 coldbrewky (412), Saugerties, New York, USA
May 12, 2008 500 ml bottle from the newly renovated and newly managed rip and run (aka Brice discount beverages) here in town. A gently floral nose of whole hops presents this appopriatly hazy brew. Head settles to thin film quick. Body is rich and full and balanced by a light bananna laffy taffy tone. this is over-shadowed by the rouned floral hops and steady pulse of the rich malts. The hops have a finish zing to them after the floral bits fade, gonna try me some of them in the next batch of homebrew.
RomanW70 (177), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
May 11, 2008 Pours cloudy orange with a fluffy white head. Aroma of orange, cloves, and fresh hops. \Initisltastes like a spicy wheat with some additional notes of banaba, and finishes slightly bitter. Pales a bit in comparison to its exceptional counterpart, but overall, and excellent beer, one I will definitely have again.
KnN (131), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
May 11, 2008 Pours a nice hazy orange color with a huge thick white head. Aroma is very spicy. You have some clove and some fruit, but then there’s a grassiness that must come from the hops. Sort of a weird amalgamation on the flavor. Like a really nice wheat mixed in with lawn clippings, again from the hops.
Some beers hide their high alcohol content well but this isn’t one of them. Very complex flavor profile on the front end, but the back is all burn and bitter. Neat experiment on this one though.
17thfloor (446), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 6, 2008 Pours a sunburst of orange and gold with many tiny bubbles and a crazy creamy off-white head! Sweet aroma of clove and yeast with distinct hoppiness. First taste has definite hotness from the alcohol, some melon juiciness, clove and touch of banana. Soft banana/vanilla cream pie type flavors. Strange bitter hop, yeast, spice finish. This is just way too hot... crude. Thin but heavy and undercarbonated body.
BlackDonald (391), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
May 6, 2008 I don’t where it says in brewing that the addition of hops automatically makes everything better, or why you would want to take an already perfect German Hefe in Schneider Weisse and add large amount of hops. I digress, this beer has an interesting amount of fruitiness, unique flavors, almost a hint of coconut, but ripe apple skins meld nicely with the toastec cereal malt flavors and some yeasty clove, and then a mouthful of un-needed hops, that just kills the style.
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