Ölbeat 306: Thornbridge Mango Halcyon

Brewery: Thornbridge Brewery
Country: England
Style: Imperial IPA
Abv: 7,4 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is hazy juicy yellow with a large white head. Aroma has strong mango with grapefruit and orange. Taste begins with strongly hitting citrus punch. Fresh and softly carbonated sour-bitter grapefruit-lemon juice takes over with orange, mango and herbs in the background. Towards the end the fruit juice keeps its grip, piny and herbal flavours rising up a bit. Aftertaste has bitter grapefruit, sour lemon and herbal dryness.

Delicious fruity Double IPA. Fresh citrus and mango packed beer with moderate piny bitterness. Someone could call this a fake New England IPA. I call this one heck of a brew. Great tuned Halcyon from Thornbridge - something completely different from the ordinary but still magnificent.

Ölbeat

Time for some raw and brutal rock. With fruit, of course.

Danko Jones: The Mango Kid

From the 1999 EP My Love is Bold and 2001 album I'm Alive and On Fire, the song was written by Danko Jones.

Ölbeat 095: Midtfyns Imperial Stout

Brewery: Midtfyns Bryghus
Country: Denmark
Style: Imperial Stout
Abv: 9,5 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is pitch black with almost invisible beige crown. Aroma has roasted malts, salty liquorice and espresso. Taste begins with heavily charred malts and smooth bitter hops. Sugarless black espresso and smoky-roasted malts take over with a hint of sour liquorice in the back. Near the finish dry strong hops and bitter dark chocolate come out. Aftertaste has long-lasting roasted dryness and bitterness.

Strong, heavy and aggressive stuff: roast, coffee, chocolate and hops are all taken to the bitter-dry extreme. No compromises done with the flavours. Beautiful Imperial Stout. Loved it.

Ölbeat

Black and powerful. Probably someone is really surprised that we'll take a dive to the world of hard rock. Anyone? Really, no one? Well, if it's too loud, you're too old:

Danko Jones: Never Too Loud (YouTube)

From the 2008 album Never Too Loud, the song was written by Danko Jones.