Date: 05/20/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark yellow, nice beige head, sweet toasted and biscuit malt aroma, mild malt flavor with a nice bitter finish, from the nose I expected a vienna, but it turned out closer to an ESB, a good session beer

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **/4

Tap @ Big River Chattanooga. Clear amber color with a thin off-white head. Sweet toffee flavor and aroma. Light finish not a whole lot going on here. Lightly bitter finish and semi-dry.

Tasted on tap at brewpub. Pours a medium orange color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is malty and sweet. A medium bodied mild. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are earthy and a touch floral. Nice balance. Light carbonation. Light and refreshing. Probably would make a good session ale. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Brownish red, sizey head. Sweetish, bitter aroma. One might be tempted to call the aroma "bittersweet", but to me that makes it sound like the aroma is pining for an old girlfriend or something like that. It may be, I don’t know, but concepts like "pining for an old girlfriend" are really tough to pin down in an aroma. Nice hints of caramel at first, and some grainyness, too. May a bit of a cardboardy flavor, too. Sampled at Noogfest2 (and thanks to argo0 for sharing some)

This isn’t a bad little beer. Pours a clear red brown with a good creamy head. Good maltiness in the flavor with a little caramel. A touch of graininess like in whole wheat bread. Lightly sweet. Really good true session beer.