Foggy Noggin Bit O’Beaver

Brewed by Foggy Noggin Brewing
Style: Bitter
Bothell, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

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Clear amber color/ ivory head. Caramel, pale malt aromas. Medium bodied. Caramel flavors with burnt popcorn, smoked butter--@ the fn tasting garage--

Draft from Special Brews. Growlered, taken home, and refrigerated, where it proceeded to get really, really cold. Pours a cloudy dark brown with golden brown edges and a dense creamy head that lasts. Mild toasty bread nose with iced tea showing. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Toast, brown bread, a little caramel, and quite a bit of iced tea on the mid palate. Mildly ascetic finish. Not bad at all, but laboring under an unforgivingly mild style on its way to greatness, and not quite there yet.

Hard to find this style done very well and very well is what this one is. Been going to the Foggy Noggin tasting room for quite some time and just love this beer. I am a bog fan of session beers and this is my go to beer. Nice matly tones of bicuity, bready and finishes with a pleasant dry bitterness.

My Bottom Line:
Peaches and caramel move effortlessly into rising leafy hop bitterness in this balanced Bitter.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam surrounds the amber-hued golden.
-The prickly forced carbonation detracts from the enjoyment somewhat.
-Body is lean, increasing drinkability.
-There was nothing incredibly wrong with this brew to me, save for the fact that it may have been a bit forgettable. A cask, or naturally-carbonated keg, would have been great.

On tap at Naked City.

Tap at Naked City. Amber. Fair head. Light caramel scent. Rough edge to the taste. Caramel malt and a sweet candy touch.

A great English bitter beer; one in which you can enjoy several without paying any consequences. Just the right amount of sweetness and light bitterness to make this beer really enjoyable. It is hazy, with minimal and frothy head, Medium to full bodied, carbonation is mild with a strong but subtle finish.

My first from Fn, moments after I found out they exist and are just up the road from me: great surprise. Terrific first impression then, hazy golden pour with creamy head. Nose is resher hops with solid malting, honey and fresh herb. Body is smooth with nice sharp tastes of the hops and caramel malting. Huge flavor for such a beer, really could drink this all the time.

Washington Brewers Festival 2010 – Kenmore, WA
My first Foggy Noggin beer. Amber in color clear with a thin head. Big bittering flavor right from the star. Floral and earthy flavor along with the roasty malt. This was a great bitter ale.

Draft at Malt and Vine. Amber pour with a modest white head. This has a gentle caramel aroma with biscuit and cracker, light earthy and herbal hops. Tastes crisp and crackery with more caramel sweetness. The hop notes on the finish match the aroma but are more subdued, just there to balance. Body is smooth and light but not watery feeling. This is pleasantly lacking in flaws for a milder beer and is incredibly drinkable. I could go for having this more regularly for when I want a quenching, lower alcohol beer. This is the only below 4% beer I’ve enjoyed this much that wasn’t a Berliner Weisse. But then again, it is my first exposure to this particular style.

A session ale from one of if not the smallest nanobrewery in the state of Washington. Drank on tap at Malt & Vine in Redmond, WA. Appears fairly dark with little to no head and evidence of restrained carbonation; appropriate for the style. Aroma is that of light toffee, a touch of floral character with a bit of an oaky almost butterscotch ester. The low carbonation adds to the mouthfeel of this 3.4% session ale. I found a few off flavors in the finish, most noticeably a slight off wet-cardboard and a detectable astringency in the bitterness. Not bad for a new world bitter, could use more yeast character and a bit more residual sweetness.