 steview (732), Oceanside, California, USA
Apr 12, 2008
i picked this up at the Carlsbad Pizza Port bottle shop: it has a sweet, whiskey aroma, with an overall sour apple taste (reminiscent of my first homebrew, but this is believably intentional), and a nice malty background, which rounds out the palate nicely; it is good, i like it, and it is definitely a pleasant surprise; i never heard of this brewery, but i’m glad i now know of it!
bhensonb (2735), Woodland, California, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Sort of an orange/amber color with a 3-finger beige head - rather frothy. Strong fruit aromas - almost like kiwi or strawberry with yeast spice. Body is medium and the carbonation is very frothy. It’s a bit astringent, a little bready, lightly yeasty, and fruity in a berry, but not citrus, way. Finish is not all that dry, but it fits the style. Pretty good drink. Kind of earthy/fruity.
golubj (947), Redwood City, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Bottle. Beastiefan2k shared a bottle of this at a tasting a couple months ago, so when I saw it in the store, I decided to get a bigger sample. Orange /g gold pour w/ lots of head. Aroma is sweet fruit, plum, crisp green apples, yeast. Flavor is the same, fruity and malty, same yeastiness, with plum coming in the finish. I think this was supposed to be an English style, but it tasted more belgian to me.
Foolish_Mortal (932), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 28, 2008 22oz bottle. Yellow orange color with a towering rocky white head. Heavy alefruit and sugary aromatics. Figgy, raisiny flavors dominate with a pronounced sweetness. Ruddy, herbal hop component. Some grassy bitterness in the finish, with persistent caramel sweetness and dark alefruit. Distinct alcohol presence. Mouthfeel is heavy, somewhat chewy, somewhat hot.
ChainGangGuy (1463), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark orange body with a scant, off-white head.
Smell: Overall, a fruity aroma, with lesser notes of wood, brown sugar, dried grasses.
Taste: Tangy fruitiness, some orange and apricot. Earthy underlying maltiness, lightly sweet, and with a hint of brown sugar. Vague woody taste. Grassy hop character with a medium bitterness. Splash of good, clean alcohol. Another helping of fruit and tang for the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Fairly mild carbonation.
Drinkability: Not exactly spectacular, though a fairly tasty beer in general.
goldtwins (3672), Nesconset, New York, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Poured a hazed copper color with an off-white head. Fruity malt aroma with the smell of raisins. Sweet caramel malt flavor. Even some hops mixed in.
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