 Prostman (1076), Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 21, 2005 This IPA was smack dap right on for the style. It was nice and aromatic with a great hop punch. And at $17.99 a case locally, you can’t beat this. I will be having this again since my first taste was at the Split Rock Beer Festival. Recommended.
rauchbier (2870), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
Feb 25, 2007 Bottle, courtesy of Michael Knies. Amber bronze, thin white head and moderate condition. Initial raw fresh oily hop resin in the nose followed by sweet fragrant malt tinged with toffee and caramel and a pleasant pepper spiciness. Quite alcoholic in the mouth with a slightly perfumed caramel maltiness and resinous hops with some fruity citrus notes. Lingering flowery perfumed hop and gentle nutty maltiness in the finish.
1FastSTi (2388), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Dec 4, 2005 Acquired via a trade with kramer17801. The brew pours to a nice copper orange glowing body with a creamy off-white head. The aroma is full of hops. Oranges, grapefuit, pine. The flavor is really malty with caramel malts bringing up the front and followed by nice floral and grapefruit hops. It does have a spiciness to it too. Given what I’ve read about the cheapness of this brew, they really were able to make a quality product for next to nothing. Not the most elegant, but this certainly has its qualities. Way to go Lion! I’m sure Mr. Stegmaier would be proud.
JF_GRIND (1205), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 9, 2005 Strong up front citrus hop aroma, sweet malt flavor. For a small regional brewery that for the most part produces macro pale lagers, Steg Anniversary is a gem of an offering. This limited offering cost me $19.95 USD for a case. When brewer Brandon Greenwood left Nodding Head brewpub for the lead role at Lion Brewery I only dreamed of beers like this being created in W-B. Now that Greenwood has departed Lion Brewery I don’t know if a beer of this magnitude will be offered by the brewery again.
CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jan 22, 2006 Bottle courtesy of kramer17801: Pours a clear dark copper orange with a nicely-lacing,wispy white head. Fresh floral grapefruity hoppy aroma has some toasted toffee and hints of strawberry. Body starts with a lightly sticky and sweet caramel maltiness well balanced with lots of fresh green bittering and flavor hops. A nice IPA.
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