Anheuser-Busch Demons Hop Yard IPA

Sampled this on two different occasions while visiting Anheuser-Busch in Merrimack, NH. This is by far my favorite beer from them. Nice copper color with an off-white head and some nice lacing. Citrusy hoppy flavor with some crisp bitterness. Nothing too great but heck, it’s pretty darn good for AB.

Got this from a freind whos father is a distributor. Was not expecting much, and was not dissapointed. Orangey, clear pour with little to no head. almost accrid taste, mild to no hop aroma. Only thing good about this was that it finished a bit bitter which i enjoyed a bit. Not For Sale.. Good

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Clear orange pour with not much foam. Aroma is very floral and hoppy with a light touch of sweet malts. Flavor is nice and hoppy at the beginning with a smooth and floral middle and a bitter and lightly sweet finish. Quite nice.

the best beer available at the n.h. brewery, nice and hoppy but the hops actually lend itself wdll to the almost spicey flavor. a slow drinker.

Has some pretty good hops in this. The bottle says not for sale all over it. Flavor is not complex up front at all, but has a quite nice bitter finish. Quite a pleasant surprise from AB.

On tap at the Great Lost bear. Saw a devil’s hand holding a beer and i had to try it (being reminded of Victory’s hop devil) BUT being made by AB i knew i may be in for a disappointment. This isn’t a bad beer though by any means. It’s just nothing special. It’s mostly citrus style hops, and yeah for AB it’s pretty hoppy, but not anywhere near what a hop head would be looking for. Get some cascades in here. We need more hops!

Draught: Guest tap at Cambridge House: OK, I did go into this with an open mind. I actually didn’t mind the Winters Bourbon Ale. This was a different story. The beer pours an absolutely clearamber with a twinge of orange to it. The head was very small, and left no lacing. The aroma was a bit weak. It was mainly grassy hops, with a hint of citrus. The taste is a bit off. There was a bit of a bitterness to it, but it was definitely dumbed down. The malt body was a bit thin. There was a dryness to the aftertaste. There was also a bit of a staleness and harshness to the taste. This had to be part of the profile and not being old, since this was tapped last night for a tasting sponsered by A-B and had never left the refrigerator. I have heard that the production recipe is different from the prototype that they put out earlier. What happened to the days of when AB put out Elk Mountain, which actually was half decent. I definitely won’t be buying this one again.

On tap - Barking Crab. Pours clear amber into a shaker. Micro head slowly dissipates leaving no lacing. Mild bread and citrus aromas. Very little flavor -- what is there is a mild hop with a lasting off-bitter finish. Sort of non-descript...didn’t order a second.