Bashah

BrewDog, one of my new fave breweries, and Stone, one of the most amazing breweries (IMHO) join together!  To make, Bashah.

First off, they make me laugh.  The Scots join the bastards and come up with Bashah,

Next, they make me smile.  As I take a read of the bottle Black Belgian Double IPA.  Not like I have any illusion that I know what a Black Belgian Double IPA.  I get actually everything except the Belgian bit.  Was this the yeast they used?  If you keep reading, you will keep laughing.

So, take a whiff.  You will smell so much here.  First off, it is an IPA and smells like one.  But then there is a sweetness and chocolate.  It is also like sticking your nose in a hop bouquet.  The floral bit is strong and good.

Oh, a bit on the appearance.  Yes, its black.  There is a slight brown tinge to the colour.  The off-white tannish head is fairly big from my aggressive pour but dissipates quickly.  Beautiful beer.

Now the fun stuff, the flavour.  There is more going on here than I think I even understand.  The chocolate comes our, a bitter chocolate none of this sweet stuff.  But there is a sweetness, caramel?  And then there is a hoppy bitterness, and then there is a smoked peat hint too.  After tasting that smoked peat full force in BrewDog’s Storm I was quickly able to identify the hint of it here.

This has a medium body and is slightly milky (you know not milk milk but like a milk stout).  For 8.6% the alcohol is fairly hidden.  It is smooth bitter and sweet.

Wow, what a beer.  ★★★★★