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Tonight, from Big Sky Brewing Co. of Missoula, Montana, I bring you Moose Drool:

Moose Drool is a brown ale. I’m reviewing this tonight in order to be fair and balanced. You see, Missoula is home of the University of Montana and the stinkin’ Grizzlies. The Grizz are the in-state rivals of my MSU Bobcats. Bastards kicked our asses in football for approximately three hundred forty seven straight years while I was in college. Bah! How many rodeo titles to you granolas have, eh? And can your town brew beer? Let’s see….

The beer smells of very rich and creamy malts. Very little hops in the nose. It smells almost like a starter porter.

The pour is dark brown with ruby red highlights. A decent light brown head sits briefly atop, then dissipates leaving no trace.

The Moose Drool tastes about like it smells. It has some very rich, sweet malts accented by a little light chocolate and some coffee. It closes with a bit of a nutty flavor and just enough citrus flavor hops and some mild bitterness to finish things off. Interestingly, in the aftertaste I get more coffee and a little tart grapefruit. It’s quite tasty. I have to admit, I like it a lot.

The beer has a pretty creamy mouthfeel. It is smooth with very pleasant carbonation.

Overall, I have to say this is a winner for me. It’s a very drinkable beer. I can easily see a session of this stuff in my future. If you are the sort that just needs to have hops overload, you’ll have to look elsewhere. This is a brown ale, and a damn fine one. If you like a nice sub-porter dark ale, I suggest you pick up a Moose Drool and enjoy.

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