Evil Twin - Yin (part one)

Evil Twin Brewing
Brewed at BrewDog
Style: Imperial Stout
Valby, Denmark                        
I didn't split the two (yin and Yang) but would like to knock out both reviews first.  Then I will spit the two imperials and describe the "black and tan."

Black with a small brown creamy lumpy head. A large amount of fresh ground espresso on the nose, along with a good deal of chocolate, a bit of acidic burnt malts, perhaps some caramel, and some fruity/berrylike notes. Just a hint of alcohol as it warms to room temperature. The flavour is, as expected, packed with coffee, and along with the burnt malts, it gives this ale quite a bit of bitterness. This is nicely balanced by a healthy dose of sweet chocolate. Semidry finish. It’s fairly thick bodied, with soft but generous carbonation. Coats the mouth pretty well. All in all, this is nothing new or exciting, but it’s damn well made. Great balance, tons of flavour, and nothing fans of imp stouts wouldn’t love.

Hop what? Hopslam!

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Starting with six different hop varietals added to the brew kettle &  culminating with a massive dry-hop addition of Simcoe hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale  possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repetoire. Selected specifically because of their aromatic qualities, these Pacific Northwest varieties contribute a pungent blend of grapefruit, stone fruit, and floral notes. A generous malt bill and a solid dollop of honey provide just enough body to keep the balance in check, resulting in a remarkably drinkable rendition of the Double India Pale Ale style.

What I get:
Cloudy orange color.  Aroma of floral and citrus--especially grapefruit-- hops.  Flavor like a grapefruit bomb--very zesty and bracing, with some tangerine, but not all that bitter.  Body comprised more of a lighter cookie malt than the richer caramel/toffee malt of other 2IPAs. Leaves a mild "citrus oil" finish on the tongue. Actually quite resfreshing.

Mean manalishi iipa

650 ml bottle.

Pours a beautiful dark mahogany colour with a thick, slightly off-white head. Leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of tropical fruits, floral hops and strong mandarin orange. Flavour of pleasant floral hops, sweet caramel malts, toffee, grapefruit and pine needles. Medium/full bodied with a pleasant smooth mouthfeel and a bitter, fruity and strong piney finish. Awesome DIPA.

Green flash

Loving the bold citrus with a bitter simcoe bite. This is a bold ipa. Perfect lake beer; cheers to the weekend.

Sweetwater under appreciated

Love this beer. great grapefruit aroma, big pine swallow, boldcarb and cracker pale ale 2 row. loving it.

Mikkellar bad worse

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
English: Big Bad’s big bro......

Barley Wine brewed with water, malt (pilsner and cara-munich), candy sugar, hops (nugget, cascade and centennial) and yeast.

Found this in the cellar. It's an 09 vintage with super low carb. Dark red burgundy appearance with a pretty much non-existent head. Strong raisin, prune, sugary, malty, boozy nose.  incredibly sweet, caramel sugary, malty flavor with a quite a bit of booze.

What I'm drinking Wednesday

Mikkellar hoppy Easter pale ale. Wild hop flavor and cracker malt make this a perfect summer beer. Price point is on the high side. Available at old crabapple bottle shop.