Concord Rapscallion Premier

Hazy golden body with medium-large off-white body. Aroma is medium-sweet, yeasty, some herbal. Taste is medium sweet, spicy, finishing some herbal bitter. Near the swallow is an unexpected orange sweetness, really nice. Medium body.

Date: 02/13/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

opaque dark yellow, fine white head, drippy lace, light spicy lemony aroma, creamy body, nice lemon tartness, light spicyness adds interest,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4

Dark blond body with a gentle off-white head, quiet and long-lasting. Flowers abundance emane from the fruity aroma, orangey and citrusy with distinct pineapple juice undertones. Big, comfortable and smooth palate with many nuances riding from a style to the other. The biscuity, toasty malt reminds of a decent helles while the grassy, crisp bitter finish would be more reminiscent of a verry hoppy pils. The dried flowers and minty complements accompanied by mild alcohol would be more of a belgian ale’s characteristics. All in all, it begs for a sunny day.

Bottle sampled on 2/13/07: Pours a cloudy yellow golden with a pillowy, well-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet, toasty bready biscuit malt with some citrusy notes. Body starts semi-sweet with a slightly bready texture and some citrusy lemon flavor. Fairly complex and interesting.

A bit darker orangey; very little head, drops dead. Grapes, alcohol, candi sugar, orange rind in the nose. Also a bit meaty, faint whiff of diacetyl. Taste gives orangerind again. Much sweetness present, but absolutely not cloying. There is a hint of something diary-like, but no diacetyl traceable. Orangerind becomes slighte sourish. Not dry, neither. Medium-thick mouthfeel. Alcohol doesn't show. No new taste. Fruity, orangey tones fade out. IMO the least of the Rapscallion range, but still quite good - I can imagine a lot of people would just love it. Really a shame about the head.