November Beer of the Month Club Review - Gourmet Monthly Clubs

Hey all you craft beer drinkers! It's that time again! What time? New Beer of the Month from Gourmet Monthly Clubs time! Yeah... I know, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. But the beer... The beer tastes good. So let's get to it!

This month, we got beer from Wild Goose in Maryland and Christian Moerlein in Cincinnati, Ohio. Wild Goose has a Brown Lager and an Oatmeal Stout this month while we drank the Christian Moerlein Over the Rhine Ale and Barbarossa Double Dark Lager. Like always, Gourmet Monthly Club's "Malt of the Earth" newsletter has some great information on both breweries as well as detailed descriptions of all four beers.

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Wild Goose Brown Lager

Appearance: Tan head, dark brown clear beer.

Smell: A little cocoa-y.

Taste: A little bit of bitterness from the malt. It has a chalky (not in a bad way at all) mouthfeel, with some bitter chocolate and nuttiness. Almost like peanuts. It's very dry and crisp for a dark beer... this would be a great beer for drinking on a hot day when you want something not-pale. Easy drinking. We like it!

Christian Moerlein Over the Rhine Ale

Appearance: Clear ambery copper. Very little off-white head.

Smell: It smells sweetly hoppy. You can definitely smell some citrusy hops, but there's solid malt sweetness backing it up.

Taste: It's like a sweet brown ale with hops. It's a super interesting beer, and great to see something this cool clocking in at 6% abv. This is what we think you'd get if you mixed a brown ale and a citrusy IPA 50/50. A little bit of honey, too. We like this one a lot! We reiterate, really interesting! One of the better beers we've recieved from Gourmet Monthly Clubs.

Wild Goose Oatmeal Stout

Appearance: Pours dark dark brown to black. Light brown head.

Smell: Smooth mild sweet smell.

Taste: Tastes roasty and chocolatey, with a sweet ending. Super smooth finish, almost chewy. This is another really good beer from Wild Goose! Well done Gourmet Monthly Clubs!

Christian Moerlein Barbarossa Double Dark Lager

Appearance: Clear dark amber... Khaki head.

Smell: Clean and crisp, not too much going on.

Taste: Crisp with a little malty nuttyness. Tastes like a brown ale, but crisper. Very clean finish from the lagering. It's not amazing but nothing negative to say either. We wouldn't refuse it but wouldn't seek it out.