Review - Oculto Beer

This is a relatively new beer, release in March 2015 by Anheuser- Bush. It's a great tasting light bodied beer that goes down smooth.  It has a sweet smell and taste, coming from the blue agave infused in the beer. There is also a slight tequila taste, which adds to the appeal.  At  6.00% abv, it's a great value for the price. 

Oculto also comes in a nicely packaged "day of the dead" inspired bottle. It would be perfect to add some decor to any party. The bottle is also supposed to glow under a black light and has hidden messages if you chill the bottle.

Review - Iron Hill Brewery in Wilmington, DE

I tried a sampler of beer at Iron Hill brewery in Wilmington, Delaware. While there is currently a large selection of house brewed beer,with over twelve on tap, the sampler is only four beers. I selected whitberry, white iron wit, bedotter, and the coffee oatmeal stout.  My tasting notes are below.

Whitberry: Sweet smell, light taste and a hint of raspberry. This was my favorite.

White Iron Wit:. Light Belgium style beer served with orange. Moderate orange taste with subtle spice after taste.

Bedotter: Light complex Belgium style beer. Made from plum spice and banana crisp with a bitter after taste. I thought this was too complex and mixed too many flavors, the banana flavor was the strongest. The bedotter tastes better with food, and could be considered a dessert beer. This was the strongest one I tried at 9.5 abv.
 
Coffee Oatmeal Stout: This is a cask beer served at cellar temperature. Made with aged coffee beans, it has a strong coffee taste. Smells like coffee and mint or cough syrup. It tastes better alone, it tasted more like medicine when I tried it with food.

Iron Hill Brewery (a short ten minute walk from the Greyhound/Amtrak station)

620 Justison St
Wilmington, DE
(302) 472-2739

Review - Killian's Irish Red

Killlian's is a red amber ale with Irish heritage. It was originally brewed in Ireland and bought by Coors to sell in the United States in 1980. It is a medium bodied amber ale with a caramel and nutty/smokey taste. It gets it's distinct  flavor from caramel malted barley that is roasted at a high temperature longer and more slowly than most malts. It's 4.9% abv and found at most Irish pubs.