Tuesday, 25 September 2018

The Patriarchy-The Son

The junior, baseline entry in Parsons Brewing Company’s Devil’s Right Hand Stout series is The Son. A 6.2%, 45 IBU ale, The Son comes in 650mL bombers with waxed tops—stylish to look at, but a goddamned ordeal to open. EDITORIAL ASIDE: Breweries either have to stop doing this, provide specialized openers for the task, or include an easy-open tab like latter-day bottles of Maker’s Mark. This style of packaging is always a battle.


Back to the beer. The Son is a near-black ale with amber highlights. It pours with a topographically rich tan head, and features a sweet, chocolatey nose. It has a fairly robust flavour that begins sweetly, but angles toward java bitterness. The mouthfeel is thick and chewy, but the weight isn’t too heavy or sticky.

A good baseline stout for the series, The Son is well-made, but unremarkable, leaving a lot of room to play around with barreling and other modifications. Strength is adequate, nose is enticing, and flavour is engaging, but not quite remarkable on any front. In short, a stout with serious potential.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.

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