With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, it might be a good time to bone up on some of the better dark beers in the market.
Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60
Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite
VALUE = exceptional quality for the money
Oliver Brewing Co. “Speed of Darkness” Imperial Russian Stout, 8.5% **1/2
(Deep, dark, rich flavors, coffee, chocolate, molasses, very comforting)
1623 Brewing Co. “Vaccarro’s Cannoli Cowboy” Milk Stout 4.5% **1/2
(Made with cannoli they say, malty, easy drinking, lighter style)
*** BEER OF THE WEEK:
Manor Hill Brewing Porter 5.5%,
(Museum quality porter, almost dense, mellow, off-dry, super)
Dewey Beer Co. “Bake Club” Imperial Stout, 12% (!) **1/2
(Chocolate-coconut cake in a bottle, dessert beer)
Great Lakes Brewing Co. “Edmund Fitzgerald” Porter 6%, **1/2 VALUE
(So mild, it’s al0most a “Session” porter, classic flavors, they nailed it)
All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.
