Two Turtle Doves
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The Bruery, out of the Los Angeles area of CA, is turning out some fine beers these days. We typically don’t see too many of these on the east coast so I jumped on the chance to taste this one. Here is the description straight from the brewers: “2 Turtle Doves is the second in the 12 Days/Years of Christmas Services. We decided to take our inspiration from the name and base the beer on the "turtle" candy, brewing it with cocoa nibs, toasted pecans, caramelized sugar and a lot of caramel malts. Somewhere between a Belgian-style Dark Strong Ale and an Imperial Porter, this beer is designed to take the journey through time until 12 Drummers Drumming.” |
Current Beeradvocate rating: A-.
My impressions: Pours a very dark brown with a fast receding head. Definite mocha smell with a little anise. Extremely smooth (maybe even too much!). A sipping beer due to the alcohol content – 12% ABV. Not a super complex beer and the body was a little thin.
Definitely not my favorite but worth the adventure if you can find one to try for yourself.
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Can’t wait to try it on cask in about an hour at Max’s!
I had the Two Turtle Doves on cask at Max’s (while standing next to Brad). Great beer. It would be Dangerously Drinkable. Too smooth for that much alcohol.