Blithering Idiot
This is one of those beers that I was just kinda blown away by....I am a really big advocate of the idiot and although it is labeled as an English style Barley Wine I really think that it crosses into both styles of the BW. A- Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Dark copper in color, ruby and orange hints around the edge of the glass....Cappuccino colored head that filled the pint glass. S- Alcohol. Big sugary malts and fruit....raisins, plum, cherry, and raspberry. Light crisp hops...that seem to make up the background of this beer. T- I like to pour my BW cold and sip on them and let the flavors change as it warms up. This beer starts off in the English style...Big red fruits and sweet malts....raisin(similar to raison d'etra) plum, and cherry...as the beer warms though it comes more into the american style and the hops take the forefront....big and bitter resiny...citrusy finish and the bitterness grows as it warms...I feel that it takes a really unique approach. M/D- Extremely complex, and changing all the time...many flavors in a thick hearty ale....a beer I enjoy and at an extremely reasonable price $2.99 for 12 oz at my local store.