No..but really it does, because I remember going to Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream factory when I was like 7 and, although not served there, on multiple occasions I remember getting their Vermonster sundae at friends' birthday parties. Let's see if this lives up to it's name..
Rock Art Brewery - The Vermonster
a 10.% ABV 100 IBU hopped-up Barleywine Ale. Brewed originally for their 10th anniversary, 10%, 100 IBU.. add them up and you get 110lbs of malt per barrel. daaaaaamn. Pours a rich brown with a mellow white head.. booze and thick, sweet malt come through initially - molasses, plum, raisins, figs..brown sugar, faint spice... earthy and a faint hop note follow behind. This is somewhere between a standard Barleywine and an Imperial IPA.. in a weird grey area. It's got a boozy and bitter hop bite, but not quite the body or sweetness you'd expect from a Barleywine.. dry and piney, but slightly rich/sweet. It's akin to say, Double Bastard, but more like it's oft-neglected stepbrother. I wish I could like this, but it's out of balance, not true to style..just doesn't fit for some reason. I hear fresh is hoppier and aged it's maltier.. this must be not aged enough, or aged just a touch too much.. shame
- - 5 Hops
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