 lemasney (233), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
May 4, 2008
ABV: 10%
Calories: estimated at 400 C
Volume: 25.4 fl oz
Glass: Pilsener
Purchased at: West Trenton Wine and Liquor, West Trenton, NJ
Price: $8.00
Consumed at: home
First Impression: I was surprised by the overcarbonated pop upon releasing the cork. It took me a few minutes to clean up and find the cork, and explain that I was okay to my wife. It’s a celebratory ale. Point the cork away from your face, a word to the wise. Herbal, flowery aroma, but not too active. Visuals include a completely missing head, a very large particle hazy body, and a deep golden color. A bit varied in color, flavor, and texture from the typical hefe or witte. Taste is typically fruity, but very well done. It’s exemplar in its adherence to style. Palate is perhaps its best feature. Nicely carbonated with a longer finish. Some hoppiness, some malt, and lots of fruit, but not approaching cloying or overly sweet. Second Impression: A very nice beer, and says much of their (now 17 year) achievement. I enjoy almost everything this brewery puts out, and this is by no means an exception.
Aroma: 8 out of 10
Visuals: 4 out of 5
Taste: 9 out of 10
Palate: 5 out of 5
Overall: 18 out of 20
LilBeerDoctor (300), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a huge, thick foamy head. Aroma is so good! Light fruits (raspberry), yeast, lemon, some spices. Nice and sweet. Flavor of initial spices in the mouth followed by tart fruits, oak, sour fruits, spices apple. Light and spritzy in the mouth, This beer has aged quite well. I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty this beer was. Pick some up if you still can! Awesome, awesome.
bager (1900), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle. Cloudy and yellow in colour with a white head. Quite Fruity with notes of apples, yeast, mint, spicy, fruit, kinda toothpaste like.
Lowe1983 (730), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Pours a cloudy amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of lemon, caramel malts, yeast, candied sugar, and spices. Lemon and spices come out pretty strong on the flavor. Caramel and yeast are also present. Not much warming at all on this one.
Skeegle (293), USA
Jul 18, 2008 Very very nice. This ale tastes just tart enough, just sweet enough, just crisp enough to make it a great beer. Fairly decent complexity as well, with flavors of lemon, banana, honey, buscits, sourdough, and lemony lemonaid drink mix sugar. It has a wonderful palate that is not bloating but is incredibly lively and powerful in the mouth. $7 for a 30month old 1pt 9oz bottle, I am very happy I picked this one up.
NJBeerman013 (569), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle. Marked Jan 6, 2006. Pours a hazy yellow in color with a huge, pure white head. The aroma is of spice (cardimom and clove), banana, and yeasty bread. The flavor is smooth, fruity, and sweet. Superb.
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