til next time

Beer Week is over...for the time being.  The last one was in November, so there might be another yet this year.  To send off the celebration, I have one more Spanish beer, Vikingathor, produced by Arriaca from a recipe written by master brewer Boris de Mesones, hence the Boris Brew on the bottle.

Not a face you say no to

It's a root beer brown, more soda-like in appearance than beery, but the head is extra thick.  Still, a good root beer has head too.  It smells a bit malty, like a German dark beer often does, but there's a citrus snap in it.  The taste is a rolling combination of bitter, sweet, and woodiness.  The bitter and sweet learn to play nicely together, but there's a kind of smoky burn at the back of the throat after some time with the beer.  It doesn't grow into a bothersome or distasteful flavor, but it's an interesting thing to notice, giving the beer another touch of complexity.  I was warned that it was stronger than it might seem at first, and it doesn't go down like a strong beer at all.  The taste(s) can only be described as smooth and easily taken in.

Supplier: La Birratorium
Price: €2.50