Bottom of the Beer Drawer

So this is one of those posts where I have come to the bottom of my beer supply and have a couple odds and ends to talk about.  So we have a beautiful brown, a delightful doppelbock, and a bold Belgian.  Lets get to them.
I'm actually gonna start with the Belgian which came from 21st Amendment with the quite sinister name of Monk's Blood.  It had a lovely spicy malt body with earthy fig and mild vanilla and cinnamon notes.  It also has a really awesome can design with a great story for the basis of the name.  It was a very tasty Belgian style ale and it has joined the list of awesome 21st Amendment beers that I have tried.  Very nice.
Next comes the Bell's Brewery's Consecrator Dopplebock.  I have been fond of all the Bell's beers I have tried thus far and this was no exception.  It was a nice full balance of malt and hop with great fig and raisin notes and a super smooth finish.  It was such a great easy drinking and memorable dopplebock.  I am a major fan.  While I have Bell's on the brain, I have heard wonderful things about the seasonal Oberon Ale and am on a mission to find one.  Anyone in the Charlotte area that spots one give me that heads up please and thank you.
Rounding out this evening is a beer from one of my all time favorite breweries, Clown Shoes.  You just can't go wrong with a Clown Shoes in hand and their Brown Angel double brown ale is certainly no exception.  It has a delightful rich malt body with bright hoppy bite and roast chocolate and caramel notes and a great easy finish.  It is not your typical brown but really so much more in my book.  I'm slowly working through Clown Shoes offerings and I can't be any happier doing it.
So this group of beers may not have a whole lot to do with each other but they were all great memorable beers.  One of my friends accused me of being a bad critic because I liked everything for one reason or another.  I will admit that while I have my favorite types of beer, for me, if a beer is good it is just good.  That and darn it you're not reading my blog if you think that because I had a whole post of bad beer not that long ago.  So read up! And more importantly, drink up. Cheers!