Brewed By: Great Divide Brewing
Brewed In: Denver, CO
Type: Imperial Stout aged on Oak Chips with Cocoa Nibs and Spice Added
ABV: 9.5%

What they say: “Welcome to the newest incarnation of our revered imperial stout. We toned down the hops a bit to allow cocoa nibs to contribute some pleasing bitterness, while vanilla notes from the oak combine with the cocoa to create an aroma and flavor akin to a gourmet chocolate bar. A dash of cayenne keeps things lively, adding just a bit of heat to the finish. A Yeti for summer? Hell yes. Enjoy with raw oysters, grilled NY strip, chicken mole, Roaring 40’s blue cheese, crème bruleé, chocolate raspberry mousse cake.”

Website: Covered in the previous review. Flash-heavy, not too detailed, but serviceable.

Why this one, Show? This is the second and final entry in my ongoing series entitled “BigShow vs. the Two Aged Yetis That Made It To The Back Of The Cellar Two Years Ago.” I’ve got two more series lined up that I want to review, but I’m going to complete this one first, dang it.

First Thoughts:
Head: Fairly thick, mocha-latte-colored
Nose: Bittersweet chocolate, coffee
Color: Jet black

Presentation (5): As previously said, Great Divide’s labels are pretty detailed. The label is a nice shade of silver/gray, and includes the requisite Yeti. It pours out thick, but looks like pretty much any other stout in the glass. 5

Originality (5): It’s a wooded chocolate stout. Great Divide’s site doesn’t really have any time-line for when this beer was created, although their Yeti and Oak-Aged Yeti won awards in 2005 and 2007, respectively. I’ll award some points for not just throwing the beer into a bourbon barrel, instead choosing to use oak chips to keep the wood flavors in the subtle range, and for using real cocoa in the mix. 4

Body (10): There’s not too much carbonation in the sip but this is still a mouth-filling beer. There’s almost no hoppy, crackly notes on the tongue, but the malts and chocolate flavors still make this one heavy sip. 7

Taste (10): Like smooth, silky, fancy chocolate. Big chocolate malt notes with a sweet, almost-syrupy cocoa middle, followed by faint bitterness at the back of the sip. The layers of flavor just about mirror the layers of the Espresso Yeti, just swapping the coffee flavors for the chocolate flavors. Very intense, but very good. 10

Efficiency (10): High marks for high ABV and being easy to drink. The sweet flavors are nicely balanced by the earthy finish and that makes a bomber bottle disappear quickly. 9

Versatility (10): Not too much. The sweetness pretty much slots this beer into dessert-pairing territory (I don’t know how I’d feel drinking this with savory foods, with the exception of chicken mole). While that may offer some good variety, it’s not something to make a night out of. Good for a beer float, and that certainly counts for something. 4

Final Score: 39 – Really Good Beer

Brewed By: Great Divide Brewing
Brewed In: Denver, CO
Type: Imperial Stout aged in oak chips with coffee
ABV: 9.5%

What they say: “[I]s a new addition to the Yeti clan. A generous infusion of espresso adds yet another layer of complexity to this beer, combining with the vanilla oak character, intense roasty maltiness and bold hop profile to create a whole new breed of mythical creature. It’s official: You can now have Yeti with breakfast. Enjoy with: Breakfast burrito, eggs Benedict, hash browns, cheesecake, crème brulee.”

Website: Great Divide’s site is pretty simple. On entering (no splash page), the logos of all of their beers flash animate into frame, and clicking on any of them brings up a short blurb about that beer. Clicking on the other headings (“About,” “Tap Room,” etc) just scrolls the site down to those sections. It needs work, but the clickable labels is really all you’d need on a first visit, no?

Why this one, Show? A while ago, I picked up a variety of Great Divide’s Yeti beers for a series I was going to title “BigShow vs. the Yetis.” This has turned into a two-part series now entitled “BigShow vs. the Two Aged Yetis That Made It To The Back Of The Cellar Two Years Ago.” Although I do love it when I unknowingly age beers for a year or more; it shows I have no short term memory patience.

First Thoughts:
Head: Thick, tightly-packed, dark tan.
Nose: Rich, dark coffee.
Color: Black.

