Pharaoh Ascendant - Oatmeal Cookie Edition
Modern Times Beer

 

 

Look: The beer pours dark brown from the bottle and looks full bodied. A finger of light brown head settles to a thick ring around the edge of the glass with a thin layer of foam across the top. Sits black in the glass. Opaque. Tiny specs of carbonation are visible. No lacing.

Smell: The beer smells exactly like a doughy, sweet, oven baked oatmeal cookie with cinnamon and brown sugar. There’s not much more to say about it. The nose is perfect.

Taste: The flavor is also very well done. Up front, oatmeal sweetened with brown sugar and vanilla, with a nice oven baked toasty-ness. The cinnamon and amburana come through mid palate with a lingering spicyness that dries out on the back.

Feel: The beer is sweet, but not cloying. There is a sticky sweetness on the lips and rim of my glass which I just love, evoking feelings of a sugary, gooey, freshly baked cookie. The body is full and round.

Overview: This beer is spot on for an Oatmeal Cookie inspired Imperial stout. If sweet’s not your thing you might not like this beer. But I think it’s a nice dessert beer that achieves its goal all while being drinkable.

 

 

 

 

Exceptional tasty.