Lakefront New Grist Sorghum Beer

Crystal blond with light head. Breezy, spicy nose of rice and perhaps sorghum. A light farmhouse pepperiness. Flavor is similarly of an intriguing spiciness, with similarities to grain yet different enough to keep one guessing. Nice farmhouse peppery finish. Earthy and prickly. Crisp, quenching and flavorful. Reminiscent of a farmouse ale using a subdued yeast.

suprisingly fruity aroma. looks a bit like a cider or lambic. fizzy head. sounded like alka seltzer when pouring. flavor reminds me of sake - from the rice, I am sure. would probably go well with sushi (ha). A bit dull on the palate, however. hint of bitter. not very interesting, but drinkable.

clear yellow, dry paper/grassy aroma. pretty abrasive up front, much MUCH more approachable once the fizzy white head died down. before it was a funky tart cider/funky mess. now that I type all this out it settled to a clean tasty beer. reminds me of the stick part of those lik-a-stik candy packs i’d get as a kid. i’d ride my bike all the way 3 1/2 miles to the drug store by casey’s. pretty far for a 10 year old kid. my sister was only 8. but anyway. little bit of a honeydew melon sweetness and added layer as well. if i couldn’t drink beer, i’d become a wine snob. but if i shared a 6er with a celiac buddy, i’d happily drink several of these beers with him/her.

12oz bottle into a pint glass. Aroma is not much actually... A bit of sweet. The flavor is powdery, chalky, and sweet and sour. It’s hard to explain but this really reminds me of Fun Dip.

From a bottle at SB&WF 2009. Clear golden with small white head. Synthetic acidic malt aroma with lemon and green apples. Light body, fizzy carbonation. Dry with some acidity.

Bottle. Pale gold body, clear, with a fizzy off-white head that disappears. The aroma is malty sweet with notes of candy, honey, corn and pepper. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. The finish is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Light body, watery texture and lively carbonation approaching fizzy. A pepperiness in the flavor makes you think there’s a touch of clove behind the sweet taste. My first thought was this is like a watery, below average tripel. This beer could use some hops to balance the sweetness.

12 oz bottle purchased as a single at Olive or Twist in Platte City, Missouri. Apr WK1 notched on the label. Pour is clear pale golden with a one inch white head that falls really fast. Aroma of floral honey, mild butterscotch and mild lavender perfume. Not a bad nose, just sort of weird. Taste is honey and chemical sweet white grape. The cloying chemical sweetness lingers well into the finish. Palate is thin medium, watery, yet oily mouth coating and more or less flat. This was almost like a watered down mead. Not real enjoyable, though I suppose this is targeted for folks with limited options, beerwise.

bottle thanks to cavie. pale yellow with a white head. nose is slight apple with sugar. watery palate with a flavor of cardboard and sugar.