Good seats, great weather.

Should be a good day.

Sahati Tasting

Spruced farmhouse ale
750ml bottle, 10.7% abv
Ale Apothecary, Bend, Oregon

Pours dark straw in color. Aroma is fruity and pungent. Flavor is fruity with light malt and some great mildly sour funk. Finishes surprisingly crisp for the strength.

Tasty!

Beer Advent Final Day

Of course it's Samichlaus.

Sorry to see the end of the calendar,  but looking forward to enjoying the ones I haven't opened yet.  Thanks again for the great gift, Tracie!

Beer Advent Day 24

I cant believe its Christmas Eve already.

Delirium Noël
Belgian Christmas Ale
Huyghe Brewery, Melle/Ghent, Belgium

Beer Advent Day 23

Flat Tail Third Anniversary Ale

This is from my least favorite local brewery,  so we will see if they can surprise me with a decent beer.

Chillin'

New fermenter setup, with glycol chiller in place. Just need to finish all the plumbing and insulation.

Fermenters and Table

Fan. Cee.

Beer Advent Day 22

MOA Imperial Stout, aged in pinot noir barrels.

I think I've had this one before and if I remember correctly,  it was decent.

Gouden Carolus Noel Tasting

Belgian Christmas ale, 10.5% abv, 750ml bottle
Brewery Het Anker, Mechelen,  Belgium

Pours dark brown with light head.

Aroma is slightly chalky, with lots of dark fruit and candy notes.

Flavor is lightly sweet and quite malty with a big hit of black licorice.

Mouthfeel is rich and creamy with some nice warmth.

Finish is on the warm and sweet side, but not overly so.

A very tasty big classic Christmas ale.

Beer Advent Day 21

Apoth Sahati
Mixed fermentation ale brewed with spruce boughs and aged in wine barrels.

Sounds interesting...

Aberrant Tasting

Organic farmhouse golden ale
Lodgsen Farmhouse Ales, Hood River,  Oregon
750ml bottle, 8% abv

Pours yellow gold and somewhat cloudy with a fluffy white head that dissipates to a thin lingering layer that can be refreshed with a quick swirl.

Aroma is lightly pungent and grassy. Pleasant spicy hints come out a bit later.

Flavor is spicy and light, with moderate malt and some good funk.

Mouthfeel is creamy and a bit astringent with a big hit of bitterness in the very dry finish.

Overall a delicious brew.

Beer Advent Day 20

India wild ale collaboration from Breakside and Gigantic brewing.

Tough Love Tasting

Imperial stout brewed with spices and aged in bourbon barrels
Crux Fermentation Project, Bend, Oregon
12oz bottle, 11.5% abv

Requires a stout (no pun intended) corkscrew to remove the cork under the traditional bottle cap. After opening,  pours thick and black (heyo!) With a thin dark tan head that dissipates quickly.

Aroma is spicy with ginger and molasses, a hint of bourbon and some woody barrel hints.

Flavor is quite similar to the aroma, delightfully spicy and malty, with complex flavors that mingle pleasantly.

Mouthfeel is moderately thick and warming but in no way overpoweringly rich. 

Finishes amazingly crisp and clean.

Overall a really nice big barrel aged stout by some people who know what they're doing.

Beer Advent Day 19

Dry hopped 2013 Saison Dupont

One of my faves!

Beer Advent Day 18

Aberrant organic farmhouse golden ale,  Lodgsen Farmhouse Brewing, Hood River,  Oregon

Anchor Brewing 2012 Christmas tasting

12oz bottle, 5.5% abv.

Pours black with a light tan head.

Aroma is mostly spruce and spices. Flavor is similarly tree like with a crisp light malt finish.

A dry, spicy and tasty holiday beer that's quite different from other beers I've had this season.

Beer Advent Day 17

Tough Love, barrel aged imperial stout, Crux Fermentation Project,  Bend, Oregon.

Scaldis Noel

With Flemish sugar tart.

Wow.

The Prophecies

Belgian strong brown ale with venison and wheat berry risotto.

Pere Noel

By De Ranke with Belgian Endive soup.