of Whisky, Turkey & Monkey。。。

感恩节和圣诞节都是有火鸡和美酒的季节。

对火鸡大餐的兴趣不大。这里讲的TURKEY是来自美国肯德基州的wild turkey bourbon barrel aged Stout by Anderson Valley.刚巧在接近感恩节时候喝到。

长成一串的名称，简单说就是经过威士忌桶浸泡酿制的黑啤。

对威士忌有兴趣的都知道在苏格兰酿的威士忌叫WHISKY，爱尔兰酿的叫WHISKEY，在美国酿的威士忌不叫威士忌，叫BOURBON。基本是同中有异，像泰国人说的same same but different。

肯德基火鸡黑啤的酒精度是6.9%，比印象中跟威士忌扯上关系的啤酒显得很“轻”。

开瓶后，味道没有浓厚威士忌痕迹，口感是有那么一点点烈酒的香料影响，不过无论是刚入口或是余味，都显得很“轻”，属于容易喝的黑啤。

同一天喝的还有来自美国的金猴，是比利时修道院酿法的TRIPLE ALE，Golden Monkey by Victory，出于需要转换口味的选择。 

虽然TRIPLE酿法是比利时人的骄傲，不过，来自美国的猴子也不差，爽口微甜之余也有啤酒花带来的轻微甘苦。作为开场或中场啤酒都是不错的选择。

“火鸡黑啤”之后不久，上星期喝到另外一瓶由苏格兰CRAFT BEER 酿酒师 BREWDOG 所泡制的威士忌桶浸酿San Diego Scotch Ale。

这是不同风格的瓶子，味道，口感，余味，酒精度（9%）都比较浓，不是浓厚烈酒味那种，而是醇厚果香，朗姆酒，焦糖等等，属于慢尝味道更好的啤酒。

ratebeer link for wild turkey bourbon barrel aged Stout by Anderson Valley:-
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/anderson-valley-wild-turkey-bourbon-barrel-stout/199689/

ratebeer link for Victory Golden Monkey:-
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/victory-golden-monkey/630/

ratebeer link for San Diego Scotch Ale by Brewdog:-
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/brewdog--ballast-point-san-diego-scotch-ale/183313/

Recent weeks had seen a bit of change in beer preference personally, was trying out different style of beers, slightly away from the "dark side" of black IPA, porter and imperial stout.

I had a bit of Whisky, a turkey and a monkey lately.

San Diego scotch ale by Brewdog was the whisky casks aged beer I had very recently.

At 9% ABV, this bottle is relatively easy going, with distinct dark fruits, rum, burned malt taste lingering on the palate, and thought it taste better as it gets warmer from initial ice cold condition.

for a small 330 ml bottle, this is one scotch ale you could drink all by yourself and would not feel too full or too "thick" to finish off. (of course it would still be good to share, drink less taste more!)

This is the second bottle of whisky/bourbon aged beer that i had in the past two weeks.

The other one was a "cold turkey' .

it was very close to thanksgiving when i had wild turkey bourbon barrel aged Stout by Anderson Valley.

for those who are into whisky/bourbon, this would certainly give a very clear picture on the style,taste,aroma of the stout. I mean expect something rather strong in terms of smell, taste and alcohol content for a beer brewed this way.

i was a little surprise to find that this 'turkey stout' is rather mild, at 6.9% ABV. as for the aroma, taste, mouth feel, after taste, would say its basically all in the mild side. In fact a very easy to drink barrel aged beer, especially if you consider the word "bourbon". 

Second beer of the afternoon, having finished off the cold turkey with a friend, we decided to try out a Golden Monkey by Victory brewing company.

Golden Monkey is a Belgian style triple abbey ale with 9.5% ABV.
As with all triple beers, the ABV is usually on the higher side, this one is no exception. 

The golden monkey indeed does taste very smooth, a little fruity sweetness with a hint of spices, easy to drink yet never feel flat as a beer. Personally thought this beer is good to drink as 1st beer or change of palate kind of beer.

Cheers!

