Matt: …well. Good stuff.
Matt is drinking a Portraits: Carignan by Sante Adairius Rustic Ales at Black Metal Central
Aroma has plenty of tannins, lots of bugs, oak, and red wine grape skins—complex and balanced. Flavour is fairly restrained on the red wine tannins, light oak, and wild yeast. There’s some acidity that’s a bit aggressive, but the tannins and bugs work…
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Matt is drinking a Portraits: Malvasia by Sante Adairius Rustic Ales at Black Metal Central
Aroma is dominated by the musty grape skins, rustic notes, and complex wild bugs. Flavour is complex, with lots of musty grape skins, complex bugginess, and a little oak. Real nice incorporation of the grapes into the wild yeast mix. Very good.
Matt is drinking a Christmas Stout by Darty Brewing Co. at Black Metal Central
Nose has some spiced notes, coconut, and toasted malt. Flavour has a nice toasted malt base, with coconut, light vanilla, and a touch of coffee. Nicely spiced, nice coconut character; the body is fairly thin, but the malt character is nice. Very good...
Matt: ...for a thin-bodied, yet high ABV stout.
Matt is drinking a Fruitful Pursuits: Peach 2023 by Blind Enthusiasm Brewing at Black Metal Central
Nose has fairly subdued peaches, moderate funk, some earthiness, hay, and light acidity. Flavour has lightly-to-moderately juicy and moderately acidic peaches, very subdued funk, and some hay. Not the most complex funk at first, but it opens up as it…
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Matt: …decants, and the juiciness also improves. Very nice.
Aroma is complex, with lots of deep wood, bourbon barrel depth, and roasted malt. Flavour is deep, with intensely deep woody oak, bourbon barrels, and roast. Quite dry, woody, oaky finish, with lots of great depth. Excellent.