Magical Merlin

There is so much science and engineering when it comes to beer that beer seems almost the tip of the iceberg above water while underwater is vast machinery that gets a beer to you the best way possible.

Case in point….

…Firestone Walker and their new Nitro Merlin.

Instead of a widget inside the can as is often used, FW went with drips and drops utilizing a liquid Nitrogen drip machine to release a drop of nitrogen into each can.

The rest is up to you. You will need to “Surge Pour” this Merlin by inverting the can three times to “wake up” the nitrogen then pour that beer hard and true in the center of your glass.

Nitro Merlin

January 6, 2016 marks the Central Coast foray into Nitro with Nitro Merlin Milk Stout from Firestone Walker. The variant of the original Velvet Merkin will be available on draft all year-round and will be introduced with a series of “Milk & Cookies” events that will include another Central Coast business, Brown Butter Cookie Company.

What makes NMMS different? It is basically Velvet Merlin oatmeal stout, but…. “with one critical twist: the inclusion of non-fermentable lactose sugar (a.k.a. milk sugar), the ingredient that transforms the beer into a milk stout”
Nitro Merlin
You can read more about Milk Stout HERE and more about Nitro HERE.

Details on upcoming Milk & Cookies pairings will be posted HERE.