Welcome to the Dark Side

我比较喜欢黑。

说的是啤酒颜色。

比较浅色的啤酒当然也有很好选择。不过，个人喜好比较多些倾向于Stout, Porter, black IPA,Strong ales or Russian imperial stout这些黑色瓶子。

最近在本地喝到比利时酿酒大师De Struise 的Black Albert ，这是酒精度13%的黑啤。不过入口完全感受不到浓厚酒精味，相反地非常醇香，顺滑，有变化，有点“危险”的佳酿。跟之前喝过来自荷兰JOPEN酿酒厂黑啤Jopen Meesterstuk 2012的10%酒精度相比，酒精口感的分别很大。荷兰酿的黑啤一入口就能感受浓厚酒精味，像是一开始就提醒你 “嘿，看着喝，这是高酒精啤酒”。

Black Albert 的口感变化层次丰富。唯一问题是喝完了应该需要等一段时间才能在本地找到。

喝Black Albert 几个礼拜之前有幸在本地尝味来自丹麦魔术师的Beer Geek Brunch Weasal by Mikkeller。

对咖啡有研究的应该都知道什么是“猫屎咖啡”。BGBW就是用这个很贵的咖啡豆酿成啤酒的。

入口完全是浓郁的咖啡香。或许不是很恰当的比喻，不过可以想象喝本地咖啡乌的感觉，然后变成加了“丝”的牛奶香滑，再来是烤咖啡豆加烤可可加巧克力加果香等等味道。。

虽然个人比较喜好早餐系列的Beer Geek Breakfast，不过久久没能在本地再次喝到早餐版本的时候，BRUNCH版本的BGBW基本可以大大的满足对早餐系列的等待。

是时候把早餐带回来了。

Black Albert :-http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/struise-black-albert/77305/
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel :-http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-brunch-weasel/97034/
Beer Geek Breakfast:-http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-breakfast/53853/

Yes.

I prefer the dark side a bit more when it comes to beers(though i do enjoy some very good lighter color ones).

Over the past 2-3 years, i have had the opportunities to sample some really good dark color beers be it a stout, porter, black IPA,strong ales or Russian imperial stout.

Black Albert by De Struise of Belgium, as well as Beer Geek Brunch Weasal by Mikkeller of Denmark were two very nice dark beers tasted here in KL recently.

Black Albert, an imperial stout with ABV of 13%, however, it does not show its heavy alcohol content at all, unlike for examples Jopen Meesterstuk 2012 from Holland (which somehow is available in selected supermarket locally) although with the lower ABV of 10%, the Jopen version of Imperial Stout would immediately strike you with very strong alcohol mouth feel within the first or second sip.

The smoothness of Black Albert makes it "dangerously" very easy to drink though along the way the complexity of the beer keeps flourishing your taste bud.

Few weeks before tasting Black Albert, I was happy to know that Beer Geek Brunch Weasel is available locally, since one of my personal favorites is Beer Geek Breakfast which i have not had for quite a while, the Brunch version would be timely thirst quencher. 

First sip of Beer Geek Brunch Weasel was very "Kao"( a Hokkien word meaning Thick). Indeed it's a bit like having your local cuppa Kopi O(black coffee), rich coffee aroma, but smooth on the palate, not overpowering at all at 10.9% ABV, and of course the taste does not just stop at black coffee but evolve into more of chocolate,malt, vanilla,silky milk smoothness....but yes, essentially it's still the expensive  "cat poop coffee beans"!

BGBW did not disappoint at all, in fact it is a very good "replacement" to my favorite breakfast version for now(in an ideal world, it would be nice to have both breakfast and brunch available side by side)

I always have breakfast in the morning, but i cant get hold of the beer version for a long while since the last bottle...

Time to bring back the breakfast....

Champagne & Wine in a Beer

我们都知道香槟，葡萄酒。

口感很像香槟，白葡萄酒的啤酒？本地来说之前应该没听说过，更是没喝过。

Nelson Sauvignon是丹麦酿酒师Mikkeller的顽皮之作，巧妙的开了香槟，葡萄酒这些听起来。一般人印象中“比较高级”的瓶子一个不小的玩笑。

要如何把啤酒这个“平民饮料”变成口感丰富的香槟白酒混合体，技术层面有多难我这个只是会喝一点的普通人不懂，只知道入口就能感受到香槟才会有的独特绵密气泡，白葡萄酒的果香微酸/干涩，以及啤酒自身的醇香泡沫感。

这样的啤酒口味不是我熟悉的，刚入口时也有“呃？”的问号冒出来，是好奇的，不是吃到难吃东西的那种反应，是喝到新鲜佳酿好感滋生出来的问号，想知道这一口之后还会有什么变化跑出。

如果你有需要庆祝的理由，又不想喝香槟白酒红酒之类的，这会是很好的选择。

是的，Nelson Sauvignon的瓶子包装和香槟没分别，开瓶时也会有“POP”的一声“香槟音效”。

ratebeer link on Nelson Sauvignon:-
 http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-nelson-sauvignon/115037/

Fancy a bubbly champagne this Xmas?

or maybe something different, something uniquely combined the best of champagne, sauvignon blanc and beer in a bottle?

