Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Melbourne, Florida USA

Cloudy yellow-beige colour with no head. Sort of dull-looking. Slightly footy nose with banana and pear accents. A hint of alcohol singes the nostrils. Slighlty spicy body with an alcoholic splash. The malts are very sweet and a little bit plasticy. Finishes quite spritzy, which cuts the sweetness a bit, but it remains a little too cloying, perhaps awaiting a proper bottle refermentation with a fun yeast like Duvel or Dupont.

Not impressed. Dont really know exactly what I dont like about it, but the taste was not what I was expecting.

The nose showed herbal hops along with a candied sweetness. In the mouth it was medum to full-bodied, concentrated and heavy. I enjoyed this much more than what the nose suggested. The flavors were still candied but balanced by the hops. I would not suggest aging this one as I would expect it to fall out of balance once the hops fade. Simple but balanced at this point.

12oz bottle-pours a dissipating white head and gold color with effervescence. Aroma is medium malt, apple/apricot, sugar, funky yeast, almost to sulphur. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary apple/apricot, sugar, funky yeast. OK effervescence, occasional. Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing.

not sure about this one, i was reading these other reviews and they all said there was a small head, mine poured completely flat no sign of head whatsoever, the taste is a little flat, i don’t know if this is how it is supposed to be because i’ve never had it before. Overall i don’t care for this much, i’d rather have an actual belgian ale!

Light golden body, small beige head. Aroma of bready, candy sweetness. Flavor is cloyingly sweet with loads of banana and alcohol. Finishes sour. It doesn’t really come together. Forget the cellaring; it could use a recipe overhaul. With a lighter malt bill, this could be a nice beer.

2008 Edition. 12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with dchmela. Pours a clear golden amber with a moderate off-white head that disappeared after two or three sips and left no lace. The aroma is excessively sweet with overripe bananas being the dominant characteristic. The flavor is way too sweet, almost sickly sweet, and is very reminiscent of overripe bananas. Syrupy mouthfeel. I enjoy sweet beers, but this one, I did not. Perhaps with some age on it, this will improve.

Bottle: Clear gold color with a wispy white head. The aroma on this is outstanding, candied orange peels, bananas, clove, light malts and a peppery hop finish. Medium bodied...flavors of sweet bread dough, light citrus and a decent hop kick at the end. As this warmed the candied sugar aspects made their way to the forefront, but not in an overpowering way. I’m quite fond of this, though it’s a tad too sweet.