It has been cold out recently and so it is an excellent time to break out the Imperial Stouts and similar dark beer styles and put away the Pale Ales. One of my current favorites has to be Dark Side Corruption, an Imperial Dark Saison by my friends up at Foundation Brewing in Portland ME. This oak barrel-aged dark ale’s kick-in-the-pants booziness (10.8 percent ABV) — plus its cozy notes of bourbon, chocolate, and toffee — warms our bellies on cold, windy evenings, preferably after a long day of wood splitting, skiing, or ice fishing. Foundation's website describes it aptly as thus: "Dark Side Corruption is a barrel-aged dark ale brewed with roasted malts and sugars, providing flavors of rich stone fruit, chocolate, and caramel, tempered by the rich flavors of oak. This ale shows what is possible when you turn from the light, and embrace the seductive power of the dark." Check it out while the weather is cold and I guarantee it will take the chill off.
Let me know what favorite stouts you are drinking now.
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