New Belgium Springboard Ale

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

12oz bottle into a pint glass. Hmmm... interesting, and slightly... odd... noooot a big fan of this bad boy.

Pours a straw yellow color with a white head. Aroma is malty, vanilla, some oak, slightly fruity, and some spicy notes. Flavor is vanilla, a touch of oak, fruity, and a bitter slightly spicy finish.

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass which I had to warm by hand, stupid iced glasses. The color was bright white-yellow and reminded me of their wit beer, hazy. It had a funky, yeasty smell to it. The flavor was odd, herbs, no oakiness which is not surprising given that only 2% was oak-aged. Interesting beer and easy to drink but I think one serving is enough. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-03-2008 19:43:59

From a 12-ounce brown bottle, pours a peach-hued, dense gold color. Lasting fine white lace and head. Subdued aroma. Light body but moderate mouthfeel from mellow spiciness on the front of the tongue Reasonable flavor combination for a refreshing summer brew.

Bottle. Hazy yellow pour, one finger white head. Goes quickly. Aroma is spice, clover, and citrus. Flavor is wood, and malts. Very smooth and drinkable. Smooth on the palate.

Looks average. Smells average. Tastes eh. Nothing about this beer inspires me. I can taste the spice and herbs in the beer but they do not seem to enhance it.

Bottle pours a lightly cloudy golden with a smaller white head. Aroma of a unique spice mix (although light), citrus and light woody notes with some cereal grains. Really light in aroma, it was a struggle to get what all that. Flavor was a bit herbal, citrus, soapy, bready and a dry finish.

Good sweet lord, this beer was an unholy mess. The wormwood flavor was way too far upfront for me, and the bitterness was out of control even for a confirmed hophead like myself. Too herbal by far, like drinking bad tea except with alcohol in it.