ABV: 8.20%
Home: Kelheim, Germany
I'm down to eight with three vintages and a few odds and ends. I decided to start with this 2006 Aventinus, which came wrapped in paper (always a good sign)! Since 1999, Schneider brewery has aged 240 cases of Aventinus in their ice cellar for a minimum of three years, where it is then released every Fall. This wheat doppelbock is delicious and decadent. It pours a rich mahogany with a head that had dissipated by the time I remembered to take a picture. The flavors are complex and took me a while to figure out, but it's a mixture of dark fruit and subtle chocolate. There's definitely some bite - I'd be interested to see how the flavors change with more aging.
Beer: Lindeman's Framboise
ABV: 2.50%
Home: Vlezenbeek, Belgium
A beer like this one should definitely be treated as a dessert - drink it in moderation. It pours a deep red with a surprisingly pink head that gives off a concentrated raspberry aroma. Intensely sweet and sour raspberry flavor with lots of carbonation. Some people have recommended mixing this beer with a dark stout on the list, which seems like it could be a good pairing! Interesting to think of it as a Chambord, but with beer...
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