Presentation (5): Great Divide’s bottles are fairly the same throughout their line, and all of them provide the kind of info beer snobs love like “Bottled on:” date and suggested food pairings. Great Divide gets extra points for actually suggesting breakfast items like eggs Benedict and a breakfast burrito as food pairings. The graphic takes up most of the label, with silhouetted Yeti running around with a coffee cup. The beer pours out like motor oil into the glass. Everything about this beer makes me want to drink it. 5

Originality (5): Imperial stouts brewed with coffee beans aren’t too new, and really neither is oak-aging at this point. But packing all those techniques together without it all falling apart is worth some points. Great Divide won a Bronze in 2007 for their Oak-Aged Yeti, so their own style of wood-aged stouts is at least that old. 3

Body (10): Big. Dense carbonation makes the sip spread through the mouth. The wood-aging does go a way towards mellowing out the harshness of any hoppiness, but this still feels like you’re drinking a steak. A nice coffee-encrusted steak, but still. That said, this IS an Imperial Stout, so the body is more or less apropos here. 8

Taste (10): Coffee, coffee, and more coffee. Immediately evident in the sip are the chocolate malt notes, followed immediately by the flavors of deep, dark coffee. The sip finishes with a hit of that woody bitterness indicative of wood-aged beers so this doesn’t turn into coffee syrup in your mouth. The flavor is nothing if not intense. 9

Efficiency (10): With a high ABV and a really nice taste, this beer would be crazy easy to drink (and therefore high on the E scale) if not for the super-big mouthfeel. Getting through a 22 oz bottle may be tough, but there’s a nice glowy reward at the end of the journey. 8

Versatility (10): Practically none. I was about 8 oz into my first 10 oz glass and I started to wonder if I had room for any more. Perfect for a small glass to see what it’s like, but certainly not something you can do more than one of. If you wanted to get really crazy, you could take a cue from the Sunset Grill & Tap and toss a scoop of good vanilla ice cream in a pint glass with this beer. Trust me; it’s good. 4

Final Score: 37 – Really Good Beer

Brewed By: Otter Creek Brewing
Brewed In: Middlebury, VT
Type: Barleywine
ABV: 12%
Brewed With: Malts: 2-row, Wheat, Vienna, Crystal, Munich, Aromatic; Hops: UK Goldings, Strisselspalt

What they say: “QVH is our brewers’ tribute to the mighty oak, luscious grape, and humble hop. The homage begins with a bold 27 degree plato barley-wine, warm-fermented with Bohemian lager yeast, then blended with Sauvignon Blanc grape juice and fermented a second time with a pure culture of Champagne yeast. When this intricate brew was complete, our brewers aged it on lightly toasted French Oak. The six week journey through our brewery results in a deeply complex ale which clocks in at 12% ABV, with 38 IBU.”

Website: Otter Creek’s page automatically gets a point for no “Are You 21?” splash page. The site is laid out with some frames, and tabs with pop-up branches across the top for “Our Brewery,” “Otter Creek,” “Wolaver’s” (their Organic branch), a store, and News & Events. At the bottom are graphics for current releases, clicking on it brings you to that beer’s entry. Not bad.

Why this one, Show? Otter Creek is a local New England brewery from which I’ve been meaning to acquire some reviewable selections. I found this in my local Beer Guy’s store during a small Otter Creek tasting, and it looked too unique to pass.

First Thoughts:
Head: Bubbles up thick, then leaves a nice white ring around the top of the beer.
Nose: Not unlike white grapes, also a bit of leafiness.
Color: Dark cherry wood

Presentation (5): Comes in a nice 24-oz bottle with graphics of a field and tree in soft focus. “Otter Creek Imperial Series” is written in a stylized font written across the top. Almost passed on this one b/c I thought they were hop vines. Lots of info on the bottle like the story of the beer, ingredients used, and ABV and IBUs. It’s a departure from their standard label scheme, which is a nice touch. 5

Originality (5): Barleywine fermented once with lager yeast, then blended with Sauvignon Blanc grape juice, then fermented again with champagne yeast, and then aged in French oak barrels? Is there any way this is NOT getting the full score here? 5

Body (10): There is almost no carbonation to the sip, and looking at the bubbles lazily rising here-and-there in the glass confirms this. There is a slight tingle on the tongue, but the back of the sip has almost a syrupy quality to it. The mouthfeel is nice, though, and this is something that can be easily sipped. I credit the oak-aging. 8

