DARK LORD DAY AT ALE EMPORIUM
On Wednesday, March 2nd, Ale Emporium had what I am calling their Dark Lord Day. During this event they offered the Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout and five of its variants, from Three Floyds Brewing, on draft: They were as follows:
2019 Dark Lord – A Demonic Russian-Style Imperial Stout Brewed with Coffee, Mexican Vanilla and Indian Sugar.
2021 Marshmallow Handjee – Dark Lord Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Vanilla Beans.
2021 Chemtrailmix – Dark Lord Aged in Rye Barrels with Mekong Cinnamon + Pink Peppercorn.
2020 ‘Rrari Crochet – Dark Lord Aged in Cognac Barrels with Toasted Coconut, Freeze-Dried Strawberries, Cocoa Nibs, and Vanilla Beans.
2020 Keyrock – Dark Lord Aged in Rye Barrels.
2019 Loadstar – Dark Lord Aged in Bourbon and Maple Syrup Boarrels with Toasted Coconut.
For this very special Dark Lord tapping, Hoppy stopped at a phone booth and changed into “Malty” for one day. He found the Stouts to not only be exceptionally flavorful, but unbelievably smooth for brews that were all 15% ABV!
Malty sipped the Dark Lord, Marshmallow Handjee, Chemtrailmix, and Keyrock, avoiding both the ‘Rrari Crochet and Loadstar due to his aversion to coconut. If he was forced to rank them it would probably be Marshmallow Handjee followed by Keyrock, Chemtrailmix and Dark Lord, but all are worthy of their exceptional ratings