Posts Tagged ‘Maine’

I haven’t really done much of a restock lately to the cellar. We’ve been a bit too busy around OAB HQ drinking various foamybeers – our own line of brews. A recent trip to pick up more brewing supplies lead us to drop by Oliver’s discount Beverage in Albany. so, the latest beerventory…

Growlers
Cave Mountain Hefeweizen (bought at the brewery on $8 browler Sundays)

6 packs
Widmer Drop Top Amber Ale
Widmer Drifter Pale Ale
Saranac Summer Brew
Wolaver Ben Gleason’s White Ale
Sherwood forest Friar’s Belgian White ale
Boulder Brewing Hazed & Infused
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA

12 Pack
Smutty Nose Sampler featuring Shoals Pale Ale, Old Brown Dog, IPA and Robust Porter

Bombers
Long Trail Brewmasters Series Double IPA
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Amber Ale
Arcadia Ales Cocoa Loco
Arcadia Ales Cereal Killer
Southern Tier Jah-Va Imperial Coffee Stout
Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog Ale
Smuttynose Gravitation Belgian Quad
Ommegang Biere de Mars
He’Brew Jewbelation 12
Elysian Bifrost Winter Ale
Flying Dog Wild Dog Weizenbock

Brewery: Belfast Bay
Location: Belfast & Portland, ME
Style: Oatmeal stout

Stout’s are basically my favorite beer. I do tend to drink much more stout in the winter months, but I am known to throw back a few during the summer as well. I’ve come to recognize a specific difference between the US and UK/Ireland stouts.

Sweetness.

Most of the US stouts I encounter tend toward a bittersweet where as UK/Ireland stouts leave off the sweetness. I prefer a less sweet stout in most cases. The McGovern’s did a nice job of filling the bill for a US stout.

Very dark almost black color with an amazingly thick creamy head that’s slightly caramel colored. As I say, it is a touch on the bitter side lacking most of the chocolate edge I find in most US oatmeal stouts. It somewhat reminded me of Guinness’ little brother.

That’s a good thing, by the way.