I have not hidden the fact that I am very much a fan of
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and
Fire, I even like the HBO version of it, now that I can say that I haven’t
read (or reread as it were) the books in several years. I LOVE the books.
It of
course is natural that I would get all crazy when Ommegang announced the beer series they are
making inspired by A Game of
Thrones. I have now made my wonderful husband stand in line to purchase
both the Iron Throne Ale
and the Take the Black
Stout (did I mention how wonderful
he is?). Of course, I am also a beer fanatic so I have been torn on whether or
not to open the beer and drink it, or to cellar it and stare fondly at it
imagining what it would taste like.
Eventually Blake had enough of my indecisiveness and grabbed
a bottle of Take the Black Stout for us to crack open for International Stout Day, and to help
celebrate some very positive news from my neurologist. I may have “over”
documented the pouring of the beer, but like I said, it was a big deal to me.
The Take the Black Stout has an extremely rich coffee smell;
Blake called it “Omigod good” smell (I think this should become a technical
term). It was a gorgeous dark stout, which one would expect from a Take the
Black Stout. The malt flavor is so strong, but there is also an even balance
with the hops. This is not a weak beer in any flavor area.
It was a wonderful
dark stout, and I look forward to having our second bottle in the future.
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