Name: Stone Brewing Company
Variety: Stout
Region: Escondido, California
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Price: $9.95 for Bomber
Shop/wine critic/winery review:
This one-time-only beer, a fascinating addition to our “Odd Beers for Odd Years” series, incorporates cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger, a dash of black pepper and a dose of black tea to emulate the aroma and taste of authentic chai tea. Combine these strikingly piquant ingredients with the classic version of Stone Imperial Russian Stout―with its incumbent flavors of chocolate, black currants, coffee and roastiness―and an already profoundly rewarding beer ascends to new, flavorful dimensions.
This one-time-only beer, a fascinating addition to our “Odd Beers for Odd Years” series, incorporates cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger, a dash of black pepper and a dose of black tea to emulate the aroma and taste of authentic chai tea. Combine these strikingly piquant ingredients with the classic version of Stone Imperial Russian Stout―with its incumbent flavors of chocolate, black currants, coffee and roastiness―and an already profoundly rewarding beer ascends to new, flavorful dimensions.
Unfortunately I was traveling again this week and didn't get to go to the tasting at the Vintage Cellar. I tried a few beers and only a few wines. What can ya do. This was recommended to me to try with cheesecake, so I totally did. Oh my gosh it was so good alone and with cheesecake. I grabbed a slice from Our Daily Bread (10/10 would recommend, so good) and went to town. That creamy chai taste was very well included in the beer. It was a pretty heavy stout, so the combo made a meal out of itself. Unfortunately I didnt take a picture, so here is the default.
