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 Three Floyds Brewing Company: Gumballhead
5.5% alcohol by volume
Buying details:
Purchased (well, my company paid for it) for $7 at Henri's In Chicago on April 7th
Well, I wasn't expecting to record some beers for the blog during my recent business trip to Chicago, but came across a few - and thanks to the magic of a camera phone, I was able to take a picture as well.
The first of these was purchased at Henri's - a fairly upscale restaurant (gotta love corporate accounts) which also has quite to eclectic mix of beers available. The description of this one (and the name) caught my eye and I decided to give it a go.
Three Floyds is a brewery that is known for being aggressive with their hopping - however the bartender pointed out that this particular beer what a wheat beer and because of this the hoppiness is not as strong and is much smoother than typical IPA's.
And he was right.
First, the beer has a nice light golden color and pours with a nearly white head. The citrus |
 Captain Lawrence Brewing Campy: Smoked Porter
6.4% alcohol by volume
Buying details:
64 oz Growler refill @ $9.50 at the brewery on 1 April 2011
Ok, so spoiler alert - I have had this beer many times and it is one of my all time favorites ... but just for fun, let's do this write-up in a super duper professional manner
The appearance of this beer is extremely dark, almost black, with some dark amber tones. The pour produces a nice head that is a dark coffee colored.
The aroma is fill with toasted notes and some coffee and caramel undertones. It is really pleasant and not too strong. Seriously, if they made perfume that smelled like this I would buy it for Judi to wear. (though Judi has just informed me she would not wear said perfume, so that was a wasted expense)
And the taste is similar in notes - just stronger than the smell. One of the reasons I really love this beer is that is had all the bold flavors of a dark beer, but has a smooth finish and doesn't |
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