Day #28- Yazoo Dos Perros

If you notice, I am posting two days on one day. This does not mean I reviewed two beers in one day to make up, but rather I chose to write them up as separate days on the same day. Get it? Good!

Who knew a hummus plate could be so good? If the ingredients are put together by someone who loves the food they work with, respects the people in their restaurant, and knows what the hell he/she is doing: Every dish will be great. And that is what I get at Sunset Grill.

The only downfall of Sunset, is its lack of draft beer. I understand that this non-draft status may precipitate a more extensive wine list and deeper pockets of the crowd; but come on. It's almost insulting. In any account, Dos Perros from the bottle was a great choice.

My personal favorite from Yazoo, it delivered as usual. And while not from the tap, it was still wonderful. The dark pour mustered a perfect amount of head, and the smell was almost sweet.

One awful mistake at certain places in Nashville that serve pizza and two for one drafts in little mason jars that barely muster 12 ounces is the mistake of putting a lime wedge on the glass. Absolutely not. Do that to your Corona. Not to your Dos.

In any case, the taste of Dos Perros is hard to describe for me. I don't know if this is just ignorance, or the fact that Dos Perros is remarkably simple, different, yet full-bodied and complex.

I was eating the fig compote with hummus on the pita bread, wondering how such a disgusting fruit could ever taste so good in my mouth when I realized the secret of Dos Perros. The complexity of dark malts balanced with such a light body. It's so easy to drink, yet it is so remarkably heavy on the tastebuds! How strange! And how wonderful.

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I give Yazoo Dos Perros a sincere 87.




Look: Dark Brown
Smell: Sweet Malt
Taste: Almond, Caramel, Maple


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Brett's ratings are out of 100.

*Please understand that ratings on this scale have been influenced by my scholastic history of grading. A grade below 75 is not good, it is less than average. A beer below 60 is bad. Beers in the 90s are in the upper-echelon of beers on this earth, and above 95- divinely inspired.*

As with all connoisseurs, personal taste affects all ratings. The best ratings tend to lean towards his two different biases; 1) Well-crafted heavy Stouts and 2) Lagers made with a simple perfection.

Please understand that just because Brett gives a beer a high rating doesn't mean you may think it is good. Only understand that if he gives it a high rating it is because most people who have a good taste in beer would do the same.