The last 8.6 we tried was a contrarian Bavarian. I was expecting German and got Holland. I was expecting an IPA and got an IPL. As far as the 8.6 name goes, nothing too complicated about that. Their flagship Lager is 8.6% ABV, “intense by nature” they call it.
Long before cell phones, Agent 86 was using cutting edge technology, the shoe phone.
86 is in the news today, a sea shell scandal so to speak.* But when it comes to the secret service, the 86 I recall was Agent 86, Maxwell Smart. I remember watching the show as a kid “and loving it”. **
This big bold black Bavarian Brewer beer is an interesting departure from the traditional stout. At 8% ABV the alcohol is almost twice a typical stout and 20 times an alcohol free one. ***
A black as advertised pour, a tan to white topper, all in all a fine-looking stout. The aroma is roasted malty (not malt), it actually smells creamy. The taste is a surprisingly sweet creamy cocoa with a strong roasted malt finish. It’s too sweet and smooth to really notice the 8%. No real espresso here the cocoa sweet to roast malt has center stage.
At first it took me a bit by surprise but I settled into this one. Not as sweet as a dessert stout but not far off? Not as strong as an imperial stout but not far off. Not as creamy as a nitro but not far off. Not a super suds stout, but not far off.
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