I wish I'd read the description on Ambacht's
website before I'd picked this one up...
This ale started life as a Porter (we used to call it Black Gold Porter). But we had to tell folks it was our "Badly named Ale" since it was not black, not gold and not even a Porter. But we took this ale into a whole new world with a mysterious spiciness from the yeast and finish extremely dry, this one dark beer that is light and refreshing -- great with summer barbeques or hearty winter stews.
I wasn't much of a fan of the
Black Gold Porter when I tried it earlier this year... and sorry, Ambacht, this still isn't my thing at all. You do, however, get to keep the "badly-named ale" moniker, because I don't think this is what folks are going to expect when they read "dark farmhouse" on the label. Deep, dark cherry fruit flavor, a little sour. Stings the tongue a bit, weirdly. Thick, even a little syrupy -- a far cry from these "light" and "refreshing" claims on Ambacht's website. Who would ever say that about something that started as a porter? "Light"?!?
So, anyway. After all of that, I still hope that Ambacht sticks with this new "dark farmhouse" name... mostly because I don't want to accidentally pick one up again.