This is a brewing company with a cute little gimmick/theme going on, much like Middle Ages Brewing Company. This company does pirate themed drinks. Their winter beer was pretty good, so I tried one of their bigger ones. In this case, Holy Sheet. They refer to it as an 'Uber Abbey style ale'. Its a piratey twist on a typical belgian abbey style ale. Strong abbey ale with interesting spiciness.
My first whiff of it when I opened it up surprised me. It has no fruit in it, yet it had an incredibly fruity nose to it. Over the course of the next minute or two it started developing a bit of a light colored foam head to it, which smelled almost nutty and tasted somewhat yeasty. That quickly subsided though, and I was able to get to the beer itself.
The fruitiness in the nose was replaced a bit by spiciness in both the scent and the flavor once the foam had subsided. There's still a hint of fruit and yeast, but most of what you taste and smell after that is the spice. They use a good balance of spices that aren't strong enough to overpower anything, but give you a nice tingle on your tongue. This, much like the Double Wench that I just reviewed, is a very strong beer in terms of alcohol content. 9%. This puts it within the range of some wines. I think that's why I like this one and the Double Wench so much, they're almost like a good quality wine, but in beer form.
And really, that's what makes beer interesting enough for me to keep coming back to it. It can come in such a wide variety that it starts to overlap with other kinds of drinks. That's also why I brew the meads that I brew. Most of the meads you find on store shelves is sticky-sweet crap. I try to make something different, something that's worth at least trying. And something that some people will like enough to keep coming back for more.
My first whiff of it when I opened it up surprised me. It has no fruit in it, yet it had an incredibly fruity nose to it. Over the course of the next minute or two it started developing a bit of a light colored foam head to it, which smelled almost nutty and tasted somewhat yeasty. That quickly subsided though, and I was able to get to the beer itself.
The fruitiness in the nose was replaced a bit by spiciness in both the scent and the flavor once the foam had subsided. There's still a hint of fruit and yeast, but most of what you taste and smell after that is the spice. They use a good balance of spices that aren't strong enough to overpower anything, but give you a nice tingle on your tongue. This, much like the Double Wench that I just reviewed, is a very strong beer in terms of alcohol content. 9%. This puts it within the range of some wines. I think that's why I like this one and the Double Wench so much, they're almost like a good quality wine, but in beer form.
And really, that's what makes beer interesting enough for me to keep coming back to it. It can come in such a wide variety that it starts to overlap with other kinds of drinks. That's also why I brew the meads that I brew. Most of the meads you find on store shelves is sticky-sweet crap. I try to make something different, something that's worth at least trying. And something that some people will like enough to keep coming back for more.
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