Tonight it's a can of Belgian for me. Weird huh? Well the can revolution is sweeping the craft brewery world, as you all must know, if you're reading this. So when I saw a Belgian beer from 21st Amendment (repeal of the 18th amendment: Prohibition) from San Francisco, California I had to have it. It's aged with oak chips and black mission figs, and has stuff like cinnamon and vanilla and stuff. This is a 12oz can and is 8.4% alcohol by volume.
The color upon pour is a dark brown with a hint of red, like many of the dubbels I've had. And had a very quick head (dissolved as I was describing the color.)
To the nose it smells like alcohol and cinnamon and just a touch of bananas - Bananas Foster anyone?
Tasting it! This beer is sweet, not very carbonated, a little syrupy, alcoholy, and tastes like dessert. If you close your eyes and breathe in through your nose as you drink, it tastes like an uncooked cinnamon roll or sticky bun, only more runny and without that uncooked flour flavor (not that I've eaten any uncooked cinnamon rolls in the past...) I promise. This is a very tasty beer.
If it isn't too sweet for a beer it's delicious. It is a great dessert beer and I recommend it as such. It may also go well with a good smoky barbecue. I'm glad it comes in a 12oz can because a 22 would be too much and a pint & 9 would be downright gluttonous.
1. Duvel
2. TJs
3. Damnation
4. Piraat
5. Ommegang Abbey
6. Monk's Blood
7. Chimay Blue
8. Orval
9. Brother Thelonious
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