Tuesday night at the Wooly - Karma Citra

Yesterday, as I was sitting with our baby daughter sleeping in my arms, I was keeping an eye on Twitter when I saw a tweet from the Woolwich Arms saying they had Great Lakes Karma Citra on their feature tap. It was also wing night.

Karma Citra

They didn't have to say anything more.

When Jeff called on his way home, I suggested we put the boring old pot roast I had in the slow cooker on hold and go our for wings and beer. Since Monday night's dinner was a disaster, he was only too happy to avoid yet another one of my meals.

Jeff got the Karma Citra and watching him take that first sip was a bit like watching him get punched in the face. But in a good way (if you can get punched in the face in a good way).

He immediately said there was a pop to the beer. He knew it used citra hops, but there was also a grapefruit flavour he was thrilled about.

He kept going back for more from his glass, loving the flavours. He offered it to me, but all I had to do was take a sniff to know that beer was most certainly not for me.

Oatmeal Coffee Stout

Instead, I had F&M's Oatmeal Coffee Stout as a real ale. That beer is incredible and one of my all-time favourite stouts. It did not disappoint last night, either. It's so smooth, but so flavourful.

But I couldn't drink the whole thing (the whole not drinking for a whole year means I get drunk on about half a pint) so Jeff decided to try mixing the two beers. He said it was good, but maybe next time instead of a 50/50 split, he'd do a 70/30, using more of the Karma Citra than the stout.