West Sixth Snake Eyes Imperial Stout

Some days it feels like i drink a lot of crazy concocted beers, ales and lagers brewed with all manner of extra matter thrown in.  And while i love those, it's also nice to get straight take on a style that just knocks it out of the park.  There's nothing flashy about the Snake Eyes Imperial Stout from Lexington, Kentucky's West Sixth Brewing, but the 11% ABV brew drinks like a perfect beer.  Pouring a dark, chocolaty black with a tan head, the beer smells of chocolate, coffee, toffee, and some hints of dark berries.  The flavor is a malty mix of said chocolate and coffee notes with some added hints of vanilla and light char.  Wonderful.

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Kentucky Peach Barrel Wheat Ale

Very often when i'm shopping for beer, either at the grocery store, or a corner store, or liquor store, or just a place that specializes in craft brews, i'll encounter a brewery rep giving out samples of their wares.  This is always a good thing, and every so often, i'll be swayed to take some home with me.  Such was the case on Saturday at Hamricks Market in Cedar Park, Texas, when i was won over by the Kentucky Peach Barrel Wheat Ale from Alltech Lexington Brewing, a delicious wheat beer brewed with peaches and then aged in bourbon barrels.  Pouring a crisp golden hue with a white and bubbly head, the beer certainly lives up to its namesake, the peach aromas being at the forefront, along with some hints of bread, spice, and bourbon.  The flavor is very similar to the smell, an earthy mix of bread, peach, oak, and bourbon...and somehow it works.  And it proved to be a lovely 8% ABV libation to wind down with on a Saturday night.

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