1136-1146. The Extreme Beer Fest: Part III
Published by Unknown on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM.
1136. Sinner's Blend 2009
Beer Stats:
Brewery: The Lost Abbey
Year: 2009
Alcohol: 10.00%
Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Pours an almost opaque brown color. The head is a sudsy ring. The aroma is reminiscent of a stout: notes of chocolate and roasted malts. There are also acidic notes in the aroma. The palate is much the same acidic and roasted notes.
1137. Mephistopheles' Stout
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Avery Brewing Company
Alcohol: 16.80%
Style: American Double Stout
Pours a dark black color, and is topped by a brown head. The aroma is predominantly roasty malts. Sweet chocolate notes upfront give way to a roasty finish.
1138. Solid Gold Extra Pale Ale
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Founder's Brewing Company
Alcohol: 4.60%
Style: English Pale Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Pours a clear golden color. The aroma is hoppy and resiny. There's a mild fruitiness upfront, and a strong resiny and citric hop finish.
1139. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Blended
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: 10.20%
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
This was perhaps my favorite experience of the EBF, though I unfortunately arrive later on in the fest, and was pretty drunk by this time. Schlafly brought their 2008 Oak Aged Barleywine, but they also brought samples of the beers that went into blending of this beer. There were samples of the barleywine from heavily toasted , medium+ toasted, medium toasted, and untoasted barrels. I started with the blended and went from heavily toasted to untoasted afterwards.
The blended barleywine pours a hazy amber color, and is topped by a beige head. The aroma is boozy and malty. There are notes of caramel, molasses, and booze on the palate. A very solid barleywine.
1140. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Heavy Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The heavy toast version was considerably darker. It has more attenuated malts, and increaded boozy aromas and flavors.
1141. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Medium+ Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The medium+ toast barley wine is somewhat lighter, but surprisingly has a very mild aroma. There are light notes of alcohol, and a bit of a bozziness that's reminiscent of dill somehow. The malts are more of s standout in this version, and the boozy notes are somewhat fainter.
1142. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Medium Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
This was by far my favorite of the five. The malts are at the forefront and really pop. There are slightly boozy notes with hints of caramel and molasses. There are also fruity, almost cherry-like flavors.
1143. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Untoasted
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The untoasted barleywine had a mild aroma with slightly boozy notes and very little malt. The predominant flavors were malts and a mild fruitiness.
1144. DuganA IPA
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Avery Brewing Company
Alcohol: 8.50%
Style: American Double IPA, BJCP Style Guide
This IPA pours a hazy copper color, and is topped by a sudsy head. The aroma is citric and hoppy, and the palate is more of the same.
1145. Wisp of Smoke
Beer Stats:
Brewery: The Tap / Haverhill Brewery, Inc
Alcohol: 5.20%
Style: Rauchbier, BJCP Style Guide
This is a Czech pilsner brewed with German smoked malt. Pours a clear golden color. The aroma is slightly smokey, and it tastes like what it is, a smoked pilsener.
1146. Sierra Nevada Hellraiser
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Alcohol: 9.80%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout, BJCP Style Guide
This RIS is brewed with cocoa and chili peppers. This beer pours a deep black with a brown head. The aroma is predominantly chocolate and coffee. Over this roasty background are notes of spice, and an intense hoppy bitterness.
Beer Stats:
Brewery: The Lost Abbey
Year: 2009
Alcohol: 10.00%
Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Pours an almost opaque brown color. The head is a sudsy ring. The aroma is reminiscent of a stout: notes of chocolate and roasted malts. There are also acidic notes in the aroma. The palate is much the same acidic and roasted notes.
1137. Mephistopheles' Stout
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Avery Brewing Company
Alcohol: 16.80%
Style: American Double Stout
Pours a dark black color, and is topped by a brown head. The aroma is predominantly roasty malts. Sweet chocolate notes upfront give way to a roasty finish.
1138. Solid Gold Extra Pale Ale
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Founder's Brewing Company
Alcohol: 4.60%
Style: English Pale Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Pours a clear golden color. The aroma is hoppy and resiny. There's a mild fruitiness upfront, and a strong resiny and citric hop finish.
1139. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Blended
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: 10.20%
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
This was perhaps my favorite experience of the EBF, though I unfortunately arrive later on in the fest, and was pretty drunk by this time. Schlafly brought their 2008 Oak Aged Barleywine, but they also brought samples of the beers that went into blending of this beer. There were samples of the barleywine from heavily toasted , medium+ toasted, medium toasted, and untoasted barrels. I started with the blended and went from heavily toasted to untoasted afterwards.
The blended barleywine pours a hazy amber color, and is topped by a beige head. The aroma is boozy and malty. There are notes of caramel, molasses, and booze on the palate. A very solid barleywine.
1140. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Heavy Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The heavy toast version was considerably darker. It has more attenuated malts, and increaded boozy aromas and flavors.
1141. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Medium+ Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The medium+ toast barley wine is somewhat lighter, but surprisingly has a very mild aroma. There are light notes of alcohol, and a bit of a bozziness that's reminiscent of dill somehow. The malts are more of s standout in this version, and the boozy notes are somewhat fainter.
1142. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Medium Toast
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
This was by far my favorite of the five. The malts are at the forefront and really pop. There are slightly boozy notes with hints of caramel and molasses. There are also fruity, almost cherry-like flavors.
1143. Schlafly Reserve Oak Aged Barleywine: Untoasted
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Saint Louis Brewery
Year: 2008
Alcohol: ?
Style: American Barleywine, BJCP Style Guide
The untoasted barleywine had a mild aroma with slightly boozy notes and very little malt. The predominant flavors were malts and a mild fruitiness.
1144. DuganA IPA
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Avery Brewing Company
Alcohol: 8.50%
Style: American Double IPA, BJCP Style Guide
This IPA pours a hazy copper color, and is topped by a sudsy head. The aroma is citric and hoppy, and the palate is more of the same.
1145. Wisp of Smoke
Beer Stats:
Brewery: The Tap / Haverhill Brewery, Inc
Alcohol: 5.20%
Style: Rauchbier, BJCP Style Guide
This is a Czech pilsner brewed with German smoked malt. Pours a clear golden color. The aroma is slightly smokey, and it tastes like what it is, a smoked pilsener.
1146. Sierra Nevada Hellraiser
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Alcohol: 9.80%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout, BJCP Style Guide
This RIS is brewed with cocoa and chili peppers. This beer pours a deep black with a brown head. The aroma is predominantly chocolate and coffee. Over this roasty background are notes of spice, and an intense hoppy bitterness.
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