This is what beer should be. Complex and inviting at the same time. Just remember this easy formula for future reference brewers; coffee + chocolate +smoke + malt = very nice. The Kettlehouse Brewing Company get this right. Imperial Zula Stout Particulars 8.4% ABV Willamette hops used for flavoring Imperial Zula Stout Notes Appearance: Squid ink black
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About a year ago, I was diagnosed with some pretty severe food allergies that, unfortunately, included grains containing gluten. I gave up dairy, breads, pasta, a few nuts, but the one thing that I refused to relinquish was my death grip on the pint glass. I have seen the other gluten-free beers, but until now I had
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Sometimes you are brewing a great beer and an unexpected blessing happens, your brew gets infected with the right bug. The Kettlehouse was aging their Winter Ale in bourbon barrels from Heaven Hills, and get the batch ended up getting contaminated with a wild yeast. They continued to age the brew for 6 months in
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Ay…I feel like I should be putting on my non-existant kilt. The beer has two of my favorite phrases; oak-aged and Scottish Ale, so I just had to try it out. Bridgeport Brewing Highland Ambush Particulars 6.7% ABV ~40IBUs Bridgeport Brewing Highland Ambush Notes Appearance: Dark ruby-amber in color with a thin white head that lead to
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This beer is the one that I never pick up. I always see it sitting there next to the other Bitterroot Brewing brews, and yet I have never grabbed one. That was until tonight when I grabbed from the lone grocery store in Lolo as I was too lazy to drive into town. Bitterroot Brewing
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The 2011 Abyss Imperial Stout from Deschutes is a sensory explosion. Rich aromas, a multitude of flavors, and an intriguing color, all make the Abyss most desirable. 2011 Abyss Particulars 11% ABV 65 IBUs 2011 Abyss Notes Appearance: Poured a deep mocha with a chunky tan head. Aroma: Warmth molasses and licorice. Mouthfeel: Satisfyingly meaty. Taste: The avalanche of flavors is
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C-4, that ever popular plastic explosive, is the right name for this powerful pale ale. C-4 Pale Ale Particulars 6.2% ABV 70 IBUs from Northwest hops C-4 Pale Ale Notes Appearance: The subtlest of amber tones with an one-finger white head. Aroma: Tons of resin and, perhaps, grapefruit. Mouthfeel: Clean, super clean. It was a
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There is nothing like a gifted beer. Today I received such a gift in the form of Bitterroot Brewing’s Porter. Bitterroot Brewing Porter Particulars 5.6% ABV Peat-smoked malts are used Bitterroot Brewing Porter Notes Appearance: Just this side of inky black in color with a thin, tan head. Aroma: Over-toasted rye bread comes to mind
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A hippie on the bottle, just chilling. The campfire illuminates the ponderosa pine above him as the Bitterroots stand snow-capped in the background. The beer has to be good, right? His vector graphic hair hangs from his head like God’s dreadlocks, the path to some sort of heaven. Maybe the dreads were dipped into this
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I got a great recommendation from Dan at the Thriftway Conaco, “I had to pour that down the drain.” Not exactly a ringing endorsement. But hey, the price was right. Have to say right off the get go, that I did not enjoying the first sip, but it grew on me with a few more
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