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New Beer Blog Tallgrass Brewery Zombie Monkie Robust Porter

In the beginning, Tallgrass Brewery wanted to do something special for the most popular adult holiday. Halloween has grown in young adults or adults in their 30’s is out of sight, however, the holiday drops to kids tricking and treating. Tallgrass came out with Zombie Monkie Robust Porter. The can on this brew was supposed to have a hand grab so you can run away from the zombies. I guess the cost was a little too much for the price they had to charge to their beer drinkers. I love the packaging either way. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read those beer blog posts to get to know this great craft brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a black color with a tan color head on this porter. The smell is a heavy chocolate notes. The taste is chocolate and coffee notes with a dry cocoa notes. This rich robust porter is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Style: Post-Apocalyptic Porter ABV: 6.2% IBU: 35 Full Brew Birthday: September 2013

A robust porter inspired by approximately true events…

Zombie Monkie is a dark, rich porter, carefully brewed for the post-apocalyptic world to come. Crafted with lots of roasty dark chocolate and specialty malts, then inoculated with enough hops to add a floral/citrus character in the finish. It’s hardy, complex, and interesting, because you might be drinking it for a long time. Zombie Monkie…

Grab A Can. Make A Plan. Take A Stand.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.tallgrassbeer.com

Twitter: @TallgrassBeer

In the end, I have to say this beer was worth the trip back to Chicago to pick up this brew. I really enjoyed this brew. I just wished I would have picked up more than one four pack. When I am back in town in a few weeks, I will be picking up more this beer. This is a well balance beer. I love the chocolate and coffee notes in this porter. If you are in the far western part of the midwest, I would hunt this beer down. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Buckledown Brewery Shady Aftermath Porter

Starting a new beer tab, we are going to sample the second brew from Buckledown Brewery on this blog. This time we went to the dark side of this brewery. I am talking about their Shady Aftermath Porter. If you read my last beer blog posts on their American IPA from yesterday, you know the history of this brewery that has been open for just a month. If you have not, please, read the review to get to know this young and upcoming brewery. Let us get into the brew.

It has a jet black color without a head on the beer. The smell is chocolate. The taste is chocolate to coffee notes. The aftertaste is a dry cocoa to chocolate notes. It is a sipping to drinkable porter. It can be either way but depends on the person.

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

Shady Aftermath

Robust Porter

A malt-driven dark ale with layers of chocolate, caramel and coffee over a base of roasted malts. It boasts a rich mouthfeel giving way to some warming alcohol on the finish.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.buckledownbrewing.com

Twitter: @BuckleDownBeer

Closing out beer tab, I have to say this is one of the best porters that I had in a very long time. I would not say it is the best, however, I will say it is towards the very top of my best porter list. There is some nice chocolate to coffee with a nice warm feeling from the alcohol. This is a pretty drinkable beer but I could see many people sipping this beer. This is a great beer to have with a nice cigar with it. This is a pretty balance brew and I believe this is one of the best beers that they make so far. All their beers are great but I believe this one is at the top of their beer list. I highly recommend this brew and this brewery. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Magic Hat Heart Of Darkness Stout

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Magic Hat. It is their Heart of Darkness Stout. If you read my earlier beer blog post on this brewery, you know the history of Magic Hat. If you have not, please, read those beer blog posts to get to know Magic Hat Brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a jet black color with a semi tan to off white color head on this stout. The smell has a slight coffee to chocolate notes. The taste of this stout is chocolate to coffee notes. There is a coffee or toffee aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

The ancient ritual of brewing a distincity rich and flavorful beer is a performance to behold. Our mysterious melange of time-honored ingredients harmonize with chaotic chemistry, humble patience, and blind faith to create this unique beer to share in the rousing company of kindred spirits. Cheers!

Here is a description from their website (www.magichat.net):

Filled with the howling of black dogs that haunt the long-forgotten shadows of the human soul. This dense liquid-silk summoned hope from hibernation and balanced winter’s endless white snows with a rich swirl of creamy black rapture.

An inky-black stout with a smooth, round palate and a dream-like undercurrent of bittersweet chocolate.

Stats

MaltsPale, Crystal, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Munich

HopsApollo, Goldings

YeastEnglish Ale

ABV5.7%

IBUs30

SRM80

Original Gravity15° Plato

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.magichat.net

Twitter: @magichat

Closing, I was not a huge fan of this brewery when I first saw it hit the market in Chicago. I believe they hit that market about six or seven years ago. I have from that time started to like Magic Hat a little bit more and more as the years edge to 2013. I still have not retry their flagship #9. I will be retrying that beer in the near future. I saw this beer and I had to pick it up and try it. I really like their packaging but it sometimes does not really say what the beer is in the bottle. This one does. I love the balance from the chocolate and coffee notes. I really enjoyed drinking this brew. I will be picking up more before it leaves for the season. If you are a stout fan, you will need to find a bottle of Heart of Darkness. I recommend this brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Detroit Brewing Sanders Chocolate Stout

Starting a new tab, Detroit Brewing is the featured brewery with their Sanders Chocolate Stout on this beer blog. Detroit Brewing Company opened their doors in 2003. It is seconds away from the two ball parks in downtown Detroit. They brew several different beer styles. Let us get into the beer.

