Butternuts Porkslap Pale Ale

Brewed by Butternuts Beer and Ale
Style: English Pale Ale
Garrattsville, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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10/26/11. 12oz can thanks to Aurelius! We finally met! Slightly hazy orange pour with a fluffy off-white head that cuts in half and laces a little. Plain aroma with a bit of biscuit and caramel... really nothing at all. Really boring flavor of caramel, a bit of tartness, and lingering earthy hops. Meh.

From the can. Brownish copper pour with a thin white head. Smooth cola like malt sweetness in the taste with a touch of caramel and hop bitterness. Slightly sweet, burnt caramel and just a slight hint of hops. Underwhelming.

A slightly lemony-sour, slightly peppery aroma that put me in the mind of cumin spices. Can, flabby pigs earn this a low appearance rating. Beer itself is a medium, rusty color which is foggy enough such that you can’t see through it, but it isn’t heavily sedimented either. Lemon juice sourness, I guess I get a little of the ginger, a bit tannic, lightly sweet, grassy, a miniscule amount of astringency. Just not very entertaining, overall. Medium to slightly light body. Peppery finish. Part of a mixpack from Mac’s Beer and Wine in downtown Atlanta.

Can from Matt. Slightly dry pale ale with big caramel body and odd after taste. Not really for me.

A: The pour is a light amber color with a dense white head. S: Smells fairly sweet with lots of bread and toffee. There is a moderate citrus hop aroma to it, but it is also quite sweet. A few hints of floral hops, maybe some earthy tones as well. T: The flavor is about the same as the aroma. It’s on the sweet side with fairly feeble hop flavors. Heavy on the bread with a toasted malt note and some toffee. A few citrus notes as well as a very faint hop bitterness. M: Medium in body with medium carbonation. O: Not bad, but the sweetness became a bit too much. While I don’t mind sweeter pale ales, a more caramel forward approach is better.

Draught at the New York Wine and Culinary Center. Medium copper with lace. Nose of caramel, butterscotch, rich malt and graham crackers, buttery. Flavor is malty and sweet, but much dryer. Interesting. Starts sweet but gets earthy and dry. Lots of graham crackers.

Pours cloudy but with nice heads. Emits a nice aroma. That’s where the fun ends. Actually, the initial tongue contact is quite pleasant, but the aftertaste soon turns odd with its ginger (and cinnamon?) spices. The malty taste also overstays its welcome. I guess it’s a fun beer to throw in the mix, but every once in a blue moon is probably enough.

Can: Poured a light amber color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of light hoppy notes with some citrus flavour is quite enjoyable. Taste is nice mixes between some light dry malt with some hoppy notes with are well balanced between some bitter and citrus notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Nothing to write home about but considering the low ABV this is a good thirst quencher.

UPDATED: APR 28, 2012 On tap at Library with Erica (11 Aug 2011). This beer was just plain foul. Maybe I got a bad pour, or maybe the name of the beer had some impact on my taste buds, but all I taste is a greasy, almost oily liquid that I couldn’t help but imagine to be melted lard mixed with ... something. Doesn’t really matter. Paul has a couple of cans of this at his apt and insists it’s not all that bad, so I will probably try one of those next time I’m in Weehawken. 4/29/12 - Had a can and it still sucks. Not quite AS bad as what I remember but disgusting mouthfeel and dirty, greasy aftertaste.

Can. Pous hazy orangish amber with a smallish off-white head. Aroma is ginger, bready malt, caramel, some grassy hops. Flavor is ginger, bread, slightly sour. Mild and refreshing.