 tjthresh (1268), LaPorte, Indiana and Belton, Missouri, USA
Dec 31, 2007 On tap at the brewpub. Poured dark amber with a resinous white head. Oranges, peaches, grass, and lots of sugar in the aroma. Very sweet, and the bitterness is like eating an orange peel. Heavy sweet body. High carbonation. Sweet finish. Desert beer.
railcat1 (484), Hammond, Indiana, USA
Dec 5, 2007 This was a strong and hoppy with a strong sweet finish I was surprised to see on tap and had to try very stong and needs some aging,but a overall good experience.CHEERS!
mdm46410 (529), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Dec 1, 2007 On tap at Shoreline Brewery and served in a tulip. This brew poured a hazy, reddish brown color with a thin, lasting tan head. A small amount of decent lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of sweet caramel notes, rye malt, and pine. The flavor included a large amount of rye notes, caramel, light pepper, pine, grapefruit, and also some warming alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and sticky with minimal carbonation. An interesting beer with a nice, sweet, hoppy rye flavor. As BBB63 mentioned, some age would definately help to smooth out some of the rough edges. Still a tasty brew though.
BBB63 (3733), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Nov 28, 2007 Tap at brewery and served in 10 oz tulip: 1) I was told the beer is 12% ABV and 2) This should be listed as a Speciality Grain despite the alcohol level.
Muddy brown with some reddish hues with minimal head or lace. The aroma has notes of grapefruit, mango, and dusty esters, noticeable rye bread, pepper, pine and flowery vapours.
The taste is very pungent with acidic bitters and lots of twangy rye. Layers of bready and caramel malts as well. There is a hint of mint and grains of paradise upon the finish. WOW, this is just too harsh on the palate right now, medicinal and a tad phenolic. Age would do it good but I don’t think that will happen. The mouth feel is chewy and warming with a weird boozy finish.
Huge and different for sure. This very aggressive beer needs to chill out.
Cornfield (4254), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Nov 26, 2007 This beauty has just been put on tap, remnants of the dry hopping still drifting through the cloudy brownish amber body. Its creamy off-white head quickly reduces to a film, but it leaves a ring of spotty lacing indicating the size of the last swallow. At Shoreline, when they brew a big beer like this, it’s simply referred to as a "Big Beer." So I’m left with the decision - given its strength and the absurd amount of hopping, as well as having a heavy amount of rye in the grain bill - Is it a DIPA? A Barley Wine? A (chortle chortle, guffaw guffaw) "Specialty Grain"? Well, today it’s an American Strong Ale, and I don’t think, should the brewmaster ever actually be contacted, that you’ll get a better answer. Strong it is, at about 15% ABV. Ridiculously hopped throughout the brewing and maturation stages, Amarillo only... hence the name. The aroma is highly spicy with pine, pepper, grapefruit, citrus zest, earth tones... and, amazingly enough, with a serious amount of worty malt sweetness holding its own. Very thick in the mouth, warm and peppery. The flavor has plenty of malt sweetness, but once the hoppy bitterness kicks in, who cares? In all honesty, it’s more balanced than one would expect given the hop bill... although the hops come out the winner. The finish is dry, bitter, and peppery, but still leaves a malty stickiness on the lips. Very nice. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=4970> Shoreline Brewery, Michigan City, IN<font size=-1>
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