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 163: June 12, 2015
Diary entry:
Last day of work before holiday.
Well, holiday from the day-job that is. Tomorrow morning we leave on a two-week road trip down to the Emilia Romagna region of Italy for this year’s Blogville project. I’ve been told that one of the days is even dedicated to the beers of the region, so I’m really looking forward to that.
But first, that last day of work.
I thought it would be one of those slow days that just crawls by, but actually was not that bad at all! A few meetings with the technical team in the morning, then some process-related meetings in the afternoon. Tied up a number of loose ends, and when 4:30 rolled around, I felt that I was in good shape to step out and start my holiday on time.
It’s nice to be able to do that…
The Beer:
Name: Wal & Schip Wild Turkey B.A.
Style: Imperial Stout
Producer: Brouwerij De Molen
Alcohol content: 10.2%
Bottle size: 0.33l
Purchased from: De Hopduvel in Ghent, Belgium.
Since I am officially on holiday, and leaving the Netherlands for the next few weeks, I decided to go for a nice, strong Dutch stout from De Molen. Tonight, the Wal & Schip Wild Turkey B.A.
Pitch black pour, with very little tan head. The barrel aroma hits you immediately when you pour.
This beer was quite heavy on the Wild Turkey barrel flavor. So much so that it pretty much overpowered the dark cocoa and coffee flavors. Very alcoholic right now.
The bottle mentioned that this beer could sit for another 20+ years, so I’d definitely cellar this beer to let the flavors mellow a bit more.
