Grays Hausmann Ale

Brewed by Grays Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Janesville, Wisconsin USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

I bought a bottle at Woodman’s in Madison. The body was medium gold with a white head. The aroma had potatoes, over ripe tomatoes and some green beans. The taste is some light potatoes with green bell peppers. There is also a little hint of black pepper spice. A slick and thin mouthfeel.

Tap at Memorial Union. Amber color with no head. Moldy hop aroma. Bad, bad, bad taste... moldy honey and wet cardboard. This is just wrong.

Tap at UW Union: Brown Coloring with White Head. Thin Mouthfeel. Sweet Malt Aroma. Malt, Cold Coffee Taste...Cardboard...Dry Bitter Aftertaste. Not Good.

Tap at the UW Memorial Union. Clean straw color with a smaller off white head. Mild aromas of pale malt and mild hopsack. Faily thick in feel for appearance. Light sweet malt start with a lightly acidic hops backbrop. Some light fruit amid the frey. A standard american golden ale.

UPDATED: APR 18, 2005 Contract brewed by Gray’s Brewing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Served only at their Memorial Union to celebrate the Union’s 75th anniversary. This was a hard beer to assign a type to, it is made to resemble the beer served there immediately after prohibition, by Hausmann Brewery. It had a sweet smell, and a slight citrus flavor. An average beer. If you go to try this beer, you need to be a member of the Union (or UW student or faculty member) to buy beer there.