Williamsburg AleWerks 400 Ale

This beer seemed promising. However, I was extremely let down. I was expecting a stronger malty/caramely beer. Instead I got a beer that was pretty tart, less than complex, and finished sticky.

Bottle and served in Duval snifter: Pours a deep brown topped by a small but lasting tan foamy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of fig, anise, pipe tobacco, leather, caramel, smoke, walnut and some lacto vapours. The taste start with an interesting fruity twang, lactic sourness, nutty, cold coffee and a bit charred smoke malts. I am not sure if intended or not but I sort of am digging this weird flavor profile. Additionally I found some mineral water and allspice as well. The mouth feel is soft and as a bit of a bite before the dry finish. Methinks I am against the grain on this but I like the sour and fruity twang interplay with the sweet malts.

Poured a clear deep chestnut color with an off-white head. Lightly tart with notes of caramel, roasted malt, and cola. The flavor was sour with roasted malt and a light bitter finish. Semi-dry finish with a medium bodied.

22oz bottle @Mels YEHA-pours a thin light brown head and dark amber color. Aroma is dark malt-toffee, tart cherry, yeast. Taste is dark malt-toffee, tart cherry, yeast, faint earthy hops.

bottle.....pours a cloudy caramel brown with a thin bubbly milky white head....nose was mostly made up of caramel. fig, and other dark fruits....flavors somewhat threw me off. i was expected more of a sweet caramel malt profile but what i experienced instead was more of a sour dark fruit complexion. not bitter, just sour. low level of carbonation that didn’t add anything to the enjoyment.....totally not what i was expecting.

Poured a dark chestnut color with a small, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, dark fruits, citrus, light roast, wood, and caramel malts. Taste of roast, caramel malts, tobacco, cocoa, light fruits, and unfortunately a mildly sour grape / apple taste. Which means I probably drank this one just a couple months too late. Too bad, this had some promise.

Bomber that bombed. Ever bite into a crab leg and realize that is was spoiled? you know by that taste of ammonia that you had better spit it out or spend the rest of the night tossing your guts into the toilet. Well, I took one taste of this and spit it out and poured the rest into the sink. As someone else has already said, it was very muddled and had no redeeming beer qualities at all.

Bottle courtesy of Immy. Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of cream, caramel, some earthy hints. Tastes of tarte citrus, lactic, semi- sour (is this accidental or intentional? I like it!!!), caramel, lots more tarte sourness. Lots of spicy qualities as the beer warms. This is definitely unique.