Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is The Pike Brewing Company Tandem
Double Ale. After trying this beer in
Seattle back in May of 2011 I knew I had to find a way to get some here in
NorCal. I finally found a distributor
that carried it and now I’ve got a few bombers in my fridge of this excellent
beer.
From The Pike Brewing Company
website:” Rich,
round, & complex with flavors of fruit, freshly baked bread and treacle. Monks
originally marked double ales with 2 †s. Our Double is named for the Finkel's
bicycle.”
Appearance: Pours a reddish brown with a nice cream colored
head and good lacing.
Aroma: Roasted, caramel and chocolate malts, dried fruits,
coriander and slight hop presence.
Taste: Caramel malt, toffee, dark fruit and Belgian
yeast. Faint citrus hop flavor. Sweet
and delicious and a bit nutty.
Overall: Almost exactly how I remembered it (on tap), The
Pike Brewing Company’s Tandem Double Ale is very good and one worth seeking out.
At 7% ABV it is a beer I could drink regularly if I had the option. For now, I do and I will cherish the bottles
I have in my possession. I hope I can get my hands on more of these as this is a beer I'd like to have on hand all the time.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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