On the Tenth day of Beermas…..
Brewed by: Ridgeway Brewery
ABV: 8%
Purchased: Swett’s Hogan Road Deli
Lump of Coal pours as black as night with a short off white head.
It smells strong of dark roasted malts, picking up some bitter chocolate notes and some smoke.
Tastes very malty, dark roasted grains, some slight coffee flavors, bitter dark chocolate and a really smooth smoky flavor. Very dry mouthfeel with a smoky aftertaste. Not detecting the alcohol in the flavor, the 8% blends right in.
Overall a really nice stout, rich and malty, I really enjoyed this beer. On the label it reads “Much more than you deserve this year…” so I guess this is a beer for those of us that landed on the naughty list, sometimes it’s good to be bad.
Cheers!
Chaddah
Feel free to follow along!
Day 1: Samual Adams White Christmas, Boston Beer Co.
Day 2: Slick Nick, Sebago Brewing Co.
Day 3: Goose Island Christmas Ale, Goose Island Beer Co.
Day 4: Winter Session, Peak Organic
Day 5: Woodchuck Winter, Woodchuck Cidery
Day 6: Snow Day, New Belgium Brewing
Day 7: Weyerbacher Winter Ale, Weyerbacher brewing
Day 8: N’ice Chouffe, Brasserie D’achouffe
Day 9: St.Bernardus Christmas Ale, Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Day 10: Lump of Coal, Ridgeway Brewery
Day 11: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief, Boston Beer Co.
Day 12: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Anchor Brewing Co.