What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2952

Good morning BAs! First up - 3 Floyds “Black Is Beautiful”:



Cool and breezy morning, for SWFL. This roasty oatmeal stout is helping me to shake off the chill, post dog walk. Cheers and have a great day!

 

A proper morning/coffee stout to wash out my mouth after that last stout which tasted like metal and cooked celery)...something I can always rely on - “Péché Mortel:



Bottled 6-3-17. Coffee nose, coffee taste. Medium plus body and semi smooth feel. Ahhh, all is good again...

We have a roofer this morning looking at our leak...during the heaviest rain during last weak’s hurricane, I collected <10ozs of water; I don’t think this is a big deal...the wife thinks the ceiling will collapse...let’s see what Jay says...

 

That bacon looks awesome. One of my kid brothers has worked at the same restaurant for 27 years, his primary task is to oven bake approximately 3,000 +/- strips of bacon nightly, 3 sheets at a time, for use the next day...it takes hours to cook that much bacon, but the customers love it. Cheers!

 

The roofer said our leak was no big deal, a couple of loose shingles and 2 rusty nails found directly above the leak line...an easy (and cheap!) fix - Yippee!

Some days, in for a penny, in for a pound - I thought I might drink this beer on Thanksgiving, but I’m giving thanks that the roof should hold up another 3-5 years before replacing - Cycle’s “Thursday” TBBW (3/2020):



I occasionally grumble about paying $25-35 a bomber from our local first tier Brewers...but deep down I know I’m getting what I like to drink compared to equivalent competitive Brewer’s that make barrel aged stouts so far away that I rarely see...

Poured at 53 degrees; black with dark tan head; minimal cap retention; thin ring; spots of lace; black with thin ruby edges; thin legs at best. Aromas of chocolate fudge brownie and cinnamon assault the nose; vanilla stands its own ground; spicy boozy liqueur (like a cinnamon Red Hot shot) exhale; so fudgey on the nose, yet...Taste follows nose, lots of chocolate fudge, vanilla, and cinnamon but with hot green chilies sauce right behind; some fruity sweetness (apple?) and booze; the finish is layers of chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and spicy hot peppers. Spicy hot tongue coating - peppers heat tingle; full minus body; velvety feel (but not syrupy or adjuncty); full on face flushing/mouth warmth from 11.5% abv and Ancho and Pasilla peppers. Overall a multi-layered treat, as if Xocoveza were fudgy and aged in Brandy Barrels, and kinda like one of Westbrook’s more complex barrel aged Mexican Stouts...this beer had plenty of fudgey chocolate and vanilla (Mexican and Ecuadorian beans), oak, and a distinct fruity apple/brandy/liqueur vibe, yet spicy hot with peppers and cinnamon; pleased that at 9 months out that the vanilla holds its own nose/taste-wise; so hot, yet so cool!

I tasted this beer during TBBW in March, and it’s only gotten better aged in the bottle...

4.5 | 4.75 | 5.0 | 4.75 | 4.75
Score: 4.84 rDev +14.2%

Cheers Thursday AM Advocates!