Drinking this beer is like settling in to a very old and very careworn arm chair. It's cozy and comforting, it fits in all the right places, and it's exactly what you want when you want it. Solidly good. Settle in, tip your hat back, and pour a glass.
Beer Details: Moose Drool Brown Ale from Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, MT (Brown ale, 5.1% ABV, 26 IBU)
Appearance: Check out that head of foam! This is sticky, lush foam that left fairly heavy lacing down my glass. The beer itself is a dark mahogany brown and very clear.
Aroma: My first thought was of candy and warm caramel. There's a yeastiness there too, like dough rising.
Taste: Let this one sit on your tongue for a few seconds and just savor all those roasted nut and warm brown sugar flavors. Yum. All the sweet is tempered by a nice bitterness, like the slightly burnt edges of a piece of wheat toast. It's a bit thin-tasting — I'd love to see more body and fullness from a rich beer like this one, but I'm not really complaining. I give Moose Drool two thumbs up.
Food Pairings: Cheese. That's what I want with this beer. A big bowl of creamy homemade mac n' cheese. This beer can hold its own against rich and fatty flavors.
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My husband loves this stuff. Me? Not so much. Blech.
My SO loves it too. They have it on tap at Yard House so he always wants to go there.
This is one of my favorite beers ever! I love it so.
This is my dad's favorite, favorite beer. He lives in a rural area where craft type beers are hard to come by, so whenever I go down to visit, I try to grab a pack to take for him.
Can't get past the name. Is it just me?
moose drool is fine but I really love the Kona Porter from Hawaii- rich coffee,chocolate notes with a creamy head. black butte porter from Bend is pretty fine,too.
This is one of my all-time favorite beers. In fact, I just had some last night!
No, benfest, it isn't just you!
Fell in love with this when traveling but can't get it in Maryland. :-(
actually it's Pipeline Porter from Kona Brewing; it's delicious regardless. I also love the Yuengling Black & Tan from PA- alas it's unavailable on the left coast.
This made me smile. I live in Sweden now and the American beer selection is dismal, at best (as one might imagine). However, I was pleasantly surprised with Big Sky's Oatmeal Stout! My only complaint is that it comes in a can here. There is definitely a tinny taste that I could do without, but I'll take it if it delivers oatmeal stout.