Weekend Brew Revue!

So, as some people may know, my husband recently got into craft beers. I've liked them for some time, but never really ventured out past the sweet Belgian style beers. However, I got him hooked on an Il Vicino Brewery Canteen (hereafter referred to as IVBC) peach wheat this past summer, and we've been trying different craft beers since.

So as a weekly feature I thought I would do a recap of the beers we've tried during the past week. I'm not a brew aficionado, nor do I claim to know jack shit about beer, I just like beer. You won't hear a lot of crazy terminology from me, either! I just want to share what new local and craft beers we've tried and what I like or don't like about them. I ain't puttin on no airs!

This week we tried:

IVBC's Milk Chocolate Cherry Stout

I like stouts. Guinness was the first beer I really liked, and I learned that to me, beer you can't see through is a good thing. I haven't spent as much time sampling other stouts, but in comparison to most that I've tried, this one was excellent. The flavor is mellow, cocoa-y, and just a tad bit sweet. It doesn't have much of the bitter aftertaste typical of stouts. Definitely recommended. I've only ever seen it around the holidays, though.

Hoegaarden

Of course I would like this, it has the wort in the bottle! You have to swirl it up before you open it, or pour it into a glass, because the wort sits at the bottom of the bottle and needs to be mixed in. Typical mild Belgian wheat, overall a little spicy coriander and orange flavor. I'm disappointed that the other beers in Hoegaarden's line aren't available in America. If you like Blue Moon and other beers of the hefeweizen ilk, you will probably like Hoegaarden.

La Cumbre Elevated IPA

I'm not a fan of IPAs in general, but I figured I would give this a shot since everyone raves about La Cumbre.  It's a pretty gold color... But that's about all I have to say that's nice. Extremely fragrant. Like, smells like a brand new car air freshener fragrant. Very piquant as well. I had a hard time drinking this, I think the smell of the hops was too overwhelming for me.

Well, that's this week in beer. Tune in next week for more beer talk!