so as i was sitting down...

and enjoying a beer the other day it hit me. why not put up reviews of beers that i have tasted? so why not indeed? it is the understanding that beer is a very important part of the single speed culture, so since it is important to the single speeder, then it is relevant to me here...

a friend of mine stated a couple of weeks ago that he was thinking about doing the local beer tour here in our area. i thought about doing it with him, until i remembered why i stopped doing it. but then he suggested about just doing the new ones on the tour rather than the ones we have done so many years in a row. however; still the problem remains about going to the same establishment to have a beer. now my new thought...just buy different beers at my local shop and drink them. well his retort was, 'what if you get a beer you don't like?' valid; however that same thing may happen at the bar, and i wouldn't have paid as much for it. checkmate.

so that is what i'm doing. choosing beers from my local beer store that i've never had before, and writing my reviews on them.

so what i plan on doing is giving information about the beer as far as brewery, taste, aroma, and appearance. even giving some information about beer itself.

so here we go...beer one...

here we have black sheep ale from black sheep brewery from yorkshire england. this brewery is only eleven years old. the brewery was originally called 'sheep brewery' for the sheep that have always been in the area; however the name was swiftly changed to 'black sheep brewery' to beef up the name a bit.

the beer is an ale. now what does that mean? well, it is brewed from barley malt and hops. in this process the yeast rises to the top of the fermentation tank, rather than falling to the bottom, as with other beers.

the appearance of the beer was a rich brown; which leads me to believe that it was more of a scotch ale. the aroma was very strong and hoppy. i have to say i enjoyed the smell greatly; however the taste left something to be desired. there was not a lot of taste to this beer, at least compared to the aroma. i believed with the strong aroma, i'd get a strong taste, but not. as i drank the ale, i noticed a very strong bitter after taste; which bothered me greatly. this might have been a descent beer on a hot summer day, but that after taste is not something i would want on a hot summer day.

needless to say i did not enjoy this beer. it left my palate empty. if by changing their name to 'black' sheep to 'boost' their image, it didn't work. kant stated that 'being' is not a real predicate, meaning that you cannot 'define things' into existence, and i believe that is what they were trying to do with this beer here. change the name, and it will give more of an existence.

conclusion: will not buy again.

so there you go. i hope this helps beer drinkers choose something different next time they are out. so often have a beer now and then, so i should be putting up many more posts like this of beers i have had and enjoyed, and new beers. if you have any suggests about what i should taste, or something that you'd like to see, somehow i can make my reviews better; let me know.

namaste...