Tonight's beer: Left Coast Asylum
Pale fruits—pears, apes, white grapes—wrapped in white bread and glazed with honey and maybe caramel: still comes across as surprisingly dry. What hints of sweetness straggle through are firmly opposed by grassy-floral-earthy bitterness. Hints of vanilla and baking spices around the edges. Wraps up again dry.
Medium-bodied, maybe a bit thicker; decently carbonated. A little chewy, some lingering bready-syrupy stickiness. Eventually gently drying, tending toward refreshing. Virtually zero trace of alcohol—the 11.8% ABV is alarmingly well-hidden.
Egad. This is a remarkably dangerous take on what's typically a pretty dangerous style—there's seriously no warning of some pretty stiff booze content. Intense, and complex as hell; scarily drinkable. Holds together beautifully, without anything out of place or awkward. Delicious from start to finish.
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| Left Coast Asylum |
Pale fruits—pears, apes, white grapes—wrapped in white bread and glazed with honey and maybe caramel: still comes across as surprisingly dry. What hints of sweetness straggle through are firmly opposed by grassy-floral-earthy bitterness. Hints of vanilla and baking spices around the edges. Wraps up again dry.
Medium-bodied, maybe a bit thicker; decently carbonated. A little chewy, some lingering bready-syrupy stickiness. Eventually gently drying, tending toward refreshing. Virtually zero trace of alcohol—the 11.8% ABV is alarmingly well-hidden.
Egad. This is a remarkably dangerous take on what's typically a pretty dangerous style—there's seriously no warning of some pretty stiff booze content. Intense, and complex as hell; scarily drinkable. Holds together beautifully, without anything out of place or awkward. Delicious from start to finish.
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