Turonis Blue Eyed Moose

Date: 07/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Indy

clear amber, creamy beige head, streaks of lace, soft floral hop aroma on a slightly sweet caramel malt base, lightly sweet caramel malt flavor, well balanced with floral hops, light bitterness from start to a long finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Draft sample at IBGF 06. Amber color with amoderate white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Moderate citrus hoppy aroma. medium body with a slick texture. Medium bitter citrus flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration.

Draft sample at St Louis Microfest 5/13/06: Reddish copper with a bit of a sticky head. This presents an earthy hoppiness with a citric twist only at the end. Pretty good IPA.

GABF 05. Pours a rich gold with a faint floral aroma. Flavor has a slight hops bite; reminds me of an IPA light. Palate coats. Nice, refreshing.

On tap at Mad Anthony’s Octobeer Fest. Amber color with a thin off-white head. Nice hop nose. Tastey malty beer with a clean caramel sweetness. Lots of soft pine hops in the finish.

tap at st louis microfest. Orange with a light copper hue with a soapy off-white head. Huge diacytl nose of buttery cardboardy caramel malt and earthy hops. not good. flavors are horrible-wet cardboard, caramel, diacytl and light earthy hops. body is somewhat full but not very solid with somewhat fizzy carbonation. ugh!

light brown pour with a lacing cream head. aroma- a bit of grass. taste is light pine , sugar daddy candy and grass. woody finish that i like . an easy drinking ipa that is not over the top.

Decent orange color with gritty hop nose. Same caramel malt notes as in the red ale, but this time followed by a gritty, grassy hoppiness. Not well balanced, as in raindog's sample, so consistancy may be a problem here.