Gurst (291), Ann Arbor, Wisconsin, USA Mar 17, 2008 Cloying aroma, with hints of spice. Taste is sweet: syrup, caramel malts, cloves, orange, banana, apricots, and allspice. Not too thick, not too thin. Alcohol peaks through in the middle but the finish is all sweet. Drinkable indeed.
twindadplus2 (354), Wisconsin, USA Aug 20, 2008 On tap at State Fair. Very cloudy orange amber with a thin, tight white head. Sugary, spicy aroma. Flavor is a complex load of fruit zest, sugary malt, sweet fruit and a crisp hit of hops at the finish. This is good! Strykzone (938), Wood River, Illinois, USA Aug 17, 2008 Orange pour with a quickly dissipating head and plenty of suspended yeast. Yeast, hop, and spice aroma. There is a little bit of everything in the flavor. Yeast, hop, fruit, spice, malt, and alcohol. The hop[ adds a lot of zestiness that electrifies the tongue at times. Bubblegum showed up after the glass warmed, a result of the yeast. So multi-faceted! New flavors in every other sip. Delicious, too! Guerde (462), Welcome, Minnesota, USA Aug 16, 2008 (bottle) Pours a hazy orange with a small white head. The first thing I smelled was a strong scent of orange peel coupled with some coriander. A sweeter smell of apricot also appears. With further warming the beer begins to smell like a less potent version of de Dolle Arabier, and the hops begin to assert themselves more. Flavor is a little sweeter to begin with, but difficult to describe. There’s a sweet taste of orange, and another fruit that I can’t identify. The finish begins very spicy with coriander that then changes to more bready yeast and light bitter hops with a medium mouthfeel. I didn’t have too high of expectations before trying this beer, but it is really quite drinkable. madcow75 (412), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA Aug 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours hazy yellow/gold with a medium white head, champagne like bubbles. The head diminishes pretty quickly. Aromas of citrus, banana, clove, yeast, pepper. Taste is very good, more citrus, oranges, more banana and clove. Good carbonation, finishes dry. I think I found a new, regular summer brew. Good stuff, I wasn’t expecting much, but pleasantly surprised. pj1855 (35), Eagan, Minnesota, USA Aug 6, 2008 Hazy golden color. Decent white head. Lots of citrus in the aroma. Flavor is sweet and spicy. Just how I like it. Pretty good beer.
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