RARE?!

Had a RARE BEER NIGHT at the Paulsen's last night courtesy of Ed.  Andrew bought the first, it was Rogue's Maple Bacon Doughnut beer in a bright pink bottle.  I've been skeptical of, yet intrigued, by this beer so I was happy we tried it.  Turns out, it's one of the most interesting beers I've ever had and I'm going to try to get a bottle for the WisniewskiLeas beer tasting.  It really is very good, it has a lot of layers of flavor.  I certainly could not drink a 22 by myself, sharing it with four people seemed right to me.

The best beer of the night (AND OF LIFE?!) was Ed's from Cigar City in Tampa, purveyor of my favorite Florida beer, Jai Alai IPA.  Ed stayed in line for hours at a beer fest, skipping myriad delicious tastings, to be one of the few to buy this bottle.  An imperial stout brewed with a plethera of delicious additions including cacao nibs and peppers, it was certainly one of the best beers I've ever had, seriously. It poured super thick (The thing we all look for when pouring an Imperial Stout, right?) and got better from there.  I wish I could drink it all the time.