nice lyrics and singing.

Outsider

There is some nice new school thrash metal style of music at the beginning. There is some nice well written lyrics. I am not sure I feel about the back up singing on this song. Matt’s singing is solid but I just feel he could sing a little be more than his singing talking style. There is a talking part that not go well with the song. I love the scream of “Outsider” and then the guitar solo comes into full focus. I love the music on this song.

What You Become

I love the music at the beginning. I am loving the drumming on this song. Matt’s singing fit nicely on this song. There is some well written lyrics. I love how the lead singer blends with the back up singers and back to the lead. It has a nice touch. It is hard to describe. There is an awesome guitar solo towards the end of the song.

New Truth Old Lies

I love the short acoustic guitar and hard-hitting of the heavy music that came in afterwards. I love the rhythm and melody from the singer. There is some nice lyrics. I love the guitar solo towards the middle of the song. This is part where double bass makes a little bit more sense. This is a great song to finish this great record. Evile did a great job on the music and lyrics.

Orignal Line Up:

Matt Drake – Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar

Ol Drake – Lead Guitar

Mike Alexander – Bass Guitar

Ben Carter – Drums

Current Line Up:

Matt Drake – Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar

Ol Drake – Lead Guitar

Joel Graham -Bass Guitar

Ben Carter – Drums

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.evile.co.uk

Twitter: @evileuk

Closing, I love this band and I am glad they brought back the old thrash metal sound and music. Of course, they put their twisted on it. Overall, this is a great record. I love how they kept true to themselves. Matt has done a great job on the lyrics. Some of the singing was ok but very good overall. I will be adding this record to my line up of records to play once in a while. There is some solid drums and guitar playing. I love the guitar solo but with Ol leaving the group. How will the music and sound along with guitar solos change? Will this band change too much? I hope Evile stays as close to what they were on all their records. They will change a bit because of the different and new players in the group. I am looking forward to their new music in future. This is a great band and album. I highly recommend it. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Griffin Claw Screamin’ Pumpkin Ale (2014)

In this fall seasonal beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Griffin Claw Brewery. I do not know why I keep coming back to this brewery. I know why for this beer because this is an old Michigan Brewery Company recipe. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this young craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Michigan craft brewery. Let us get into this pumpkin ale.

It has a light amber to dark color with a semi white head. The aroma has a heavy cinnamon and nutmeg notes. The taste has really no notes but slight sweet malt. The aftertaste is a heavy cinnamon and nutmeg notes. It is so not drinkable beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.griffinclawbrewingcompany.com):

Our Screamin’ Pumkin Ale is like a slice of warm pie. Cinnamon, clove, sweet pumpkin, a little molasses. A couple sips in you’ll mistake the malty aftertaste for a crispy crust. The perfect beer to celebrate Halloween. Or Thanksgiving. Or Christmas, if there’s any left. From the time we brew it in July get it while it’s good.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.griffinclawbrewingcompany.com

Twitter: @Griffinclaw

Closing, I was a pretty big fan of the Michigan Brewery Company Screaming Pumpkin Ale. I use to make trips back from Chicago to bring some back. Later years I stop because of being busy and then they went out of business. I was pretty excited to hear that a craft brewery brought the rights to the recipe. I do not know what they did with this recipe but it is not the same beer as I remember it. It has been a long time since I had it. Maybe my taste has changed over the years. I might have to retry it but I am hoping I do not get a bad batch. Who knows, maybe this first one was a bad batch. It was not really good. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA Deconstructed (2014)

In this beer blog, we are going to get into my second Samuel Adams IPA sampler pack. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on this East Coast Craft Brewery, you know the history of this craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery. Let us get into these six different single hop IPA.

Latitude 48 IPA

This beer is one of their everyday six-pack bottles. It has your normal IPA amber to copper look to it with a white constant head. The taste of this IPA gives a nice hop taste with nice bitter ending. You can taste beer from the front of the pallet which gives off sweet to bitter tastes notes. The aftertaste is something I really do not like about this beer. It has a dry hoppy bitter finish. For what Samuel Adams is today, this is a well made beer. I hate to say it because I know it is a slap in the face to any brewmaster but this is a nice beginner IPA for people wanting to get into this great beer style. Overall a nice drinkable and easy drinking beer for the beer style. This IPA is better than their Rebel IPA.

