So glad I picked up the Dark Hollow from Blue Mountain. Enjoyed another with/after dinner tonight. I thought I reviewed but I'm not sure I did. May have to at some point.
Can't wait to try the Concealed Darkness (Dark Hollow but aged twice(?) as long)! It's a 750ml bottle so was saving until I had someone to share it with.
"That young man has an extra step on his ladder the rest of us just don't have."
Another New Glarus beer cocktail.
This time Apple Ale + Cran-Bic + some Absolut apple vodka
What a terrific combo. The Absolut is a Granny Smith apple flavor. Adds a nice tartness. The cranberry becomes really subtle. The apple flavors dominate, but with an edge. Excellent nightcap. A worthy experiment.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Here's a similar brew/review from early, 2014:
"Sour Devil-Blue Mountain Brewing Barrel House Series
Dark Hollow Imperial Stout gone wild. They took this recipe and added naturally occuringlactobacillus yeast cultivated from old bourbon barrels and put it back in the bourbon barrels and let nature do its thing (paraphrased from the bottle). It resulted in a murky black-brown pour with coffee-dark chocolate-sour cherry aromas, a generous foamy beige head and sour, oak-y bourbon finish with a splash of vanilla. Also tasted like whiskey-soaked raisins and figs. Very complex brew. Pretty typical IBUs for an imperial stout at 70 but fairly smooth on the palate, aided by tons of dark malts and an ABV of 10%. I wouldn't pair this with anything. I'd just warm for 15-30 minutes on the counter, pour into a goblet and sip for a while.
I had half of a corked and caged 750 bottle on Saturday and Sunday nights and I was one sour devil myself after the Clemson loss. In retrospect, the loss was still sour but the beer was devil of a good brew."
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From almost 8 years ago:
Dark Hollow-Blue Mountain Brewing
The crown of the Blue Ridge Mountains (and lunch, too). This bourbon barrel aged Russian Imperial stout just oozed dark chocolate, vanilla, oak/cedar and booze in a nearly black pour with a modest tan head. Pretty standard IBU at 70 and ABV of 10% made this a fine liquid dessert for lunch. Available in corked and caged 375 and 750 ml bottles. Wouldn't hesitate for a moment to buy another bottle or three of this brew.
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Great label:
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More learning, less nonsense:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muselet
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"It's quality, Jim. Not quantity."
-fdd, 2019
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