Opening Statement
There is a beast in man that needs to be exercised, not exorcised - Anton LaVey
Sunday, I silently crept into the dark, dank depths of the Beer Hibernation Chamber until I encountered The Beast. Yes, it was time. Mano a mano. One of us would be napping with the fishes and I vowed it would not be me. Oops.
Avery's The Beast is a Grand Cru brew that checks in at 15.07% abv 2009 version). Read that again...15.07% avb. OK, that's just a spanking waiting to happen. Or in football terms, someone missed the entire fourth quarter. I'm not kidding, one minute I am watching a touchdown pass, the next minute I am looking up at two different teams.
The Beast can best be decribed as a sipping beer. Duh. If you opt to purchase one of these, save it for a dark, cold, winter day for The Beast shall strip the chill from your spine. In fact, if I may, it kind of makes you feel like warm honey.
It pours a nice mahogany with minimal head. Immediately, you get your first whiff of alcohol. Yeah, The Beast doesn't mess around. He's coming at you with everything he's got. You can detect the notes of molassess right away. Yeah, someone is in for a battle.
The alcohol literally hits you in the face at first sip. Then it settles down with a sweetness that may be too much for some beer drinkers. Among other things, they pumped this beer up with honey, molasses, turbinado and Belgian candy sugar. It's no wonder that when the sugar rush subsides, the alcohol would smack you upside the head. I had to go out and mow the lawn just to restore my senses, and that was after I missed the fourth quarter...
The Beast was a good experience although I am on the fence regarding whether or not I shall purchase another bottle. It's definitely a beer that can be aged, so perhaps I may place another one in the Chamber to see if I can mellow it out a little. Although, I am not sure if this Beast can be tamed.
Barefoot Tuesday
Nary a soul was stirring as I padded through the neighborhood for 3.55 miles this morning. My second barefoot run on concrete was a bit more rewarding as I shaved just a tad over a minute per mile off my pace from last week. That tells me my feet are becoming more accepting of the concrete.
Listening to: Suicide Blonde - INXS
Closing Argument: I'll proudly say it. I am excited for Windows 7 because I know it will make my blog posts so much better...
