a little love to a local "Seattle" brewery: Diamond Knot. Decided to
make one last trip before hitting the road and had a nice sampler.
The front street bitter poured a nice golden with smooth lacing a long
bitter finish and this definitely outshines the ESB, which has a nice
sweet balance but not the bitterness I was looking for. Next was the
stout on a nitro tap which was a beautiful dark brown with frothy tan
head. Mild coffee and vanilla aromas with a sweet nut flavor. The
porter was solid but they also had an oaked cask porter which was the
highlight of the day! Incredibly smooth, with nice roasted nut and oak
aromas, this had the perfect amount of complexity while still being a
solid drinkable porter. Finally I have to recommend the industrial IPA
which is a northwest classic and typifies a Seattle IPA. I'll be back
someday, dknot, but until then keep making great brews!
Next stop: Portland
-Chris
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