Wrong Homer
Riverhead tell us that this brew is adventurously brewed so it seems fitting that name and artwork regale the adventures of brave Odysseus. If you have read The Odyssey you will know better than to piss off Odysseus, and that Poseidon holds a grudge for as long as a deathless god lives. Zeus will zap you with a lightning bolt quick as you can say Bob’s your uncle. And that being said there’s a chance that Zeus is your uncle, or your Dad for that matter. Once he takes a fancy to a mortal there is usually a demi-god on the way.
Monsters, Queen’s in distress, hero Kings, a Cyclops, beautiful witches, a visit to the underworld, benevolent Gods and vengeful ones, and finally a triumphant return with the demise of the unsuitable suitors. Those ancient Greeks could tell quite a tall tale and Homer * was head of the class.
Right Homer
As for this brew, it pours as dark as Theban’s joyless kingdom of the dead. A tan and tight head, as tempting as Circe. Coffee aroma front and center, beans on the nose. The first quaff was a coffee body with some roast and cocoa slight sweet, watery mouthfeel. It really started out as a full flavoured coffee stout rather than an oatmeal for breakfast brew. But after a few swigs the coffee backed off a bit and made room for the roast malt and slight cocoa sweet. The result is a well-balanced full-flavoured and delicious stout. Odysseys tend to be arduous by their very nature, but this cranky old man had no problem finishing his and I didn’t need any help from Athena. This Odyssey is another classic.
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