Peter, the man behind the name Simply Beer and his eccentric, decadent Peanut Butter Porter, delivers again with a generous sample package. All seem enticing, but today I sampled his British Bitter (an English term for Pale Ale) at a mild, but not unusual for the style, 3.4% ABV.
The Flying Dog Kerberos Tripel, an obvious Tripel-style beer, brings a great flavor profile with a Vintage 2008 12 oz bottle. Purchased just this year, the Kerberos has been aging for almost two years which, as any beer geek knows, changes the flavor of the beer. This is my first taste of any of the Kerberos, so my judgment is soley based off the 2008 bottle.
My first beer from Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado is their Small Batch of the 471 IPA. From their “Small Batch Series” this Imperial IPA has a limited release, and was created to “separate the weak from the strong” according to their brewmaster. I’m up for the challenge, and at 9.2% ABV and 70 IBUs, I think I can handle it.
