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Now this is beer.
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m in love with the Oskar Blues Brewery from Colorado. Not only do they make Dale’s Pale Ale, the tastiest IPA on the planet with my name on it, they only make their beers available in cans! Take that beer snobs! Not just any cans, mind you, but cans from the Ball Co. Back in the day, the Ball Brothers bankrolled Ball State University in Indiana. Guess where I went to school?
I’ve written about my namesake beers a couple of times and have also enjoyed the Old Chubb and Gordon varieties as well. Note to self: Must write about those.
Imagine my surprise when I was in Gordon’s Fine Wine and Culinary Center in Waltham, Mass., recently and discovered a new beer by the Oskar Blues boys. Ten Fidy is a pitch-black Imperial Stout. Think Guinness is black? Think again. This stuff is black as night - black as the devil’s soul!
The initial “What the hell is this?!” reaction quickly gives way to a silky, delicious realization. This might be the color of hell, but it sure tastes like heaven to me! Imagine super smooth roasted bittersweet chocolate. And at 10% alcohol, this isn’t polite, watery nonsense beer.
If anyone still doubts that good beer can come from a can, Oskar Blues will change your mind!
Drinks are on me!
Post contributed by Dale Cruse. Cruse is a website developer who is helping to change the wine world. He likes to eat, he likes to drink, and he likes to write about both at Drinks Are On Me.
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That's some tasty stuff. Oskar Blues had a big presence at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver last month (they were giving out cans hanging on beads which you could use as a cup holder, among other things. Oh and the beer's awesome too.
Oskar Blues is rocking it with their delicious beer in a can!