Beer Bums Meeting – March 2017

The Madness of March with several maddening beers and a lot of variety.  The Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero was my personal favorite, while the Illustrated Man was like biting into a tart blackberry.  All capped off with the Firestone Walker Bravo which is a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Brown Ale.  Excellent finish to the meeting.

Deep Ellum Neato Bandito

South Austin Brewing Evel Ale

Guinness Nitro IPA

Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero

Independence Brewing Illustrated Man

Firestone Walker Bravo

Next Month, April

The Brü Revü – Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp

I had yet to try one of the Clown Shoes beers although I have seen them at the store for a while.  They all have interesting names and labels including the Tramp Stamp which is their Belgian Style IPA and apparently their labels are creating quite a stir, see here.  The beer poured an opaque orange that persisted throughout my tasting.  The aroma had the signature Belgian yeasts with a bit of hop which is true to the style.  The taste started with the sweet Belgian flavors that gave way to the bitter hops on the back end with a nice creamy mouthfeel.  It was a great beer that was true to the style and was a great introduction to Clown Shoes.  I will definitely be trying more of their beers in the future.

 Clown Shoes Tramp Stamp