MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Jul 26, 2007 My Bottom Line:
This Golden Ale’s overt, tart fruitiness spans from pickled plums to wild blueberries as its cereal sweetness forms a firm base near caramel levels. This is far from Rogue’s finest, but it remains an enjoyable, eccentric Fruit Beer.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A nice sheet of foam dissolves cloudy blond.
-Carbonation is prickly, lightening the well-fed body.
-Citrusy hoppiness adds depth.
-Simple and refreshing, as well-brewed as any other Rogue, just not the kind of beer I’d have often.
Bottle at Beer Inn Mugishutei. jdjuice (199), Japan Jul 15, 2007 Pours hazy gold with slightly off-white, nice looking head. Aromas are sweet, with a bit of berriness, I’m guessing from the Hascup berries, although I don’t know what they smell like. Flavors are quite interesting, something of a lighter beer ale, no significant hop bitterness, but slightly sweet and balanced nicely by the sourness from the berries. Nice sharp sourness, maybe halfway to a lambic in terms of puckeriness. Sourness disappears fairly quickly and leaves a short, clean finish. Quite interesting and enjoyable.
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