Wednesday, December 9, 2009

2 Turtle Doves

Tis the season to...drink Christmas beer. 

I'm not playing favorites. I love every religion that embraces drinking. It's fitting I was born into an Irish-Catholic family. 

Anyway, I'm getting into the season. Breweries across the world are releasing wonderful gifts for the tongues of the eccentric. I mean come on, who would drink a beer with cocao nibs and toasted pecans? Me.


Appearance: Coffee black with no light seeping through whatsoever. Beige head hits at about a ½ inch before quickly dropping to a thin cover around the rim of the glass. 8.4/10

Body: Oily, cheek-puffingly creamy, concentrated carbonation that delicately buzzes—truly spot on carbonation. Medium with elegance and balance. It has some weight, but just enough. 9/10

Nose: Smoked chocolate/fruit, dominant and very tart cherry, maple syrup, pecan pie, biscuit malt, baking spices. Great variety and harmony. Nothing seems out of place. Original and interesting. 8.9/10

Taste: Hey there cherry…tart cherry. Followed by dark chocolate. You know, those $8 jobs you find at Whole Foods. The chocolate/cherry attacks retreat into brown sugar and citrus/bitter hops. The pecans stay hidden until the very end, where their crumbly nuances meld well with the hops and lingering malt backbone. The carbonation really holds the whole thing together providing structure. 8.7/10

Overall: 8.8/10




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