It's been a few months since I've made the trip to Somerset and stocked up on some Oliphant beers. I miss them so, and yearn to return. But, luckily, I don't have to cross the St. Croix to get their stuff. More and more of their beers are being crowlered with new, amazing Jeremy Hughes artwork and being taken over the border to find a place on local shelves. It's only a handful of stores, though, so you've got to get out there. This can was purchased at 1010 Washington in Minneapolis, which is located guess where. Zipp's. Stinson, Minnehaha Lake, Elevated and a few others...very convenient, but it's not the same as going to the source.
Solid ebony, under a slim brown ring of foam.In the nose: Cocoa, coffee, cream, and then the peppery heat. Cinnamon? Quite a mix going on, here.
In the mouth: An explosion of flavors, starting with the big malts and bursting out with the peppery heat. Typical coffee/cocoa, rich malt aplenty, then the chipotle makes a big splash on the palate. The heat and the sweet are keeping perfect time, here, with the spice at an extra edge on it.
Big malt, smooth chocolatey/coffee flavors, all smothered by the chipotle. And I don't mind it.
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next up in a series of never ending madtness. this is the flavor of a parking lot full of bargain hunters and the lonely, joining collective hive minds. savings equals power, power equals hunger, hunger equals thirst. you can almost hear them buzzing with dealzzzzzz.
russian imperial stout w/ coffee, chipotle peppers, & sea salt. 9% abv
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