Shared a bottle of Nelson Sauvignon recently, brewed by Mikkeller, personally i thought this is kind of naughty idea to combine the characteristic of "the noble's drinks"of champagne & wine into "the commoner's drink" of beer.

For sure i would not know how difficult it is technically to brew champagne & wine into a beer, or should i say a beer that taste like champagne & white wine, the only thing I know is that it makes you go "Hmmm...." after the first sip, and more anticipation pop out waiting for the taste, mouth feel to change.

From the mouth feel, one could taste the unique bubbles of a champagne, dryness usually only associated with champagne & wine, the fruitiness and sourness of sauvignon blanc, as well as the smooth bubbly taste of a beer.

This is not a bottle where the taste and aroma is something im familiar with, but it is a very nice new taste for the palate, probably not a casual/everyday drinking bottle, but hey, if you are in the mood to "POP" open and listen to the sound of a Champagne bottle but prefer a Beer, then this is it....not only the bottle is pack like a Champagne bottle, the sound of 'POP' is there too...

cheers.

annoucement-- FB page is born

BLOG上面子书了。

主要是可以让更多人看到，有想交流的朋友也可以上来聊聊。


FB address:-https://www.facebook.com/craftbeer.art.7

As mentioned in the title, this Blog has now on FB, mainly to provide another channel where people could find out about this blog, a well as meeting more people who also like craft beers,,,,

cheers.

Check first? or bloody Drink first?

这是个什么资料按下键盘就跳出来的时代。

各种各样资讯，吃的喝的，玩的无聊的。。随便按随便看。

就像看美食指南或旅游指南那样，CRAFT BEER也有可以参考的资讯，个人主要看ratebeer.com, 偶尔也看beeradvocate.com.

忘了什么时候开始，只要看到或听到自己没喝过的，都会上ratebeer 查看，有时候也会根据资料决定喝什么不喝什么。

这样子好吗？有时候会觉得干嘛要一直查看，喝酒不就是要自己尝味了才知道吗？

一直查看资料才决定喝不喝什么有点像出去旅游时候一直根据资料才决定去哪里，吃什么。。完全跟足时间表/计划书行事的样子，会发现不是那么有趣，甚至累，会失去随意走随意看的怡然，也失去意外发现的乐趣。

上ratebeer查看别人对某瓶酒的意见资料总评分不是坏事，只是如果每次都只是要看到评分100/100满分的酒才选喝，那就很有问题。

那样选酒的不了解什么是尝味精神，比较像是为评分才喝的，说白点就是虚荣心。（放上面书推特博文比较“威”呗）

有留心看ratebeer的会发现，有时候同一瓶酒，会有完全不同的意见出现。有一定程度/经验的品酒人也会发现，有时候在ratebeer拿100/100满分的酒未必会是合你口味或是你喜欢的，相对的，一些在ratebeer或beeradvocate没有太高分，甚至还没有评分的啤酒，很可能是你蛮喜欢或很不错的酒。

其实喝CRAFT BEER和吃东西一样，都根据个人选择，每个人口味不同，就像面对榴莲，有的人爱的不得了，有人远远闻到就跑，有人喜欢甜味，有人喜欢苦味，有喜欢带点酒味的。。不过，前提都是，要试试看才知道。

不吃榴莲或只根据别人意见就决定不吃榴莲的人永远不会知道是什么滋味。

同样的，只完全根据别人意见就决定不喝某瓶子的，可能就那样错过了一瓶会喜欢或真不错的酒。

下次遇到不是那么熟悉的啤酒瓶子，要先查看还是就试试喝看？

我两个都做。未必先查看，有时就直接先尝味再说。

不是说喝酒吗？ 怎能变成只是“查酒”呢？

When faced with a new beer, do you drink first? or check for ratings first before deciding?

There are essentially ratebeer.com & beeradvocate.com that one could check for information and ratings of most beers.

Not sure since when but think i have developed a almost habitual ritual of checking on ratebeer.com before, during or after drinking a beer, especially with beers i have not tried before.

Is that necessary? i do ask myself at times.

