Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: European Strong Lager
Baltimore, Maryland USA

12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear orange/ light amber color with a small white head. The aroma Is lemony citrus, moderate sweetness, floral, and caramel malt. The flavor is sweet malts, lemon citrus with some floral bitterness. The alcohol is noticeable at times. Mouthfeel is medium. Decent, but not their best offering.

Part of a Heavy Seas variety pack. It poured a crystal clear dark amber with a 1" creamy off-white head. There was a good amount of carbonation bubbles rising up in the glass. The aroma was strong with scents of bread and hints of citrusy hops. The initial taste was clean and crisp with a slightly citrus feel. The flavor rolled to a stronger flavor with a deeper pleasing bitter taste on the back of the throat that mellowed over the drinking. The head, though short, left a nice bit of lacing. Very refreshing beer

(Bottle into pint glass) Pours a beautiful amber with little head that quickly faded. I spent a lot of time taking in the complex aromas that hit the nose with this one. I was able to pick up loads of the toasted malts but also hints of apple and honey, and various spices I couldn’t single out. Once I went in for a drink, I was not disappointed! The complexity on the nose played very well balanced on the tongue. The alcohol hits, but it is very well disguised by the heavy (but nowhere near overpowering) malt sweetness. A firm hope bite at the end gives a nice crisp finish.

12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A sweet honey and biscuit aroma, light hops. The flavor is clean and quaffable; lots of earthy hops, biscuit and toasted malts. Nice.

Poured from the bottle a deep, clear golden color with a modest white head. Aroma has a modest to heavy grainy nose, slight DMS, mild apple, slight alcohol nose and a low Noble hops presence. Flavor is very grainy, slight toasted malt note, light DMS, clean sweetness, slight alcohol finish. A light bodied brew with very fine carbonation and ends with a mild dry finish. Overall the alcohol is pretty noticeable but the very clean, malty sweet flavor make this a decent brew.

(12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Pours a golden blonde color with little head and little lacing. The nose is of citrus hops and sweet malts. Taste is resiny and citrusy hops. It has a sweet toffee malt notes too. It has a chewy body, lively carbonation and medium to light bodied.

Golden amber with a wispy white head that leaves streaky lacing. Aroma of dusty malt, saaz and spicy hops and toasted malt. Taste of citrus and malt. Chewy body finishes up a bit dry and has some mild off flavors in there.

Bottle. Pours a light orange with a white head No lacing. Taste is sweet, with spice and orange. Reminds me of a tripel or wheat beer given the sweetness. Overall not bad, but not exceptional.