 17thfloor (591), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 2, 2008
Pours thin murky yellow with a large foamy white head... the head is the only redeeming quality of appearance. Sour metallic spicy aroma like that of cheap Asian beer. Wheat flavor with a good balance of the above spices. The wormwood adds a nice bitter effect. Palate is kinda creamy/wheaty and well carbonated. eh...useless
csbosox (948), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Jul 26, 2008 bb 06June08. Smokestack chalice.
Aroma is very herbal, light citrus, toasty/cracker-like, honey. Gold colored with a smallish head. Taste is toasty, herbal, with touch of vanilla. A little tannic, with a full mouthfeel, but a dry finish. An interesting beer, to be sure. The first time I had something about the beer turned me off greatly, but it seems the one aspect of the beer that I disagreed with is no longer something that bother me.
Homer321 (27), Rockledge, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 pous a hazy yellow color with large head. slight sour citrus in the noise, some spices. wormwood is not evident in the nose or taste. slight woody flavor may be due to the oak aging. not bad, but I wonder what the purpose was. I can’t think that this sells that much.
Sparky27 (430), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy, light honey color with a big, billowy 3 finger white head with spotty lacing. Nose is slightly weird sour smell upfront with lemon grass and spice. Taste is similar to the aroma. Medium mouth feel. Strange brew, eh.
tennisjoel (686), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Jul 7, 2008 This essentially tastes very similar to Fat Tire, which I am not really a fan of. Same biscuit like malts observed in Fat Tire. Other than the 1554, none of what New Belgium imports into MN excites me. Now if we could get the abbey dubbel, abbey tripel, and La Folie, then I might get more excited about this brewery. I had this a beer tasting in a wine specialty store.
jezmez68 (268), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
Jul 5, 2008 12 oz bottle in Lebanon, MO. Pours a hazy light yellow. Nice white head that dissipates quickly. I can’t quite place the smell, but the yeast is nice. Has a nice citrus aftertaste and is an overall nice average summer beer.
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