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Brew: Chicory Stout
Brewer: Dogfish Head
ABV: 5.2%
Opinion: Good Beer!
Chicory. Chicory. Chicory... Fun to say. What is Chicory anyway, you ask? It's a plant. Glad you asked?
Sorry, this is a beer review, not a botany class.
So I cracked this puppy open, found it's scent maltier than anything else, with sweet raisin-like tones.
The pour was smooth, almost no head. It had a little more carbonation than I'd expected. Perhaps had I poured a little quicker there'd have been more head / less carbonation? Eh.
It tasted smooth, tones of coffee and chocolate, odd after taste, slightly bitter, but not hoppy. (Likely from the chicory, which is known for it's bitterness... There, you got a little info outta me...)
This wasn't my favorite ever, but still pretty good. It's hard to go wrong with chocolate and coffee in a stout.
Ok, fine. This is a chicory flower (with an insect):
Had no idea there were so many different beers. The flowers pretty too!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry! Oh yes, 2011 alone was HUGE for craft breweries. In 2008, there were 207 new craft brewers, in 2011, there were 725!
DeleteYeah, that chickory is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThere's a little pub near me that serves over 200 beers from all over the world. I'll have to look for a few of these!
Hi Lily! Pubs like that are too few and far between! I love going and trying new brews.
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