365 different beers from 365 different breweries in 365 days with random musings on beer, food, music, sports, dogs and anything else interesting along the way
Today's beer is quite appropriate as we've had and are about to have some awesome (sarcasm) winter weather.
It is the winter sour ale from Brasserie Trois Dames. It's brewed with oranges and lemon. Interestingly the brewer opts to use hops from Yakima Valley (Washington state) despite being based in Switzerland. Big ups to the Northwest USA!
It smells of lemon sourness and has a hint of funk to it. The flavor is strong orange, citrus pith and hop. There's also some woodiness in there. It poured with a very thick, craggy white head and there was tons of intricate lacing left in the glass as I made my way to the last drops of this deliciousness.
Beer stats
Style: Sour/Wild ale
ABV: 7%
IBUs: Unknown
Rating: Great
Previously reviewed from Trois Dames His and her reviews of Sainte ni Touche, a Flanders red ale
Beer #300 Sainte Ni Touche / Brasserie Trois Dames, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Hustle day, as I'm at a 'Science of Wine' dinner/capital campaign closing event tonight (shout out to my 1% CEO people!), then taking the midnight express to State College to be ready to tailgate tomorrow. Not to be lost in the hustle today: crossing the 300 beer mark. In case you haven't tried to drink 300 beers from 300 different breweries in 300, it's not that easy. But it sure is fun! Not done yet, but the finish line is in sight....
Tonight I'm sampling the Sainte Ni Touche, a Flanders red ale from Brasserie Trois Dames in Switzerland. In the glass, you see a honey amber color with absolutely no head. The aroma is of tart vinegar and fruit, and the taste is dry and tart, with lots of vinegar and some cherry. Very potent at 9% ABV. If you're in the market for a very sour beer, this one should be on your list. I was hoping for a touch more fruit in the taste, but it was still a very good beer.
This brewery opened for business in 2002, and is named for the three ladies in the brewer's life, his wife and two daughters. Hopefully they're done having kids, or he's going to need to rename this bad boy! It seems as though this beer was a special, one time production. Glad we caught it on tap at TJ's!
Thing to Think About Today:
In the spirit of 'three ladies', I'll go ahead and get us thinking of everyone's favorite tv trio - the gang from Three's Company. Sure, one of the trio was the wildly talented John Ritter, but he had to pretend to be gay so that he didn't get kicked out by Mr. Firley. So I guess that counts as 'three ladies', right? Anyway, I used to love this sitcom back in the day, and during college could be found glued to the tv whenever repeats of this show came on. Anyway, enjoy your Friday. I'm going to enjoy mine!
"Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do." —J.D.Salinger
Case in point: Last evening as we're getting ready for bed, Picasso was following Mr. Blog Named Brew around in anticipation of his bedtime cookie. Picasso likes to sit directly behind whoever has the cookie and lift his front paw and sort of point with his stubby little dachshund paw.
Last night's routine launched me into a rendition of Keep Your Pimp Paw Strong sung to the melody of the Howard Stern tribute Keep Your Pimp Hand Strong. Video here; you can skip to about 1:06 for the actual video and you don't need to watch past 1:30.
Picasso is a soulful singer but he does gravitate toward some violent lyrics. He may have threatened to smack his bitch (Gary) up. There was also something about a milk bone... Lucky for me, Gary continues to be entertained by me so I have that going.
Tonight's beer is a Flanders red ale called Sainte Ni Touche from Brasserie Trois Dames in Switzerland. It has an ABV of 9%. It poured a hazy shade of chestnut with a thin off white head.
The smell was a mild balsamic vinegar. The flavor is tart with mineral chalkiness. It's sour and dry and very refreshing and easy to drink.
This is an excellent beer and kudos to TJ's Everyday for putting it on draft! Cheers.
