This post is a continuation of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I drank at least one new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. This year I may deviate from the diary format in some posts, hoping to concentrate more on the locations and the breweries I am enjoying. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.
Day 1111: January 15, 2018
The Beer:
Name: Diffraction
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Producer: Brauhaus Bevog 🇦🇹 in collaboration with Naparbier 🇪🇸
Alcohol content: 10.9%
Serving Style: Can
Purchased from: Wijnhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Russian Imperial Stout with Coconut and Maple Syrup. Smooth and creamy stout. Excellent body. Some maple sweetness. Cocoa and coffee.
Day 1112: January 16, 2018
The Beer:
Name: Black Damnation 666
Style: Imperial Stout
Producer: Brouwerij De Molen 🇳🇱 in collaboration with De Struise Brouwers 🇧🇪
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: De Molen, Bodegraven, the Netherlands
Chocolate aroma. Dark roast coffee and a little sour flavor. Smooth and a little sweet. Gusher on opening.
Day 1113: January 17, 2018
The Beer:
Name: Sumatra Mountain Brown
Style: Imperial Brown Ale
Producer: Founders Brewing Co. 🇺🇸
Alcohol content: 9.0%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Wijnhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Imperial Brown Ale with added Sumatra Coffee. Quite a bit it would seem. Coffee aroma. Sweet coffee and cocoa flavor. Decent balance.
Day 1114: January 18, 2018
The Beer:
Name: Emelisse White Label Barley Wine Bourbon Blend BA
Style: Barleywine
Producer: Brouwerij Emelisse 🇳🇱
Alcohol content: 10.0%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Wijnhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Rich, toasty bourbon aroma. Flavor is toasty and a bit boozy rich Barleywine. Bourbon forward but well balanced.
Day 1115: January 19, 2018
The Beer:
Name: No Return Ticket
Style: Sour Ale
Producer: Sour Cellars 🇺🇸
Alcohol content: 5.9%
Serving Style: 0.75l Bottle
Purchased from: Given to me by Bryan of Sour Cellars during his visit to Brussels
The first anniversary beer from Sour Cellars of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. A blend of one year old spontaneously fermented golden sour with two year old mixed fermentation. Marion berries and Kotata blackberries. Beautiful Red color. Excellent tart aroma. Lovely golden sour base. Tart but not too puckery. Very nice rich black fruits. Excellent body and finish. An extremely well made fruit sour.
Day 1116: January 20, 2018
The Beer:
Name: F@#k You I Won’t Brew What You Tell Me
Style: Double IPA
Producer: Weird Beard Brew Co. 🇬🇧 in collaboration with Odyssey Brew Co. 🇬🇧
Alcohol content: 9.3%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Van Moll, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Centennial, Columbus, Simcoe,and Chinook hops. A bit malty aroma. Flavor is lightly malty with a nice bitter and slightly tropical sweeter finish.
Day 1117: January 21, 2018
The Beer:
Name: Bokkereyder Beers
Style: Sour Ales
Producer: Bokkereyder 🇧🇪
Alcohol content: ~6.0%
Serving Style: 0.75l Bottles
Purchased from: In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst, Lennik, Belgium
One of the best parts of beer Travel is when you find yourself taking part in an impromptu bottle share of some super-special beers with a great group of people. This included outstanding Bokkereyder beers: Dalton Jack, Dalton Joe, Dalton Averell, and Dalton William, which are 1&2 year Lambic blends in Cognac, Madeira, Muscatel, and Port barrels, as well as Oloroso (aged in Oloroso sherry barrel) and Noble Ghost (with Fantôme Saison). Throw in a Toots blended by the Vezekering, and some samples from Zenne y Frontera batches 1 and 2…and it’s a legendary day.
