Junkyard Jelly the Nut Peanut Butter and Jelly Stout

Junkyard Jelly the Nut Peanut Butter and Jelly Stout. Stout with Peanut and Raspberry. The Return.

8.4 % ABV. Packaged 11/02/20. Junkyard Brewing, Moorhead, MN. 

Complete blackness, utter opacity, brief brown head. 

In the nose: Peanut butter notes start, quickly coupled with raspberry, blackberry, all the berries. Until berries become all. Peanut butter and malty flavors now lurk just below. 

In the mouth: Juicy at the start. Fruity. Berry-y. Lightly bitter. Moderate/low sweetness. Much malt, but not over the top. And interesting blend. Peanut Butter has it's moment to shine, but is ultimately ungulfed by the jelly. Mostly fruit and malt, while still being tasty. And the higher alcohol starts to ring in. 

The booze begins to take over, and the berries are clearly on top. There's just the tiniest touch of that p.b. flavor below, but that doesn't worry me. I don't fret over the "who's more peanut buttery" contests. That's just crap. And I do enjoy a raspberry stout, imperial stout, double stout, what have you. And I love to see the caricature of Jabba the Hutt and Salacious Crumb on the label. 

So, I like it. So what. At least, there are no marshmallows. 

Peanut Butter Stout with raspberry puree.

It's like that old Prince song. They had a raspberry puree....

Actually, I found a little bit more: 

The return of Jelly The Nut has finally come. It’s a rich and smooth pastry stout with an aroma that will remind you of a freshly made peanut butter and jelly sandwich. We used loads of raspberry purée and natural peanut to recreate a favorite from all of our childhoods. ⁣

*Be sure to keep this one cold, because we added even more raspberry after fermentation. ⁣

Still. "Pastry Stout." Ugh, I hate that phrase. Yeah, yeah, I know, "old man yells at clouds", I hear ya...

Junkyard / Modist The Bar Side Episode Two: Betsy's Dark Secret

Junkyard / Modist The Bar Side Episode Two: Betsy's Dark Secret. 6 % ABV. Stout with coffee, chocolate, lactose, and natural peanut flavor.

So, this is part two of a collaboration between Junkyard Brewing of Moorhead, Minnesota, and Modist of Minneapolis. I haven't seen part one, the Modist version, yet. Is it sold out? Only at the taproom? Sold out of only the taproom?

Utter darkness (if I were a punning person, I'd say "udder"), deepest blackness, under a roasty tanned head. Looking very nice.

In the nose: Ah! Chocolate, coffee, peanuts! Who put their chocolate in my peanut butter? Scrump-diddly-uptious.

In the mouth: Roasty/toasty. Dry. Cocoa and espresso. Creamy-smooth. Delightful. Dreamy. Medium bodied, long-lasting flavors. Robust and relishable. (My new word, trying it out.) Flat out tasty.

I say, Go Drink It!

A Milk Stout brewed with coffee, chocolate, lactose, and natural peanut flavor. The flavor is reminiscent of chocolate covered coffee beans and peanut butter cups. 

This beer is one of a two-part collaborative series of beers that we brewed with Modist Brewing Co. of Minneapolis. Betsy's Dark Secret was brewed in Moorhead at Junkyard Brewing, and we brewed another "blonde stout" version called "Betsy's Bright Idea" at Modist. Both beers are being released during the same week, starting 1/29/19 on tap and in cans, so check them both out!