Beer…Again…

I opened up an Oskar Blues Ten Fiddy tonight. Ten Fiddy is an imperial stout with 10.5% alcohol. This beer pours nearly black with a caramel colored head. Aromas of coffee and bitter chocolate, hints of vanilla. The flavor has roasty malts and dark chocolate, toffee, caramel. The beer is so thick and viscous that it coats the inside of the glass with it’s color…really cool. I love that you can get beer like this, high alcohol and big flavor, out of a can these days. I’d definitely recommend this to someone who likes stouts.

I folowed it up with a New Belgium Le Terroir from their Lips of Faith series. My friends have raved about this beer and I expected good things but didn’t know exactly what was coming. This beer is amazing! Hazy golden pour with soft white head. The aroma has notes of barnyard, dried fruit, hops, and mandarin oranges/citrus. The flavor is sour fruit and floral hop flavor without the hop bitterness. Medium dry finish. I am savoring every sip of this beer. Usually beers from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series sit on the shelf for a while…this one seems to be gone everywhere right after it was released. I’m so glad that I was able to get a bottle and try it. Find a way to get this if you like sour beers.