Nyt on melkoista pastry souria. Omenapiirakka makuinen. Voiko tämä toimia? Alkuun tuntuu, että tämä on hapanta omenamehua hennolla kanelilla mutta vähitellen mallaspohja alkaa erottua edukseen. Saisi ehkä olla napsun paksumpia medikassa rungossaan. Kyllä tuosta silti sen omenapiirakan tavoittaa ja laktoosi hioo kulmat. Suhtaudun tähän hieman paradoksaalisesti; en voi sanoa nauttivani mutta jotain viehättävää tässä silti on. Olut lisätty Pinttiin 🤝🍻

Advent Calendar #️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ reveals a muddy, jet black beer. Shiny bright. Impotent carbonation. A really oppressed lace ring emerges on the surface. Looks beige, I guess... Bourbon is copious in the olfactory universe. The individual nuances include cane sugar, date, purple grape, vanilla, coconut and a whisper of syrup. A slight alcoholic twist hovers above the cocktail. The taste profile is truly sweet. Even awkwardly sweet. Powerful Bourbon conquers every nook of the mouth. Vanilla, bags of cane sugar, raisin, purple grape, date, coconut and syrup. Almost identical to what I find in the scent. The body is medium-full. Or even less... This clocks 12.7 % anyway. Clearly misses the peer standard. The tail is oversweet, just like the actual taste. The beer gives a medium-full, sappy, lip-glueing, barrel aged and a bit alcoholic impression. A tad intense and semideep. Beautifully warming. Unfortunately, far too sweet to the intensity.

Hiukan jännitti ottaa tämä maistoon, mutta yllätti positiivisesti. Mustaherukka ja mustikkahan sopii ihan täydellisesti stouttiin.

Reilusti vaahtoava. Karamellimaisen maltainen, murukeksinen. Jälkimaku kääntyy aavistuksen kuivahkon puolelle. Parasta ennen 12.2.2028

Fifth and final course: desert The dish itself was the least of all, but the pairing with this cherry and almond imperial pastry stout was impeccable. All in all another great evening with good company, great food and some great beers. As almost every beer this evening, this final beer was pretty high in ABV, but not overly sweet (for a pastry stout). Great conclusion.