I was poured a Nugget Nectar as soon as I walked into Max's yesterday. Can't beat it. Otter Creek was the pint night, but even though I don't mind their beer, there was just too much on the rest of the list. Nugget Nectar was followed by Oliver's Biere de Garde. Although I was intrigued by the Farmhouse ale moniker, it failed to live up to my expectations. It was a very good beer, but I was looking for some great Belgian farmhouse ale from a very good English style company (I do enjoy many Oliver beers, but this, while good, is thankfully not their full time beer).
I finished the night with a Leroy Paulus Flemish Red. I was looking for a sour bomb to finish the night, and what I got was a creamy beer that had a little sourness and tartness. Thicker in the mouth than I wanted, with a bready taste, not the slightest bit of hops and mild mild acidity. The best that I can say is that it has a slightly unique taste and was very easy to drink. I don't know if I would have another, but maybe suggest it for someone breaking into sours.
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I recently got a variety pack of Butternuts Beer & Ale. First up was the Pork Slap Pale Ale. This is an outstanding Pale Ale perfectly balanced with a good hop taste with some bready malts to back it up. Second was the Snapper IPA. A good IPA but not great. It has a solid malt backbone to go woth all the hops but it was lacking the big hop aroma I am used to. Third was the Moo Moo Stout. I am not a huge stout fan but this was not bad at all. It didn't have a real big roasted flavor which I only like in imperial Stouts. Not a bad stout at all. Fourth and final one was the Weissenbier a German Hef. I am not a fan of the bananna and clove flavor from the yeast but I have had worse. Not bad but not that good either. German hef's just aren't my style. All in all Butternuts gets a B+. Everyone should try the Pork Slap at least once. The art work on the cans was nice too.
ReplyDeleteI heard that they weren't the best, but not bad. Haven't had them yet. I might grab some just for the cans.
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