62/100) Roosters, Long of Tooth

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Velvet Rooster, Wooden Rooster, Long of Tooth

If you toss a velvet rooster in a barrel for a while out comes a wooden rooster. I'm sure that's one of those higher math functions that I just don't quite get. I propose that Tallgrass formulate a Metal Rooster. Perhaps if you subject the barrel to heavy metal while it's aging?

As for the Long of Tooth, I'm just baffled by where to place it. Sure, it's a Surly Brewing Co beer, but it's also a collaboration with De Proefbrouwerij (which I still can't pronounce). The beer might be classifiable as a English Old Ale, but with the Belgian style touches added, it pretty much falls into a category of its own.

Tallgrass Brewing Co - Velvet Rooster) had those lovely bubblegum-esque white wine-like properties typical to a Tripel. The mouthfeel wanes toward the end. The finish ends up light as a result.The linger remains close to a semi-dry wine. This rooster was velvety smooth and easy drinking for all that ABV. Perhaps you can use it as a gateway beer for your white wine connoisseur friend. ☆☆☆

Tallgrass Brewing Co - Wooden Rooster) The bourbon touch in the aroma thankfully doesn't come through as booziness on the finish. Instead this rooster had had a surprisingly dry finish. I understand the hype on this one. The previous one is good, but this is great. Smoother. More flavor. Higher ABV. What's there to complain about? There's even a new touch of a vanilla to the backdrop. ☆☆☆☆

Long of Tooth) I really liked this beer as I was drinking it. Afterwards, as the finish and linger hit, not so much. The aroma was lovely. The initial and middle were very smooth and full of old ale, alt-like, properties. Then the finish hit, and a weird flavor wave spread through my mouth. That flavor was similar to a pumpkin beer finish, but not exactly the same. As it warmed up that odd flavor started to die away just a bit, so the beer became more drinkable. My guess is that the cacao is the cause of that odd flavor, and that Long of Tooth is much better fresh and suffers from aging. My bottle was near a year-old, after all. ☆☆☆