NFL Draft Beer List: Day 3

 

(I'll probably drink one or two of these tonight)

Beer List Day 2 Update: Drank two beers on the list last night. Steal My Sunshine and CBS. Just wasn't in the mood for anything else to be honest. Draft was disappointing and I wasn't in the mood for beer.

   I don't plan to watch the draft today. I'm not expecting anything exciting from Washington today, just mostly back ups and rotational players who may start in a year or two. That seems to be their trend. I don't fully understand the methodology of this for a team that has gone 7-9 and 7-10 in the past two season and has been looking at depth (which is important) but not possible starting upgrades.

Anyway, here's 2 beers to help you get up this morning for the draft and one beer to enjoy in the waning hours of the day. This will be quite brief compared to the previous lists I've done.

Breakfast Stout, Founders

ABV: 8.3%

Beer Advocate Grade: 100, World  Class

   It's hard to believe that Breakfast Stout is a all around year beer. An oatmeal stout combined with chocolate and two types of coffee to create one of the best beers in the world. This is the base beer for Founders KBS and CBS. Honestly, you're solid by just sticking to Breakfast Stout.

Rise Up Coffee Stout, Evolution Craft Brewing Company 

ABV: 6.7%

Beer Advocate Grade: 92 Outstanding

   I honestly think this is one of the better beers to drink if you're going to be outside for an event (say a tailgate), you're not going to have to drive for a while and it's a little chilly. Rise Up provides the alcohol and caffeine kick you need to get you going. A caribbean style stout infused with Rise-Up Coffee that provides a nice hefty beer to go with your breakfast. There is also a Russian Imperial version and a Oak-aged RIS version as well. I highly recommend the RIS if you can find it (I think I own about 10 bottles).

Barrel Roll No.3, Pugachev's Cobra, Hangar 24

ABV: 15%

Beer Advocate Grade: 97, World Class

   Russian Imperial Stout brewed with Maple syrup and aged in Bourbon barrels. I'm generally not a fan of  Russian Imperials aged in Bourbon barrels. Old Rasputin BA is a perfect example. I really don't like it and the Bourbon makes it almost a sickening sugary sweet, that takes away the espresso and roasted malt notes. Now I personally expect from a RIS the flavors of dried fruits mingling with the darker, bitter malts/hops and some coffee notes and I'm hoping the maple sugar and Bourbon barrel aging doesn't over take those flavors. That said, I have heard nothing but high praise for Pugachev's Cobra so I picked one up to try it. We'll see how this goes.

Draft update coming Sunday (probably) if Washington hasn't pissed me off or makes me scratch my head with confusion even more.