Defiant Golden Ale

Brewed by Defiant Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Pearl River, New York USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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sampled on tap at the brewery and took out a growler. Hazy light orange in color. Aroma: Tart fruit- white grapes and notes of possible brett. Also some musty belgian yeast and light spice. Aroma is really nice. Taste I didn’t enjoy quite as much as the aroma. Taste has just about the same characteristics as the aroma- a moderate amount of white grape flavor, minus the tart and light funkyness. A little bit sugary , and becomes a bit muddled near the finish with a moderate hop bittering finish. Has some similarities to Captain Lawrence’s Cuvee De Castleton, but nowhere near as flavorful, tart and refined.

Sample off of Hopheads grolwer. Pours a hazy light amber/ coppery with a diminishing white head. Aroma is funky, and infected with something- either some brett or pedio- decent lactic character- some grape must, and a touch of acetobacter. While I kinda liked the funky infected arouma ( when cold it was nice, as it warmed it was kinda crappy), but the flavor was dull. Light cookie dough, herbal hops, light belgian yeast, dough, and an astringent finish.