Brew Batch #70 Blueberry Stout

After a "gurgly" start to the holiday vacation, I was actually able to brew at least one of the "I'm not so comfortable with these types of batches" batch. The worst thing Junk could have given me over the years is several great pumpkin beers and a Buffalo Bill's Blueberry Stout. As past brewings have shown, I've beat my head against the gourd several times now and as of today tried my hand at a blueberry stout of my own. The goal was to simply make a good plain stout that I could flavor to my liking. OG 1.046 + 0.001@ 71F. I may take the 1728 Scottish Ale yeast out of this one and see if I can pitch directly into an IPA.

Our Tastes-- Folklore

I thought I had this dark beer lust whipped, then I got out to do some Christmas shopping. Returning to my fortress of solitude, Folklore from Stillwater Artisanal was staring at me through the glass of the beer fridge. Black as the devil's heart, no on carbonation with a sinfully malt evoking brown ring around the pint glass. The nose is an unassuming charred oak wood and raisin hint. On first taste the roasted flavor is foremost with a slight astringency at the end cloaked only by it's 8.4% warming abv. The body is somewhat thinner than I'd expect but I'd have a another (or three) if inventory allowed.