East Kent Goldings IPA #1

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head on this English IPA. The smell has a heavy floral notes. The taste has a floral to earthy notes. The aftertaste is an earthy dry hop finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This single hop IPA is brewed using only East Kent Goldings. These classic English hops create a mellow bitterness with earthy, floral, and apricot notes that are balanced by a subtle malt sweetness.

Mosaic IPA #2

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head. The aroma has a pineapple to citrus notes. The taste has a pineapple to a slight smooth caramel notes. It is has nice bitter hop aftertaste. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This single hop IPA is brewed using only Mosaic hops . These distinctive American hops contribute subtle fruit notes of pineapple and Mandarin orange along with hints of eucalyptus. These delicate notes are complemented by the sweetness of the malt.

Hallertau Mittelfrueh IPA #3

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head. The smell has hints of citrus to piney notes. The taste has a light carbonation to some notes of piney and citrus. The aftertaste is a dry hop finish. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This single hop IPA is brewed using only Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops from the Halletau region of Bavaria. These hops create a soft bitterness, along with delicate citrus and resinous pine notes that are balanced by a subtle malt sweetness and body.

Simcoe IPA #4

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head. The aroma has a heavy grapefruit notes. The taste profile is a heavy grapefruit notes with a dry crisp grapefruit dry hop finish. It does not hang around like #1 to #3. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This single hop IPA is brewed using only Simcoe hops that bring a distinct punch of grapefruit character and piney notes. The subtle malt sweetness helps balance and round out the concentrated hop character.

#5 Zeus IPA

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head on this IPA. The smell has an earthy notes. The taste is an earthy to piney notes with a dry bitter hop aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This single hop IPA is brewed using only American Zeus hops, which create an intense piney and resinous character. This brew leans strongly towards the hop character, but is balanced by the malts sweetness.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.samueladams.com

Twitter: @SamuelAAdams

In the end, we are going to break this IPA sampler pack down. Being a huge Hophead, I am always looking to try new IPA’s in the market or retry old ones. I love when craft breweries take one IPA and mess around with it. I like to try different hops or malt with one recipe. Samuel Adams did that with Latitude 48 IPA, which is one of their everyday IPA six-pack and their best everyday IPA. I have had their newer IPA, which is Rebel IPA, and I am not a fan of it. It is not an American IPA. It is English IPA. I feel Rebel IPA is something that one of the mass-produced beer companies. Latitude 48 IPA is a nice gateway drug into craft beer and IPA world. They did a great job on some of these beers but there are a few in this pack that I could do without. I will give them credit for the effort on these brews. #1 is a pretty good English IPA but nothing close to Goose Island IPA and Brooklyn East India Pale Ale. The more that I start thinking about #1 is pretty good version of IPA than Brooklyn East India Pale Ale. I like this one. #2 has some nice tropical notes that the hops kick off in this brew. I love that in this beer. This is one of the best one in this pack. #3, I can do without this IPA. This was a bad mix with this hop. I just found Hallertau Mittelfrueh is a good hop with other hops. By itself, it is just not good. Maybe, it is this brewery. I just do not know. #4 is average but it is growing on me. I love this hop, which is Simcoe Hop. I am starting to think that the malty backbone in Latitude 48 is not mixing well with these other hops. This brew did grow on me. The last one #5 is really good along with the aftertaste. It keeps me coming back for some more. I normally get on any brewery about their aftertaste on IPA. I do not know why but this aftertaste makes me keep drinking more of this beer. The best beer #2 in this pack. The worse is #3. Overall, this is average IPA pack. They did an awesome job like three years ago. The last two years they did different IPA styles that I passed right by in the store. I give them credit for trying and make sure we still call Samuel Adams a craft brewery still. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Finch’s Beer Company Sobek And Set Black IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Finch’s Beer Company. It is their Sobek and Set Black IPA. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their brewery tour, you know the history of this Midwest Craft Brewery. If you have not, please, read it to get to know this craft brewery from chicago. Let us get into this Black IPA.

