Sunday, February 22, 2015

Beer- #xxx - Epic - Epicurean Coffee and Fig Oatmeal Stout - this year last year

#500, and it's a taste-off of two beers, one beer twice, and old beer and a new beer. I'm going to taste again the  2013 version of the Epic - Epicurean Coffee & Fig Oatmeal Stout, and at the same time the 2014 version in a head to head.

Each year a different coffee variety from a different country is used and the figs are handled in a slightly different way.


These are both of 8% ABV,  the beer is 50 IBU things, and that makes 240 calories a serving size, each 750ml bottle contains 4.73 standard drink units.

This is then beer from Epic Brewing Company (NZ) brewed at Steam Brewing Company in the style that is  Imperial Stout and they are in Auckland, New Zealand

The Epicurean series is a celebration of the flavours and aromas that can be found within the diverse range of ingredients that brewers and chefs alike use in their creations.

This beer is a culmination of hours of cerebration, experimentation, ocgitation and libation.

And a sprinkling of dehydrated finesse.


  • 2014 - COFFEE: Columbian Excelso (roasted by L’affare),  whole Turkish Lerida Figs, and Toasted Philippine Coconut

  • 2013 - COFFEE: Wet Process Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee Bean (roasted by L’affare),  Caramelised Dried Turkish Lerida Figs, and Toasted Philippine Coconut



Apart from an early night what cold possibly go wrong?

Aroma

Pour

Initial taste

Similarities

Differences

The pdubyah-o-meter rates this as ? a of its things from the thing.

The double dip review


  1. Am I enjoying it?

  2. Would I have another?

  3. Would I share with a friend on a porch and set the world to rights?



STOUT



Many stouts do not fit the classic "Irish" definition as exemplified by Guinness, either due to their hop or roast rates, or higher gravity (in the case of many American stouts). They are still basic stouts, however, not falling into any of the subclasses.



Previously I've drunk the 2011 - a 9 on the pdubyah-o-meter,  and the 2013 - a 9  on the pdubyah-o-meter, and obviously I  missed a trick in 2012.



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