First time I have tried this Ale, I found a few bottles on sale at a local shop, so I picked up 2 or 3 types. I popped this one open last night. The term “stout” on the bottle is 100% correct. This was possibly the darkest beer I have ever had. There was a distinct dark-chocolate taste to it, mostly bitter, almost like Baker’s Chocolate. The beer was thick like Guinness, which I am not a huge fan of. But I am trying to develop my tastes for different beer, so I am glad I tried this one. I will pickup a few more flavors by Rogue, but I won’t be rushing out to get another bottle of this one.
Beer - Rogue Ale
Yes, I am going to start blogging about beer also. Those who know me, know that I am more of a beer connoisseur over wine, anyway. So why resist the inevitable?
First, I have never been a huge fan of Sam Adams. I find their Boston Lager to be rather bitter and harsh, and a bit darker than my tastes prefer. That’s just me, I generally enjoy a lighter taste like a Lager or Pilsner, over a Stout or Bach, but of course there are exceptions.
So I grabbed this 6-pack today in hopes that it would be like the Sam Adams White Ale, but it isn’t. However, I still think the taste is pretty good. It does start off with a somewhat bitter Sam Adams bite, but not one that is over-powering. After a few sips it develops into a nice taste with hints of dark wheat and “winter sprices” according to the bottle. Not sure what “winter spices” are, but it does have a nice dark wheat taste to it. However, so far, the White Ale is my favorite. I will be blogging about that one later.
Beer - Sam Adams
First, sorry it has been so long since I last blogged. My site was down for a short while, and I took my time getting it back and going. My ISP didn’t seem too interested in helping me get it back and going, and couldn’t provide me of an explanation as to why all the content was removed, so I had a few words with them on that for a while. Finally, I was able to get at least a little bit of help, and here we are, up and running again.
I have spent the week with my brother in Tampa, FL this week, and we went out for cigars the other night. Ybor City is an area of downtown Tampa, and there are some hand-rolled cigars made right here in town, so I decided to try a couple of them. The first one I smoked was this Corojo in a Natural wrapper. It started extremely spicy and bitter. The bitterness went away pretty fast, but the spiciness stayed for the first 1/3-1/2 of the cigar. After that, it developed into a creamy taste until the last 1/4 of the cigar, where the spiciness came back. There was PLENTY of smoke, and the draw was about perfect. The ash burned evenly and was pretty light colored, so overall this was a good smoke.
Ybor City