Acopon Homunculus

We spent some of yesterday afternoon out in the Texas hill country for a friend's housewarming party.  So naturally on the drive back i dipped into the pride of Dripping Springs, Acopon Brewing, for a crowler or two.  Homunculus is a British dark mild, and pours a brownish black with a minimal white head.  The easy drinking 3.5% ABV brew smells of malts and molasses, those same notes hitting the tongue along with some hints of chocolate and mild tea.  What a lovely way to close out the weekend.

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Whistle Punk English Mild

In general, i'm a beer after noon kind of guy, though when vacation mode kicks in, sometimes that internal rule gets thrown to the wind, particularly when i come across something that just works for breakfast.  And that brings us to the English Mild from Spokane's Whistle Punk Brewing.  The 3.9% brew pours a lovely transparent and amber-ish brown with a white head and smells of lightly roasted malts, bread, and some very subtle hints of florals, herbs, and tea.  The flavor is earthy and  just slightly bitter, but with hints of caramel and plum, and the aforementioned herbal notes giving the brew an unsweetened tea feel, both in taste and the overall light mouthfeel, a wonderful accompaniment to any breakfast.

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