Beer of the Week

The beer: So Happens It's Tuesday (2021)

The brewery: The Bruery, Placentia, California

Description (from the can): "Namesake aside, this bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout is worthy of pouring every day of the week. Both elegant and complex, it exemplifies over 10 years of experience in barrel-aging technique. Notes of dark chocolate and vanilla are rounded out with hints of freshly picked cherries, dried figs, and molasses."

Would I buy it again? This isn't exactly a beer one would drink on the threshold of summer, being a thick stout, but since May has been a never-ending cavalcade of miserably rainy days, I figured there was no better time. 

My feelings on this beer are mixed. Obviously, it's very, very good. Despite being 15% alcohol and a bourbon barrel-aged stout, it's surprisingly easy to drink. On the other hand, there's more than a hint of cherry here. I won't say it tastes like cough medicine, but it's more on that end that I would like. I feel like the honey Troegs adds to Mad Elf does a lot to balance out the cherry, and I'm honestly missing that here. I know this is a good beer, but it isn't for me.

Beer of the Week

The beer: Chairy Cherry Cream Ale

Brewed by: Jailbreak Brewing Company, Laurel, Maryland

Description (from the website): "This luscious, dreamboat of a cream ale was brewed with judicious amounts of vanilla and nearly 500 pounds of tart red cherry purée. Unsurprisingly, the resulting beer leaves behind a sweet, creamy mouthfeel (oats and lactose certainly don’t hurt in that department) that is balanced by subtle tartness from the cherry. Suffice it to say that 'Chairy' is indeed cherry pie in a glass."

Would I buy it again?: Yes, but I'd pick a much nicer and warmer day to drink it. This is a very summery kind of beer, the sort of beer you drink on a warm and sunny July day, not on a cloudy and cool September evening. But I thought it was pretty good, and it didn't taste like cough syrup, which is something I find cherry flavored beer struggles with.