6.0 by scot
Beer poured with a one finger width of light-pink, fluffy head. It disappeared within a couple of minutes but had some lacing throughout. The aroma is that of cherries. Not an overwhelming scent but more of a refreshing cherry scent. Also the scent of some bready malt. The flavor is of tart cherries. I was a little surprised by the tartness and it lasted throughout the drink, including and after taste of cherry tart. I couldn't distinguish anything on the taste buds. The beer has an medi...read more
6.0 by scot
Poured straight down the center of my favorite mason jar drinking glass. Had four fingers of fluffy off-white foam, with medium retention, and good lacing throughout the drink. The aroma was sweet caramel malt. It isn't a strong scent but the strongest here. There are some other aromas mixed in there but I had hard time making them out. Some alcohol was in there, maybe even some type of berries - this is for lack of the ability to figure it out. Sorry. The flavor beginning and middle is f...read more
6.0 by scot
I picked this beer up because "my guy" at the liquor store said if I liked Oberon from Bells (my favorite), that this was a wheat beer, and there is a good chance I would like this one. So I eagerly bought a sixer (no bombers) and made mental plans to have one over the weekend (I assumed more since I was prepared to session). The beer poured a one finger thick white head, medium retention, but with some but little lacing. The beer looked like it would be light. The aroma was wheat, sweat mal...read more
6.0 by rich
Aroma: A fresh aroma that's grainy, grassy, and maybe very faintly sweet. First taste: An initial creamy, buttery, full mouth feel that's very fresh and clean. Overall: Our little tasting group's consensus was this is the beer with the amazingly invisible taste. With the first sip of the brew, I was completely convinced this is another great American Pale Wheat Ale....then the flavor just disappears. I'd love to see the IBU rating, are there any hops in this? It's not that I dislike this seas...read more
8.0 by scot
Pours two finger thick white foam, with medium retention. Lacing continues up and down the glass as I drank the beer. The aroma is full of wheat. There is also the normal Hef eclove and banana. Definitely has a stronger wheat aroma than most Hefes. The flavor is very wheaty with some following clove and banana. There is a good blend of flavors from beginning to end. The mouthfeel is medium and the carbonation is medium. Overall this beer is quite good. As mentioned, it has more wheat, u...read more
Imperial/Double India Pale Ale
9.0 by scot
As I poured the beer several hop cones dropped into my glass letting me know, visually, that this beer was going to be hop heaven. The pour had a single finger width of off-white foam, with little retention. The leftover bubbles did lace my glass to the final sip. The first aromas to fill my nostrils were citrus - very fruity and originally very strong. A couple of more sniffs lead to the take over of pine scents. There is also some caramel malts to the aroma. If the taste is anything like...read more
7.0 by scot
Poured into my New Glarus pint glass cloudy. No floaties, just cloudy. About a half a finger of white head, that found it's way to dissipate quickly. There is some, but little, lacing. The aroma of the beer is strong citrus. Think of someone throwing a citrus fruit salad up your nose. There is clove, wheat, and possibly some cinnamon behind this one also. Don't get any of the usual banana that is in a Hefeweizen. There is a lot of carbonation that sticks out throughout the beginning, mid...read more
9.0 by scot
After blogging about Specter Scotch-Style Ale, I became a little thirsty for a nonjudgmental friend: beer. Thought it would be a good time to rate another one of the New Glarus beers that I picked up two weeks ago. Pours with a one finger white, foamy head into my New Glarus pint glass. Retained one third of the original head, while two thirds vanished in the wind quit quickly. Lacing seems to not exist. The nose senses wheat and some clove after a little bit of trying to place the scent. ...read more
6.0 by scot
The color makes this beer very inviting to drink. The pour had a one finger foam that had little retention but , the little that was left, laced up and down my glass as I enjoyed. The aroma carries grass and/or hay. Not really any hops or sweetness to the scent, but clean. The carbonation, that has been bubbling since the pour, hits the palate along with malt. Mildly sweet. The beer finishes with slight bitter hops. The mouth feel is light with no alcohol detected. A slightly above average lag...read more
9.0 by scot
I have been wanting to taste this beer for a long time. Finally found some at the liquor store across the street from work. Is there any better type of liquor store? It is a breakfast stout, so this 9am tasting seems well deserved and placed. Beer pours two fingers of coffee colored, fluffy foam. Good retention with lacing to the last drop. The aroma is filled with coffee, chocolate, and sweet malt. The coffee is the strongest of the three scents with the chocolate scents riding shotgun....read more
6.0 by scot
Alright a beer that has ginger in its' name is a little suspect up front. Other beers from Left Hand have been enjoyable, so not too much to expect the same from this one. Beer pours with a finger of white foam. There is some lacing but almost no retention. Definite light ginger on the nose - not strong but subtly over whelming. There was a hint of malt too. Not really much else going on. The flavor caries the ginger taste. A hint of pale malts, finishing with some mild bitterness. A li...read more
9.0 by scot
To this point this is beer style number five from Magic Hat. It has been hit-or-miss so far. The level of expectation is mediocre. Let's give it a whirl and see what I can pull out of the hat this time. Not much foam and retention was at zero. So the beer didn't have a pretty top to it! Surprisingly the little bit of foam that was present did leave ten time the lacing versus the amount of foam. The scent was that of piny hops (as was expected); hints of grass and sweet malts as well. M...read more