Taste (10): For those expecting a beer that tastes like wine, this may not be the right fit for you. There’s definitely a grape presence in the taste, but it mixes well with the hop bitterness. After starting off slightly sweet, the flavor ends on a dry note; I can’t tell if this is the oak I’m tasting or the wine. A cursory glance at wine websites informs me that some varieties of Sauvignon Blanc can be dry. Those things combined just make it into a pleasant-tasting beer—this isn’t bad, just not what I was expecting from something included in this “extreme beer” article. As it warms in the glass, as with most strong ales, the flavors mellow and blend even better. 8

Efficiency (10): High scores here, naturally, with this being an easy drinker with a very impressive ABV. In the time it took me to finish one 25 cl tulip glass, I was already feeling a bit heady. Otter Creek has wisely put this into 24 oz. bomber bottles, and one of those is really all you’d need. 9

Versatility (10): I would stack this beer up against anything you’d use a good hearty wine for. The sweet-to-dry flavors would compliment a good roast fowl dish, strong or smoked cheeses, or even some herbed olive oil pasta. At less than $10, this would be a great bottle to bring over to a friend’s place for a dinner party or get-together. Or, if you’re like me, something new to hit your beer palette with to see what shakes loose. 6

Final Score: 41 – Great Beer

Brewed By: Brooklyn Brewing
Brewed In: Brooklyn, NY
ABV: 11.6%
Type: Russian Imperial Stout

What they say: Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under the cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. Supposedly “Black Ops” was aged for four months in bourbon barrels, bottled flat, and re-fermented with Champagne yeast, creating big chocolate and coffee flavors with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oak notes. They say there are only 1000 cases. We have no idea what they’re talking about.

Website: Brooklyn’s website hasn’t changed since my Black Chocolate Stout review last year and, really, not much at all that I can remember. In a nice touch, this beer is nowhere to be found on the website because it does not, in fact, actually exist. I’ll mention here that everyone, if they have the opportunity, should try to get out to the brewery for Brooklyn’s Friday Happy Hour. It’s about the best $20 value in the city and it lacks the expected Williamsburg snootiness. A good, low-key vibe with picnic tables, card games, and plenty of delivery pizza options.

Why I Picked It: I visited the Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room on New Year’s Eve to get a couple growlers for the evening. I saw this beer, read the description above, and grabbed it because the idea of their coffee stout in bourbon barrels sounded like a home rum.

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Presentation (5): (image via Park Slope Food Co-op). For a bottle that doesn’t exist, it’s pretty slick. The bottle itself is similar to their Local 1 and Local 2 bottles in shape, cage-wrapped cork, and the logo molded directly in to the bottle — but much like the Black Chocolate Stout, the labeling is specifically different to separate itself from other offerings. The understated silver label and large logo did an excellent job of drawing my attention and getting me to read the back. Overall, great bottle design. 5

Originality (5): Although this Washington Post article suggests that Goose Island has been doing bourbon-aged beers since the mid-90s, it still seems like a new-enough concept that I can’t quite call it overdone. I was relatively certain Brooklyn was, at the very least, one of the first breweries to do it with their Imperial stout recipe and this article from Simply Beer suggests that, if Brooklyn didn’t come up with the idea, they’re certainly part of the first wave. 5

Body (10): The beer pours an oily, opaque black with a big, two-inch, foamy tan head. The head eventually dials itself back to about a quarter-inch on top and laces the glass nicely for the life of the beer. A hearty body and huge flavors aren’t offset at all by the expected low carbonation. It is extremely dry and, while that’s OK for me, don’t expect to be drinking this and then enjoying something else afterward. 9

Taste (10): If I had to guess how this beer was created, I’d assume Garrett Oliver said “let’s see what happens if we dump our Intensified Coffee Stout in a bourbon barrel.” The absolute biggest note in this beer is the bourbon. It smells like bourbon, the initial taste is bourbon, and it finishes with bourbon and just a hint of vanilla and coffee. Now, I enjoy the occassional Knob Creek or Maker’s Mark on the rocks, so this flavor is great for me. However, for those looking for a “hint” of bourbon in their barrel-aged beers this is not remotely for them. For me, though, this is an incredible representation of a bourbon-aged beer. I was right on the border of declaring the bourbony-sweetness in this beer TOO intense but I just couldn’t do it. 10

