Tonight's beer: Heavy Seas Winter Storm
Bread, caramel, grass, flowers, pine, fruit (some citrus, some not); all a-tangle, with balance shifting from sip to swallow. Earth, peat, spice, and something like tart jelly (marmalade, maybe?) lurking between the backgrond and the distance.
Mouthfeel is bready (duh) but there's good carbonation, and some other prickle that's like the otherwise well-hidden alcohol. Chewy and sticky on the palate--the beer lingers for a long time; it's round, but it eventually dries out pretty nicely.
A very drinkable ESB, even if it is a typically American biggified take on the style. Lots of complexity, with more fortitude in the malts than is typical for an IPA. A well-balanced beer, and a nice change of pace from the more typical spiced/brown Xmas/winter beers. Yummy. Also: AAARRRGHH!
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| Heavy Seas Winter Storm |
Bread, caramel, grass, flowers, pine, fruit (some citrus, some not); all a-tangle, with balance shifting from sip to swallow. Earth, peat, spice, and something like tart jelly (marmalade, maybe?) lurking between the backgrond and the distance.
Mouthfeel is bready (duh) but there's good carbonation, and some other prickle that's like the otherwise well-hidden alcohol. Chewy and sticky on the palate--the beer lingers for a long time; it's round, but it eventually dries out pretty nicely.
A very drinkable ESB, even if it is a typically American biggified take on the style. Lots of complexity, with more fortitude in the malts than is typical for an IPA. A well-balanced beer, and a nice change of pace from the more typical spiced/brown Xmas/winter beers. Yummy. Also: AAARRRGHH!
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