4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Wow. Dogfish Head has done it again. Pours a clear, honey color with a slight white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is light with notes of grapes, honey, and malt. The brew starts quite carbonated on the palate and then smooths out as it goes down. The flavor is superb. Sweet and dry with honey and grapes (like a wine) evident. Finishes dry and clean. A very impressive beer!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
0.355l bottle shared with The Tasting Crew. This is a blurry golden one, lots of particles floating around in the glass and it has a small islandy and bubbly sidesticking top. It kinda smells a bit old. Almond essens, it has a sweetness, almost like light honey with a soft herbal touch. Been nosing it for a while now and it smells quite integrated and definitely special. Soft creamy carbonation and a gentle oily mouthfeel. No traces of the alcohol I have to say. It is slightly spicy, but also somewhat sweet. I’m not really sure what I’m drinking now. Can read from the label all the ingredients, but I’m having a hard time identifying it in the taste. A different one undoubtedly. 31.03.2013
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
What a cool project to make a beer based on the residue of the drinking vessels in King Midas’ tomb. The saffron is really interesting in a beer. Muscat grapes and honey also work great in this one.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (12 oz). Thanks Sébastien! Clear golden with a small white head and little lacing. Aroma of honey, grapes, malt, slight peach and spices. Taste is slightly to moderately sweet along with honey, grapes, peach and spices. Medium body. Mouthfeel is slighly winey. Interesting beer, but not amazing. Good balance between grapes and honey. Good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
American Beer Classic. Hazy/opaque golden. Minimal head that dissipates to a cap. Very small amount of lacing. Nose has a Strong alcohol presence with Yeast and malt. Mouth is Very good. Sweet, light taste. Grape and pineapple. an interesting sparkling grape like taste. Decent beer, but I was expecting a lot more.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Light amber hue white head that lingers. Smells of honey, acetone, and strawberries. Light carb. Rich honeyed malt flavor with a wheaty finish. Smooth, but there is significant alcohol heat on the end.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours gold. Aroma is light citrus and lemon notes. Really does have a Chardonnay aroma to it. Taste is crisp dry and refreshing. Highly drinkable and has a Taste of light malts honey and lemon grassy hop notes.
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Goudblond en helder. Druiven komen door in de neus, in de mond komt daar vooral de honing bij. Smaak is goed gebalanceerd, ook een wijnachtig zuurtje aanwezig. Levendig op de tong, medium body. Doet iets teveel aan een matige witte wijn denken in mijn ogen.
3.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A - Hazy golden body, a 1 finger white head that
S - Riesling wine, white grape skins, musty yeast, honey, lemon, allspice, and an odd spice-bottle says saffron, white bread, whiffs of alcohol.
T - Vinous spice right off the top, honey and malt come in heavy and balance out the acidic grape and apple flavors. Allspice shows up toward the end and you can taste the alcohol at the back of the throat. The finish is spicy, dry, with a touch of alcohol. Heavy spice aftertaste.
M - Full bodied, moderate soft carbonation, alcohol was evident.
An off-centered beer for sure. This blurs the line between beer, champagne and wine, but that was what the brewers intended. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer and it has a great story behind it. My only complaint was the alcohol seem to step over some of the flavors. You could easily pair this up with various dishes. Very interesting beer! I’ll pair the rest up with some good food.
Serving type: bottle
03-06-2011
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Sybarite Pig. Tulip. Nice gold pour with two finger fluffy head. Some lacing throughout. Aroma of white grapes, peach, spices and bread. Taste is similar with a definite wine tone to it. Grapes, sweet fruits, light malts, light grains and pectin. Mouth is medium light body with light carbonation. Refreshing.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Farmers Cabinet. Slightly hazy gold pour with an overflowing out of control white small bubble head (Note: Seen it recently with a clear pour and less problematic head.) Fuzzy honey ale. Yeasty nose. Honey notes. Dried gourds. Shortbread. Peppery wheaty syrupy mead. Cardamon? Nectar. Unusual, but one loses interest after a while.
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