November 18, 2007
GORDON. beer from Oskar Blues
"Gordon.", the double "red IPA" from Oskar Blues brewery in Lyons, Colorado, is the latest new find for me. I picked up a four-pack of the silver-and-green cans (yes, cans) for $14.49 (ye gods!) at Galeville Grocery in Liverpool, NY.
The beer is excellent. It's a fully loaded (8.7% ABV) imperial-IPA style beer that's extremely creamy in the body (and head) and that has a smell like you just walked into a room full of freshly-picked hops. If you are a hop head, especially if you like a big creamy IPA, this one will keep you warm for a while!
The Truth (Brewth?) About Chocolate
Did you know that Chocolate began as beer? That's right, cacao beans were first used as food in the making of ceremonial fermented drinks for Mesoamerican elites about 3,100 years ago. This is a pretty appropriate thing for me to have read as I just got my mitts on a bottle of Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence and I'm looking forward to posting about that, too. Thanks to Brother Al for the tip on the beer+chocolate connection.