356/3706) Home: Origin of Darkness, a collaboration between Collective Arts of Ontario and Garage Project of New Zealand: ****; a 10.8% Imperial Stout aged in oak barrels and finished in Tawny Port barrels, with New Zealand Pinot Noir, South Pacific vanilla and New Zealand cacao; grain bill is wheat, barley and oats; nose is mostly red wine; tastes of red wine, oak, chocolate - vanilla is subdued; a bit of a mess but it is a glorious mess;
357/3707) Home: Mayan Chocolate Stout by Odd Side Ales of Michigan, U.S.A.: ***1/2; 6%, 32 ibu; brewed with Dutch chocolate coffee, cinnamon, nutmeg and habaneros; inspired by Mexican hot chocolate; uncommonly thin mouthfeel for a stout; nose has plenty of heat along with nutmeg and cinnamon; flavours of chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, with mild heat throughout;
Advent day 24 and a fine send-off' for the Advent calendar.
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