 FlacoAlto (2017), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Apr 25, 2008
Quite a mix of hops and fruit are noticeable in the nose as I pour this beer. It starts out with a two-finger thick, lightly amber tinged, tan colored head. The beer shows a brilliantly clear, plum-amber color as it sits in my 25cl tulip glass. Bright berry aromatics, a zesty bergamot aroma, some light herbal notes all over a backdrop of biscuit-like malt and lightly browned whole-grain crackers. This has an enjoyable nose, I like, and wasn’t expecting, the vibrant hop character.
Sweetish tasting and quite thick and chewy for a beer of this strength. There is a soft tartness to this beer, that lightly accents a lemon & orange zest flavor. Thick malt flavors of concentrated wort, and ample crystal malts make this a bit unbalanced. This is definitely quite a bit thicker than I like in a beer of this strength, though it is not nearly as sweet as a beer of this body might suggest. The hop character provides more of a pine-like flavor than the zesty fruit notes noticed in the aroma. The beer finishes with a herbal, slightly astringent hop bitterness that does a fair job of scrubbing away the over-bearing malt (though not quite completely).
The flavor is a complete surprise after the fresh, vibrant, hoppy nose. I wish the balance of up front hop and supporting malt had been carried through to the flavor. Instead the flavor is just way unbalanced with this way under-attenuated malt character.
BuckeyeBoy (1044), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle Pours out a nice amber topped with a sand head. Aroma of hops and a little grass. Tast crisp hops a nice malt on it aswell. A good pale.
AllAboutStout (391), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jun 10, 2008 Pours a dark golden amber in color with a nice inch of head forming on the pour. Really looks good in the glass. A little bit of grassy hops in the nose but mostly bready malts are present. Taste is very biscuity, bready malts. Crisp and tasty on the mouthfeel. This is a very good offering. I could drink quite a bit of this.
kmweaver (1770), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
May 29, 2008 12oz bottle, courtesy of ryan. Thanks! Pours a clear, medium golden-orange color; light-tan head with decent, mixed-bubbled lacing. Pleasant earthy hoppiness with a sweet candy sugar core; pleasant spicy nose. Medium mouthfeel: candy sugar, dried fruits, and some earthiness; not a very large hop presence, and a touch sweet and sticky. Medium finish: fruitiness, candy sugar, and sweet malts.
argo0 (6004), Washington DC, USA
May 28, 2008 (12oz bottle, thanks ryan) Small beige head atop clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, flowery/perfume, orange/floral, some peach, light grapefruit/earthy. Taste is moderately sweet, orange/floral, caramel, earthy/grapefruit. Light-medium body, light stickiness, resin.
ryan (1652), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
May 28, 2008 Courtesy of alexsdad06. Clear amber body with a small beige head. The nose is flowers, citrus, caramel and cotton candy. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with tangerine, grapefruit, tea, caramel and honey. Medium body is slightly thin with moderate carbonation.
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