Beer drinking is essentially about  DRINKING & TASTING beers rather than check on technical aspects, comments, or ratings, then only drink(or not drink) a particular beer.

Don't get me wrong, checking for information of a certain beer before deciding to part with your money is nothing wrong, but if one always only check to see if the beer is rated 100/100 then only consumed, i say this is not true craft beer drinking but more of a vanity drinker( showing those 100/100 on FB, Tweet, Blog do look good...)

Beer drinking, is a bit like travelling, if you follow 100% of what the guide books says about what to eat, where to visit and what to do during your travel, you would somehow found out that following 100% what the guide books says can be tiring, boring, or at times misleading, it could spoil your holidays because following squarely would make it very rigid, as if you have a working schedule/time table to catch up, its highly likely that you would miss the fun of unexpected discoveries along the way.

Same goes for ratebeer.com, no doubt it is a good thing that we all can check on what other drinkers have to say about a certain beer, but on hind sight, isn't beer drinking is all about what  YOU have tasted rather than what others have?

As we read on comments, opinions about a certain beer on ratebeer, very often we can find very contradicting ideas, opinions about a certain beer, because everyone has got different liking about the character/s of a certain beer.

Its like eating Durians(the king of fruits), some people love it to dead, some can't even stand near it. Some love the ever popular D24, but for me D24 is like a a very fat sweet potato, it would not be on my list of  favorite Durians.

I have found out from my own as well as others tasting experiences that we do not love certain 100/100 rated beers. On the contrary, some lower ratings beers would easily make the top 20 beers list, In the end, a guide should only be a guide, NOT deciding what we drink or not drink.

We have been told that one's candy could be another one's bitter pill, we all have different taste, preferences when it comes to beers, so why let others decide what we should or should not try?

Just like those who do not eat durians, or do not eat because they are told how "bad' the fruit taste or smell, if we decide not to drink a particular beer because of no ratings, low ratings or what others say on ratebeer or beeradvocate, then we will never know how it would actually taste or smell like....

That could mean missing out on a nice beer.

Next time when faced with a new beer, what do you do? check or drink first?

I will do both, not necessarily check first.

After all, beers are created for drinking, not for "checking out"....

DARK LORD....and more

第四次去Craftheads是个星期五傍晚。

之前酒保说帮我留个位，也没怎么在意，去了才知道，原来星期五那么快就整个酒吧满满的都是品酒人。

这是在东京的最后一个傍晚，也一早就订了·2009年的DARK LORD。一起赏味的英国人朋友NEIL说，这瓶应该是亮点。

当天一起喝的还有NEIL的日本籍妻子，也是很有品酒经验的同道中人。

在开始喝“摇滚级”瓶子之前，三个人分别各自叫了一杯ON TAPS的啤酒。

我选了日本当地JOHANNA酿酒厂的EARL GREY beer，是的，就是茶种，非常清新容易喝的一小杯。
ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/johana-earl-grey/119299/

第一瓶是NEIL选的OLD VISCOSITY (美国的Port Brewing酿）,这是旧式威士忌口味的啤酒，也有咖啡黑巧克力味，非常有层次感。
ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/port-brewing-old-viscosity/19220/

喝完，问下大家第二瓶喝什么时候，反应是“把黑魔王”请出来吧！

好吧，那就“DARK LORD" 呗。

一拿出来，感觉就是瓶子很引人注目，因为包装是用不同颜色的蜡纸代表不同年份。2009 年的是白色。

花了点时间拍开瓶前后的照片后，终于酒在杯里了。第一口喝下感觉是“酱油味！”。。然后开始变化，综合那天晚上我和伙伴们的口感，变化之多，可以说是几乎每一口都会有不一样感觉。。有醋，豆，巧克力，麦芽，薏米，咖啡，威士忌, 焦糖等等不同味道。。虽然感觉五味杂陈，不是很能够掌握，不过可以肯定的是，黑魔王，盛名在外是有道理的。我的品酒伙伴们基本是喝一口赞一下，非常认同黑王的魔力！
ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dark-lord-russian-imperial-stout/15917/

喝完黑魔王之后，肯定需要一瓶可以让口味稍微“下来”的啤酒，我的直接反应是“开ADAM吧”, 觉得应该可以把魔王拉下来，结果，黑魔王很霸道，一直在霸占味觉。一直小口喝了第六口左右，ADAM的应有味道才算全跑出来（Adam之前有介绍，现在不重复了）
ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hair-of-the-dog-adam/568/

因为ADAM是很小瓶装的，三个人分享其实也就一小杯，所以提议再来最后一瓶，由NEIL选，他选了我没有想到的THE LOST ABBEY CARNEVALE SAISON.

