Napa Smith Lost Dog

Brewed by Napa Smith Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Napa, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Pours a clear red with a 3-fingered thick foamy head. Smells of caramel, bread, floral. Taste is bitter and mildly sweet - balanced between malt and hops

355 ml bottle at Jerntorgets Brygghus, Göteborg. Sampled on July 14, 2012.
Cloudy copper color, small white head. Sweet, fruity scent. Sweet, malty, strong taste. Dry chalky aftertaste. Medium low mouthfeel, low bitterness.

Ohh man. Oxidized hops and stale notes dominate in general. Aroma is just awful. Smells old and spoiled. 7.2%? Jesus... Flavor’s not as bad though. Pretty sweet though. This one is an ’avoider’

Bottled. Poured a nice shade of medium orange with a well-retained, sticky beige head. The aroma picked up toasted nutty and darker fruity notes with accents of earth and black pepper.. not bad. The flavor found nutty and caramel malts at the core, with darker fruit and light lactic sourness around.. finished with a bunch of toasted residual sugars and warmth. Medium-bodied with a smooth feel across the middle.. no real complaints with this one.

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Red-yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Moderate bitter average finish. Oily palate.

(Bottle) Pours clear amber red with an off-white head. The aroma holds caramel, toffee, caramel, bread, honey, almond paste, nuts, flowers, orange/apricot marmalde, wood, herbs, dried fruits, cream and wet cardboard/wet dog. Clearly on the malty side with a notable oxidation. The flavour is light sweet, medium bitter and tiny acidic with nots of nuts, bread, caramel, fudge, toffee, dried fruits, mild roast, marmalade, canned fruits, flowers and a touch of wood. The mouthfeel is round and light sticky with a light carbonation. Buttery malty, light oxidized and mild floral finish. Medium bodied.

A bottle at Rover, Gothenburg. Amber clear beer with a offwhite head. Fruity, malty, butterfudge aroma. Fruity sweet flavour.

Bottle @ The Rover. Pours clear amber with a small creamy offwhite head that leaves some trace on the glass while quickly dissipating. Smell is is sweet and rather malty with caramel, toffee, peaches, dried flowers, plums, grass, pine, orange zest, wood, overripe apples and vanilla fudge. Taste is sweet, bitter and tiny metallic with caramel, pine, grass, orange peal, peaches, wood, red apples and hints of wet leaves and unripe pears. Mouthfeel is round, tiny sticky sweet and medium bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with bread, orange peal, grass, apples and wood.

Bottle at The Rover, Göteborg. Amber beer with à quite lasting beige head. Fruity floral aroma, sweetish malty, roasted and some nuts. Nutty flavor, sweetish, floral, caramel, hop notes.

Thin head of varying sized bubbles. Moderate malty aroma with some tart cherries and a bit of boiled vegetables. Color is a nice ruby red. Flavor is a bit dry and chalky with some more mild cherries and sweet malts. Mild alcoho lpresence. A decent brew.