Yards Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale

[1274-20080410] 355mL bottle. Mild alcohol grains aroma has a bit of floral citrus and sweaty grains. Hazy, dark orange amber body with a big foamy off-white head. Fruity yeast flavour hints at bitter raspberry and finishes grainy and sweet and more interestingly than it began. Medium body. Interesting delay in flavour.
(c/o GregClow, w/ blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)

Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev, jerc & mabel -- courtesy of GregClow. Pours a cloudy bubbly golden-orange with a massive fluffy white head. Slightly sweet aroma with yeast, caramel malt and alcohol. Flavour of sweet malt, yeast, alcohol and a light bitter finish. Medium bodied, watery mouthfeel. Smells and taste a tad past it’s due date but at 8% that shouldn’t matter. Either way, I didn’t care for it.

Bottle at the no Greg tasting, courtesy of, of course, Greg, shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, Jerc, and Mabel.Dark yellow, huge gigantic thick creamy head - looks almost nitro like! Soapy Slight alcohol aroma. Good taste - Strong golden ale - some malt, lots of alcohol, decent medium body - as advertised. Simple, strong, decent.

Bottle (12oz). No ClowGr’s tasting, shared with blankboy, jerc, mabel and tupalev. Cloudy amber, huge lasting fluffy off-white head, tons of small black floaties. Not much aroma, peppery yeast, lemon tartness, celery, slightly herbal with alcohol hovering. Taste - quite earthy, a little sour, a bit of rhubarb - odd. Watery, acidic, quick-finishing, oddly like cooked swiss chard in the aftertaste.

It’s nice to know our Founding Fathers had a hand in brewing. Of course in the 1700’s a lot of people homebrewed beer. I’ve sampled TJ Tavern Ale over the past month in bottle and draft. Lightly foamy, golden ale with strong alcohol, butter nad light bitterness. Could of mistaken easily for a Belgian Golden Ale. Maybe if i knew more about the history of the recipe and what Yards went through to produce I’d appreciate it more.