Tonight's beer: Lakewood Brabo's Cut
Lots of dark fruits—plums, cherries, grapes—dried/candied, a bit vinous and maybe a little sour; threads of dark bread and a bit of caramel mingle in. Spice lurks in the background, mainly cloves, maybe something like ginger or allspice, with threads of earthy-grassy-floral bitterness. Starts out a little sweet, dries out gradually and smoothly. Rum and brandy flicker around the periphery.
Pretty light-bodied, decently if finely carbonated. Lightly drying, tending to refreshing. Soft flickers of booze, pretty subtle for 9.4% ABV
Very, very nice. There's a fair lot happening here, but things hold together nicely; the beer is welcoming and accessible and immensely drinkable. There's an interesting combination here of international and local perspectives (a Texan brewer brewing a Belgian style, named for a Belgian legend, using honey the brewers are collecting from their own hives). Supple and subtle and dangerously deceptive. Delicious.
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| Lakewood Brabo's Cut |
Lots of dark fruits—plums, cherries, grapes—dried/candied, a bit vinous and maybe a little sour; threads of dark bread and a bit of caramel mingle in. Spice lurks in the background, mainly cloves, maybe something like ginger or allspice, with threads of earthy-grassy-floral bitterness. Starts out a little sweet, dries out gradually and smoothly. Rum and brandy flicker around the periphery.
Pretty light-bodied, decently if finely carbonated. Lightly drying, tending to refreshing. Soft flickers of booze, pretty subtle for 9.4% ABV
Very, very nice. There's a fair lot happening here, but things hold together nicely; the beer is welcoming and accessible and immensely drinkable. There's an interesting combination here of international and local perspectives (a Texan brewer brewing a Belgian style, named for a Belgian legend, using honey the brewers are collecting from their own hives). Supple and subtle and dangerously deceptive. Delicious.
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