这其实是一瓶我没有想过会那么恰到好处的SAISON，口感复杂，清爽。可以说是完美的“结束酒”。当然，可能之前喝的三瓶都起了铺排口感味觉的作用，让CARNEVALE在最后喝的时候很恰当的缓和，满足了需要“下来一点点”的心理和口感。（之前BLOG文也写过SAISON 和CARNEVALE，有兴趣可以看看旧文）
ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-carnevale-2009-/107389/

总结这几晚去Craftheads寻宝的感觉，有点像去了一个很厉害的摇滚音乐节，每天看到听到的都是非常高水准的乐队/歌手，有时候会觉得不够， WANT MORE， 可是同时也很清楚一下子太多好东西挤在一起也不是件好事，还是应该分开时间段，慢慢赏味才对得起这些好酒， 对得起自己的味蕾。

对我来说，Craftheads就是藏宝箱，虽然要飞6个小时，只要有机会，肯定要再去。至于曼谷12月就要开的Mikeller Bar, 虽然应该也会很精彩，直觉是两家会很不同风格藏酒，所以，曼谷要去，可是东京更加要去，因为，Mikeller的创办人之一，酿酒界的ROCK STAR Mikkel先生上次在吉隆坡的时候说过，他在东京的时候，去Craftheads喝到凌晨三点钟！

Friday evening earlier this month was the last evening of my trip to Tokyo, and specifically Craftheads.

Prior arrangements been made to meet up with Neil & his wife for the 4th and last visit to Craftheads. Neil is an Englishman in Tokyo and write a lot about beers while his Japanese wife is in no way lesser an experience craft beer lover.

Unlike my 3 previous visit, the place was jam packed very early on( no wonder the bar tender was kind enough to reserve a table for us when told the date and time we are coming during my previous visit)

the three of us started with each having something from the taps, I had a very light and pleasing Earl Grey beer by Johanna, a Japanese brew, nice glass to start with.

ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/johana-earl-grey/119299/

and then the bottles game started...

ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/port-brewing-old-viscosity/19220/

Old Viscosity by Port Brewing was the first chosen one by Neil.
For me the taste was coffee,dark chocolate,malty..smooth one to go one half or two notch up the palate...

And then it's time for a second bottle, i pop the question"what's next?"...and almost immediately and unanimously the answer was" bring on the DARK LORD!"

And so entered the Dark Lord 2009, well, it was almost like waiting for a rock star to go on stage, all three of us were like waiting with bated breath...:)

After a good few minutes spend on taking the "souvenir photos" of "before and after" opened bottle, there it was, sitting pure dark, no head whatsoever in the glasses.

ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dark-lord-russian-imperial-stout/15917/

The next very long minutes were basically spend on savouring, trying to figure out what is the next taste, aroma that comes out from the glass of dark monster...I remember I said "soy sauce, vinegar, whisky..." and both Mr & Mrs Neil were saying a whole host of other taste and smells...one thing was certain, for every sip the dark forces changes it's character almost every time!  

Personally, i have to admit that very heavy Russian imperial stout is probably a bit too heavy/complex for my palate, especially one that bend more towards the wine and spirits direction. But I have to say this one is worth the hype(and price :)

ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hair-of-the-dog-adam/568/

looking for something to change the palate, i suggested the tried and cherished Adam by Hair of the Dog, a small bottle just to try and change the mouth feel.

Well, the dark forces is never easily beaten, that's exactly what Adam must have felt! for the first 5-6 sip, the Dark Lord was still very much in control of the palate, Adam was fighting hard. It was only after the 6th sip that the full flavor of Adam came out in full.

ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-carnevale-2009-/107389/

Because Adam was such a small bottle, we decided to have the customary" one for the road"( well for some this could mean no end and no sight of the road until perhaps after another 4 or 5 or 6..?:)

Neil did the honor of choosing and what a gem it was!

Carnevale Saison by The Lost Abbey was the chosen one and i must say it was actually a perfect fit for the palate, one i suspect might have "benefited" from the earlier "build up process" with  heavier beers, but whatever it might be, for a Saison it really taste very complex and pleasant,

It was a perfect bottle to end the 4 very pleasing yet at times "difficult"( due to selection issue, which one to drink, which one to skip for now..) visits to Craftheads.

