HAD 96: Mead
Hear ye, hear ye! Lords and Ladies of the drink, we gather together today to discuss that sweetest of beverages, Mead! Okay, I can’t keep this up, and it’s a disservice to mead to label it a just a thing for Renaissance fairs. It’s more than just something to wash giant turkey legs down . . . now I’m hungry. Focus Bob, because it’s time to talk about that oldest of alcohols, and have a drink.
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WHAT WE’RE DRINKING:
Brittany
Beverage: Sipp Sparkling Organics
Summer Pear - pear, green tea, and honey
Justin
Beer: Wootstout
Brewery: Stone
Style: russian imperial
ABV: 11.5%
Untappd Score:4.16
Brewery’s description: Brewed with pecans, wheat, & rye, with one quarter aged in bourbon barrels. Brewed at Stone Brewing Company with Greg Koch, Drew Curtis (Fark) and Wil Wheaton.
Christopher
Beer: Miles Davis' Bitches Brew
Brewery: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9%
IBUs: 38
Beer Advocate Score:4.18/5
Brewery’s description: In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis' 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, we've created our own Bitches Brew -- a bold, dark beer that's a fusion of three threads of imperial stout and one thread of honey beer with gesho root. It's a gustatory analog to Miles' masterpiece.