ucusty (1241), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA Aug 7, 2008 Hazy yellow pour with a fluffy white head and a decent lace. An array of different herbs on the nose; mint, coriander, and rosemary. Very unique flavor consisting of bay leaf, ginger, star anise, bubble-gum and clove. Citrusy finish
brentfeesh (973), Gadsden, Alabama, USA Dec 1, 2008 Lightly hazy onion skin color that looks kind of soapy. The aroma is spicy lemon pledge…Interesting. It also has a spicy lemon flavor with various spices like rosemary and earthy things. Lingering spicy after taste. Well carbonated, medium body. An interesting brew. Lots of spices to try to pick out. WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA Nov 30, 2008 Bottle from the PP Carlsbad bottle shop. Shared with dalekliz and my girlfriend Cyn. Pours light yellow with a tan head. Nose full locorice and spicyness. Taste is almost efervessent with a lot of flavor and spice. This is tasty and intersting, the taste is better for me than the nose. Suttree (2404), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Nov 29, 2008 This was a nice surprise. Pours cloudy gold, thin white head. Spicy, perfumy aroma. Fairly light bodied, not heavy like was expecting, Very crisp, reminds me of a wheat, with some lemony notes, too. Shades of clove, chardonnay, and some woody flavors, too. A lot more drinkable than I was expecting. tgncc (340), Bellmore, New York, USA Nov 20, 2008 Rating alert: I actively seek out and try every traditional ale I can find. This could influence my rating. The appearance is yellow, like lemonade, thin white head. Very hazy. The aroma is a crazy jumble of spices, I would say rosemary most prominent among them, and maybe gentian. Some grainy, wheat, malty aromas as well. The flavor is citrusy, spicy (Ginger), some malty sweetness, tart. Lemony sweet/tart flavor is left on the palate, which tends to linger. Wierd. This is an interesting beer. It’s also a challenging beer. I recommend this, but mainly for beer connoisseurs. Not so much as a beer to drink just sitting around watching the game. JPDIPSO (4345), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA Nov 2, 2008 Cloudy light straw color, really looks like a white bier. Taller meringue head. Light malt and wheat aromas, masked by big herbal and spice scents. I catch many things from bay leaves, rosemary, ginger, anise and eucalyptus. Chai tea comes to mind. Dry start. Light herbal seem to touch the tastes first. A mild pale malt comes in mid swallow. Likely a bit cleaner than a true traditional ale, and more a complex spice ale, but I’m not complaining. Nice mix of herbal and spice.
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