Sometimes, a beer is needed.
Some times among those sometimes, a beer comes along that rewards the wait you've had to make for it all afternoon. Fuller's Past Master's Double Stout is currently one of those beers.
Yesterday afternoon, midway through an unnaturally hectic Wednesday afternoon (It's never hectic on a Wednesday, Monday mornings and Friday afternoons yes, but never Wednesday) I decided I needed a beer. Actually, I decided that what I wanted to do was to head to The Mawson Arms and see if I could attempt a Fuller's Black and Tan.
For the pale ale I used Fuller's Bengal Lancer, a beer which I find much more enjoyable bottled than I do on cask. For me, on cask it seems lifeless and dull, whereas the bottled Bengal Lancer seems to have a bit of character to it.
The dark beer I used was the aforementioned Double Stout. It has aged spectaculary, with a gorgeous chocolatey bourbon aroma, and similar aspects in the taste as well. Of all the stouts I've had doing these experiments so far, this has to be a strong contender for the best.
So powerful was the taste and aroma of the Double Stout that I really needn't have bothered with the Bengal Lancer at all. The mixture was by far the most disappointing yet, the only slight difference between the mixture and straight stout being a slightly weaker taste in the mixture.
As it was, I had tried the Double Stout before mixing, and so conciously had a much smaller mix than usual, and finished the night enjoying what was left of it.
If you can get some Double Stout, I highly reccomend you do.
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