Rhubarb Vanilla Ale

Drinking this unsweetened this afternoon. SUPER TASTY and I do think I’m getting some spiciness from the hops, too :)

I’m considering making this one into a tea syrup for tea sodas tonight. Or maybe Ruby Pie…or With Open Eyes! Oh I can’t decide!!

picked a random flavoured tea from my butiki cupboard and this was it. I have a tendency to hoard them and then need to place giant orders with Stacy, so i’m trying to get better at drinking them so that i can place multiple smaller orders and not miss anything i might love. This one appears to be a tea that will grow on me as i drink it. I love the hoppy sort of rhubarby taste to this. mmmmm

Have a tea soda cup of this, and it’s as delightfully sweet tart and flavorful as ever.

Bread Update: SO GOOD. OM NOM NOM NOM NOM. (http://imgur.com/KMqmV27)

This was the second timolino that I packed for work. I had it before without reviewing it, but strangely enough, it almost tastes better this way.

Oh! Ooh!

I’ve done it folks; I’ve made this an amazing, smooth rhubarb vanilla creamy delicious sufgbidvb iadufgg mmm tea! Yes – that’s the word choice I’m choosing: “sufgbidvb iadufgg”. So, what I did was cold brew 2 tbsp. of this for a total of seven and a half hours, and now this tea is the perfect mix of everything that the name claims for it.

If only I could achieve that hot, heh…

But yeah, this is super ridiculously smooth creamy rhubarb vanilla. Like, it could be lovely, silky rich yogurt. Ooh! Can I have this as FroYo? That’d be perfect. Double churned Rhubarb Vanilla FroYo…

Sadly, I only have enough of this left for one more cold brew; but I really look forward to it! I’ll have to increase my rating, because this is awesome cold brewed!

Sidenote: I made this yesterday, but wanted to cold brew Coconut Oolong I was having earlier – so I poured this into an empty pitcher to free up y mason jar and that’s what I’m drinking this out of right now because I was too lazy to grab a glass. So, 25 oz. in a mason jar, and 25. oz. straight from a pitcher.

FINALLY I find a Butiki tea that I actually found some flavor in and I don’t like that flavor. :((
It’s still pretty subtle, but it’s Tart, and a little vanilla, and something bitter ish that I assume is the hops. Sorry this one isn’t for me either.

Thank you Stephanie for giving me the chance to taste this one.

Thanks, of course, to MissB for a sample of this one. I was intrigued by it but not sure how into an ale tea I would be.

Brewed up, it has an interesting blend of scents. I have to say I can definitely pick out rhubarb, vanilla, and ale (hops), so I guess that’s a check for all three. There’s something about the rhubarb and vanilla that reminds me of something but I can’t place it. The same naggling sense of deja vu is there in the flavor as well… where have these flavors come across to me before? I dunno. Anyway, I think I like the first part of the sip best: bright, crisp, sparkling, tart with rhubarb and a light bite of hops. In the aftertaste the vanilla grows, and turns my rhubarb lambic (kinda) into more of a candy-ish flavor. I do like it, but I think I would like it more sans vanilla. But I am definitely glad I got to try it!

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You guys have never met me in person but anyone who has can tell you I am a HUGE klutz. I will fall over if I am standing upright and thinking, I am that klutzy. In fact, half of Montreal thinks my roommate is an ass because I fall so often that when it happens she either just keeps walking or looks at me with the most disapproving glance and goes “AGAIN?!?!”. Anyways, this morning, while making tea, I managed to drop a plate out of the top shelf of my cupboard, onto a glass that was on the counter. Simultaneously shattering both. My first instinct was to make sure my tea was okay and unaffected. You know you’re addicted when…

Okay, on to the tea. My first thought of this was “holy crap this uses a lot of leaf!”. Roswell Strange sent me 2 tbsps and the whole thing got dumped into my infuser to make a 16 oz mug of tea. That is why I was pretty relieved when I tried it and was not a huge fan. I always have faith in Butiki teas and even though hops are not something that interests me, the Rhubarb Vanilla kept calling to me. Though there is a nice vanilla taste to this and a lovely rhubarb tart, the hops just really aren’t working for me. It is almost causing a dry feeling in my mouth that is just unpleasant. Thank you Roswell Strange for giving me the opportunity to try this but tbh, I am not sad it is gone after only one mug.

Thank you Stacy for sending me a sample of this tea!
I have to be honest, I didn’t expect to like this one very much, but I wanted to give it a fair try, & surprisingly, it’s actually pretty tasty! Wow! Of course, I shouldn’t be surprised, since we all know that Stacy is the Mistress of the Arts of creating delicious tea blends.

Tart Rhubarb, creamy vanilla, & a slightly hoppy beer like taste & effervescence combine beautifully with the keemun. I added a pinch of sweet as well.

First tea of my massive Black Friday Butiki order! This reminds me of Butiki’s Ruby Pie, although I think I slightly prefer the new blend. The dry leaf smells very sweet and fruity, but once steeped the aroma mellows. The flavor is fairly light, with some pleasant tartness – probably the rhubarb flavoring. The base is delightfully smooth, and surprisingly light for a Keemun. I don’t taste anything I can identify as hops, which is no bad thing as far as I’m concerned. I’ve tried one other tea with hops (not from Butiki) and found the flavor too assertively herbal – aggressively herbal, even – for my liking. I’m not picking up on the vanilla either, although there is a light sweetness that might be coming from that element of the blend (and probably also the safflower? I’ve always wondered what role that plays in blends…). This is very nice, if not a standout for me, and I’m pleased to know that hops in tea don’t necessarily have to be a dealbreaker!