{"id":4383,"date":"2012-03-23T12:11:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T19:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2012-03-23T17:13:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T00:13:47","slug":"first-taste-of-karls-wreck-alley-imperial-stout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2012\/03\/23\/first-taste-of-karls-wreck-alley-imperial-stout\/","title":{"rendered":"First taste of KARL&#8217;S Wreck Alley Imperial Stout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\/index2.html\">Karl Strauss<\/a> celebrated its 23rd anniversary last month and among the usual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\/PAGES\/WhoWeAre\/Press\/PressPage\/Jan1912.html\">Changing of the Barrels<\/a> hoopla, the brewery gave party-goers a taste of their upcoming release. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\/PAGES\/Brews\/OurBeer\/WreckAlley.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wreck Alley Imperial Stout<\/a> is a boozy (9.5% ABV) beer with dark-roast coffee notes and a sweet, warm finish.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4390\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_01691.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4390\" title=\"DSC_0169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_01691.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_01691.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_01691.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A special cask of Wreck Alley went on for 23rd anniversary attendees last month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ale, named after a stretch of Mission Beach where several ships have crashed forming a reef where sea life now thrives, will be available year-round starting April 1st. A fine member of the Karl crew advanced <em>West Coaster<\/em> a 22 oz bottle, and I can attest that it pairs well with chocolate and bacon.<\/p>\n<p>Wait for it to warm a bit before serving so that you have a better chance of tasting the cocao nib and Ethopian coffee intricacies in this brew. I found that it danced around roasty, bitter and toffee-sweet notes, with a bit of an alcohol-y finish &#8212; nothing offensive, but definitely there. I liked that it wasn&#8217;t sticky-sweet to drink.<\/p>\n<p>Darkly kilned malts combine with Ethiopian coffee beans procured from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/birdrockcoffeeroasters.com\/\">Bird Rock Coffee Roasters<\/a>\u00a0to provide a bitter but balanced backbone for the overall sweet concoction. The bottle advises drinkers to stow some away for aging; it&#8217;ll be interesting to see how this beer ripens over time.<\/p>\n<p>Drink it for yourself at KARL&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karlstrauss.com\/PAGES\/Eats\/CaskNights.html\">Cask Night<\/a>\u00a0on March 29th, an event that goes down every Thursday of the month at the KARL brewpubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl Strauss celebrated its 23rd anniversary last month and among the usual Changing of the Barrels hoopla, the brewery gave party-goers a taste of their upcoming release. Wreck Alley Imperial Stout is a boozy (9.5% ABV) beer with dark-roast coffee notes and a sweet, warm finish. 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