I was temporarily confined to the house during Atlanta’s snow storm in early January, but I had luckily just visited Ale Yeah!, so I had plenty to keep me busy. Here’s some of what I was doing:
Hitachino Red Rice is a Japanese beer that tasted unlike anything I’ve ever had before. There’s a strange, but not altogether unpleasant, hint of strawberries in there. Nice and light, very refreshing. I would recommend you try it at least once. It’s not going to be a staple in my life, but it was definitely worth drinking.
A classic. And a *serious* beer. If you’ve had it, you know what it’s about. If you haven’t, go buy one now.
Had this one at the Brick Store Pub during the snow week. It’s another HUGE beer with lots of flavor and alcohol. I had it at the end of my night, and it blew my socks off. In the same way that it’s recommended to do a cheese plate from the most mild cheese to the strongest (ending with blue cheese/rocquefort/etc) I would recommend drinking this one last. Not subtle, but mega tasty.
I’m cheating now, as I had this one last night. Same Japanese brewery as above. This is a dark beer (a stout) with a strong coffee flavor, also some chocolatey flavors in there. Upon doing some research, it appears the brewery uses a Russian Imperial Stout as the base, then adds the espresso beans. This beer would make a nice dessert.
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