DAMN! It's cold outside.
Waiting in the cold for good beer!
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I am enjoying this way more than there IPA. Not to mention the bottle and packaging are pretty well designed.
Killing time at the Addison Flying Saucer. With lots of hops to keep me company.
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This was a very interesting beer. The color was a soothing red-orange almost a copper color. The head was nice and fluffy, with heavy lacing rings all through the pint. The nose gave the impression of wheat bread, and corn with hints of vanilla and some floral hops. Upon my first drink if I hadn't read "pale ale" on the bottle I would have assumed this was an IPA, the flavors and characters in this beer struck me as such. The mouthfeel had a nice buttery texture but wasn't too heavy with the tingle of carbonation. This beer comes across as very perfumey with touches of vanilla with a tart finish and after taste. The more it warmed up the more floral and perfumey it became towards the end I felt like I was drinking the equivalent of walking thru the cosmetics department of a department store.
http://www.konabrewingco.com/beers/fire-rock-pale-ale
If it's Rahr I'm going to like it. The Stormcloud IPA is a nice redish orange in color with a nice flavorful nose consisting of alchol, piney hops with hints of carmel and brown sugar laced the slight grassy overtone. The flavor is nice and balanced not to over powering in any department. I have gone through a slight masochistic phase with my IPA's, more bight and bitter the better, but this one comes off very friendly and inviting. There is a nice hop sting right up front that fades quickly leaving notes of citrus fruits orange/grapefruit. You wouldn't immediately say floral but as the beer warms some the flowers start to bloom. The Stormcloud has a pleasantly medium mouth feel and comes across very easy drinking.
I have recommended this beer to many people and over all it's pretty solid without be pushy and aggressive. http://rahrbrewery.com/our-beers/year-round-beers/stormcloud.html
