This post is a part of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I will be trying a new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below, and be sure to check out Grown-up Travel Guide and his #grownupbeerdiary, where Andy Higgs came up with the diary format in use below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.
Day 92: April 2, 2015
Diary entry:
To be honest, today was a bit of a blur.
Typical Thursday, where I start off in a bit of a daze due to less sleep from the #FoodTravelChat 2-3 AM. But it’s always a fun chat that I enjoy moderating.
Did get done what I needed to at work. At least some of it. And it’s almost a three-day weekend, so there is that to look forward to.
The Beer:
Name: Robustus 6
Style: Porter
Producer: Brauhaus Riegele
Alcohol content: 5.0%
Bottle size: 0.66 l
Purchased from: EDEKA in Kleve, Germany
Tonight’s beer of the night is the Robustus 6 by Riegele BierManufaktur. “Kraftiges Vergnugen”, or Strong Pleasure. Pitch black color with a dark creamy head. Not much aroma and flavor at first, but once it sits in the glass a few minutes, both really come out. Lots of chocolate and coffee aroma and flavor both. Definitely be patient with this one!
Commercial Description: Enjoy the aroma of specialty beer ROBUSTUS 6. This specialty owes its flavor to Irish Ale-wheat and a malt cocktail of pale chocolate malt, dark chocolate malt, roasted barley malts and three more robust malts. Discover a beautiful moment with eyes, nose, mouth and feel this world championship brewing specialty.
Color: Black Brown strong
Aroma: coffee, chocolate, roasted malts
Bubbles: soft
Bitter: 4/10
Body: creamy and elegant
Type of yeast: Irish Ale yeast
Alcohol: 5 vol. %
Perfect with steaks of lamb, mushroom dishes, entrecote
Serving Temperature: 11 ° C
