Koko Brown’s distinctive, nutty aroma and flavor comes from real toasted coconut blended into each brew. One sip of this roasty, smooth, mahogany colored ale and you will feel like you are on a warm sun-drenched beach in Hawaii. Aloha!
From my notes:
Thin head, light caramel colored, smells like coconut and malts. Tastes of roasted nuts with a coconut finish. Subtle bitterness at the end. Dry, with a medium, creamy, body.
I need to get some other types of glasses..
I really didn’t know what to think when I read the Koko Brown label and saw that the beer was brewed with toasted coconut. It sounded interesting but while I’m okay with coconut I’m not a super-fan. I’m glad I did though. Koko Brown is a nice American Brown Ale and the coconut is well balanced. Very drinkable.
Unibroue's La Fin du Monde - I got a little excited and started drinking before I took the picture
From the label:
The excellence of triple fermentation through a blend of special yeasts gives this malt beverage LA FIN DU MONDE (The End of the World) an exquisitely robust flavour of exceptional refinement.
From my notes:
Get a whiff of the yeast and banana coming off of this beer. There also seems to be some spice and lemon in there. Large bubbled head about one and a half inches thick, leaves nice lacing (as you can see…) The taste delivers on the promise of the smell. Banana and yeast with the spice kicking in, cloves specifically. Mild hop finish with a lingering taste of spices.
La Fin du Monde is a wonderful Tripel style beer. Tripel’s are actually pale ales but because they use triple the amount of malt in the making, as well as a lot of sugar it’s hard to tell. Another thing to remember with tripel’s is the high alcohol content (La Fin’s is 9% ABV!?) this isn’t a beer to be chugged. So pop a cap and sip this beautiful drink while you watch the sunset, or the game. Whatever it is you do to relax.
Dark, malty and mysterious, this porter is as complex as the man it celebrates. Brewed to honor the life of Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Imperial Porter is an assault on your taste buds with just the right amount of irreverence thrown in.
First, I apologize for pouring this beer into the wrong style glass. But, I don’t have any tulip glasses, yet. Second, sorry about the poor notes on the beer. I drank this beer quite awhile ago. I suppose for those of you who don’t know, and this might be an internet secret, but, I drink these beers beforehand and have about ten of these lined up at a time. I had this one before I started making a concerted effort to expand my palate by drinking beers with a more robust hop profile. So, I do need to go back and give this beer another try. For that reason I’m not rating this beer yet.
I don’t want this post to be an absolute waste though so let me drop some knowledge on you about Imperials. Historically, Imperial was a term used to describe beers that were made specifically for export and brewed in such a way as to prevent the beer from spoiling before arriving at market. Today, it is more often used to mean STRONG. What does that mean? Well, it means it should be more alcoholic for sure… An example of this is a barley wine, which is just a stronger version of a pale ale. It’s not a very fixed definition for sure but it should give you a rough guide to what it means when you see the word emblazoned across a can or bottle!
Named for the delicate engravings of nineteenth century seafarers, this is a fresh-tasting pilsner-style beer brewed in the finest European tradition, with a subtle hop character, a clean, crisp palate and a dry finish.
Water, malted barley, hops, yeast & that’s all.
From my notes:
Pours a beautiful straw color, with very little head that quickly dissipated, no lacing. Smells of citrus, cut grass and malt. Has a pleasant, almost subtle, floral taste with a very mild hop finish. Light bodied and very dry.
One of my favorite Pilsners
Great example of what a Pilsner beer is supposed to be. A light and very refreshing beer. And, that isn’t a surprise as it has won a number of awards. If you’ve never had it you should definitely give Scrimshaw a try.
