Day 448: Dark Horse Too Cream Stout

I don't have much to write. I've been running errands all day and friends are on the way over. And readership tends to be down on the weekends, so there.

Today's beer is fresh from the taps at Teresa's Next Door. It's the Dark Horse Too Cream stout.

It poured black as night with a deep, dark cocoa color head. The head was the darkest cocoa color that I think I've ever encountered on this beer adventure. The aroma was light roasted malt. The flavor is nutty. Lots of roast coffee. Bitter chocolate. It has a light creaminess but overall drank with a thin mouthfeel.

Beer stats
Style: Milk stout
ABV: 7.5%
IBUs: Unknown
Rating: Excellent

Previously reviewed from Dark Horse
Another very coffee-centric beer called Perkulator Doppelbock and a reminder that I need to do more music related posts
Gary's review of Double Crooked Tree, a double IPA

The Post Where Beer and Words Happen

Beer #109 Double Crooked Tree / Dark Horse Brewing Company, Marshall, Michigan

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.   When life pelts you in the nut sack repeatedly with lemons hurled at 97mph, perhaps instead of lemonade you should just go hide in a dark room.  That is where I'm at today.

This being said, I'm bringing beer with me to my hiding spot. Specifically, the Double Crooked Tree IPA from Dark Horse Brewing Co, which was on draft at TJ's in Paoli.  What does 'double crooked tree' mean, you ask? It's their regular Crooked Tree IPA but with double the flavor and alcohol.  They aren't kidding - this beer means business and brings 12% ABV to the party.  In the glass you see an apricot color with a thick white head.  You immediately pick up a hop aroma and the taste is very hop forward, with pine and lemon flavors coming though.  There's a mellow earthiness and dryness to this beer, and you really don't notice the high ABV. Beware.  Great beer for those IPA fans out there, I'll definitely be having more of this beer in the future.

Shiny. Magnificent!

Thing to Think About Today:
Mysteriously, the 'K' key on the iPad went away while typing this post. It was replaced by the '&' key, although hitting it still gave you a 'K'. I can't explain this.  Steve Jobs, Y U PLAY GAMES?

I'm completely fried, and if the iPad wants to play games with the 'K', then let's go waaay back and think about Positive K. Who, you ask?  An old school rapper who... yeah I have no idea.  Good night, kids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvYIpa1Ulvw&ob=av2e

Tomorrow, I'm wearing to work the shirt/jacket thing he has on in the opening scene.  Legendary.

Beer 55: Dark Horse Perkulator or Hell Yeah iPod

Sampling of what iPod is rocking as I type:

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) by Missy Elliott

Iesha by Another Bad Creation

Too Little Jesus by Drive By Truckers

(skipped a Christmas song)

Garden Grove by Sublime

Everyone's in Love with You by David Byrne

Dialogue Box by David Byrne

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Our plans for Super Saturday at Teresa's Next Door were crushed with G's trip to Seattle but in a most fortunate turn of events, guess where we will be tomorrow?  Hell yeah. Teresa's Next Door.  We've been assured that it will be even crazier than the May Sours event which was quite ridiculous.  Nice.

Label contest winner courtesy of  Dark Horse's website

The Other Winner (also courtesy of Dark Horse)

Anyway let's forget about tomorrow when we have tonight.  (Written in my best Daniel Day Lewis Last of the Mohicans voice.)  Tonight we drink Dark Horse Brewery's Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock.  Where G shies away from beer that involves roasted, toasted, coffee, malts and burnt things, I seek them out with a vengeance.  And I was rewarded tonight.  The Perkulator poured opaque brown in my glass and had a thin tan head.  

It has a very strong coffee grounds scent.  Not fresh brewed coffee, but the grounds that are left hanging around after brewing said cup of coffee.  It drank with strong coffee flavors and some vanilla.  After it warmed slightly, I got more coffee bean flavor and more hops.  Quite tasty.  At 7.5% ABV, I could have another...but now I'm home and left to my well stocked beer shelf.  What to drink?  What to drink?

Cheers!