Péché Mortel

Péché Mortel
Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel
Quebec, Canada
9.50% ABV
Style: Imperial Stout

C: Pitch Black (can't tell how clear it is)
H: Dark as night....well outside of South Florida's Lights
N: Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Dates/Plums

The Ferm: Well just as you thought that Canada weren't producing good beer, a brewery by the name of Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel shows up on the shelves (again) in local Total Wine stores and other fine craft stores around the local market.
In my opinion, Péché Mortel is the finest of their offerings. While I have had this beer a number of times, I was actually surprised to find out that I have not reviewed it yet for the blog.
The beer pours a dark black, and is very oily in the glass. An attack of coffee comes off the snifter and is followed with hints of dark chocolate. The nose really reminds me of a local coffee shop that I use to go to in Tampa, such a cool little place that sadly did not make it.
The flavor of the beer follows straight through. Amazing body coats the tongue while the coffee and chocolate alternate on the palate. Hints of dates and plums follow before being taken over again by the dominating coffee flavor.
Overall I will happily say that this beer beats the pants off anything else that I have had from Canada. Fantastic Beer. Snag one off the shelf if you can find it.

Score: 4.89

Macro Beer Does Something Right

OK so a day after I bash a Flag Covered Can of Bud, I will take my hat to the big three.  At least two of them have done something right for the Homebrewing Community.

This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. Again hats off to Coors and Miller Lite for putting something like this out on the market.

Big thanks to BeerReviewDude for posting this bad ass video of how to convert one of the Draft At Home Systems into a Craft Beer Dispenser!



I am going to pick up a few of these to do secondary treatments in, and also to have on hand to bring beer to parties/tailgates. Works a lot better than the big bulky glass growlers!

Cheers!
~Ferm

Budweiser Flag Can

Budweiser (Limited Edition Flag Can)
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
5.00% ABV
Style: American Lager

C: Clear as water
H: Straw Yellow
N: Sweet Corn, Straw

The Ferm: Well I am a few days late, as I wanted to run this review for the 4th. That said I hope that everyone had a great holiday.
Ahh the American Flag Can....how can one resist. Fireworks, BBQ, Pools/Beaches/Lakes, and a American Beer in an American Flag Can. What is more American?!? Well for starters how about drinking a beer that is American, and owned by an American Company! Yep, if you are still of the belief that A-B is American owned....well not only are you wrong, but you are also ignorant.
Regardless, I am here to talk about the beer! Does it taste better than normal Bud? NOPE....but it does make me look less educated than a normal can.  Tons of corn flavored crap.
The beer is just bland...one thing I have learned is that I can pound a ton of these, since my tolerance is built around high ABV Craft Beer. Regardless, the beer has it's place.

Score: 1.750526