It’s Thursday, that means it’s time for another Cranky Old Crownsmen collaboration. As always, we discussed a myriad of current and important topics. Subject matter ranged from fashion faux pas,* to early signs of aging, then on to provocative truth telling, and finally select scenes from the movie Pretty Woman. ** We also decided that the Crownsmen slogan “the voice of heavy industry” may be body shaming industry, so the partners are looking at some rebranding.
.A Christmas Day special from the Elf on the Beer Shelf.
With all that going on we were still able to sample some suds. This week’s brew du jour is from Whistler Brewing, a fall classic out of BC, their Chestnut Ale. Believe it or not, this isn’t our first chestnut brew sampling. Oast’s R’Oasted Chestnut was a Christmas day Elf on the Beer Shelf selection.
Not a tough nut to crack at all, just pop the top and pour. The result, a dark brown glassful, chestnut brown if you were wondering. A slim off-white head. The aroma is, was and will ever be chestnutty. The taste will not surprise you, or anyone. A nutty brown malt with a touch of sweet and a relatively smooth finish. No hops or bitters, it was just nuts. And these chestnuts aren’t shy or subtle and they don’t mellow, fade or dwindle. On the contrary, they got stronger as the show went on. What started out as a mountain of chestnuts became an avalanche.
Jerrod felt that if he was immobile at a ski hill lodge with a broken leg he might have enjoyed this beer more (or at all). Rory hadn’t washed his Yeti mug *** out since the last episode filming two weeks before so chances are he didn’t experience the actual taste of this beer, which may not have been a bad thing for him.
I was really hoping the strong opening would fade a bit but this brew, much like the show, got nuttier as time went on. When all was said and the beer was done, we roasted this Chestnut.
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