Gnarly Wine

It's been a bit of a week, and I thought it would be nice to chill out with a Cappuccino Stout. Turns out I've missed it by a matter of days. But life's not all bad...


...Not in the least. "Tis the season for barley wines, and Lagunitas' Gnarly Wine is on deck. I'm having it with some chicken and a mushroom-asparagus-tomato risotto. This rich, high-gravity brew looks and goes down like candied cherries. My photo doesn't really do it justice, but you owe it to yourself to hold a pint up to the light and admire it before enjoying every velvety sip.