Strange Land Grand Cru MMXVII Belgian Quad

I am a big supporter of Belgian Quads, and i've got to admit that the style is probably my favorite kind of beer.  And so, i try as many as i can find.  Austin's Strange Land Brewery's Grand Cru MMXVII Belgian Quad was one of the more recent.  Clocking in at 8.7% ABV, the beer pours an almost rose-tinted, transparent black, or deep, dark amber with a white head and smells of cherries, dark fruit, molasses, and some hints of oak and cognac.  The flavor is sweet, the fruit notes up front and center with some secondary yeast and malt flavors behind.  Not a bad little brew.

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Strange Land Austinite Pilz

It's summer.  And here in central Texas, we've reached the unbearably hot stretch we have to contend with every August.  Hot.  Humid.  Sticky.  Miserable.  And so we drink beer.  It's what we have to do.  I recently tried to beat the heat with the recent Austinite Pilz.  Strange Land Brewery's proclaimed "postmodern take" on the pilsner is quite unlike any i've had before.  The beer pours a hazy gold with a nice frothy head, and carried aromas of bread and tart.  At first taste, the beer is almost citrus sweet and lightish bodied, but then it finishes a little more bitter on the back end.  In a lot of ways it had some wit characteristics to it, like some mad beer scientist combined a wit and a pilsner, and that's just fine with me.  This very sessionable 5% ABV brew did the trick on a hot summer day.

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Strange Land Brewery Atholl Brose Scotch Ale

I'm in the process of moving, and let me tell you, it sucks a big one.  At least i've got beer to get me through the aches and pains i keep racking up.  Strange Land Brewery is one of the latest providers of liquid heaven to open its doors in the Austin area, and from what i've been able to try thus far, they know what they're doing.  The Atholl Brose Scotch Ale is a strong and tasty dark brew to put an end to an evening with.  Pouring a dark brown with off-white head, this 8.9% ABV beer smells oats, malt, and whiskey.  The oat and whiskey flavors are very present with hints of honey to liven things up.  I would love one of these after i finish packing some stuff up tonight.

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