Dark Horse Blueberry Stout and Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock
Dark Horse Brewery
Marshall, Michigan
If I were a rich man and had an extra dozen livers then I would try this combination experiment with just about every pairing of beers that was possible. However, I am just a modest yeti and as such I will only do these when I have multiples to spare. If you haven't read my glowing reviews of each of these beers by Marshall, Michigan's very own Dark Horse Brewing Co., then I can attest to one thing: these are both quite outstanding. By outstanding I don't mean odd or gimicky but rather, powerful examples in their style. The Tres Blueberry stout on its own is like a blueberry pancake dripping sweaty smokey chocolate with menthol tipped into it. The dopplebock is full-on coffee turned...well, the previous bottle I had turned sour after coffee and smoke but this one is primarily coffee and a little rod-knocking of it's muddy engine. It frankly tastes like a vanilla mocha coffee ale-thing I made one time. I don't know if that's a compliment to me or a slap to them but it's true nonetheless. And the amalgamation itself? My God it's all in there: coffee, blueberry, smoke and malt, a hint of sour and chocolate-induced molasses which is about to put me in a diabetic coma and I'm not even inflicted with the ailment. While I can't necessarily recommend the two poured into one pint I can attest to its greatness. It reminds me of the one time I saw God while floating in the bathtub and eating honey barbecued something or other from KFC. I simply couldn't open my eyes and neither will you be able to Mr. MaGoo, if you dare travel this path of irregulars.
- Wörtwurst
2 comments:
That looks like a really interesting mix that I don't think I would have thought to try! Sounds like it turned out wonderfully.
I literally almost passed out after drinking 3/4 of the concoction. I don't know what it was but it was a pretty damn potent tranquilizer!
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