Dipso Facto ScapeGoat Ink: Matilda, She Took the Money and Run Venezuela

Dipso Facto Scapegoat Ink

Matilda, She Took the Money and Run Venezuela

You can try your hand at sixers, take a chance on twelvers, and pilfer pours from any number of new beers from a party keg. But it takes an adventurous drinker to lay it all on the line for one of those bottles in the big case of lonely singles. They don't paw at the glass and mug for you like a cage of puppies, begging for attention. Instead, they stand apart, solidly—almost regally—seemingly indifferent to your passing gaze, but silently willing you to take each one of them home. How can you resist the temptation?

WEEK 25:

Matilda: Belgian Style Ale

Another winner by Goose Island. (Favoritism? Maybe. Or it could just be Chicago corruption for you.) This big, bad lady comes in a 1-pint 6-ounce bottle of deliciousness and wears her 7% abc rather discreetly for such a big woman. Matilda's honey colored pour does wonderful things to decorate a mug (the label recommends a wine glass, but why?!) sporting a white, fluffy head that fades VERY fast. The smell is so sweet and fruity that you adapt your expectations to those of a wine cooler, expecting the taste to be about the same. Ah, but what a pleasant surprise! The flavor is dry, light,with caramel malts. It that butterscotch? Let the experts decide. You just keep on drinking.

At no point are you overwhelmed by a single part of the drinking experience. The sight, smell, taste, (and even sound) all blend from start to finish into a singular experience so seamless as to be overlooked and undervalued entirely by anyone predisposed to a night of simply drinking. And how drinkable it is.That said, Matilda serves both types: the tasters and the drinkers.With something for both parties, I'd easy to see that this one rank shigh. Hans likes. Hans recommends. Do like Hans. (The ladies do.) Cheers!
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