 smith4498 (816), Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 9, 2009 Pours hazy orange color with white head. Sweet floral hop aroma. Sweet malt flavor with lots of hop bitterness and citrus taste. Medium body with lively carbonation. The best SA brew I have had so far.
WesKBob (317), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
Mar 9, 2009 Pours a hazy orange color with a thin white head. Aroma is citrus and grassy hops. A little bit of grapefruit flavor, but the taste is dominated by bittering hops. Dry finish that really grabs the back of your throat with the hop finish. An enjoyable beer but, unless you’re a certifiable hophead, not enough complexity there for this to be a routine addition to the fridge.
cstuartj (305), Washington, USA
Mar 7, 2009 Very pretty beer. probably as good as a Pilsner can be, but still a Pilsner.
jimhilt (1663), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Pours a five-finger off-white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving a good lace. Cloudy light amber color. Piney hoppy nose. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is a hop-head’s delight although there is a faint sweetness midway, finish is bitter with an incredibly long lasting bitter aftertaste. To me not worth the $1.50 for a 12oz bottle (usually $8.99 for a 4pak) from Capitol Convenience Concord, NH.
War4soccer (115), , Nevada, USA
Mar 5, 2009 Very Nice hoppy beer!! Fun beer, Strong flavor throughout!! long lasting flavor, good addition to samuel adams collection!!
seanbhudson (54), , California, USA
Mar 4, 2009 APPEARANCE:
Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a Medium white head that dissipates at an average rate. Long lasting lacing.
SMELL:
Earthy hop smell much stronger than your typical pilsner. Also toasty malt mash. Hint of key lime pie.
TASTE:
Earthy / woodsy bitterness predominates. There is some slightly sweet caramel/doughy malts to balance. Finishes with a grapefruit type bitterness that lasts a long time. The hops or the alcohol also give the beer a spicy quality.
MOUTHFEEL:
Medium to full bodied beer. Feel "thick" in the mouth. Light carbonation.
DRINKABILITY:
Good flavor but the long lasting bitterness makes it difficult to drink a lot of. This tastes more like an ale than a pilsner to me.
NOTES: BBCSD-E3 Dan M
tdcritch (112), Missouri, USA
Mar 4, 2009 Bottle. This beer was pretty darn good. Pours a darker yellow. White head that last a while. Very hoppy and bitter. Great beer.
ben4321 (950), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Mar 3, 2009 Updated: Mar 5, 2009Location: Picked up a 12 oz. bottle at Gilly’s (Under the Hallertau alias)
Aroma: Hoppy scent, like a nice IPA, floral undertones, but the hoppiness dominates
Appearance: Nice cloudy, hazy orange color, thin white head
Flavor: Moderately to heavy bitterness with a relatively long lasting flavor.
Palate: Relatively full Body, Smooth aftertaste
Overall Impression:
One of the few commercially available products from the founding father I haven’t had before. It was pretty darn good too, of course I am a big fan of hoppy beers. Really unlike any pils, more of an IPA style to it.
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