Keegan Ales Super Kitty

Brewed by Keegan Ales
Style: American Strong Ale
Kingston, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Growler 2009 edition. Poured a mostly clear dark copper color with an off-white head. Big hop forward pine nose almost completely covers some cereal malt notes. The flavor is a mix of hops, malt and light vanilla with a honey finish. I didn’t expect this beer to be like this. A very pleasant surprise. Medium bodied and very drinkable. Some warmth but if this is really over 12% it is very well hidden.

S - I could really distinctly smell the honey. I can’t think of any beer in which it was quite so noticeable. T - Again not only could I smell the honey, I could taste it. This beer was surprisingly smooth. Give the ABV I remember thinking that was a little bit frightening that something 12% could be so smooth. A - The appearance was really intriguing. The color wasn’t quite what I had seen before M -- Very good, smooth, tasted like honey but didn’t affect mouth feel O - It was very good, I don’t know if I would want to drink this a lot. But it was good.

2010 bottle, 92/500. Little bit of honey in the smell but not in the taste. Decent body and head. Mellow well after the taste

Nice nose malty notes smooth tasting easy drinking little sparkle on the mouthfeel well balanced slightly hoppy on the finish. Bottle 300/500 bottled on 4/10 drank on 12/25/2011.

Bottle at the Funky 7, Brooklyn. Pours dark amber with a modest head. This is a big beer. Has an extremely sweet character, lots of caramel, bread, brown sugar, honey and toffee. Some hops in the backseat. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with mild warmth. Good stuff.

Swing top fill. Pours a nice dark amber brown hue medium frothy head. Reading that this beer has 1000 pounds of local honey in it, I immediately caught a sweeter aroma, although I got more caramel on the nose and palate, my associate thought he could taste the honey more. One of the smoother 12 percenters i’ve had, very sweet across the palate, but not cloying or one dimensional. Tasty stuff, glad to have had a try!

Bottle 146 of 500 4/10 date ... Reddish amber pour orange in there too beige thin head thin lacing ... aroma of caramel malts, earthy and faded resiny hops and light honey ... taste is of light oak and honey with faded resiny and bitter hops as well as caramel malts a dry earthy finish .... 12% is nowhere to be found ... its aged well would have loved to try a fresh one and see where the hops were then .... thanks shueyy for sharing

murky brown body with not much carbonation... the aroma and taste are both just malty oak not very good

Growler consumed at a recent DC area tasting. Served in a SAVOR snifter. Pours an amber-brown color with some dark crimson highlights. There is a thin head, but it fades away quickly. The nose has a bit of caramel sweetness and molasses. Light hop character and maybe some honey. Really quite bland and boring. Nothing stands out and the notes that are there are just singular and don’t truly interact. The flavor is equally disappointing. There is malt sweetness and brown sugar plus some caramel and light earthy hops. Maybe a touch of citrus. Medium body with some booze. This was just an average beer, which was quite disappointing after I had sought this one out a few times. Serving type: growler Reviewed on: 03-31-2011

transparent light tan, lager bubbled white head. Light cream and roast nose, bit of grounds and tobacco. Flavor of cheesy malt, carmael, light tea. Finish of leafy bitterness.

Clear orange brown pour. Toasted grain and lots of hops on the nose. Piny and malty. Very sweet with some flavored tea notes. A bit oaky. Toasted grain and herbal notes, maybe mint.