375 mL bottle, corked and caged bottle from Mac’s, Atlanta, GA, USA. $14 for the privilege. 11.5% on the label.
It’s flat. 100% flat. Was pretty positive that it would be even before I bought it, but it still needs to be recorded.
The beer pours with a dark brown, mid-viscosity and obviously zero head, lace or retention.
The nose and tastes give what amounts to be a glass of sherry. Lots of rum & raisin ice-cream notes, other dark fruits, brown sugar and light, evaporating alcohol. A few woody notes, some sweet and sour balance and some drying apple.
Alcohol taste lingers in the finish.
Given the lack of carbonation, the beer is actually incredibly drinkable. I cannot imagine how much I would like this if it were even mildly carbonated. Essentially it’s a poor mans Utopias.
I suppose that this is a “beer” that essentially can do without the carbonation, since its lack converts it to a sherry, i.e. a beer much like Utopias, but the annoying thing is that I don’t suppose LA started out with the intention of producing a totally uncarbonated beer – did they?