Efficiency (10): I started this beer at halftime of the Rose Bowl (6:30pm EST) and was just finishing the 1 pint, 9.4 oz. bottle about the time WWE Smackdown ended (about 10:00pm EST). By about halfway through Smackdown (8:50pm EST), I was drunk enough to notice. By 9:10pm EST, I was drunk enough to consider tuning my guitar and playing it… and I haven’t played my guitar in five years. Regardless of the pace-regulation in the bourbon flavor, the huge ABV makes up for it. The ONLY significant strike is the cost. The beer is $20 for the 25 oz. bottle in NYC, which probably means it’s $25-$30 anywhere else. In good conscience, I can’t give something a full efficiency rating that costs as much as a decent bottle of wine — especially when something like Southern Tier Mokah or Ommegang Three Philosophers is a similar effect for half the cost. 8

Versatility (10): Sadly, this is the score that’s going to keep this beer from crossing in to the top three. It’s just not versatile. This is one of the few beers I’ve rated where its versatility doesn’t even include the buyer sitting home and enjoying the whole bottle. This, at best, is good for a 10 oz. pour before or after a meal. It needs to be treated as wine. Even though it physically pains me to give this piece of excellence such a low number, there’s nothing to be done with this beer other than impressing beer snob friends with a “you have to taste this” or enjoying it like a wine or a cognac. 3

The Snob Sez: If not for the versatility hit, this would have been my favorite beer of 2009 and it still has an outside chance of being my favorite beer of 2010… in the first week of January. As That Bootleg Guy said: “You’re ‘beer peaking’ on January 1? Nowhere to go but down.” Sadly, he’s right.

Final Score: 40 (of 50) – Great beer

What they say: “At the Southern Tier Brewing Company, vigorously hopped beer is our standard and inspiration. We continue a commitment to innovation with an aggressive offering. Oak Aged Unearthly is a manifestation of the brewer’s craft; skillfully balancing art and the forces of nature to produce a divine liquid. Delicately pour a taste of this oak aged brew into a fluted glass. Smell the enchanting aromas of the hops waft forward as your first sip divulges this beer’s fervent soul. To underestimate Oak Aged Unearthly is to trifle with the mysteries of the universe, so please consume wisely.”

Website: Covered in the Mokah review. Beers, news, and info all easy to find. Very well done.

Why this one, Show? As I have previously stated, I am on a never-ending quest to be the wood-aged-beer expert of Those Beer Snobs. That prestigious distinction carries with it the burden of trying ALL types of oak aged beers, even the verboten IPAs. When I saw this on the shelf of one of my local beer stores, I knew that this would be my foray into the world of wood-aged IPAs. After all if you’re going to dive in, it should be into the deep end, no?

First Thoughts:
Head: HUGE in the glass, settling down with heavy lace cling.
Nose: Heavy citrus and pine.
Color: Copper

Presentation (5): I’ve already gushed about how Southern Tier’s labels are a wealth of graphics and information. The sticker here is not clear, but a solid green, with some silver printing (including a hop flower with a crown on it to look like an acorn). Included on the label are the beer’s ingredients, serving temperature, serving vessel suggestion, and blurb about the beer. It pours out a beautiful copper color. I have to say, so far I’m impressed. 5

Originality (5): While IPAs are not original (dating back to English colonialism in India, hence the name), there is something to be said for the way smaller breweries have been tending back towards very aggressively hopped beers. The American craft brewing boom of the 80s and 90s has spawned a generation of brewers wanting to continuously push the envelope when it comes to hopping the beer. This boom has also reintroduced wood-aging to an enthusiastic craft-beer drinking crowd. I’ll split the difference. 3

Body (10): Smooth, very smooth. As anticipated, the wood takes just about all of the harshness out of the body. The beer flows lightly in the mouth through the sip. While most IPAs fill the mouth with feelings of nettles, pine cones, and carbonation, this one imparts all of the flavor with almost none of the stabby tingling. Don’t get me wrong, this is a pretty heavy beer, and it almost gets into syrupy territory. And about halfway through the bottle, you start to feel a little full. 7

