Friday, February 28, 2014

February 28, 2014

Well, this is the last day. Hard to believe its been a full year.

SURLY BREWING COMPANY - 2013 DARKNESS  The Darkness series from Surly is ranked as one of the best beers of the year every year its been released. Each year it seems it scores perfect on most beer ranking websites. This year i was lucky enough to score 6 bottles. After tonight, 3 left.
I'll be honest, well it is near perfect in most rankings, and it is very good, it is not my favorite in the style. Its probably as good as some of the others i prefer, but i probably rank it a little lower as i am just sick of all the Surly hype here in Minnesota. Dont get me wrong, they are one of the better all around brewers out there, but unless you have some connections or happen to be in the metro the day most of their beers are released, they are near impossible to get and that drives me crazy. Good for them, bad for the consumer.
Aroma is heavy with roasted malts, a little vanilla, dark chocolate, coffee and some dark fruits. Alot going on. Huge flavor. Lots of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee , vanilla, and a little alcohol warmess. Excellent, a great balance of flavors. Full, smooth, and pleasantly easy drinking. What you should expect from a Russian Imperial Stout. One of the best, now if it wasnt such a battle to obtain.

BEASTIE BOYS - PAULS BOUTIQUE  Perhaps my favorite hip hop/rap album of all time. Everytime i listen to it, it feels like i discover something new. Just incredible.

1 mile on treadmill

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