“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.”
― Dave Barry
Here is the latest update on my progress on the Winking Lizard World Tour of Beer. After a couple of trips to WL I have completed 8 beers, had a bit of help from my buddy Mike with a couple of them. Anyways, I continue to enjoy testing new waters and am becoming quite fond of stouts.
First up is the glass of the month for April, Hazed and Infused by Boulder Beer. This had a nice light citrus taste to it, medium body and mouthfeel, and a pleasant bitter finish. It was quite refreshing and will make an excellent summer drink. Part of the special from the month was a free t-shirt, bonus!!!
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| This glass was added to my collection |
Next up was an oatmeal stout by Anderson Valley. The one is dark, but don't be afraid it's not a heavy bodied beer. The head on this one was beautiful, nice light mahogany color and creamy. You could smell the roasted barely in this one, the taste? Fantastic! It was creamy, smooth, with a bit of a coffee taste. I could see drinking this for breakfast with a nicely toasted english muffin. I did love the logo too, a bear with antlers?? Genius!!!
Next was certainly a weird beer, 5 Lizard Wit by 5 Rabbit Brewery. This is a traditional Belgium witbier but instead of orange peel they used lime peel. It has a unique flavor, very strong lime flavor that rests in your mouth. If you don't like lime flavor this is not the beer for you. It also had a strange color, almost a neon yellow.
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| Lime lovers drink up! |
Lastly was a beer that I have read a lot about as I've been researching recipes for homebrewed oatmeal stouts, it is Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. This comes from a very old brewery in Yorkshire, UK. I was very excited to try this one after all of the glowing reviews that I had read. As expected it was very dark with a nice thick light brown head. It is a medium/fully bodied beer with a smooth mouthfeel and a bitter finish. This is definitely a beer not to drink cold as you'll miss all the flavor. I enjoyed it, but I was a bit disappointed. I think the Oatmeal Stout by Breckenridge and Anderson Valley is better. That's not to say I wouldn't order this one again.
Until next time....
