Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Broo Doo Harvest Ale

Had to let this sit out of the fridge for like an hour so it would warm up enough for me to taste all the hops this claims to have. A bit funky, but what do you expect with a troll on the label! Floral potpourri on the whiff and taste. Hops are a flower, after all. And fresh, not kilned, is the tagline on the label. Not as much citrus as I had hoped, but definitely hoppy in an unusual way, and unusual is good. FFF's motto is "We're not normal!" Even not what I expected, this is a good drinking beer. I like it, but at $10 a bomber, I don't see myself craving this again. But try it if you like hops, and are in the mood for a different take on "hop flavor". ID

22 oz bottle,  80 IBU, 7% ABV (again from the website: come on Floyds, put this info on the bottle!)
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, IN
purchased togo at their Brewpub


Gumballhead

I've been gone awhile. Not that I've stopped drinking new beers! Just the damn Blogger app on my Android phone now crashes whenever I try to take a picture of a beer and make a post. Ughhh! Anyway, sitting at a desktop here, cause I have too many good beers in the fridge to drink without rating!

Alright, this is one, of many to come, from my home-base brewery, FFF. Went a long time before having a Gumballhead, cause as a "wheat beer" it is a flavor I tend to avoid, unless there's literally nothing else on the menu. This should be promoted as the anti-wheat beer, wheat beer! It is crisp and clear with a strong hop bitterness which just demolishes the normal wheat beer grainy sweetness. And with a respectable alcohol content to boot. Of the weird beers I keep around, Gumball head seems to be a crowd-pleaser every time. So I buy it by the case! MB

12 oz bottle, 35 IBU, 5.6% ABV (from website not label)
Three Floyds Brewing, LLC
Munster, IN
purchased togo at their Brewpub