Brewery: Element Brewing Company
ABV: 8.0%
Serving method: 16-oz pint poured from a 25-oz bottle
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Unknown
This review will complete the main offerings from Element. They also have something called "Altoberfest," which is a special edition brew that was brewed in limited quantities but is not always available. There is a bottle of that waiting for me in Kathryn's fridge, so we'll get around to that sometime. The guy who works there told me that their beers age well, so there's no rush to drink them.
Dark Element was originally called Dark Matter, so you may have heard of it under that name. However, due to a naming conflict with Brooklyn Brewery, Element reached a friendly agreement to change theirs to something else. You can learn a lot by talking to the guy who owns the brewery.
This beer has a nice smell of maltiness, and a very dark brown color in the middle. There is also a slight red color on the edges if you hold it up to a light. It produces a lot of head that sticks around for a while and sticks to the glass a little.
The taste is great. It's mostly malty with some slight hoppy notes mixed in. There's also a roasty taste, and maybe some chocolate or toffee. It finishes slightly bitter, and the aftertaste hangs around for a while after you're done. There is some carbonation, but nothing overwhelming.
Final thought - Dark Element is a great beer that fits into the black lager category without actually being a lager. It's flavor is quite strong, but it is drinkable on its own. And even better, it is still good if it warms up a little. Fantastic stuff all around.
-Jon
No comments:
Post a Comment