Beer Review

And now we are back with another review after a little break.  I have a few to post here so these may end up as rapid fire.  Sorry for the slow down folks, bear with me, and I promise we will get back into the swing of things you and I.

Erie Brewing company is one of my favorite collections to drink from.  They have a good selection for every palate, and their beers pair well with food or drinking your face off at a party. 

This sample is the Heritage Alt. from the above mentioned company, and they have done it yet again.  Erie has produced a beer that pushes boldly into both the drinkers and partiers categories, and refuses to budge from both. 

Crack a bottle and inhale deeply.  You will smell bread, freshly baked bread to be exact.  There is very little head or lacing on this beer, which I found to be an interesting characteristic, but it doesn't effect the flavor that spills forth from it's confines.  It's dark red color rolls as smoothly from the bottle as it does the glass.

On first taste, the initial flavor is malty.  Very malty.  It's thick with flavor that holds well in your mouth and coats seemingly all the way down into your belly.  The aftertaste on this beer is sweet and aromatic.  As closely as I can describe as liquid pipe tobacco.  It lingers warmly in your mouth and promises to not overpower, but consistently remind you what it is as you drink it.  You COULD guzzle this beer, by why waste such a wonderful sweet trip through the bottle or glass? 

Needless to say this offering from Erie Brewing is almost a meal in itself.  It has a savory feel to it which would pair well with fresh baked breads or red meat broiled or from the grill.  It stands alone just fine as well, with only a couple of strong flavors, this beer picks a line and sticks with it. 

"A woman drove me to drink, and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."  W.C. Fields