The 4 visit is almost like attending a rock music festivals with all the big name, hard hitting bands playing in front of you non-stop, it was so good, yet, at times you felt surreal that this is the treasure place you have found but can only have so many(or so much) while you there....  

For now( and i suspect for a long long while too), Craftheads is my definitive place to be whenever i have the chance to visit Tokyo. Yes, Mikeller bar is opening soon with shorter flying time to Bangkok, that is a must visit too but i do think the two bars is not only far apart in terms of flying distances, but would also be in terms of beers served/stored.

The rock star of craft brews, Mikkel of Mikkeller himself said when he was in KL recently, that Craftheads was the place he went to while in Tokyo, "drinking until 3am ..."  

I shall be back( missed out totally on The Bruery's beer which Craftheads carry...and lots more....)

Treasure hunt---the search continues

在涉谷找到Craftheads对很喜欢CRAFT BEER的人来说会是一件很开心的事。

原因很简单。因为收藏的美国“摇滚"级佳酿实在多。

所以去了第一晚之后就知道一定还要多去几次，当然不可能都试完这家的藏酒，能尝多少算多少呗。

以下是第二和第三晚赏味过的好酒：-
1) In the name of suffering( black IPA by Three Floyd)
 ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-in-the-name-of-suffering/201016/
个人感觉：- 没有想象中好，跟喝过的其他瓶子比较觉得有一点单调。很苦，不过口感不太复杂。

2) Wee Heavy( scotch ale by Alesmith)
 ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-wee-heavy-scotch-ale/2489
个人感觉：- 太好喝了。香滑顺口之后的口感是威士忌辣味。

3) Speedway Stout ( by Alesmith)
 ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-speedway-stout/14232/

个人感觉：-咖啡，可可, 香料的复杂，非常圆润口感。

4)  Dreadnaught( imperial IPA by Three Floyd) 
 ratebeer:-http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dreadnaught-imperial-ipa/8933/

个人感觉：-水果的清新,然后就是IPA该有的复杂苦味。

5) Cherry Adam( strong ale by Hair of the Dog)
 ratebeer:0 http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hair-of-the-dog-cherry-adam-from-the-wood/91682/

个人感觉：- 樱桃果香带一点点果酸，带有木桶成熟啤酒独特酒香。

第二和第三晚都是很开心的品酒经历。当然，还有第四晚的文字很快会再写。第四晚也是在CRAFTHEADS“朝拜”的最后一晚，当天的其中一瓶是大名鼎鼎的DARK LORD 2009年版。

很快再聊。

It was only after a few days only did i pop my head into Craftheads for more treasure hunt.

On the 2nd Visit I did 2 bottles:-
1) In the name of suffering( black IPA by Three Floyd)
  ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-in-the-name-of-suffering/201016/
personal note:- a little disappointed as i was comparing this bottle to some of other black IPA i have tasted, it's very hoppy but probably it.

2) Wee Heavy( scotch ale by Alesmith)
 ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-wee-heavy-scotch-ale/2489/
personal note:- this bottle light up the taste bud, Im not a big fan of scotch ale but this is one hell of a bottle, really nice...and as the name suggest...a wee bit heavy too...

on the 3rd Visit, started with another of Alesmith bottles:-
1) Speedway Stout ( by Alesmith)
 ratebeer:- http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-speedway-stout/14232/
personal note:- for a stout, this one is creamy, smooth. taste coffee/mocha-ish....with whisky and spices after taste. Damn good.

2) Dreadnaught( imperial IPA by Three Floyd) 
 ratebeer:-http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dreadnaught-imperial-ipa/8933/
personal note:- full of fruity freshness, and hoppy after taste..Nice one.

3) Cherry Adam(  strong ale by Hair of the Dog)
 ratebeer:0 http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hair-of-the-dog-cherry-adam-from-the-wood/91682/
personal note:-last beer of the evening, wanted a beer to come down but this is a beer too good to "come down" at all...LOL...

Both 2nd & 3rd Visit were basically a beer geek's most simple pleasure, i.e. to have found a place stocked with awesome collections. Only problem is i could only drink so much(or little?) on each visit.

Will write about the 4th and last visit of the trip to Craftheads soon. It was to be the highlight of the visit as a bottle of 2009 Dark Lord by Three Floyd was booked and waiting to be savoured.  

to be continued....