Well, today is March 2nd,
and on this day in 1836, the state of Texas officially broke it ties
with Mexico, and in 2012, I broke my ties with my employer. Sparing
all the boring details, I am glad to not have to walk back into that
office, and now I just need to find a job that offers a decent
salary, and a daily routine that saves me from dread and regret.
To celebrate these acts of liberation I
have popped a couple caps off bottles of Rahr and Sons' Iron Thistle,
a Scottish Style Ale in the tradition of a “wee heavy.”
Pouring out a nice mahogany hue, the
beer forms a nice, light tan head that needs an aggressive pour to
form a substantial head, and leaves a decent, yet somewhat
unimpressive lacing on the pint glass.
Aromas mingling sweet, roasted, caramel
essence greet the drinker with a nice, developed opening and is
balanced by an underlying bitterness of coffee and hops. This essence
is echoed in the flavors of this beer, adding slight chocolate and
floral notes, filling out any holes in the profile of the beverage.
As the beverage is consumed a nice warmth follows down the esophagus
into the gullet.
As my wife articulated with wonderful
brevity, “It's yummy!”
Happy drinking! Prost!
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