This week on the Beercast, we sample some dark beauties from Deeds and Bright Brewery. We also delve into the price of maple syrup per kg and an old friend phones in with an absolute belter of a question.
Hudo goes for the Deeds Brewing Lagahoo Tropical Stout.
You think of the Caribbean. Palm trees, sandy beaches, sun, and crystal blue water gently lapping at your feet. As you drift into the thought you can taste the cocktail as you avoid its tiny umbrella; and the dull thud in the distance was surely leather on willow… And this may all be true during daylight hours, but eventually the sun sets and the darkness descends. Of the creatures crawling and creeping in the dead of night, the Lagahoo is by far the worst to meet. Headless, chained and part wolf, this shapeshifting monster, will feast on the unlucky souls who cross its path. Our Lagahoo Tropical Stout serves as a reminder; sometimes you are a stranger in a strange land. A dark liquid pours with notes of burnt caramel, chocolate, coffee and dark fruits. It’s the perfect reason to deadbolt the door, shut the blinds, and maybe enjoy a stout… rather than taking that walk.
440ml | 7% ABV
Simmo smashes a Bright Brewery Maple Heist Porter.
So valuable, so revered, so rare. Real Canadian Maple Syrup is so sought after that, in 2012, a shadowy network of criminals pulled off an unthinkable heist, stealing $18.7 million worth of maple syrup in Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Maple Heist changed the face of Maple Syrup forever. So there was only one choice for our Maple Heist Porter. Brewed with real Canadian Maple Syrup for a true maple flavor and aroma, Maple Heist is a rich and luscious porter with smooth chocolate undertones.
Pours dark brown with ruby highlights and creamy tan head. Aroma of maple syrup and toasty malts. Rich chocolate flavour with maple syrup sweetness and lingering sweet finish.
355ml | 6.5% ABV