Thursday 8 December 2011

December 6, 2011

371)  Home: St. Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout by McAuslan of Quebec:  **1/2;  another terrific RIP, a style I have become very fond of;  this one weighs in at a very warming 9.2%;  the nose is expresso with a touch of alcohol;  rich bitter coffee flavours with a hint of chocolate;  aged in bourbon wood;

In light of the recent surge in Russian readers (Russia now places third in terms of page views per country) I stood at attention, facing East, and toasted my friends not yet met from Russia with this dark brew.  I will be thinkng of you on Monday at Toronto's Gardiner Ceramic Museum as I visit an exhibit called The Tsars' Cabinet - a collection of "decorative arts" from Imperial Russia.

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