Sunday, September 13, 2009

Street market and beer, part 2

We tried a couple of more beers before leaving Oliwer Twist that day.

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale (bottle) 7,2%
It poured a very dark brown (close to black) liquid with small light brown foam that left little to no lacing. It had a scent of sweet chocolate and lots of it, also some soy sauce. It also had a strong taste of chocolate, smooth and very nice. But it didn't feel very complex and I would have loved some more different tastes in the beer. But overall a very nice beer.
Total: 3,6/5

Strömsholms Husaren
(tap) 5%
It poured a pale yellow watered out liquid without a foam. It had a fresh scent of citrus and yeast. It had a similar taste of citrus and yeast. Very fresh and thirstquenching, a summer beer.
Total: 3/5

Cape Ann Fishermans Tea Party
(tap) 9%
It poured a dark golden liquid with a small foam that left some lacing. It had an odd smokey smell, it actually smelled a bit like an old fishermans cottage. Old, woody and smokey all combined into something that was hard to distinguish. It had a smooth taste with honey, wood, tea and sugar. A very odd beer indeed. Someone said it tasted like a boat builders beer, I will just have to quote him on that.
Total: 3,1/5

Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale (bottle) 7,2%
I tried this at Bishops the other weekend and yesterday I had the opportunity to try it again. It poured a dark hazy mahogony liquid with a big foam that left allot of lacing. It had a smell of grassy hops and oak. It had a taste of grassy hops, grapefruit, citrus, hay, oak and wood. It had a high bitterness and a nice feel in my mouth. Felt very well balanced. A very nice beer!
Total: 4,2/5

I also had the opportunity to try Brooklyn Scheneider Hopfen Weissen on tap. It was milder and sweeter then the bottled version. Hard to say which one where better though.

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