Its the time of year when festive and special releases do the rounds and a number of people were offered bottles of the following beer, one of whom was Nate Southwood who blogs at Booze, Beats and Bites. I suggested we guest post on each other's blogs, so over to Nate!
Truman’s London Keeper Review
Truman’s
Brewery was originally established in 1666, but closed in 1989 – the year of my
birth. After lots of hard work they finally started brewing again in August
2013.
I’ve been
excited about their beers for ages as Ben Ott is an incredibly talented brewer,
and the history behind the brewery is awesome.
Luckily I
was offered the chance to get a bottle of this sent to me so I can do a little
writing.
This was the
first ever beer Truman’s brewed in their new brewery, and the recipe dates back
to 1880! That’s some old school beering! There are only 2000 bottles too!
Brewery: Truman’s
Beer: London Keeper
Location: London (England)
Style: Double Stout
ABV: 8%
Look:
It pours
black as night with a thick off white head and bubbles rising in the glass, but
oh so silky.
Aroma: Bittersweet chocolate &
coffee attack your nostrils and begs you to drink it!
Taste: My god. Starts off with bitter
chocolate, moving on into sweetened coffee and finishes with a very red wine
like character. Stunning.
Mouthfeel: Feels very carbonated in the
mouth and it’s thick yet still so smooth and silky.
Overall: This is a brilliant beer. It
has everything I want in a stout of this strength. I really need to buy
more. It’s simply stunning. Each
mouthful delivers.
I’d
recommend buying some of this before it’s all gone as there are only 2000
bottles.
You can buy
it from their website here: http://www.trumansbeer.co.uk/product/trumans-london-keeper/
Nate
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