#12 New Glarus Thumbprint (Or Unplugged?) Cherry Stout
New Glarus...What am I going to do with you?
This is a brewery that has me intrigued. All because of this one beer. This beer is confused I think. And not like Blonde on Blonde. This beer is seriously having an identity crisis. Maybe its because its so far from home? I mean, I'm in Connecticut, I'm not sure how far away from Wisconsin this beer is used to being, but I bet not this far. Poor little guy must have been scared.
I shall give it a warm place to live, full of love. In my belly.
Now, before I review it, I should note... There's a large chance that if you're reading this and you're in the New England area...You probably won't ever try this beer.. So..
Ok, So let me paint your senses a textual soliloquy of flavor:
Pour: A beautiful, dark, ruby. Like, If I clicked my heels, I would be transported home with a wonderful bottle of beer...Oh wait...I was already! WISH COME TRUE!
Nose:
Taste:
Everything about this beer:
For realsies, though. This beer did pour a beautiful, burnt ruby color. It was was REALLY dark, like a stout should be. But that's where the stout characteristics end. The smell is sweet cherry. Its so sweet, its almost artificial smelling. I cant lie, I was a little put off. I wasn't getting nay of the coffee and burnt, roasted scents. I was scared and needed to hold someones hand. Everything was telling me, "this isn't a stout." Taste? Just like the smell. A small bubble carbonation, kinda fun and fizzy. But the taste is just cherry, cherry, cherry. And it was really good. Admittedly, at first I was really thrown off, because I wanted that unique combination of a true stout with cherries. What I was getting was Lambic, all day. But once I adapted to what I was drinking, I was truly able to enjoy this for what it was, one of the most unique beers I have had in a long time.
I do wish New Glarus was something that was readily available to me here on the east coast, because as I mentioned this before, with the uniqueness of this beer, they have me intrigued as to what else they can create.
Also, I used to fake being sick as a kid, JUST so my mom would buy me Ludens. Cough drops? Psh. Those things are candy. Delicious, medicinal candy.
This beer was provided to me from a reader.
New Glarus Cherry Stout
This is a brewery that has me intrigued. All because of this one beer. This beer is confused I think. And not like Blonde on Blonde. This beer is seriously having an identity crisis. Maybe its because its so far from home? I mean, I'm in Connecticut, I'm not sure how far away from Wisconsin this beer is used to being, but I bet not this far. Poor little guy must have been scared.
I shall give it a warm place to live, full of love. In my belly.
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| New Glarus stands brave in my bottle graveyard, fearing nothing. |
Now, before I review it, I should note... There's a large chance that if you're reading this and you're in the New England area...You probably won't ever try this beer.. So..
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| This seemed nicer than "Suck it." |
Ok, So let me paint your senses a textual soliloquy of flavor:
Pour: A beautiful, dark, ruby. Like, If I clicked my heels, I would be transported home with a wonderful bottle of beer...Oh wait...I was already! WISH COME TRUE!
Nose:
Taste:
Everything about this beer:
 |
| Seriously. |
For realsies, though. This beer did pour a beautiful, burnt ruby color. It was was REALLY dark, like a stout should be. But that's where the stout characteristics end. The smell is sweet cherry. Its so sweet, its almost artificial smelling. I cant lie, I was a little put off. I wasn't getting nay of the coffee and burnt, roasted scents. I was scared and needed to hold someones hand. Everything was telling me, "this isn't a stout." Taste? Just like the smell. A small bubble carbonation, kinda fun and fizzy. But the taste is just cherry, cherry, cherry. And it was really good. Admittedly, at first I was really thrown off, because I wanted that unique combination of a true stout with cherries. What I was getting was Lambic, all day. But once I adapted to what I was drinking, I was truly able to enjoy this for what it was, one of the most unique beers I have had in a long time.
I do wish New Glarus was something that was readily available to me here on the east coast, because as I mentioned this before, with the uniqueness of this beer, they have me intrigued as to what else they can create.
Also, I used to fake being sick as a kid, JUST so my mom would buy me Ludens. Cough drops? Psh. Those things are candy. Delicious, medicinal candy.
This beer was provided to me from a reader.
New Glarus Cherry Stout
Smell: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Taste: 3.5/5
Feel: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.75/5
This beer pairs well with: Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer
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