 OKBeer (1104), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jan 17, 2008
500 ml bottle. Despite being purchased and sampled only a few weeks after it debuted locally, a gusher upon opening and signs of an acidic and infected mess. I suspect this may have sat in an NSLC warehouse or at customs for a while before the retailer got his hands on it. Pours with a huge but mostly diminishing frothy and fizzy off-white head. Caramel, bready, and leafy aroma is accompanied by an acidic and tangy character. Quite sour with a touch of bready malts and earthy hops. Light bodied, fizzy but somewhat refreshing. It’s actually not that bad, but clearly infected. At close to $8 for a 500 ml bottle, I don’t know that I want to retry to see if this is a one-time thing. Of course, a bottling date so I’d know how fresh it was would help immensely.
markas101 (355), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Mar 25, 2008 50 cl bottle, Fargo. Amber colour, energetic bubbles visible. Thick foamy head (maybe an overzealous pour) with a subtle spicy hop/malt aroma. More carbonated than expected, although a nice flavor comes through - caramel., bubblegum, bready. Crisp finish, although I could have done without so much carbonation (I miss the flat ales of the UK!)
JoeMcPhee (3815), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Dec 30, 2007 Deep amber beer with a thick massive tan head that just doesn’t fade. Very hazy appearance. Woody aroma with a fairly pronounced tartness as well. There is also a fairly nice lightly toasty aroma. A little bit of caramel and soft dustiness. The sourness is quite pronounced and probably shows that this particular bottle is spoiled (but other ratings mention the same things I’ve seen). Thin-bodied but I can see little shadows of how this one was intended to be... but it isn’t there anymore.
DuffMan (1962), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dec 9, 2007 Dirty orange amber with a massive bubbly head that requires a pause during the pour so that it doesn’t spill over. Aromas of toffee, apple, spice, and faint citrus zest. Lively palate with unusually high carbonation for a bitter, but lots of fruity, spicy flavour and nice toffee malt base. Very bitter citrus oil finish. A little unusual, perhaps due to the bottle conditioning, but very nice in my opinion.
stoutlover72 (1336), NorCal, California, USA
Dec 7, 2007 Not really much of anything going on with this beer, and it was a considerable let down. An aroma of fresh cut green apples, with soft spicy hops. Amber in color with a huge, exploding head which sat clumsily atop the beer for a VERY long time. Mouthfeel was harsh and overly carbonated. Reminded me of drinking club soda (same effect). Flavor is mostly spicy hops, minerally with an overabundance of carbonation muddling up the whole beer. Difficult to finish.
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