The Session is a monthly happening in the Beer-Blogsphere, conceived of by author Stan Hieronymus over at his fantastic site. The concept is simple- on an appointed day, beer bloggers all review a beer with a common style or theme. Last month, for example, led to a flurry of reviews of Fruit Beers; previous editions have focused on other styles or themes. This month’s Session was hosted by Rick over at Lyke2Drink, who suggested the theme of “The Brew Zoo”, or beers featuring animals in the title, company or label. My contribution, then: Orkney’s Dragonhead Stout.
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When I saw this one on the shelves at Consumer’s on Elmwood, my first thought was “Nice label, but do I really want to drink that?” Then I reflected on the awesome banana bread recipe that we tasted at one of my food/beer pairings at Delish!, the mushy, overripe bananas in my freezer, and the fact that banana aromas and flavors are really part-and-parcel of some beer styles, and grabbed the bottle. After all, I love monkeys drinking beer: my original name for the site & show was going to be “BeerMonkey”, but sadly, “Brewmonkey” was already out there. So… would a domesticated ape such as yourself–or I–like this beer? Click through for the review!

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