{"id":1381,"date":"2009-03-10T00:01:09","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2011-03-02T15:16:30","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T02:16:30","slug":"emersons-taieri-george-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2009\/03\/10\/emersons-taieri-george-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerson’s ‘Taieri George’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Emerson's<\/a>
Emerson's 'Taieri George'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of Emersons’ seasonal releases, this one comes out each year<\/a> in honour of Mister Emerson Senior’s birthday. He’d be the George in the name, it also being a punny nod to the fact he was involved with the Taieri Gorge railway. It’s a great big yummy dark ale, significantly spicy (they admit to nutmeg and cinnamon, but won’t be drawn on the secret third), and a good bit boozy (at 6.8%) — absolutely perfect for just when the days are turning colder.<\/p>\n

Afterthoughts, February 2011:<\/strong> The usual tasting note for this stuff is that it’s ‘liquid hot cross buns’, and it certainly arrives with roughly Easterish timing. But I really despise hot cross buns — not just for, you know, theological<\/em> reasons — and I love this to bits. So your mileage may vary. Certainly don’t let the comparison put you off, if it does.<\/p>\n

\"Emerson's<\/a>
Diary entry #81, Emerson's 'Taieri George'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I compared the delicious ‘Her Majesty’ by Yeastie Boys<\/a> to this, and the pairing also shows you just what work yeast and malt can do if you cleverly pick your pairing and regularly crack the whip; the Yeastie Boys brew didn’t have any actual spices<\/em> in it but still gets itself an awesomely-multi-faceted shape like this has.<\/p>\n

I also had this beer with (and went to Watchmen with) my friend George. I have literally no idea how that coincidental alignment of beer names and people names went un-noted. I’m usually all over that stuff, to a relatively-pathological degree.<\/p>\n

Verbatim:<\/strong> Emerson’s Taieri George 10\/3\/09 $12 @ work 6.8% 500ml Released a few days ago, and had before heading off to Watchmen. It’s got a cute story, and it’s always gorgeous. Big and dark with ruby highlights, super smooth and silky, spicy and warming. Loveliness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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