It has a jet black color with a semi tan color head. The aroma has a chocolate to citrus notes. The taste has a heavy chocolate and citrus notes with a dry hop bitter finish. This is a kind of drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.finchbeer.com

Twitter: @finchbeer

Closing, this is an awesome beer and it is one of my favorite Black IPA on the market. It is one of my everyday beers right now. I will have to check it up here soon so I do not get bored with it. There is a ton of complex notes on this beer. The depth of flavor notes is what makes this beer special. I love the hop notes and there is some nice chocolate notes that blends nicely with the hops. I love the packaging design and it is in a can. I love my beer in cans. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Alaskan Pumpkin Porter (2014)

In this fall beer blog, we are going to sample a brewery new to Michigan. It is Alaskan Pumpkin Porter. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Northwest craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery. Let us get into this pumpkin porter.

It has a jet black color with a nice tan head on this porter. The aroma has hints of cinnamon and nutmeg notes. The taste has a light chocolate to cinnamon and nutmeg with a smokey malty aftertaste. It is drinkable beer for a porter.

Here is a desecration from their website (www.alaskanbeer.com):

Style:

A native plant of North America, pumpkins were first used in beer in colonial America as a substitute for hard-to-find malt, and none other than the father of our country George Washington had a highly touted recipe. This imperial porter pumpkin beer combines the robust, full-bodied style of a porter with a, frankly, crazy amount of pumpkin.

Taste Style:

With over 11 pounds of pumpkin added to every barrel of this imperial porter, this beer has a smooth, velvety rich texture. Brown sugar, holiday spices and a scoche of Alaskan’s famous alder-smoked malt are added to create an aroma and flavor reminiscent of grandma’s Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.

History:

This is the first bottling of our Alaskan Pumpkin Porter, after a highly sought-after holiday Rough Draft release in Alaska. This Alaskan Brewing take on a colonial American tradition is perfect for autumn and Thanksgiving, as here in Alaska we see the nights get longer and colder and can find comfort in the richness of this brew.

Ingredients:

Alaskan Pumpkin Porter is made from our glacier-fed water and a blend of Magnum and Goldings hops, 6 different malts including Alaskan alder-smoked malt, brown sugar, and a spice blend including cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Plus, of course, Red Hubbard variety pumpkin.

Story Behind The Label:

Alaska is home to some of the world’s largest cultivated vegetables, squashes, gourds and pumpkins. The long daylight hours in the summer promote fast growth, and also prompt fierce competition amongst the farmers of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, who converge on the Alaska State Fair with their gigantic prize produce in the quest to be crowned State Fair champion. It is a common sight at the fairgrounds in Palmer to see a pickup truck barely able to contain the huge pumpkins they haul to the competition, which can weigh in at more than 1,200 pounds.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.alaskanbeer.com

Twitter: @alaskanbeer

Closing, Yay! This is my first Pumpkin Porter of the season. I am glad it is coming from one of my favorite breweries out west. There is a nice balance between from the porter and pumpkin. To me, I found this beer taste like a chocolate cover pumpkin with some cinnamon and nutmeg notes. It is a sipping beer but perfect for the fall and winter seasonal. I can see many beer drinkers drink this beer after fall is over. This is a great and well designed beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Goose Island Oktoberfest (2014)

In this fall beer blog, we are going to get into the 2014 version of Goose Island Oktoberfest. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on this Midwest craft brewery, you know the history of this 1980’s craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Chicago Orignal craft brewery. Let us get into this fall beer.

It has a dark clear copper color without a head. The aroma has a slight sweet malty notes. The taste has a sweet malty to slight but faded caramel notes. The aftertaste has a dry malty finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.gooseisland.com

Twitter: @gooseisland

In the end, I have to say this year’s version is so much better than last years. I was not a fan of last year’s beer. It is night and day compare to these beers. I am pretty stun and impressed. The layer of depth has some notes of caramel notes. I did not really pick up too much of the toffee and apricot notes that is marked on the bottle. I am not too sure and I came up with these tasting notes before reading the bottle. I had a chance to try it on draft and it is pretty constant from bottle to keg. This is a great beer and I highly recommend it. Get it while it last if you are outside of the Chicago market. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

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