Daves BrewFarm Matacabras

Daves BrewFarm
Brewed at Sand Creek Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain
Wilson, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

A nice rye beer that borderlines on barley wine territory. Aroma was great. Strong caramel presence, with brown sugar, toffee and butterscotch. Very nice big rich aroma. Pour was a medium brown with a one finger off white head. Taste was very sweet. Sweet tea, caramel and toffee were big and full. No hops rounding this beer out. It’s all sweet malt and caramel. Nice carbonation and a decent beer. A little too sweet for me, but good nonetheless. Tastes like a weak barley wine

Hazed, dark orange, creeping into brown. Slim, off-white head. Aroma is many splendorous things, a bustle of complexity....citrus and spice starts us off, maybe the spark of lemon rind and orange peel from the American hops used, and who knows what spices. (Dave won’t tell.) Enticing, and arousing. Drinking....sweetness at first, the bread and spice of the rye, the richness of malt, we get some brown sugar, molasses, maple...a ginger cookie, with a lemon spritz. Refreshing, and undaunting, but with memorable and rewarding flavors. Long finish, medium body, ....flavor lays on the palate and sticks it out for the long haul. I’m drinking this in a Abbaye des Rocs chalice, which is appropriate, as I am nicely reminded of some of their efforts. High praise. Matacabras blitzes the tongue with hops and spice, then lets it fade back, as the malt takes charge and delivers the warm, and satisfying flavor. This is one that takes hold of you, doesn’t let you forget it. Belgian malts and yeast make this a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, but the hopping and the rye make it a wholly American invention. A thoroughly Dave Anderson original. This is good for food, good for drinking, and good for general happiness and well-being! I cannot wait to see this catch on, as there is no reason why it shouldn’t raise a ruckus in the local beer world and become a singular sensation. At least, until the next unique BrewFarm rollout. Here’s to the Goat Killer! But, not to ...actually...goats being killed...

Dark copper pour with a light tan head. Aroma is rye. Taste is rye followed by a nice hop aftertaste. A little creamy.

Tap at the Repub. From Notes. : Pour is a hazy light straw gold, with a white head that leaves OK lacing. Aroma is primarily Belgian yeast, with some straw, cracker, and a fair bit of sugar sweetness. Taste is yeast forward, but the movement towards a cloying sweetness and a bit of spicy leaves this beer lacking. The cracker and fairly dry finish is nice though

12 oz. bottle shared by shigadeyo. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium sized beige head. The aroma had toasted caramel malt, some fruit, yeast, and a touch of the spicy rye. The flavor was a straight forward mix of caramel malt, mild spicy rye, some sweetness seemingly associated with a light fruit and some grainy malts.

Amber with a thin head. Very smooth palate, consistent through drinking. Hops give a bit of bite, with malt flavor evident.

Pours clear copper wi a white medium head which quickly dissipated. Aroma is rye, brown sugar and nutyness. Taste is sweet with a very light tart finish. Overall this reminded me of a belgian, something about the sweetness and medium oily mouthfeel. Enjoyable.

On tap. Amber with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, musty yeast, with some spices and raisins. Flavor is mostly sweet malt, with some tart yeast and faint hop bitterness. Medium to full body with mild carbonation and a sugary mouth feel. Very interesting blend of many different styles.