#Hello, beer lovers! 🍻

We are making progress, approaching 400, probably the oldest challenge on the Hive Blockchain (please correct me if I'm wrong). #beersaturday challenge, 398 in a row, and I'm going to make time for a beer :) And all this is just for fun!

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Today, I have two cans, two dark beers, one Czech and one Irish. I am delighted to taste them and share my experience with you.

First, the one with less alcohol.

#Staropramen Dark Lager

Brewed by Pivovary Staropramen, Praha, Czech Republic. Can, 0,5 l, alcohol 4.4% ABV, IBU 20. Dark Lager style.

What do the Master Brewers say?

A dark lager that brings a swirl of flavors in every velvety drop. Made according to a traditional Czech recipe with roasted malts, Staropramen Dark combines the aromatic sweetness of caramel and the bitterness of the finest hops into a superb dark lager that will satisfy everyone's taste buds. It is rich in flavor and very drinkable.

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The beer is dark brown, with a low head that disappears quickly. It has no particular odor. The first sip goes down the throat smoothly, and in the mouth, I taste a shy sweetness and hints of caramel, maybe even honey. Only in the aftertaste does a slight hop bitterness appear and last for a while.

The beer is very drinkable, with surprisingly delicate flavors. It is nothing extreme but expressive and elegant enough, with a lower alcohol content, to make me drink another one in a heartbeat. But something else is waiting for me. It's available in all the local shops, and at €1.10, it's a bargain, so it will be on the menu.

Let's move forward!

#Sullivan's Black Marble Stout

Brewed by Sullivan's Brewing Company, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Can, 0.5 l, alcohol 5.1% ABV, IBU 30. Stout style.

What do the Master Brewers say?

A fully flavored traditional Irish Dry Stout, displaying notable roast coffee and fruit notes gently balanced by delicious hop bitterness.

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Kilkenny Red Ale is, for me personally, one of the better beers I've tasted, but I haven't tried this one yet.

The beer is dark brown, almost black, with a bit of head and a creamy head. It has no particular odor. It goes down the throat smoothly, and on the palate, I taste the bitterness of roasted malt, which is dominant throughout, along with hints of coffee and bitter chocolate. I don't taste any fruit, well, maybe prunes, but very little. There is only a bitterness in the aftertaste that lasts for quite a while.

This is a drinkable and refreshing beer. The bitterness of the roasted malt is pronounced, and everything else is subordinated to it. It's not as effortlessly elegant as the previous beers, but it's still tasty enough to keep me going. It is unavailable in our local shops, only by order, for €3.66.

And what am I listening to when tasting beers and writing this? Something from my Fridays #newtunes. Something very lightly danceable and rhythmic.

Lawne - Mamasong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2gqmwFGwb8

Thank you for your attention.

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