Issaquah 11th Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Issaquah Brew House (Rogue Ales)
Style: American Strong Ale
Issaquah, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Draft at the Quah. Pours an opaque medium brown with a dense and creamy slab of tan mousse across the top. The mousse never, ever goes away. Dense sheets and hoops of sedimentarily ringed lace coming down the sides of the glass. Big sweet piney nose, kind of woody, kind of leafy. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Caramel, toast, fresh cut hardwood, and plenty of pine and grapefruit on the mid palate. Very much a northwest american barleywine in approach and delivery, quite like a Bigfoot except a bit less woody and less complex. Probably an equal candidate for aging as Bigfoot--some bottles would be great, but maybe a bit hit or miss overall. A nice beer to be sure.

Cloudy chestnut. Serious dusty hop aroma with booze. Strong and harsh in abeatutoful and deep way. Hops dominate this. Full of flavour. Big and delightful. Would buy again A++++++