 Stine (1275), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jul 15, 2008 A blonde, frothy pour. Hazed. Sauvignon Blanc, subtle pluot and herbal musk aroma, nuanced with coriander and sunflower oil, and sitting fatly on an enveloping softness of alcohol and honey-sweet malts. A distant foulness of silage and plain grain isn’t too imposing.
Candy sugars and coriander embrace. Herbal bitterness has a morningtime freshness; soft, distinct and touching. Gummy stickiness of cotton candy and banana is somewhat overcoming, and the pear and apple skin esters are quite noisy. Unpleasant qualities seem distinctly amplified by alcohol, without which the body might be a bit more crisp and dry to suit the flavors better.
Medium body is softly carbonated with a clumsy, vodka-tinted push of bubblegum and mandarin orange in the finish. Lightly syrupy, roughly washed in vanilla extract and frangelico. And a pistachio smack. The ultimate sweetness of its impression is quite boring, while its kinship with its hero examples is apparent enough to keep it within reason. Thanks Chris!
MaltDawg (221), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jul 10, 2008 .750L bottle courtesy of Maniac. Aroma of carmelized malts with some interesting citrusy belgian yeast notes.
Slightly cloudy golden orange with tiny white head. Candi sugar, orange zest, corriander, chocolate flavors with spicey yeast character. Full body with a citrusy sweet finish. Definately a very tasty beer.
paytoplay (24), , California, USA
Jul 9, 2008 On tap at the PB Tap Room this beer didn’t seem as fresh as when sampled at the brewery, duh. But lacking that freshness, fresh hops, spice, big power to match the alc just wasn’t there. Still an outstanding brew with a long finish. Poured with no head which could of helped this brew also. Only my 2nd go at this brew so maybe personally still trying to figure it out.
Prometheus (24), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Thanks to Maniac as well for opening the bottle.
Hazy, orange color with a decent head.
Fruity (orange) and spice aroma. Spicy, fruity flavor. Fairly smooth ending, despite strong citrus and spice flavor.
maniac (1910), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle on 07/08/2008. Hazy golden body with a medium creamy white head. Caramel, light spice, and fruitiness. Sweet caramel and fruity spice flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a syrupy finish.
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