Sunday, November 4, 2018

Stout Day

Happy (belated) Stout Day everyone and sorry for the long gap in posting. Sometimes the 'Lawyer' part of the title gets in the way of the 'Drinking' part. I was able to celebrate properly with one of my favorite stouts, 'Blackjack' from Tilted Barn. This pumpkin stout is made with pumpkins that they grow on their farm. I was first able to try it last year out of sheer curiosity, I never was (and still are not) a fan of pumpkin beer but a stout brewed with freshly grown pumpkins was something that I just had to try. Roughly one hour and one four pack later I had my prize and was excited to try it.

Most pumpkin beers really dial up the pumpkin flavor resulting in an overly sweet, spiced, overpowering taste with the notes to go along with it. 'Blackjack' does not. The pumpkin adds a level of sweetness to this amazingly robust stout and the batch this year does not disappoint. Unfortunately, the cans have sold out and there is likely only a limited amount left at the barn for the year so I would recommend strongly going down there for a pour ASAP.

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