New Albanian Beaks Best

Brewed by New Albanian Brewing Company
Style: Bitter
New Albany, Indiana USA

Serve in English pint

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Sample at the brewpub. Fruity, cherry-apple dominated nose; wonderful, huge malty fruitiness throughout, berries and fresh grass and old musty books...big body, thick and juicy...this was actually my favorite of the seven samples I had, and one of the best bitters I’ve ever tasted. Awesome job, Mike!

On tap at Rich O’s. Fresh balanced and easy drinking. No alcohol on aroma or flavor. Hop and malt deliciousness medium body. Fantastic.

Tap. Sweet orange, barley malt and grapefruit peel aroma. Amber color with small head. Sweet orange toffee malt and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Nice sweet malt and hops mixture.

Pours amber/light red with zero head because of the server. Nose is lightly caramelly with Semi-heavy grassy and herbal hop character with notes of almost spearament. Taste is heavily herbal, grassy and again nearly a mint hop character. Also sone caramel and biscotti English malt character. Medium light bodied, strainght forward mouthfeel. Finishes medium dry and bitter. I really dig on the hop character. Good beer.

a pretty good brew from the nabc guys. a really nice bitter, with a great appearance and a smooth delivery.

Light hoppy notes. Pours amber with tints of red and very little head. I dont get much smell of it. Slightly heavy on the finish, but a great start.

on tap at fiddlers hearth. pours a clear amber with a small white head. this was pretty nice. notes of grapefruit, pine, and citrusy hops against a light caramel background. The hops really shined in this one. this was an awesome session beer. I would drink this again on tap fo sho. tight.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear light brown with a thick white head. Aroma of toasted, caramel malts. Flavor of toasted malts, light fruits, and peppery spices and earthy hops in the finish. Solid bitter, very drinkable. 7/4/8/4/14 (3.7/5)

UPDATED: JUN 20, 2003 Draft: Cloudy brown with minimal head. Very nice bitterness. Good hop nose - an excellent brew.

UPDATED: JUN 23, 2010 Re-rated on May 29, 2010 Original rating: Draft at Rich O’s in New Albany, IN. Large ivory head, good lacing, uncarbonated, and an orange brown hue. Aroma was malty, caramel, sweet, and fruity (apples?). Sweet, bitter, malty, and hoppy flavor. Tingly palate. Re-rate at Scotty’s Brewhouse, Muncie, IN. Small ivory head, hazy orange-brown hue, fast-rising carbonation, and excellent lacing. The aroma was malty, bitter, citrus hops, caramel, and hints of pine. The flavor mimicked the aroma. The mouthfeel was smooth and creamy and this is a medium bodied beer. Overall, the hops were very upfront and this is a beer very worthy of trying and one I would drink again considering I am not a "hop head".