DuClaw 31

Brewed by DuClaw Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Abingdon, Maryland USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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A dark reddish copper ale with a very thin white head. A nice caramel aroma with nice bananas and cloves, In mouth, a surprising mix of caramel and coconut, a bit cloying and oily. Medium bodied. On tap at Duclaw Baltimore, Dec. 29 2008.

Enjoyed a pint at the Bel Air location. Very similar to the commercial description but the spicy finish is clearly lacking. Maybe it was the food I was enjoying with the pint at the time, however, there was very minimal spice/bite, if it can even be considered that. Slight nut taste in the middle and clear nutmeg on the finish. It’s OK.

Draft at Fell’s Point. Poured amber color with no head. Aroma has hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s quite malty with Toffee and Caramel, but that’s quickly overpowered by the spices. Nothing outstanding.

Growler Sampled at YEHA. Light hoppy aroma. Sweet, lightly bitter taste, light berry flavor and spices. Light hops, a little weak. Thin body.

Not to bad, I really like spiced beers so I knew going in that I would like this one, though not the best I’ve had, still decent.

Tap. Pours clear tawny with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is caramel malt, spices, dates and dark fruity esters. Flavor is cherry, cinnamon, cookie malt, faint hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Light body and warmth, medium carbonation.

@Mels YEHA-pours a dissipating light tan head and amber color. Aroma is spicy, scotch ale-like, medium malt-caramel. Taste is spicy, scotch ale-like, medium malt-caramel, peat.

Sampled from a growler. Rusty brown color body with a slight haziness, maybe 15-20% opaque, and a small-forming thin off-white head. At first I got a whiff of strawberries in the nose, but it turned more towards a perfumy, floral munich malt smell after a bit, with lingering notes of the strawberries and maybe some juniper and allspice. Light, perfumy and chewy, that’s basically this beer in three words, and maybe the fourth word could be spicy, but it’s pretty tame. Finishes with some grain husk flavors, and again very light general/allspice flavors.

Draft. Pours reddish brown with thin off-white head; poor retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is plums, caramel, spice, and light roast. Flavor is cookie and caramel malt primarily; faint hops and some spicy undertones throughout. Medium body and carbonation with low warmth.