Elysian AK-47

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Malt Liquor
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Paper Bag, Shaker

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Golden colour. Appley, unionmade aroma. Apple and malt character with light bready notes. This is followed by overwhelming raunch. Yeah, I thought it was clean but after it warmed up a bit it’s damn nasty. Too many high alcohol and dirty yeast notes. Well, it’s authentic, bitch.

Draft. Clear light amber body, small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, bread, corn. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, corn, some bread. Medium-full body, light stickiness.

On tap at the brewery. The only way to describe this is "authentic". Deep golden colour, thin white head. Stinky corn and fusel aroma. A bit garbagy as well (DMS). Flavour is pretty neutral when it first leaves the tap, but once it hits 10 degrees, it’s pure crap. Thin cidery body, corn and fusels. Nothing good about this... but I gather that’s the point.

Draught; brewed at Elysian Tangletown Pure gold; good white head. Citrussy, vinous as white Chardonnay wine, also cedarwood. Corn, maize taste and alcoholic in the finish. Slick, maize and alcoholwarming building up the palate. Excellent for a malt liquor, but all in all, only the nose is great. Still makes up for the best malt liquor I’ve ever tasted. Not that that would be difficult.

Tap at Elysian FIelds before Hawks game. Was awesome to see Chris Johnson go over 2000 on our crap ass team Hoo fucking ray! Nose is sweet, corny with cidery notes, a hint of bread, and grass too. Pours golden orange, thin foam, a little lace. Sweet flavors of corn, apple cider, grainy malts, light grass. Lingering sugary sweetness. Definitely to style. I would prefer more aggression in my malt liquor, as well as alcohol. It was a palatable malt liquor in the mold of Magnum or King Cobra.

draft at malt and vine. pours a crystal clear medium gold with the scantest white ring. no legs or lace. sharp tingly nose, corny sweet and a little loosely boozy. creamy medium body, lively carb. artichokey mid palate, crackery and corny. very much an adjunct lager.

Clear golden color/ white head. Nice lagered ,yeasty pils malt aromas. Rich, full mouthfeel. Good pils malt, lightly toasted sweet corn flakes flavors with light spicy hops. Bottle this shit in 40oz I wanna drink it every day knee gras’

A light sweet aroma. This is a pretty easy-drinking beer. A good starter for the day. Very smooth for a malt liquor.

Shaker pint draft at Naked City Taphouse in Seattle, Washington. pour is a clear darker golden with a smallish white head. Aroma of corn along with light sweet malt. Behind that is a touch of floral sweetness. Cleanish nose. Taste is sharp on the corn sweetness - tastes like a malt liquor should I guess. Flavor is aided by a nice floral grassiness to the finish. As it warms, an almost grapey sweetness comes out. When warm, the sweetness was a bit too much for me. Palate is medium to thin bodied with a decent carbonation level.

Hoo-yeah! Sunflower, bright, cheerful aroma. Sunny vibrant gold. Great clean corn character, not too sweet, not too dry. Finishes a bit leafy, a touch sweet, and works out great for me.