Plumbing issue resolved! I was originally supposed to judge a preliminary round of the World Beer Cup homebrew competition but home maintenance calls. I’ll just say when you only have 1 toilet in the house, anything that goes wrong with it is a major deal.
Luckily I was able to get the leak fixed in time to make it downtown to Wine Affairs for the tail end of their End of March Beerfest. It’s not a true beerfest in the way Fairfax has their beerfest more than it is an inventory depletion-type of thing. Regardless, Wine Affairs is slowly improving their craft beer selection and it’s good to support your local businesses.
We purchased a couple of bottles to take home with us, one of them was incorrect, but we did try a Lost Abbey beer there. It was soo good that we purchased a bottle to bring home with us. Here’s the review.
Red Barn, Lost Abbey, 6.7% ABV
Red Barn poured out a hazy, pale, straw color with a white, moussey, meringue-like head. The aroma is pleasant; a mixture of light spice notes with lemony-citrus character. The flavor echoes that of the aroma but with a suprisingly, noticeable hop bitterness that is about medium-low/medium in intensity. The mouthfeel is on the dry side with a spritzy carbonation.
Sammy enjoyed Red Barn so much she decided to purchase a bottle to bring back home with us. As far as saisons go, it’s a pretty good one. Not as yeasty, funky or estery as some of the examples from Belgium but it’s a very good beer nonetheless. If it wasn’t we wouldn’t have picked up a bottle.
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Hey Peter,
I had this on tap at beer revolution here in Oakland last week. It was one of the best saisons I have had. I really got the spicy peppery tastes in the finish which I loved. I will be having it again thats for sure
I think your description of ‘meringue-like head’ is spot on. It’s far and few between that you see a head with this texture.
Geoff
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