The Beer: An 8.0% Foreign Stout from Nuwara Eliya & Biyagama, Sri Lanka
The Location: My Cellar

I recall drinking one of these a number of years ago, during a weekend where the boys were over to play video games, and just prior to a golf game. 8% on an empty stomach can be a bit. That was a good game of golf.

She pours pitch black, tan head that dissipates quickly. Sweet aroma of molasses, coffee beans, raisins and chocolate. This one, like the one before it, is rich and thick to drink, a bit oily and very smooth. The booze is actually quite noticeable, but surrounded predominantly in the raisin and molasses with hints of roasted malts, chocolate and boozy black cherries.

Stout night is over, and I’m likely to abstain on Thursday as I’ll be hitting the gym. But Friday is a night of guitar and beer with Jay and Kurt, so I anticipate some fun. Stay tuned!