Hey? You remember the eighties? That's right, when Iron Maiden were good and ice cream came in such flavours as Mint Choc Chip?
Well, I remember them. Oh yes. So when I had the chance to buy a beer that boasted of tasting like Mint Choc Chip ice cream what could I do except pop a few nostalgia chubbers and grab them bad boys by the tail!
This week I have two wildly contrasting beers. I have a dark stout versus a dark IPA!
I know, crazy, right? I mean you can't compare a stout to an IPA. That's what they say anyway but I always tell them, I do not see what is on the surface. I look deeper than that.
And with that little philosophical nugget out of the way, let's get this battle of Stouts versus IPA's on the go!!
The first beer is the most enigmatic perhaps. It is not the Mint Choc Chip, oh no. It is a Chocolate Brownie Sundae Stout. It is brewed as part of the Dark & Wild City series.
Which is something to do with Satan and the end of everything or something.
Well, who am I to refuse to play my part in the great fall of man?
Let's go!
Northern Monk collaborate with two other breweries for this one, Old Chimneys and Wander Beyond to create a stout with oodles of chocolate and velvet which should remind all of us hungry beer monkeys of the delicious flavours of a Chocolate Brownie Sundae.
I aint ever had a Chocolate Brownie Sundae but it does sound attractive. Hell, if it were wearing a dress I might be tempted to give it one of my special raised eyebrows.
But enough of me and my huge success with the ladies.
Like a black velvet glove filled with soot smeared mice, it slips into the glass. I can almost hear the squeaking. It looks decadent, brooding and ancient. Full of dark and primordial chocolate knowledge like an old dog that is far too fond of the arse sniffing of its brethren.
But the taste?
The taste is astonishing! It's a decadently smooth and chocolate'y, fudge delight!! It's quite literally what sexy panthers must eat for their tea!! Hot damn, call the police, this stuff is amazing!! 10/10 booms!!
What can follow this belter?
Well, now we have Scoop! The IPA that claims to have all of the dark choc chip goodness of a Mint Choc Chip ice. Ooft, I feel exhausted after typing that sentence.
How can it be?
Can it be?
Only one way to see.
Phwooahhr, the sheer caramel black is reminiscent of the wax from a Rhino's ear. I don't believe I have ever seen such an IPA and believe you me, I have seen a few.
I can smell the booze from it. Like an angry woman I can sense it wanting to leap at me and tear at me with it's sexy black teeth.
Come and take me!
Burnt malts, huge chocolate filth coming at me like an enraged and muddy swan. And the mint, oh my golly the mint. This thing is a hot donkey running through the desert sun. And by that I mean it's a fine thing! A deserving 9/10 booms!
A fine week! I can rest happy that the Bear-Man has earned a reprieve!
Cheers everyone! Have a great weekend!
Darn, is Iron Maiden no longer good? I haven't heard them in recent years. Still playing the old tunes.
Had to look up IPA and all I can say is, that's dark for a pale ale and I'm pondering why is it called India pale ale if it originated in England? 🤔
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I tried their last few albums but they were a bit twee almost. Some of the riffs actually sounded a bit nursery rhyish but with guitars. In any respect its nothing like the old good stuff. WHich makes me sound old and fuddly, lol!
I have never really gotten the India Pale Ale thing either seeing as it can pretty much mean any ale which is hoppy!! Even more bizarre when you can get black IPAs. Madness!
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What is the footer all about?!! hahaha
Well, 19 booms for 2 beers, what a week! I hope you are heading to the beer man to stock up on a couple of these beauties, and I really need to find somewhere near me selling the top scorers.
Mint and beer, who would have thunk it. Cheers Boom!
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Hehe, you not heard of nosdos! He was the dude who claimed to be running a dog charity and using bid bots like crazy. Obvs when newsteem came along and he got downvoted he went fucking bananas and rage quit, deleting all his blogs and comments but also decided to come back daily to downvote his persecutors comments.
I made him that as a wee present :0D
Mint and beer, I works never have quite believed it myself. I will be going back to normality next week. Straight up regular beers I think!!
