Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

Heavily carbonated golden body with whispy white head. The pilsner malt shines through with a faint hop to balance. Some citrus in there as well. Somewhat sweet with similar flavors as in the aroma, though the mushroom salad dressing I used dried my palate out immediately so the sweetness was something I had to search for. A very nice drinking ale.

Poured golden with little head, the aroma was spicey with corriander and citrus notes. The flavor was spicy with peppery, corriander and citrus. It starts out cloying but the sweetness mellows out. This beer was a little light on the palate. Overall, a decent example of an American brewed Belgian. Definately drinkable.

The best thing this had going for it was the smell- oranges, coriander, and lemon. Flavor tastes chemical and unnatural. On tap at Hurricane Wings in Miami.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a small frothy off white head that diminishes quicky to nothing. Decent spotty lacing on the glass. The aroma is a sweet fruit malt with banana and orange peel. The taste is a spicy clove with the alcohol present in the dry finish. A good Belgian strong ale from the Florida beer co.

It is complex, typical orange peel like notes that hang on this deep golden ale. Has a deep fruitiness with the nice banana notes and a long finish. Watch the high ABV though. Had it at the TB Beer festival.

Bottle thanks to machfive55. 2008 Bottle, I could have sworn I have had this before but I must be dreaming. Pours a dark orange with a thin quick head that dissipates. Big spicy aroma, some orange zest, big sweet honey, and alcohol. Taste is more honey sweetness, dry yeastiness, some fruits, apples or pears, the spice from the aroma is much more subdued but a clove and alcohol finish cap this one off.

2008 bottle. Old gold color with no head of which to speak. Nose of tangerine, candied orange peel, some spice and alcohol. Doughy yeast, pear fruitiness, some clove spiciness, all coated with a thick, honey sweetness. There is some fruit cake and alcohol notes and a dry chalkiness that is a bit intrusive. Interesting beer, and I would be curious to see what 3 years does to it. I don’t have another bottle so I’ll never know, unless daknole sends me another one.

On tap at the Ye Olde Falconers pub in Fort Lauderdale. Poured a hazy, deep gold color with a thin white head. The aroma was spice and bread, with malt notes present. The flavor was banana, cloves, candied sugar and some other fruits that are too muddled to make out. This tasted more to me like a cross between an imperial lager and a hefeweizen. Ok brew, but a little ill conceived.