Easter Drinking

It's Easter time!

Happy Easter fellow drinkers.

Hope you are having a nice break/ not working too hard, I’m working most of the long weekend so I feel your pain. In between though I’ve been getting in the Easter mood and eating a lot of chocolate.

I’ve also found the perfect drink for Easter.

Image from Saint John Craft Beer Facebook page

La Sirene Praline Belgium Chocolate Stout from Victoria, Australia.

It was on tap at Saint John Craft Beer, I had to go and sample it before the keg ran dry, stout is usually a darker and richer feeling drink. The smell of this stout before I even tried it got me excited, a very chocolatey feel to it, the taste is what you would imagine. The chocolate taste overpowers the stout and makes it something easy and pleasant to drink. After a couple of schooners I got a Canimal of it to take home.

The Canimal

An awesome feature of Saint John, choose a beer they have on tap and they fill a 946ml can of it and seal it to drink later.

Another great Easter drink!

Imperial Chocolate Stout.

After I drank the last of the chocolate stout at the bar I heard about a special batch out in the back bar, made by the same brewery, the Imperial version is stronger and it is also amazing in every way.

In case you were wondering what Imperial meant in beers

“The term "imperial" was used in the 1800's for beer (usually stout) that was brewed in England but then shipped to Russia - specifically the imperial court of Russia! Brewers later started using the term more generally to indicate their top-of-the-line luxury beers.

With beers coming from American craft brewers these days, "imperial" is an indication that the beer is going to be big and bold regardless of the style. The hops and malts used during brewing are doubled or even tripled, and the resulting beer can pack quite an alcoholic punch ranging from 8% to 12% ABV.” http://www.thekitchn.com/beer-labeling-what-does-imperi-112370

Cheers,

Dave

La Sirene make Belgian and French style ales