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I have been out of the loop it seems - what a fine piece of work though on the footer :)
A week of normality, I look forward to one of those - hopefully a week or so's time when I am moved into the new place and enjoying a fine ale or 3. Cheers!
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Just think, when you get your own place you can christen it with many a fine can and post about it!!
I go back to work this week at a long time off and that will be a return to normality that I can't be bothered with... Meh!
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Balcony Beers, I can see it now. A shame that the view will be mostly of the building but I'll take it for starters knowing that the goal is a sea view.
Work will be tough after a few weeks off, but at least you'll be given ample content on a plate due to the crazies that frequent your office :D
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A balcony!! Hot shit in a paper bag!!! You will be rawking it. I love balconies!!!!
Hehe, I will be glad if it for that reason alone!!
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Lol. Glad the beers were exceptional. Did you make that lovely banner for our friend nosdos? I've been thinking about adopting a dog recently.
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I did!! He went berserk today and I thought I should make him a small gift of appreciation!! I hope he sees it and likes it :0D
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@meesterboom WOOOOO. Hello dear friend. This deserves a drink. What a great tasting, almost perfect. Excellent congratulations
I wish you a wonderful weekend
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It was almost there, I thought I might be getting a pair of tens bit I can argue with the result. A fine tasting indeed, cheers @jlufer!
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You worry me sometimes. The first beer you talk about licking balls and the second one you talk about pussy. The first thing you learn is you never slow down for animals unless the animal is bigger than your car lol. Glad the two tonight were too your liking ad passed the Boom taste test.
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Tonight was a bit of a relief, I was getting tired of average or rubbish beers! Hehe, I like to put it out there in my madness!! ;0D
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They were.., and AC/DC when Bon Scott was the singer..... ooh a long time ago!
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You knows it!! Oh that album was amazing. It really was a heyday for them and ACDC! I think that's my favourite maiden album :0D
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Yeah, i played it to death when it came out. This was my more mainstream phase, not at all like the weird stuff I'm into now hehe..
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That was my mainstream phase too, I seem to have gone more heavy at the years progressed!
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How can they call that an IPA???
I’m shocked that the choco-mint got 9 booms!!!!
I was predicting it’d taste like the Hershey highway wrapped in peppermint.
I hope the hangover scores less than 5 booms! Have a great weekend!
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The choco mint was a shocker, that was my almost guaranteed rubbish one!
Hangover is ticking above the 5, sigh
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nice
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Thank you!
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If chocolate is going to come at me, I prefer it to only be like an enraged and muddy swan. Sounds delicious and vulgar all at the same time...which would make it all the tastier ;)
I'm sure Bear-Man will be so glad you are going easy on him this week.
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He will be breathing a sigh of relief I am sure!!
The angry flavour swans are the best! :0D
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I am going to send you some ATOM just for mentioning the almighty Iron Maiden.
I remember the eighties too but I don't remember those beers!
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Atom!!! It reminds me of the folk in the fallout games :0D Iron Maiden were fab.. cheers!!
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I actually started listening from their first album again recently. I remember it coming out, I was obsessed with Eddie and love those early covers!
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I was obsessed with Eddie too, we all spent ages trying to draw the covers from the first two, they were just out of this world almost! I listened to a few songs from their first the other day and I was still struck at the raw energy in them. Top notch!
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I think I still have my painting of that first cover in the loft somewhere if the mice haven't chewed his eyes out!
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Chewed eyes might just make it look all the more mean!!! :0D
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You can still get mint choc chip ice cream and I still don’t like it 🤣
Chocolate brownie sundae sounds amazing. But actual one not beer version 🤣
Glad you had two awesome beers this weekend, how are you the next day? 🤣
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The next day seems in the surface to be fine but in actuality is not fine. Blegh!!
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I really need to see if I can get my hands on that Chocolate Brownie Sundae Stout! I will have to make a pilgrimage to the local specialty stores. Too bad that's a good hour of driving...
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It was definitely a cracker! From the first sip I knew it was a winner, which is good because I was worrying that I was starting to think that the best ones head to be barrel aged but no!
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lol..wow, what a smashing success. I don't think I've seen a 10/10 before! I'd love to try that one.
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