Brick House Summer Buzz

Brewed by BrickHouse Brewery & Restaurant
Style: American Strong Ale
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Tap. Golden orange color and off white head. Aroma and flavor of sweet malt, toasty, and a touch of honey. Light bitter finish. Slight warming sensation.

Brewfest NY 08. Man i wish i was able to write down notes at the fest, but it was pouring rain and I had an umbrella in one hand, and my drinking glass in the other. I remember this being pretty decent though. Obviously need to try it again.

Sampled at the NY Brewfest on 9/12. Not able to give a very accurate rating due to the sheer number of brews sampled. Seemed pretty average, but nice alcohol percentage.

On tap at the brewpub. I actually thought this one was pretty interesting. Lots of wheat and honey in the aroma, and even more honey in the flavor. Rather toasted as well. Not terribly complex, and probably could be achieved with less alcohol, but still pretty good.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a light yellow/orange with a white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma of light sweet malt. Flavor is super sweet, of wheat and honey. Just quite sweet. Somewhat drinkable though.

Yea, I have no clue why this is on tap this time of year, but their double pils still isn’t up, so I was stuck with this - somewhat hazy golden beer, with a fairly tenacious lacing around the sides - semi-skunky, european strong lager aroma, with potent honey sweetness behind it - a very sweet beer, with sugar and honey being most prevalent, along with some grainy/wheaty character underneath - grassy, herbal hops arrive late, along with some citrus pulp and rind, combining with the sweetness to create a flavor similar to sugar on grapefruit - the hops are a bit astringent, but the sweetness wins out in the end, though - kind of not very good.

I have no clue what this is doing on tap at this time of the year. It seems to me that they skipped a season. Anyway, they had it listed at 18 OG and 8 ABV. It is possible that this is simply something they put on because they ran out of the Hurricane Kitty and Boys Red during a recent mechanical problem. I make a note that it may have been old because it had a very mild skunk to it. Slight bits of bitterness complement an overall grassy flavor. If you are there, I suggest having it, but it is not something you will want to seek out by itself.

6.5% ABV in this year’s incarnation. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, thick tight head. Pretty nice looking beer actually. Sweet and honeyish aroma. A bit of toast and biscuity malt. Light citrusy aroma as well. Flavour is less impressive however. Light pale malt, a bit of honey but the same slightly nasty hops as are found in the Summer Ale. Slightly astringent woody character with a metallic finish. If they’d use something like Challenger in here it could have been special... alas, it’s barely even good.

This beer was brewed with lots of honey and wheat. Clear straw yellow, small head but great lacing. Aroma is of wheat and honey with a hint of hops. Flavor is honey and sweet malts. Mouthfeel was very smooth. Overall very unique and the alc. was hidden well.