Day Sixty-seven

Watched Beer Wars tonight. An interesting movie, and if you're a fan of craft beer you should probably see it. It's basically about how Anheuiser-Busch is the evil corporation that controls the market and the little guys who want their piece of the pie but can't break into the market. Yes, basically a big corporation-bashing movie, but, being in the industry and seeing all these things happening first-hand, I can relate. Then again, I rarely (if ever) drink Anheuiser-Busch products, so it wasn't any kind of revelation for me.

Oh, if you're curious about which products fall under the Bud or Miller/Coors family of labels, here's a list to check out.

So here's the Firestone 13 Anniversary Ale from Firestone-Walker Brewing Co. Very dark brown color with a milk-chocolate colored head. Speaking of chocolate, the aroma of this beer takes me back a few years... I get Cocoa Krispies and milk predominately, but also vanilla, coconut, caramel, and a slight nuttiness. It smells great. It tastes great too... cocoa, mocha, vanilla, coffee, oak, and the Cocoa Krispies in milk. A slightly bitter chocolate aftertaste.

I had the Firestone 12 right after drinking the Alpine Great last night, and I thought it was good, but nothing really special. The 13... this is something special indeed.