Thursday, December 20, 2018

Oliphant Chocolate Squishy

Oliphant Chocolate Squishy. Sour ale with lactose, cherries, cacao nibs and sea salt. 5 % ABV. Oliphant Brewing, Somerset, WI.
Jeremy Hughes is the Salvador Dali of beer labels.
This is only half of the picture, the other half is doubly
confusing. They should come with footnotes.

Wholly hazed, thoroughly opaque, thickly raspberry-ish coloring, slim pinkish head.

In the nose: It's all there, believe it or not. The cherries and the chocolate. And the sea salt. Not picking up on the lactose, though. All there in an incredible mix.

In the mouth: Sweet cocoa, sour cherries, all at once. Creamy, salty, clean, fun, and refreshing. This is special stuff. (I'm trying to avoid falling back on saying "tasty" or "delicious", but it is.)

Dee-lightful. Fruity, sour, with cocoa flavors lurking just below. Long lasting fruity finish.

Lush. Lovely. I guess I like it.


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