BEER TIME round two. It's Saturday evening and time for a second.
It's Ranger Creek's Mesquite Smoked Porter for the nightcap.
Ba's opinion. Crack this one open and the nose has the distinctive smell of a Texas BBQ pit. Is that good? Dunno. I tried the Shiner Smokehouse and didn't like it at all. Buying this was a bit of risk given the Shiner experience.
The taste follows through with the smokey, pit flavor. I'm not sure that mesquite smoked beers are all that good. The taste really doesn't do it for me. I'm glad I tried this one but won't be buying another.
Been sitting here trying to figure out how to describe it. The smokey taste just takes over the whole palate. Can't say the brew is sweet or real bitter. Mostly just smoke.
My experience with the Smokehouse was that people either absolutely loved it or unquestionably hated it. There seemed to be no middle ground.