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"Irish Party Ale":1y383ldq wrote: Strange that - I got a very pronounced ginger profile from this beer - I thought it tasted like XMas pudding (in a good way!)[/quote:1y383ldq]

-You're right. The first two sips were dominatingly roasty and hoppy (my post was sort of a stream-of-consciousness as I taste it post) and really hid the ginger. Then the ginger caught up with me and I couldn't avoid it.

I'm drinking a soft "ginger ale" right now and it's bringing back the memory of Midnight Sun.


Adam

"Biertourist":1zzhnl75 wrote: What's really suprising is how great of a stout this porter is; why they call it a porter is beyond me... It's like you took an Imperial Stout/ RIS and ratched down the alcohol to 5.6%. [/quote:1zzhnl75]

Not to start a style war, but if you punched up a porter, wouldn't it be a Baltic rather than a RIS?

"TheBeerNut":1d4lsyx1 wrote: Historically-speaking, stout is a stronger type of porter. These days the terms are pretty much interchangeable[/url:1d4lsyx1].[/quote:1d4lsyx1]

Do the Brits class stout/porter as an ale? I do find that kinda confusing when I'm over there or even buying some British stuff here.