Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is AleSmith Brewing Company Grand
Cru. I picked this beer up at The Willow’s Market (here). If you
haven’t yet been to Willow’s Market in Menlo Park, CA you really should.
With well over 1,000 craft beers you’d be hard pressed to find a better
selection.
From the AleSmith Brewing Company website: “Our other famous
Belgian-style offering is our Grand Cru. As with Horny Devil, it is fermented
using yeast which originated in a Trappist monastery in Belgium. A darker type
of Belgian candi sugar gives it more color and a richer complexity of flavor,
consistent with the Belgian style.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
a reddish caramel brown color with a large tan head and sticky lacing.
Aroma: Sweet
caramel malt, plum and other dark fruits, Belgian yeast, slight banana and
chocolate.
Taste: Starts out
tangy then sweet caramel and roasted malts, dark fruits, Belgian yeast, spices
and a little chocolate drift in.
Overall: Complex
and creamy, AleSmith Brewing Company Grand Cru is very enjoyable. At 10% ABV the alcohol is noticeable, but
does not drink like a 10% ABV beer. What is noticeable is how artfully created
this beer is made. Superb drinkability and
HIGHLY recommended!
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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