On the twelfth day of Beermas I poured out for me
Twelve curmudgeons drumming (fingers)
Eleven roosters pipping
Ten kingly pilsners
Nine ladies sighing
Eight cream ales fizzing
Seven spicy mockswans
Six stones a-hanging
Five golden caps
Four calling birds
Three speckled hens
Two flightless non-doves
And a pear cider fresh from the tree
Aw, the last day and I slip up, huh? Well, at least I can say I post on a holiday anyway. To end my Beermas I have Founder's Curmudgeon, which I've actually had before
on tap, although I didn't remember that when I bought it. It's fitting, though, as it tasted like Christmas to me at the time. Here's to a year of beer and happiness and everything else. Don't you see his fingers drumming with impatience at all the young whippersnappers who think they're so smart?
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| Drum, drum, drum... |
Just popping the cap releases some kind of holiday scent, sweet, spicy, inviting. I get a little bit of apple with closer inspection. It looks like a foamy apple cider in color and cloudiness. But, it's much bitterer, with only a hint of sweet and sour apple as an aftertaste, then going more rum-sweet after a few sips. Something almost smoky starts to develop, still with hints of fruitiness. It tastes like a Christmas punch or spiced beer, heavy for the summer, which I thought in June, but very nice on a chilly winter night.
Supplier: La Tienda de la Cerveza
Price: €5.50
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