Eel River Triple Exultation

If this is what ales used to taste like, than charge up the flux capacitor, grab Marty, and let’s hit the road. Plenty of flavor, exceptionally smooth mouthfeel, and a sweet but not excessive finish. A good brew for bonfire and sweater weather.

Darker reddish brown, moderate creamy head, good lacing and retention. Aroma is caramel, toffee, darker fruits, earth. Fairly heavy body, sticky and syrupy. Sweet finish, but not overly so. Enjoyable.

22 oz bottle. Dark, but clear, russet with a dusting of tan foam. Aroma is a mix of raisin, apricot, caramel and orange. Starts like a stout with notes of coffee, portobello and tobacco. A bittersweet chocolate bite ushers in plum and tart blackberry. Tails off with smoky molasses. Nice coating mouthfeel with fine carb.

Pours a dark reddish brown with creamy tan head. Aroma of hops, sweet malt, chocolate, dark fruit, molasses, and citrus. Very well balanced flavor of hops and malt. Fruit and chocolate notes. Nice medium to thick, silky mouthfeel. Good beer!

White foamy head. Not the heaviest of heads, but still there. Cloudy brown in color. Light hops in the aroma. Wonderful flavor with lots of hops mixed with malt. Heavy mouth feel. Slight warming on the back of the throat in the aftertaste. Not something I’d consume glass after glass of, but it’d be a great beer on a cold Winter’s night!!

Bottle from Capone’s. Burnt umber pour with 2-fingers of khaki head. Aroma is hoppy, with Munichy dark scotchy malt, peppercorns, mango, canteloupe, and tangerine. Tastes hoppy, with a lot of dark malt presence, plus some warming plum/prune/merlot flavors, and even a slight bourbony flavor late. Very well hidden alcohol, with a complex, hoppy, fruity palate that is rather hefty without being cloying. Another great beer from CA. I wouldn’t say I’m triply exulted, but I’m definitely doubly exulted after this one.

Bottle. Body-dark tawny brown with a thin film of bubbles and a thin ring of bubbles. Taste-tannic, bark, light molasses, pecan shells, medium acrid bitterness, slightly cloying, roasty. Very good and drinkable.

Picked this up thinking nothing. What a great blind pick. A bang for your buck at $5-6. Dark Red, lots of carbonation. Fruity, roasted, and maybe oatmeal? The texture on this beer is amazing, a stew/flour feel.