Not necessarily overheard, “No, boss, I don’t know why Princess Othelia had the birthday bus stop here. Yes, she is wearing the tiara. Maybe she likes stouts.Oh, here she comes. Gotta go.” Photo by Bob Moffitt.

Not necessarily overheard, “No, boss, I don’t know why Princess Othelia had the birthday bus stop here. Yes, she is wearing the tiara. Maybe she likes stouts.Oh, here she comes. Gotta go.” Photo by Bob Moffitt.

EPISODE 25: STOUT BAR, BIRTHDAY BUSES, AND LOTS OF MUSTACHES AT URBAN ROOTS

The first anniversary for Urban Roots in Sacramento featured a lot of things not typically found in nature: seven stouts in one place, six mustaches, a giant birthday bus, a freshly-sworn-in American citizen and one of the few gear-wearing Baltimore Orioles fans in said nation. It was quite a morning. CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST!

Chocolate Mustache Imperial Stout 11% abv

Peter: heavy chocolate, the original w/ cacao Nibs and vanilla. Dig our water chemistry.

Joey: Chocolaty, smooth, EXCELLENT

Bob: Great finish, nice and sweet EXCELLENT

Coconut-Infused Chocolate Mustache Imperial 11% abv

Peter: think Mounds bars.

Bob: I don’t like coconut. But if you do, this is for you. Great finish, GOOD for drinkability/Excellent for delivering what’s promised.

Joey: I have no quandaries. This is Macaroons and Samoas, which are my favorite and I’m digging this. EXCELLENT

Vanilla-Infused Chocolate Mustache Imperial 11% abv

Peter: six kegs on an “entire pound of Madagascar vanilla beans”

Bob: Vanilla stouts are usually not my fave. But this is VERY GOOD,

Joey: Take everything together and you have a VERY GOOD

Chocolate Milk Mustache Imperial 11% abv

Peter: younger, cacao nibs, vanilla, will mellow with time

Joey: I’m getting the booze, really light on the chocolate. GOOD

Bob: A little bitter, boozy, not a lot of chocolate GOOD

Coffee-infused Chocolate Milk Mustache 11% abv

Peter: Camilia coffee beans, like a cold brew. It’ll caffeinate ya.

Joey: I like coffee, I like stouts. Put them together, you get VERY GOOD

Bob: for coffee lovers, it’s on point. Great finish. Unlike the other milk mustaches. GOOD for me/Excellent for delivering what it promises

Mexican Hot Chocolate Chocolate Milk Mustache 11% abv

Peter: We picked the seeds out of the Ancho Chiles and added cinnamon. Soft and silky (like Bob Moffitt.)

Joey: As a Mexican expatriate, brand-new American, and former guzzler of Mexican hot chocolate, I cannot stop fawning over this beer. EXCELLENT. My favorite of the flight.

Bob: Great sip-and-share. It’s neat. I like the combination of flavors, but I’ve lost the chocolate GOOD/VERY GOOD.

Peanut Butter Imperial W/ Bottle Logic 10.5% abv

Peter: Dry, made with every ounce of peanut butter available in southern California practically and Meadowfoam Honey

Joey: Not getting peanuts but I like it. GOOD/VERY GOOD

Bob: Compared to the others, it’s not in the same class. FAIR.