It has a jet black color without a head on this Chocolate Stout. The smell is a sweet chocolate alcohol notes. The taste is a sweet chocolate alcohol notes with a dry coco finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

In the fall of 2009, Detroit Brewing Company began tinkering with their Pub Classic Smooth Cream Stout. A chance meeting, over a few beers, with the folks from chance meeting, over a few beers, with the folks from Sanders brought the final sweet ingredient. Our brewer found the best way to combine Stout and Sanders chocolate to create the dark, satisfying aroma and flavor of a fine Stout Ale with the restrained richness and elegance of the hand selected cocoa used by Sanders Fine Chocolatiers in Detroit since 1875.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.detroitbeerco.com

Twitter: @DetroitBrewing

In closing, I saw Sanders on this brew. I was thinking about the chocolate company. I was right when I was reading the label. I had to pick up at least one bottle. I have been wanting to try some their beers from this brewery. I drive pass their brewpub a few times a week. I will have to stop in for lunch or dinner here soon. This beer has a nice balance and it is not over the top on the alcohol and the chocolate notes. It is a pretty nice smooth chocolate notes. I will be stopping by their brewery and looking for more of this brew. This is one of my favorite beer styles. I recommend this brewery and brew. Go get some! Drink it! Love it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Speakeasy Butchertown Black Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to sample out another brew, which is a limited release, from Speakeasy Brewery. The brew is their Butchertown Black Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read these beer blog posts to get to know this great west coast brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a jet black color with a white constant head on this black ale. The smell slight chocolate with a heavy citrus notes. The taste has chocolate citrus notes with bitter hop aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.goodbeer.com

Twitter: @SpeakeasyBeer

Closing out, this beer is something else. I really enjoy drinking this beer. This is a big boy beer for the experienced hop heads in the world. The hops shine nicely through the chocolate notes. They did a great job on the picking of the hops. I love the bitter aftertaste. They found a way to heavy and in your face but not making you run away from the beer. I am hoping they make their way to the Michigan Market, if not I will be making road trips back to Chicago. I am glad I am back in Michigan this is one of the breweries I will miss getting on a regular basis. I highly recommend this beer and their other brews. If you are in San Fran, you need to get by their brewpub. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Oskar Blues Brewery Old Chub Scotch Ale

Oskar Blues Brewery Old Chub Scotch Ale is the featured craft brewery and scotch ale on this beer blog post. If you read my earlier beer blog on their Dale’s Pale Ale, you know the history of this brewery. If you not read those beer blog posts, please, read the blog post on Dale’s Pale Ale. Let us get into the beer.

It has a dark amber or dark brown color with fluffy white head on this scotch ale. The smell is caramel, malty, and hazelnut notes. The taste of this light to medium body beer is heavy hazelnut notes with a dry malty notes. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a descriation from their website (www.oskarblues.com):

This jaw-dropping Scottish strong ale (8% ABV) is brewed with bodacious amounts of malted barley and specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt. Old Chub features semi-sweet flavors of cocoa and coffee, and a wee-bit of smoke. A head-turning treat for malt heads and folks who think they don’t dig dark beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.oskarblues.com

Twitter: @oskarblues

In closing, there is not too many craft breweries that make a scotch ale. However, it makes senses why this brewery makes one, they are located in an area where most of the year. It is cold more than it is warm in an average year. This is a great brew. This brewery makes some killer brews but I just feel they are all overpriced. Please, do not get me wrong. Oskar Blues Brewery makes some great brews. I just wish they were a little cheaper. In the Detroit market, they are little bit more of a value than the Chicago market. It is not by much and I hope you let me know your thoughts on this brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout

Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout is the feature craft brewery and beer on this beer blog post. If you read my earlier beer blog on their other brews, you know the rich history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read those beer blog posts to get to know this west coast craft brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a jet black color with a constant tan to off white color head. The smell is a roasted to chocolate notes. The taste is a smooth creamy chocolate roasted notes. The aftertaste is dry roasted chocolate notes. For being a stout, it is pretty drinkable beer. I can see most people think it is not drinkable beer.

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

Deep, robust and richly rewarding, this is beer to linger over. Obsidian has distinct notes of espresso, chocolate, roasted malt and black barley, with just enough hop bite to cut the sweetness. Malt: Pale, Crystal, Carapils, Munich, Black Barley, Roasted Barley, Wheat
Hops: Nugget, Millennium, Willamette, Northern Brewer

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.deschutesbrewery.com

Twitter: @DeschutesBeer

In the end, I know many of you readers know I am a huge fan of this brewery. I know many of my friends know I am a huge fan. This brew is not a disappointment. There is not a drop off from their flagship to this brewery. This brewery makes some great beers and I cannot wait for them to make to the Michigan market. If they do not, I know when I make trips back to Chicago. I will be picking up some beer. As craft beer industry keeps on growing, Deschutes Brewery will be there still pushing the limits of the craft beer drinkers like they did from the beginning in 1988. I highly recommend this stout. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Fuller’s London Porter

Fuller’s London Porter is the next brew that will be featured on this beer blog. If you read my beer blog post on their ESB, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read that beer blog post, please, that beer blog post to get to know this brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a jet black color without a head on the beer. The smell is rich chocolate black coffee. The taste of this light to medium body beer is dark chocolate and coffee with a dry dark chocolate aftertaste. It is not drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Fuller’s London Porter is an award-winning example of this historic English style; smooth and creamy with delicious chocolate and coffee flavors derived from the roasted malts.

The Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, London, has been brewing fine ales since 1654.

The Fuller, Smith & Turner partnership, dating back to 1845, brews an excellent range of award-winning ales, many of which are available in the USA, including London Pride pale ale and the world’s original ESB. I hope you will enjoy trying all our fine ales.

Here is a description from their website (www.fullers.co.uk):

London Porter

Fuller’s London Porter, is widely regarded as the World’s Finest Porter: having won awards all over the world, London Porter is regularly voted the number one Porter on beer websites such as http://www.ratebeer.com, a tremendous accolade to our brewing team. The origins of Porter date back to London in the early eighteenth century, and the beer has seen fame around the world, from Ireland to the USA and Australia. It was the dominant beer style in London for quite some time, and takes its name from the street and river porters of the city who carried goods around the streets.

Tasting notes

Fuller’s London Porter captures the flavours of those original brews perfectly, although you won’t find a cloudy pint these days! Rich, dark and complex, at 5.4% ABV the beer has an outstanding depth of flavour.
It is brewed from a blend of Brown, Crystal and Chocolate malts for a creamy delivery balanced by traditional Fuggles hops. The range of flavours works well with a wide variety of foods, ranging from rich meat dishes, to oysters, and even chocolate puddings.

Here is their website and twitter addresses;

Website: www.fullers.co.uk

Twitter; @London_Pride

In the end, this is a great classic porter from Fuller’s. This beer is rich and smooth with a ton of chocolate and coffee notes. There is a lot going in this brew. I can see many American Craft Breweries trying to make their own version of this great beer. If you love porters, this is one porter you have to try before you make any judgement on other porters in the world. This porter is in my top five porters of all time. I recommend you trying this brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Blue Point Brewing Toxic Sludge Black IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to get into a brew from one of my favorite breweries from New York City. It is Blue Point Brewery and it is their Toxic Sludge Black IPA. Blue Point was founded on the Long Island in 1998 by Mark Burford and Peter Cotter. Blue Point is the largest craft brewery on Long Island and they are ranked #34 on the craft breweries in the United States. They brew several different beer styles. Let us get into beer.

It has a dark brown color that if put up to light you can see it but not see through. It has a constant white head on the beer. The smell is slight coffee to chocolate with a hint of smoke malt. The taste has a chocolate to citrus with a dry hop finish at the tip of the tongue. It is like they use a Stout and India Pale Ale blend. This big beer is pretty drinkable.

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

We originally brewed this Black IPA to benefit birds affected by BP’s Gulf oil spill and donated all of the proceeds to the Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research. The charity program has ended but the beer became so popular that even with a name like Toxic Sludge, we had to keep brewing it once a year. Five hop varieties go into each batch at four stages of the brewing process to combine a hoppy India Pale Ale with a rich, dark malt base for a full-bodied ale that’s big on flavor.

Availability

Very Limited

Category

Not the Usual Suspects / Limited Releases

Technical descriation

1.068 OG (Original Gravity) 40 IBU (International Bitterness Unit) 7.0% ABV (Alcohol By Volume)

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bluepointbrewing.com

Twitter: @BluePointBrewer

In closing, I love this beer style and I am glad there are more and more popping up on the market. I can tell who is making a good Black IPA or a bad one. I have to say this Black IPA is in my top five. Most craft brewery make their Black IPA with their porter recipe. To me, this one is made with their stout. There is a nice balance from the hops and malt. Stout is not overpowering the IPA and the other way around. I love the packaging and the fact it is in cans. I recommend you trying this brew from this Long Island brewery. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Speakeasy Payback Porter

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Speakeasy out of San Francisco. If you read my earlier beer blog post with all their six-pack beers, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read that beer blog to get to know this great brewery from California. Let us get into the beer.

It is a jet black color with a tan color head. The smell has a heavy chocolate to the beer. The taste is between chocolate to toffee with a coco aftertaste. For a dark beer and a dark beer drinker, it is a pretty beer drinkable.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

American hops provide a smooth distraction for Payback Porter’s robustness, which is concealed within the shadows of imported dark malts.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.goodbeer.com

Twitter: @SpeakeasyBeer

In closing, this brewery has not disappointed me at all. Speakeasy makes some good beers and lived up to the hype that is being said throughout the country. Their Payback Porter brings up the back-end of their beer line up and lives up as a great beer. This beer has a ton going on and craft beer drinker will be picking this up throughout the year. I am slowly getting around to try all their beers. Just like the rest of their line up, I recommend this one and the rest of their beers. Let me know your thoughts. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

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