Friday, July 13, 2012

juice of the druids

That's what the label on Ebulum's Elderberry Black Ale says, anyway.  It has a very, very slight fruity smell if you stick your nose right over the bottle after opening.  When poured, it's amazingly bubbly.  It has nice, dark brown color, which you would expect from the name, with a kind of off-white foam.  It does seem to be more bubbles than beer head.  It is lightly sweet at first, the taste colored by the smell, but there are some earthy undertones.  Like other beers with some fruit or berry added, the sweetness increases as the beer warms, but in this case it never becomes overwhelming.  It's quite a satisfactory drink, but I'm almost disappointed that I'm not having visions.  That seems like something that would happen with a product inspired by druids.  Maybe I've read too many fairy tales.

Is that a dragon or a pig?  And is its tongue hanging out?

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