January’s Six Month Aged Beer Tasting Notes

It was another mixed bag of results for my latest round of six-month tastings:

Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot - Six months have been incredible for this beer. The huge sweet flavor has calmed down and made this into a an extremely drinkable beer.

Schneider-Weisse Aventinius - Another brew that’s just too easy to drink. Still very flavorful and much smoother then before.

Ommegang Hennepin - A little bit of a mystery. It’s a bottle-conditioned brew, but it almost seems like the yeast have already died off, as the beer was perfectly clear instead of cloudy like it was last summer. Flavors were a bit muted, but still yummy.

Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout - I had heard warnings on Beer Advocate’s Cellaring Forum that Oatmeal Stouts tend to age badly. If this beer is any indication, those warnings were absolutely correct.

Dogfish Head Chicory Stout - Not bad to drink, but diminished in almost all aspects.

In other news I had a wonderful present waiting for me when I came home today - a case of Deschutes Brewery The Abyss! I just love Liquid Solutions, and recommend them highly if you’re ever looking to order beer online.

Jason

jason@brewbasement.com

www.brewbasement.com

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