Taste (10): I really want to find some fault with this taste, and the only thing I can say is that it isn’t as sweet as we here at TBS tend to like our beers. But as far as a craft brewer’s IPA flavor goes, this is a very subdued taste. Malt is very evident in the beginning of the sip, which tends towards hops right after the initial taste. There’s the IPA citrus, earthy notes, but without the “I’m drinking a pine cone” taste of a standard, non-wood-aged IPA. Hop heads may tell you the only true taste of beer is wringing out hop oil directly to your tongue, but I contend that the aging mellows out the harsh flavors letting you taste the fact that a hop is a flower, after all. Shake your head, question reality, but I admit that this is a good-tasting beer. 8

Efficiency (10): Bag it and tag it; this is an efficient beer. With a smooth taste and an 11% ABV, this beer comes in bomber bottles for a reason. Southern Tier is a big player in the “We don’t f*ck around” craft brew market, and this beer does not disappoint. It’s easy drinking, smooth in the mouth, and able to compete with the most powerful of the Belgians and Imperial Stouts. Unearthly, indeed. 10

Versatility (10): None. This is a ‘one beer’ beer. Something that you know will put a glow on your face after only just one bottle. It’s too heavy of a mouthfeel and too strong of an octane level to merit a night made out of it. Small points for two aspects: at 11%, you can cellar this for at least one or two years. It’s also a really good selection if you want to leap headlong into the rough waters of IPAs. 2

Final Score: 35 – Good Beer

What they say: When empirical and creative impulses collide, the result is often timeless. The classic utility-art aesthetic of the coffee maker is an example of design and engineering working in concert.

It is through similar cooperation that the simple bitter cocoa bean is transformed into a sweet treat. As scientists, our brewers utilize their materials to exacting standards. As artists, they couldn’t resist the temptation to combine two of our highly acclaimed Blackwater Series Imperial Stouts: Jahva and Choklat. Alone each is perfect, but together as Mokah they are an inimitable expression of two of the world’s most sought after flavors. Enjoy Mokah stout with—or as—your favorite dessert!

Website: After the yes/no “of age” graphic, the page opens to their news and announcements (nice). There are links at the top for beers, tour, onsite bar, etc. The beer list is one big page, with links that skip you down the page to the different headings. The categories list things like year-round, seasonal, etc, covering all offerings (even the one available only at the brewery). Well done.

Why This One, Show?: Southern Tier can always be counted on to make a quality beer. In doing some research on their new 422 Pale Wheat Ale, I saw that they had blended the sublime Choklat with the haven’t-had-a-chance-to-try-it-by-itself-yet Jah*Va. I saw it at one of my local brew stores, so I grabbed it.

First Thoughts:
Head: Thin, white, some good lace cling.
Nose: Unmistakably chocolate nose, not too much coffee.
Color: Jet black.

Presentation (5): Southern Tier’s bottles make a beer snob smile. The labels are chock-full of great information, graphics, and facts. The label isn’t paper, but rather a vinyl sticker that encircles the bottle. On this one is a Moka pot, the ingredients in the beer (malts, hops, flavorings), a picture of the correct glassware WITH correct serving temperature, and the full text of the “What They Say” bit above. Perfect label snobbery. 5

Originality (5): This is a beer blend (Ja*vah and Choklat), so Southern Tier gets points in this field. Made with Jamaican coffee and bittersweet Belgian chocolate. Not the first, but well above most. 4

Body (10): Nice light body for an Imperial stout. Beer spreads a bit in the mouth, and there is that distinct “stout”-feel, but I’ve certainly felt like I’ve needed to chew much lesser stouts. There is not a lot of carbonation, as I’d expect. But there are enough bubbles so as to not make it seem like you’re drinking coffee syrup. 9

Taste (10): In a word: awesome. There’s sweet chocolate right at the top of the sip, then that melds together with the coffee flavor in the middle, turning to the slightly bitter coffee right at the swallow. The chocolate is almost too sweet, so it’s thankfully balanced out by the coffee. The name Mokah is no foolin’–this tastes like a cup of fancy, expensive coffee, just iced and in beer form. 10

Efficiency (10): Southern Tier’s Imperial offerings are nothing short of the definition of efficiency. Great-tasting beers with a high enough ABV that one 22 oz. bomber is all you need to start feeling good. With practically no hop bitterness (due to the emergent coffee and chocolate flavors), you can take hearty sips of this remarkably smooth stout, and three-quarters of the way through the 10-oz. glass you’ll realize you’ve started getting tingly. 10

