NYC Tastes

I totally missed New Brew Friday so here's a Sunday edition that's seriously worth the wait- the 2013 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Let's start with the aroma....good lord I could honestly just sit here and smell this beer all day.  Boozy notes of bourbon, raisin, plum and toffee with some nice roasted malts.  The taste is big on bourbon followed by vanilla, cherry, oak and coffee.  It's complex and rich yet smooth and silky with a chewy mouthfeel.  The 2012 release was great but this blows it out of the water for me. This is just an exceptional beer.  Cheers! Goose Island

Happy New Year Everyone! I'm recovering from a huge meal filled with lots of meat and Belgian beer at Resto last night. More on that later when I sift through the alcohol laden memories. I’m actually still working on completing my wish list from 2008. I’ve done pretty well but I still have three more places to go. I figure I will just tack them onto this year’s wish list and see what happens. I know Mr. T and I have to be a bit more frugal this year what with wedding expenses coming up and all. However this list could always be extended into 2011 if it needs be (and it probably will need to be). So here goes- the first three are the ones still from 2008: Perilla (completed 2/14/10) Dressler Union Square Café (completed 9/13/10) Corton Bonnie’s Grill (wings) Marea (completed 1/14/10) PDT (completed 12/10) Tpoutine (closed) Loconda Verde Del Posto( completed 8/20/10) Char No 4 Le Bernardin Maialino (completed 1/2/10) Shopsins Yerba Buena (completed 1/26/10) Keens...