I first heard of Farmhouse Ales from a friend of mine who noted that he had just picked up a fantastic variety pack of great beer in CANS!
Being skeptical I couldn't seem to find it
anywhere to try it for myself, but did manage to try the Pork Slap Pale Ale at a friends once. Upon entering my local Sunnyside Beer World I found a whole cornucopia of Farmhouse Ales (actually the Butternut Brewery), so I decided to take a shot with the Moo Thunder Stout. First off, the can designs look like they were designed by someone
much too young to purchase adult beverages.
They are cartoony and put a smile on my face right away. Moo Thunder is a milk stout
and while being carbonated as opposed to nitrous
(like a Guinness or Old Speckled Hen) it still is remarkably creamy, no small wonder. The taste is pure malty stouty goodness with an abundance of chocolaty finish. This would go great with with the classic "meat and potatoes" type dish, or better yet, with a chocolate dessert.
I'm giving it a 4.5 outta 5, it's not my favorite stout out there(Young's Double Chocolate Stout), but it's pretty damn close. (and at a $1.50 a single at in NYC not bad either)
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