Month: December 2020 (Page 4 of 7)

Vocation Vs. Double Barrelled – Double Maple & Pecan

December 20, 2020 / / 0 Comments

This is an imperial strength, barrel aged, pecan pie double stout. Its strong in alcohol, but not necessarily taste, IE. it doesn’t seem as alcoholic as the ABV suggests.

The flavour is complex, with a sweetness to it, but definately doesn’t particularly taste of either maple or pecan. The main flavour is the oakiness from the barrel aging process. Not that this is a problem at all, a beautiful beer that demands to be savoured.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 8.5%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 5/5

Leffe – Brune

December 19, 2020 / / 0 Comments

The dark version of the classic, freely available Belgian ale. I prefer this to the blonde version, a solid, tasty, sweet, nutty dark ale, with that calssic Belgian taste to it.

Brilliant.

Sampled from: Bottle

Country of origin: Belgium

ABV – 6.5%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 4/5

Shepherd Neame – Bishops Finger

December 19, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Well, I remember trying this years ago and hating it. I can only think that my pallette has changed a bit. . . Its nice, quite bitter and with a smokiness to it. Not a bad pint at all really.

Sampled from: Bottle

ABV – 5.4%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 3/5

S43 – The Beast

December 17, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Smoked Russian imperial stout.

Interesting one, the smell is mega, just smells like burnt wood! Really wasnt sure about this. First sip was super hard hitting but. . . Surprisingly, it mellows by the second mouthful. A really rich, chocolatey, beautiful beer.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 12%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 5/5

Play Brew – Maple & Pecan Waffle Milk Stout

December 17, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Nice, soft, tasty and sweet. A decent pint, but there seems to be a number of maple and pecan beers kicking around this winter and this definately aint the best I have had. If you want a better standard strength one, try https://beer.smifftech.co.uk/brew-york-fairytale-of-brewyork or if you fancy something a little stronger, try https://beer.smifftech.co.uk/top-rope-imperial-canadian-destroyer. Both nicer.

Sampled from: Can

ABV – 6.3%

Would I recommend? Yes

Would I buy again? Yes

Rating: 4/5

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