Name: Harvest Ale 2011
Brewer: Bull City Burgers & Brewery (Durham, NC)
Classification: Belgian Pale Ale, Maybe?
Alcohol: 9%
Thoughts: The Wife and I decided to try out Bull City Burgers & Brewery. This is another Durham restaurant/brewery that has the right idea about how to cook/brew. They literally make everything in house, except the ketchup, that's Heinz. The burgers, the beer, the buns, even the mayo is made in house and usually with local ingredients. They use the best ingredients they can find and they don't compromise. This of course includes the beer. With this Harvest Ale they had to pre-order fresh, wet hops from Oregon and when they were harvested in July the hops were overnighted to Durham and immediately put to use. They started brewing Harvest Ale 2011 in the middle of the night as soon as the hops arrived. All that dedication to brewing paid off, because Harvest Ale is literally a One-Of-A-Kind! It pours a luscious dark auburn with a creamy, lightly tan head. The aroma was really opened up by the tulip snifter glass it was served in. The freshness of the hops shone through like watching the Sun from Mercury. The taste is what I would call an out of body experience. The top notes of hops were soft and excellently bitter with under notes of sweet caramel, white pepper and candied oranges. This beer is smoother then George Clooney at a Victoria's Secret Model Convention. After my first sip I turned to the Wife and before I could get any words out she said, "That must have been good." It must have been the look of pure excitement on my face. But there is some bad news in all of this. Bull City is going to only brew a Harvest Ale once a year and it will change up each time. So, if you want to try this majestically crafted beauty of a brew, you have to go there now before they run out and it is gone forever. So, buy your train tickets, your plane tickets or strap on your jet packs and get your ass to Durham, NOW!
Rating: 91/100
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