An Inferno Election

I used election night as an excuse to have a mid-week Belgian strong golden ale. And also to refresh my memory of one of my favorite beers of 2008. I had dinner and watched the election results with The Lost Abbey's Inferno Ale. This is a great beer and when I had it last spring, it made me an instant fan of the Belgian strong golden ale style. It is a crisp beer with a cloudy, pale color, not unlike a pale ale. It had a modest foam and a smooth refreshing taste that belies the 8.5% alcohol. I now remember why Inferno is on my short list for favorite beer of the year.