 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
Dec 22, 2008 Bottle. always looked at this one and never tried it. glad i did. good nose of malts and pine trees. Amber copper color with a thin head that laces well. . . kind of sweetish, good pine and light grass notes. Hops seem to flow in and out of the palate. sometimes they are there, and sometimes not. Strange. A little fruit in there as well.. The spiciness of the Saaz hops shows through as it warms. leaves a funky metal bitter fruit aftertaste.Grapefruit I suppose.
msante79 (782), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
Dec 21, 2008 Bomber. Shared this with a couple of people. Pours copper with light off-white head. Aroma is malt, grainy with some piney hops. Flavor is again heavy on malt with some grains and hops. Full bodied brew dominated by roasted malts. Nothing special.
UnsofistaCat (222), Garden City, Michigan, USA
Dec 19, 2008 Updated: Dec 20, 2008Copper colored, little bit lighter then I actually thought it would be. Sweet on the one hand and then kind of hoppy at odd intervals. Not worth the 15 bucks I paid for a six pack. But good beer.
MeanMountnMan (15), Nampa, Idaho, USA
Dec 15, 2008 APPEARANCE: Poured into a pint glass, a somewhat cloudy copper gold ale with a cream-colored head was observed. Good head retention and nice lacing noticed.
AROMA: Bread, pine, citrus
FLAVOR: Nothing really terrible here. Sweet honey-like grain flavors hit me up front, then a grapefruit-like bitterness in the aftertaste. The two did not blend too well for me. It was like two very separate parts with no harmony, the bitterness just did not finish as well as I would have liked.
PALATE: Rather light mouthfeel. A little thinner than I prefer. Carbonation is good.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Overall, this is an o.k. ale. The lighter body allows one to drink easily, but the after taste was just a little harsh. Others have given this a high rating. Maybe a different bottle will change my opinion.
Serving type: bottle
coldbrewky (716), Saugerties, New York, USA
Dec 14, 2008 A nice mixed nose of sweet malts and hops greets me as the top pops off the bottle that my wife brought back from her meanderngs. An average gold with a decent head in the glass. Not much nose away from the glass. No lacing. Sweet slick malts step up and are overtaken as the beer morphs into an IPAish thing. Tasty and refreshing.
bretupdegraff (172), Fishers, Indiana, USA
Dec 12, 2008 poured slighly cloudy honey color - aroma of malts - taste is ok but not really my style - drinkable but not a great taste in my book.
barleynhops (82), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Dec 12, 2008 Bottle: Pours a darker honey color with no head and very little lacing. Tastes of a piny malt with strong hops and alcohol. Nice and refreshing on the palate, well made brew.
Rune (2760), Tromsø, Norway
Dec 9, 2008 355ml bottle bought from Cornelius Beer and Wine in Edinburgh. Though I never was that great fan of the Grateful Dead, I took pride in drinking this one. Pours a clear amber body, with only a ring of foam, diminishing from a huge, initial white head. Straight smell of sweet malts. Malty taste profile with sweet, dark caramel added by fresh, tropical fruits leading to a bittersweet ending. Rather well bodied. More or less like the band. Edinburgh 23.10.2008.
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