Versatility (10): As my esteemed colleague put it in the Oat Imperial Oatmeal Stout review, if the brewer suggests a brandy snifter as the beer’s correct glassware the versatility isn’t getting high marks. One bomber is more than sufficient; in fact, the sweetness of the beer starts to edge into “Ok, that’s enough” territory by the time you finish the bottle. 3

final score: 41 – Great Beer

What They Say: This beer begins in spring when oat seeds are sown as soon as the soil can be worked. Meanwhile, select types of barley are planted with hopes that Mother Nature will be kind. Our brewers wait patiently until the legumes are mature and ready for the scythe. Upon delivery to the brewery, these ingredients are mixed together in the mash tun where they steep, creating a rich molasses-like liquid. Spicy hops are boiled with the thick brew, giving balance and complexity. Brewers yeast feasts upon the rich sugars, concluding its transformation into oatmeal stout.

Pour Oat into a snifter, allow its thick tan head to slowly rise, releasing unbridled aromas. The color of Oat is as dark as a moonless night. The first sip reveals Oat’s thick and nourishing taste. Like a haversack to a horse, a bottle of this stout is a meal in itself. Enjoy responsibly.

Website: Their splash page is the general “I promise I’m 21″ page which I find very annoying. That splash page links to ANOTHER splash page. I hate worthless splash pages and this site has two. However, the navigation bar is really obvious and everything I could think of was relatively easy to find. So, other then the splash page nitpick, well done site.

Why I Picked It: 11% ABV and a $13.99 growler (most growlers at Whole Foods are $7.99 – $9.99). I wanted to know where they got their balls.

Presentation (5): Both of the complaints I have about Whole Foods’s beer room come in to play here. First, they don’t offer much literature about the beers at their growler station nor do they have appealing taps. Second, they don’t give samples of the beers in the growlers. They generally want you to buy 64 oz. of beer but won’t give you a shot to see if you like it. Regardless, I can’t hold the lack of marketing by the store against the brewer. N/A

Originality (5): Their literature suggests a “complex” oatmeal stout. They’re not kidding. The hops take a back-seat to everything else. It seems like Southern Tier decided to take whatever they had lying around the brewery, chuck it in a stout, and see what came out. It works well and is unlike any other heavy oatmeal stout I’ve ever had. 5.

Body (10): For all the stuff going on in this beer, they manage to keep it well beneath the consistency of a chocolate shake. It is, however, deceptively thin. You know how when you make fudge you compress a pound of chocolate in a 1-inch cube then it re-expands to a full pound in your stomach? That’s kind of what this beer does. It’s thin and delicious before you swallow, then gets to your stomach and fills you up. The salesman at Whole Foods said the beer was heavy and he and his Freddie Mercury moustache were not kidding. If I had any complaint about it, it would be how full it made me, but I have a problem holding that against a beer that suggests you drink it out of a brandy snifter. Great, great stuff. 9

Taste (10): Like I mentioned earlier… there’s a lot going on here. The hops very much take a backseat to the malts. Caramel, chocolate, and black malt blend together to make something that’s surprisingly tasty and dangerously good considering the heavy ABV. I don’t miss the hops when there’s so much going on everywhere else. 8

Efficiency (10): The beer is brutally efficient. If I’m going to spend double the standard price on a beer, I want a high ABV and a flavor that doesn’t make me have to recover in between sips. This beer has that. It has the inherent smoothness of a stout which allows man-sized mouthfuls and an high enough ABV to actually FEEL the alcohol going to your head. I can’t even criticize the cost in growler form because it’s a bit less than double a standard growler for a little better than double ABV. Besides that, an 8 oz. pour is enough to catch a buzz off. To note, in the time it’s taken me to get to this point in the column, I’ve already caught a bit of a buzz and I’m only 10 minutes in to the first quarter of Jets/Pats. 10

Versatility (10): Whenever the brewer suggests a brandy snifter as the proper glassware to enjoy their beverage, one can expect its versatility rating to be relatively low. This is no different. Not much of a difference here. One glass and you feel as though you ate a meal and you’re ready to settle down for a nap. Or, at the very least, switch to something lighter. 3

Final Grade: 35 out of 45 => 38.9 out of 50. We’ll call it 39. Great beer.