Winchester Beer Crawl – Alesatian Blackness: A Tasty Dark Beginning to a Bright Night.
Alesatian Blackness Dark American Ale, Winchester, Virginia Abv 6.7
Most people at Alesation seemed to like their full range of beers; everyone at our table had good things to say about them. They were indeed drinkable, though some phenolic flavors suggested to us that they might have some issues with temperature control. We had no problem enjoying the Blackness, though. Had we stayed for the evening, I probably would have returned to their nicely hoppy IPA, but Ellie loved this beer.
Tasting notes: Very dark with a huge ashy and somewhat acrid malt. The ending adds some lactose and cream, but I thought it still stopped short of smooth. Ellie thought it was nicely rich and smooth with black malt and a creamy feel. Her bottom line “a basic clean gooey dark with dry herbs. Yummy.”
Food Pairings: Dark beers go very well with Italian red dishes including pizza. Order something from downstairs and relax in the informal and welcoming atmosphere. Review #0085 20170318
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