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 1118: January 22, 2018 Plantageneta by Oitava Colina
The Beer:
Name: Plantageneta
Style: Barleywine
Producer: Oitava Colina 🇵🇹
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Armazém da Cerveja, Porto, Portugal
Barleywine aged on Madeira wine barrels. Nice rich porty fruit. A bit toasty, with a bitter finish.
Day 1119: January 23, 2018 Golden Ale by Cervecería Tulum
The Beer:
Name: Tulum Golden Ale
Style: Golden Ale
Producer: Cervecería Tulum 🇲🇽
Alcohol content: 3.8%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Chedraui, Tulum, Mexico
Decent enough golden ale. Crisp hops. Floral and fruity aroma and flavor. Refreshing and decent food beer.
Day 1120: January 24, 2018 Tsunami Stout by Pelican Brewing Company
The Beer:
Name: Tsunami Stout
Style: Stout
Producer: Pelican Brewing Company 🇺🇸
Alcohol content: 7.0%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: Given out while leaving Billie’s Beer Festival in Antwerp, Belgium
Quite some dark bitter Coffee flavor. a bit of cocoa and caramel in the finish.
Day 1121: January 25, 2018 Carson Peak American Strong Ale by June Lake Brewing
The Beer:
Name: Carson Peak American Strong Ale
Style: American Strong Ale
Producer: June Lake Brewing 🇺🇸
Alcohol content: 13.1%
Serving Style: Bottle
Purchased from: June Lake Brewing, June Lake, CA
13.1% American Strong Ale. Lives up to its name. A bit of a Rich Barleywine like flavor. Bitter finish. Quite boozy.
Day 1122: January 26, 2018 Christmas Pudding by Amundsen Bryggeri
The Beer:
Name: Christmas Pudding
Style: Toffee Milk Stout
Producer: Amundsen Bryggeri 🇳🇴
Alcohol content: 4.7%
Serving Style: Can
Purchased from: Drinkers’ Pub, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Loads of sweet toffee aroma. Vanilla and toasted marshmallow. Butterscotch. Flavor hits in the same aroma zone, with many of the same flavors. Bitter finish.
Day 1123: January 27, 2018 Raspberry Stout by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
The Beer:
Name: Raspberry Stout
Style: Imperial Stout
Producer: Hardywood Park Craft Brewery 🇺🇸
Alcohol content: 9.3%
Serving Style: 0.75l Bottle
Purchased from: Van Moll, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Imperial Stout from Richmond, VA made with chocolate malts, cacao nibs, and late season raspberries. Good stout with a very nice raspberry fruity flavor. Cocoa and raspberry blending well, without the raspberries being overpowering.
Day 1124: January 28, 2018 Koper – Rogge Pale Ale (2017) by vandeStreek bier
The Beer:
Name: Koper – Rogge Pale Ale (2017)
Style: Rye Beer
Producer: vandeStreek bier 🇳🇱
Alcohol content: 6.0%
Serving Style: 0.2l Taster
Purchased from: Van Moll, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
As part of a tap takeover by vandeStreek bier of Utrecht, the Netherlands at Van Moll in Eindhoven. Rye aroma. Decent bitter. Rye flavor. Good balance of the sweet rye and the bitter. Other beers included Koper Saison (2018), Mango Milkshake IPA, Deep Dive, Hop Art #2, Black – IJs – Bock, Imperial Stout Glenrothes BA (2016), Broeders, Turf ‘n Surf, Populus 6921 NachtStout, and Imperial Red Ale – Cahors Barrel Aged (2015).
2 comments
In your visit to Portugal did you encounter any beer writers or individuals especially knowledgeable about the craft beer scene in Portugal?
Hi Gregory. If you’re looking for a local take on beer (or food) in Portugal, you might want to reach out to Daryl and Mindy of https://www.2foodtrippers.com/ or Sue and Diana of https://foodtravelist.com/ .