What beer are you drinking now? #831

Boom!

 

Some day, I'll actually start one of these, but first page is still cool haha

I opened this bottle last night, drank half, and sealed it with my wine saver to finish this morning for breakfast:

 

Certainly, a delicious beer!

 

5.2% alcohol. 28 IBU. Brewed in Louisiana.

 

Cayenne and pomegranate juice? Count me in!

$4 single poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint.

Appearance: Poured straight down the glass and got a fizzy finger of head that went away within seconds. The color is strange -- murky brown. Looks like a brown ale if anything, not a porter. Really, it looks like muddy water in the glass.

Smell: Deep roasted (almost burned) smelling malt, with some caramel, and quite a bit of the pomegranate. Smells as advertised, really... no use in me coming up with aromas that aren't there.

Taste/feel: Decent enough porter at the start with the roast/smoke kind of flavor -- then comes the pomegranate, which is pretty distinctly pomegranate to me, since it has that same kind of tartness. The finish is the cayenne, and I'm honestly surprised by the heat in this beer ... I thought it'd be a little accent like so many breweries like to do, but this is reasonably significant: roast+smoke, quick pomegranate tart and sweetness, smack of cayenne heat (but not flavor), and then a light roast/ash finish. The cayenne lingers at the back of the tongue long after each sip, so if you don't like spice, stay away. The mouthfeel isn't especially porter-y to me, as this has a big body on it and a somewhat modest carbonation. 10.8%? I'd guess 7% because of the body alone, but there's nothing to suggest 11% in the taste... any heat from the alcohol is likely masked and then some by the cayenne, too.

I always like an interesting beer, and this definitely is one. It's not an excellent beer, but the pomegranate juice and cayenne likely made a fairly mediocre imperial porter one worth telling your friends about. Well worth a try.

3.62/5 (-6% rDev)

 

Citra-Pils?! Count me in. Otter Creek doing it right, as usual.

 

Gouden carolus classic ! Yummie !

 

I like the design on the can. Is the brewery called Southern Draft, or is that the name of the beer?

 

My son and I split this "Bear Naked Ale" from the Adirondack Brewery. All natural, so it has to be refrigerated. Deeelicious! I like the label too.

 

I think I'll stick to Colorado and just step up my early morning beer game lol. BTW, nice CO brew you're drinking there!