Fitting for this murky Treasure Valley Monday.
Pours with a minimal head, but has nice lacing as it is quaffed down, it as a kind of murky amber-ish color, has a very spicy nose to it. Piney, malty, hoppy and somewhat bitter, as its name and family would imply. The hops and alcohol kind of settle down as the beer warms up and really creates a nice meld of flavors.
The taste comes off high alcohol, but at only 5.3% ABV it isn’t too strong — quite drinkable. If you’re into hops you’ll enjoy the residual mouthfeel of this brew, it has a nice bitterness that clings to your palate after you’ve taken a drink.
All-in-all a really decent beer, one that I could easily get behind while enjoying a good hamburger.
Deschutes generally makes some tasty stuff.
In other beer related news, I just saw some Guinness 250 at Albertsons. Might have it over in Nampa as well.
Nice, I'll have to keep my eyes peeled. I noticed this weekend that even the Downtown Nampa Albertsons had Stone IPA in six-packs.
We're movin' on up!