 Mr_Stitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 8, 2008
Bottle. Pours a nice golden color with a ton of white head. Aroma is sweet and spicy with a hint of fruit mixed in for good measure. Taste is much of the same but the alcohol takes over a bit. Its just strong enough to be detrimental to what could be an excellent beer. Though this beer is no slouch it could be a bit better if the alcohol were tamed down a bit. I think I might have to try aging a bottle to see if that helps.
raymondwave (796), Finland
Oct 1, 2008 Bottle 0,25 l. Hazy cloudy pale yellow, biggish fluffy white head. Nose has malts, marzipan, citrus, hops, honey. Flavor is intense. Malts, lot’s of aromatic hops, flowers, some marzipan and citrus, maybe peach. Slightly bitter and tart. Very nice and tasty. Positive surprise. Fizzy bottle conditioned mouthfeel.
Angeloregon (2000), Portland, Oregon, USA
Sep 25, 2008 Bottle from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Cloudy honey-copper body with a wispy whitish head. Sweet, sticky, boozy, banana, apple, clove, lemon nose. Carbonic prickly front that changes into a dry sweet, boozy, chewy, apply finish. Assertive mild bitterness. Slight tart bite. Gnarley and bright. A bit too carbonated for my liking.
markwise (287), Satellite of Love, Florida, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Wow. This beer was an awesome surprise. Lemony, citrusy, bread, and apple in the aroma. Superb malt flavor with a great sweetness to it. Lots of carbonation with some left over. Pours a slight hazy gold with color with lots of exuberance in the head. Great golden ale.
tupalev (2311), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 16, 2008 Bottle shared with GregClow, Hogtown Harry, Jerc, Blankboy, and Garthicus, courtesy of Harry. HAzy lemony yellow, small foamy white head.Odd caramel, hint of lemon, malty aroma - weird. Good taste - very lemony, zesty, lots of alcohol. Good, refreshing (at 10%!).
malrubius (449), USA
Sep 15, 2008 750 ml 02/2007 bottle split in Westmalle glass. Hazy straw with lasting flat white head. Spicy citrus lemon bread yeasty aroma. Subtle honey sweetness with medium ripe melon peachy fruit enticing underlying hop bitterness and spicy dry finish. Nicely complex. Wow. This is just how I like them. No alcohol presence in flavor. Medium body, effervescent carbo texture. Nice mouthfeel. An excellent beer and a new fave. No excuses, I just love this. What a great surprise.
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