Some more beer ratings, a really chocolatey Chocolate Imperial Stout from Barrie, Ontario, a Quebecois Oktoberfest and a Double IPA.
Flying Monkeys BNL Chocolate Imperial Stout:
750 mL bottle. Pours an opaque black colour, no light coming through this baby. A dark brown suggestion of a head, but no real volume to speak of. Aroma is seriously chocolatey, extra rich and syrupy smelling, malt notes just barely detectable on the nose, definitely cocoa-y but very one dimensional. Flavor is better, a great big sweet chocolate slap in the face, but a nice one; not that synthetic chocolate made with vegetable oil, real good quality dark chocolate fudge. Shortly after it tips a little bitter and roasted malt notes come out, powdered cocoa, vanilla and coffee, followed by a warming boozy sensation. Palate is full bodied and smooth, rich and coating with a long finish. Not typically a flavoured beer fan, but this is pretty tasty.
Trois Mousquetaires Oktoberfest:
750 mL bottle. Pours a dark, cloudy orange colour with a lasting white head. Subtle aroma, picking up a distinct squash/vegetable scent, honey and black tea. Taste is mildly sweet with a lagery clean finish, barely hopped. Clean with medium body and palate. Enjoyed.
Muskoka Twice as Mad Tom IPA:
On tap at Baker Street Station in Guelph. Pours a rusty copper colour with a huge stable white head and lots of lacing. Syrupy with muted pine and maple notes, orange peel, vanilla and oak. Palate coating with a bit of a bittering hop punch, and a full bodied palate coating finish. Not overly bitter or citrusy as a lot of American IPA’s, but a bruiser of a beer none the less, good, but prefer the original as a more balanced alternative.
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