New Holland Dragon's Milk

A friend sent me this bottle of New Holland Dragon's Milk around a year ago, I think. It's an imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels.

Really wonderful vanilla, chocolate and bourbon nose. Nice aroma. Medium bodied. Quite strong bourbon presence in this with an almost milk chocolate flavor backing it. Definitely stronger on the bourbon flavor than some others though not in alcohol heat. The bourbon faded a bit as I got used to it with the chocolate and vanilla coming to the forefront, making this quite enjoyable. This is also relatively readily available (or at least I think it is though it has been a while since I looked) so it would make a good choice for someone interested in trying bourbon aged stouts for the first time.

New Holland The Poet

In my last visit to Kite & Key before the holidays, I ordered a New Holland The Poet, an oatmeal stout. It was actually a hard decision this time since there had been a decent amount of turnover but this seemed like a good choice.

Roasty nose but pretty mild otherwise. Smooth roast flavors started things off mixed with a slight bitterness. As it warmed up, some milky creaminess joined the roast and smoothed everything out. The latter was definitely the oat part of the beer coming through and it really brought it from just being okay to being pretty decent. Quite an enjoyable beer.

Hope everyone has a great holiday and has some awesome beers lined up! I know I do with some Founders CBS tonight, some Captain Lawrence sours tomorrow, some pumpkin beers on Sunday, and then maybe some barleywines Monday. Should be a great weekend.

Another Savage Sixtel Sunday at Kite & Key

It was finally time for another Savage Sixtel Sunday at Kite & Key and of course I had to go. I mentioned a while back that it's named after the bartender on Sunday nights, Jim Savage, and so he was there behind the bar. With all the tvs Kite & Key is definitely a nice place to spend a Sunday night.

I started with a glass of Stillwater Debutante, a saison of sorts.