Chicks Love Beer

For my first official review, I decided to aim high and broke out a bottle of Brooklyn’s Local 1, Brooklyn describes as an unfiltered Golden Ale.  I tried it first in a 4 oz tasting glass, and then in a full-sized glass.  In the tasting glass, it appeared to be a fairly clear straw color.  Once it was poured into a full-size glass, the beer definitely became cloudier, but still golden straw colored.  Brooklyn sells this in a 25 oz corked bottle.  The cork and a finishing yeast mean the beer continues to condition in the bottle, enhancing the flavor and adding to the carbonation.  (more…)

Yay!  Today is June 8th, 2010 and my very first beer review for ‘Chicks Love Beer’!  I’m so excited!  And a little veklempt.  (Single tear)

For my very first entry, I chose a Delirium brew from Belgium.  I went with the ‘Nocturnum’.  Mostly because of the cute faux crockery style bottle and the little pink elephant.  That and the fact that the friendly guy at the ‘Frenchman Corner’ in Culpeper assured me that I would like it after a lengthy discussion as to what ‘the Lightweight’ digs in a brew.

It is a very tasty ale, indeed.  Produced by Huyghe Brewery  in Melle/Ghent Belgium, this is not a cheap beer.  A four pack of the stuff will run you $24.99.  It’s well worth it.  I found the nose to smack of blackstrap molasses.  The finish was sweet and molasses-y as well.  Hints of caramel, flowers and a certain amount of fruitiness rounded out the finish.  Not too hoppy and certainly not bitter.  Everything I would expect from a well crafted Belgian.  The amount of alcohol is fairly high at 8.5%, but it doesn’t taste ‘hot’.  I gave this beer a 4 out of 5 rating.

I hope that you enjoyed my very first review as much as I enjoyed writing it!  Love, ‘the Lightweight’

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