Notes on beers in the style
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A recent addition to the fall 12 pack. Always happy to see a new(?), Sam Adams beer in a traditional style. If there are beers that they do well, it's usually something like this. Besides, these days I'm just happy to find almost any traditional...
330 mL single. Blue Ridge Brew Hub, Waynesville, NC. Beautiful, red bronze pour with clarity and cleanliness that is striking. White head. some lace. Nose offers a ton of predictable caramel notes. Caramel up front immediately in the tastes too. A...
12 oz single, no freshness date to be seen (notches missing from the label). Thanks go out to Kevin for the chance to drink this one. Pour is a surprisingly dark one, going beyond even the dark brown that was expecting and taking it to a new level...
12 oz bottle, many thanks Kevin. Interesting. I actually really like the presentation. The clear glass with the dark contents look appealing and interesting to me, and frankly whilst completely understanding and not disputing the chemistry, I feel...
I've passed on this a few times but pulled the trigger last week at Green's on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a hearty looking, mid-brown body with some nice frothy head. Lace is great. Lovely looking. Nose and tastes give a touch of acidity...
$4.49 from Harris Teeter, Charleston, SC, USA. Dark, chocolate brown pour with some nice head and lace. Looks substantial. Creamy mouthfeel with a very earthy feel to the beer - I *think* it was advertised in the store as being organic, and this...
On tap at The Rathskeller, Indianapolis, IN, USA. So, I sit down at the bar and see the tap handle of this beer that I do not recognize. I order one and start chatting to the two guys sat next to me at the bar. One turns out to be the Spaten rep,...
12 oz single from Highland Beverage, Hiram, GA, USA. $1.39. Dark brown pour with a mocha colored head that fades to a thin film but looks nice. Extremely malty nose, but it seems to come with a fluffy, aged and musty character which is not very...
With the Carlsberg label I was very sceptical, but like always I'll try anything at least once, and in this case I was glad it did. Odd shaped, 750 mL capped bottle as the marketing war goes on! J106199 dot matrixed on the back of the bottle. A...
Thanks go out to Penney for this - apparently this IS available in Georgia but I've never seen it - maybe at a place like Beverage Warehouse in Kennesaw where the odd, East European stuff usually turns up. Lovely rich, red/brown pour with some...
Purchased at Reilly's in Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA in a six pack. I wonder of this stuff makes it to HHI specifically to appeal to the large number of Ohio residents that seem to congregate here in the summer? I would describe this is as an...
Dark amber pour with a small amount of carbonation that rises slowly. Some sticky lacing, but not much head - some lingers. Solid malt backbone but this is limited by a thin body. Quite a metallic and bitter aftertaste that does round out a little...
Delicious and simple. Deep and rich flavors with a great body and a tasty finish make this super-drinkable. Sweet, but a little bit of hop balance helps it a great deal. Lovely deep brown, rich pour with a nice head and some decent retention and...
Dark brown pour with plenty of deep red hues. Initial, highly carbonated fizz creates a sizeable head but it disappears very quickly. No lacing to speak of. Very quickly takes on a drab, flat appearance. Sweet malts are all I get in the nose. The...
Additional notes: 09/20/2022 Astonishing effect of the light on the beer (pictured) that causes the red color through the dark brown body. My notes below don't do this beer justice, and I like it much better these days. In particular I feel a real...
Nice pop on the release of the swing top. Pour leads to a bit of drab looking red brown body, but a nice head and some lacing. Aroma is fairly non-descript except some sweet alcohol. A tiny bit of sherry, but it's sort of watered down. Not bad, but...
Good looking beer, with its dark body and nice head making it look sort of grand and noble. Doesn't drink anywhere near as massive as it looks, in fact it's a pretty light drinking brew. Malts don't come through as I expected, but there is a...
Clear dark brown pour with a frothy, "gone all too quickly", head. Very little aroma but that may be related to this serving temperature. This has a low malt profile and a distinct lack of any hop character. If you put this together with the all...
The Warsteiners I have sampled always seem to me to be complex tasting beers that appear to have a much higher alcohol content than they actually have. I find them enjoyable, but in small doses, otherwise they can lie pretty rough in the stomach...
Additional notes (pictured) 03/08/24 Original notes 01/13/04 I like the packaging, the short interesting bottle with the foil covered top promises much, but the contents are somewhat disappointing. A nice amber color with a head (that really...