Thursday, March 23, 2006
Liberation, Fortitude, & Shakespeare
What a night it was to return to David Copperfield's! I met up with Big Daddy Cal & Jim, the Marillion fan from England, and we had a great time just drinking, having dinner, and talking about various topics.
I did have 3 new beers last night, and the first one I went with was:
102) Rogue Shakespeare Stout - This one was black and thick. Very dense indeed. Aromas and flavors of chocolate dominated. Very roasty and easy drinking.
For dinner I went with the blackened burger. I don't think I've had a bad meal at Copperfield's yet. They do as good a job with their food as they do with their beer. I recommended the southwest chicken sandwich to Jim and he loved it. Big Daddy got the turkey burger, as he is trying to lose a little weight.
I can't recall what everyone else drank, so I'll just continue with my rundown.
103) Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock - Allow me to plagarize a bit and steal TH's description of the doppelbock style: "The doppelbock style of lager came into being in Middle Ages era Bavaria in what is today southern Germany. It was originally brewed by monks to provide themselves with a liquid form of nutrition during the fasting period of Lent when no solid food was allowed. This has earned the doppelbock the nickname "liquid bread" because of its rich and filling capacity. The Thomas Hooker Doppelbock Lager blends huge amounts of imported Munich, Vienna and Moravian malts with select dark roasted malts to achieve a malt lover's dream of a rich and creamy brew. Subtly hopped with noble German and Czech hops and cool fermented with a Bavarian lager yeast, this beer will leave you happy to give up solid food for a while. No dessert necessary."
Really this was almost as good as the Ayinger Celebrator I had recently. Very chocolately. I hope to try more of Thomas Hooker's stuff in the future.
And finally...
104) Brooklyn Fortitude - This is a Belgian strong ale and very respectable version at that. Basically their version of a Duvel and while its not as good as that it is a beer that I will gladly have anytime.
So that's it for now. 104 down and 261 to go. I'm saving #105 for Saturday so there will be no new beer tonight or tomorrow.
DON'T LET ME DOWN SAMANTHA! I'LL SHIV YA!
I did have 3 new beers last night, and the first one I went with was:
102) Rogue Shakespeare Stout - This one was black and thick. Very dense indeed. Aromas and flavors of chocolate dominated. Very roasty and easy drinking.
For dinner I went with the blackened burger. I don't think I've had a bad meal at Copperfield's yet. They do as good a job with their food as they do with their beer. I recommended the southwest chicken sandwich to Jim and he loved it. Big Daddy got the turkey burger, as he is trying to lose a little weight.
I can't recall what everyone else drank, so I'll just continue with my rundown.
103) Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock - Allow me to plagarize a bit and steal TH's description of the doppelbock style: "The doppelbock style of lager came into being in Middle Ages era Bavaria in what is today southern Germany. It was originally brewed by monks to provide themselves with a liquid form of nutrition during the fasting period of Lent when no solid food was allowed. This has earned the doppelbock the nickname "liquid bread" because of its rich and filling capacity. The Thomas Hooker Doppelbock Lager blends huge amounts of imported Munich, Vienna and Moravian malts with select dark roasted malts to achieve a malt lover's dream of a rich and creamy brew. Subtly hopped with noble German and Czech hops and cool fermented with a Bavarian lager yeast, this beer will leave you happy to give up solid food for a while. No dessert necessary."
Really this was almost as good as the Ayinger Celebrator I had recently. Very chocolately. I hope to try more of Thomas Hooker's stuff in the future.
And finally...
104) Brooklyn Fortitude - This is a Belgian strong ale and very respectable version at that. Basically their version of a Duvel and while its not as good as that it is a beer that I will gladly have anytime.
So that's it for now. 104 down and 261 to go. I'm saving #105 for Saturday so there will be no new beer tonight or tomorrow.
DON'T LET ME DOWN SAMANTHA! I'LL SHIV YA!
# posted by Nick @ 10:00 AM 
