Erie Brewing Company
Fallenbock - 7.8% ABV
Last week I had my cousins over for a mini Oktoberfest/Holiday party and they brought over some craft beers to sample as well. One beer that brought back a twinkle in my eye was Fallenbock, by Erie Brewing Company. Oh, and the drunk ram on the bottle made it even more enticing. Seriously, a beer to knock out a ram is a brew for me!
Once opened, the traditional Oktoberfest Lager had a rich malty scent that made me so wish it was fall again. The days of pumpkin beers and a wonderful array of beers to choose from, not like now...NOTHING but leftover beer and snow! Damn it.
The color was a rich chocolate brown topped with a rather weak head. Small and only lasted just a few minutes. What? Fallenbock had a classic lager body and the taste was of chocolate malts with a crisp finish. Nicely done, and with a 7.8% ABV I was waiting to be like the ram on the label, happy and on my back. Blah ha ha...wait.
Cheers!
~K~
