 TheBeerGod (2873), Newport News, Virginia, USA
May 17, 2008 Updated: Oct 8, 2008
Draft at the 7th Annual Virginia Beer Fest. Kinz is correct in his description. This started as an Imperial Cream but ended up getting Belgian yeast. ASA is really the best category. Amber bodied. Small white head. Nose is fruity and sweet with hints of caramel and malt. Taste is malty and sweet. Very smooth creamy, almost with some candy notes. Soft caramel, Belgian yeast notes. Body is moderate with medium carbonation notes. Ends with more malt, caramel, fruit and Belgian yeast. Very different beer than I was expecting. Take a cream ale and blend it with a saison would be the best description for this. Original rating - 7, 3, 6, 3, 13. <br /><br />
10-08-2008 Bottle. Number 1778 of 2008. Hazy amber pour. Nose is fruity and yeasty with some caramel, sweet malts, spices and light funk. Taste is sweet malts, spices, Belgian yeast, fruits, and floral notes. Again, light funkiness coming through here. Body is creamy and smooth with a light-medium overall feel. There’s some light warmth to it from the alcohol. Finishes with more sweet malts, caramel, ripened fruits, peppery spices and yeast notes. Better than what I had at the VA Beer Fest.
jjpm74 (3447), Connecticut, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Pours gol.d with a nice white head. Smells of sweet caramelly malt and spicy. Tastes tarte and spicy with a peppery hint and a sweet caramelly finish.
radagast83 (1096), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Draft from Northern Virginia BrewFest. Pours a golden color with a white head. Aroma is pretty sweet, with a dose of spice and yeast. Flavor is sweet, with notes of spices, yeast and hops. Very refreshing for 8% - alcohol masked quite well.
Saarlander (1474), Upland, California, USA
Sep 8, 2008 Bottle from Immy. A nice drinking brew, really mellow for the alc. content, lots of Sweetness, some earthiness, slight citrus. I enjoyed this one alot!
LooseCannon (686), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Aug 13, 2008 22oz bottle from the brewery, # 2005 of 2008. Pours havy golden in color with thin white head. Aroma spicey, sweet, yeasty and malty. Taste sweet malt, lemon and spicey with bitter finish.
jcwattsrugger (4087), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Aug 10, 2008 22 oz bottle #1773 of 2008-pours an white head with yellow/gold color. Aroma is spice-clove, banana, perfumy, grain/grassy, yeast. Taste is sweet malt, pepper, herbal, spice-clove, banana, perfumy, grain/grassy, yeast, some alcohol, fruit.
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