Kalends!

Today is the kalends of March. Basically a designation of the Roman calendar. I'll be going old school again this year to teach the gospel of St. Patrick's Day. I'll try not to cover previous entries such as rainfall, Maewyn himself, etc. And lest we not forget that on a side note Castle Bravo was detonated today in 1954 which was the 1st hydrogen bomb with the worst radioactive fallout in history as seen in this pic from the Bikini atoll.

Kalends Martiae

Kalends of Martiae marks the end of the "running the dogs" and only 16 days away from St. Patrick's Day. I was happy to do the taster and look forward to any new beers offered by FDB and thank them for sending me a free t-shirt when their mixed litter came up short. They seem to be a decent bunch of guys. Brew On you mutts of beer.

Our Tastes-- LeftHand Imperial Stout

"A black beer to brighten your day" read the label of LH's Imperial Stout pours a dark but NOT truly black color. Aroma of heavy malt and raisins. The taste is exquisite with a full bodied mouthfeel of slight vanilla, roasted coffee and cheek caving in alcohol (9.15%). Made with Premium Pale 2-row, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted barley, Black barley and Flaked oats (the oats definitely give this one a smooth velvet feel). Then hopped with Magnum and US Goldings. A nice start to the Kalends of March.