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Dogfish Head Midas Touch

Wranglerette — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:46:50 +0000

Wrangler Rating: (Excellent)

Yum Yum! Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch is both justified and ancient, being based on a 2700 year old ancient Anatolian recipe which is a re-creation based on analysis of drinking vessels that were uncovered during an archaeological dig in what is now Turkey – drinking vessels that resided within what is thought to be the tomb of none other than King Midas himself (although suspiciously they had not been turned to gold!)

I can’t say that I have ever tasted a beer quite like this (which is equal parts a delight and a shame.) Deeply golden in colour it is . . . → Read More: Dogfish Head Midas Touch

Fat Cat Brewery Honey Beer

The Beer Wrangler — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:37:24 +0000

Wrangler Rating: (Mediocre)

Fat Cat Brewery are a small producer in BC Canada (there is another with the same name in the UK) and this is their Honey Beer, an ale made with New Zealand tree sap honey. This gives this light amber brew a slightly smokey honey aroma. This is not a sweet tasting beer as they manage to get the honey flavour without the sugar, and the malt is in there too, but not integrated with the honey. There is also an overall bitterness to the brew, which reminds me of an astringent tree bark flavour, found in campari. Any hop . . . → Read More: Fat Cat Brewery Honey Beer

Fuller’s Organic Honey Dew Ale

The Beer Wrangler — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:34:35 +0000

Wrangler Rating: (excellent)

Fuller’s Honey Dew is a Golden Summer Ale that is brewed with organic honey; don’t think that this is a sweet beer though, as the honey is subtle and beautifully balanced. There is a touch of the pale malt, a spritz of hops and the honey note that finishes it all off with a thirst quenching roundness. A nicely chilled pint of this on a hot summer’s afternoon is where it’s best. It is light enough to drink on its own all day, or matched with a summer salad or grilled chicken dish. It has a pale golden colour and . . . → Read More: Fuller’s Organic Honey Dew Ale