This was another gem found on my recent trip through San Diego - PIZZA PORT Brewing's OLD VISCOSITY. Nope, my bottle didn't look like the one pictured here, but it's the best I could find online. This "American Strong Ale" (if you believe everything you read) is really, really rich and bold - and darker than Africa at 1am, baby. Very enormous head of foam right off the bat, which then evaporated quickly, leaving me with this really good raisin/toffee-ish mix of flavors, punctuated of course with 10% alcohol - which, unlike THE REVEREND I reviewed Monday, was ever-present and not especially downplayed in this one. That's cool, though, because it really worked here - I wish it had in Stone's DOUBLE BASTARD or 10TH ANNIVERSARY ales. This guy Tomme Arthur brewing up the beer at Pizza Port and Lost Abbey - he's onto something special for sure. It's something to be discovering a real standout brewer just as he's starting to peak, and I reckon that 2007 is going to be the year that his brews bust out all over the US. Until then, look for this one where you can - 7.5/10.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
PIZZA PORT'S OLD VISCOSITY - A BIG STEP UP FROM MOTOR OIL
This was another gem found on my recent trip through San Diego - PIZZA PORT Brewing's OLD VISCOSITY. Nope, my bottle didn't look like the one pictured here, but it's the best I could find online. This "American Strong Ale" (if you believe everything you read) is really, really rich and bold - and darker than Africa at 1am, baby. Very enormous head of foam right off the bat, which then evaporated quickly, leaving me with this really good raisin/toffee-ish mix of flavors, punctuated of course with 10% alcohol - which, unlike THE REVEREND I reviewed Monday, was ever-present and not especially downplayed in this one. That's cool, though, because it really worked here - I wish it had in Stone's DOUBLE BASTARD or 10TH ANNIVERSARY ales. This guy Tomme Arthur brewing up the beer at Pizza Port and Lost Abbey - he's onto something special for sure. It's something to be discovering a real standout brewer just as he's starting to peak, and I reckon that 2007 is going to be the year that his brews bust out all over the US. Until then, look for this one where you can - 7.5/10.
Just as he's starting to peak?! Tomme's been holding strong for years. Cuvee de Tomme was named Malt Advocate Magazine's Beer of the Year in 2001.
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ReplyDeleteJust starting to peak? HA! I think Tomme's been riding the straight line along the summit for a few years now...but...2007 will indeed rock.
Love your blog BTW.
Cheers!
Loren
You must try Older Viscosity, available at the brewery.
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