This is the first in a series I'd like to keep doing every week.  In this blog, I will discuss a single beer, taste it, and give my opinion on it.  I have tons of beers to choose from locally, so I probably won't run out of beers to review.  Even so, if there is a beer you want me to review, I'll review it if I can find it.  Also, at least according to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1243754/Why-beer-latest-hope-f... drinking certain kinds of beer can help fight against prostate and breast cancer.

Now that we've talked about what this blog is about, let me introduce the very first beer in this series:

Quilter's Irish Death by the Iron Horse Brewery

Irish Death was recommended to me by a gentleman I met at a Taco Del Mar in Ellensburg Washinton.  I mentioned I liked a good beer, and he suggested a local brewery; Iron Horse.  This is the darker of the two I was suggested.  I'm not normally into dark beers, but I was willing to give it a try.

When you first start pouring it from it's bottle, you notice that flows out thicker than most beers.  This is likely because of it's stout background.  Featuring a 7.8 ABV, this thing has a kick to it.  With a malty flavor, with some coffee tangibles, this beer has a very nice aroma.  And like a WoW player, it doesn't get much head either.

Here is what the Iron Horse Brewery has to say about their own beer:  "Created by the brewery's founder, Quilter's Irish Death is what we call
a dark, smooth, ale. Any attempt at classifying it just ends up sending
beer geeks into a style guidelines diatribe. So forget style
guidelines. Is your pursuit of micro beer about tasting copies of a
style that fit guidelines anyways? (Neither is ours) Irish Death is a
malt bomb. We lovingly refer to it as beer candy. We heart our candy
store. While tempting to session this beer, the name is a necessary
reminder that despite the surprising approachability, this beer weighs
in at a hefty 7.8% ABV."

For more information on the Brewery itself, you can visit http://www.iron-horse-brewery.com/brewery.asp

As for me, Irish Death has become my new favorite dark ale.  If you can find it, it's worth a try.