 heemer77 (4304), Savannah, Missouri, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2008 Cloudy pale yellow body with a bright white head. The aroma was sweet peaches with some wood. There was also some medicinal character and mint. The taste was sweet potato with spices and ginger. I tried this was a couple cousins. One said it smelled like Wintergreen Skoal, while tasting of roses. The other cousin thought it had a mouthwash character. Unique and I certainly enjoyed it.
brentfeesh (1038), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 Lightly hazy onion skin color that looks kind of soapy. The aroma is spicy lemon pledge…Interesting. It also has a spicy lemon flavor with various spices like rosemary and earthy things. Lingering spicy after taste. Well carbonated, medium body. An interesting brew. Lots of spices to try to pick out.
WeeHeavySD (2970), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle from the PP Carlsbad bottle shop. Shared with dalekliz and my girlfriend Cyn. Pours light yellow with a tan head. Nose full locorice and spicyness. Taste is almost efervessent with a lot of flavor and spice. This is tasty and intersting, the taste is better for me than the nose.
Suttree (2722), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 This was a nice surprise. Pours cloudy gold, thin white head. Spicy, perfumy aroma. Fairly light bodied, not heavy like was expecting, Very crisp, reminds me of a wheat, with some lemony notes, too. Shades of clove, chardonnay, and some woody flavors, too. A lot more drinkable than I was expecting.
tgncc (818), Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Rating alert: I actively seek out and try every traditional ale I can find. This could influence my rating. The appearance is yellow, like lemonade, thin white head. Very hazy. The aroma is a crazy jumble of spices, I would say rosemary most prominent among them, and maybe gentian. Some grainy, wheat, malty aromas as well. The flavor is citrusy, spicy (Ginger), some malty sweetness, tart. Lemony sweet/tart flavor is left on the palate, which tends to linger. Wierd. This is an interesting beer. It’s also a challenging beer. I recommend this, but mainly for beer connoisseurs. Not so much as a beer to drink just sitting around watching the game.
JPDIPSO (4906), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2008 Cloudy light straw color, really looks like a white bier. Taller meringue head. Light malt and wheat aromas, masked by big herbal and spice scents. I catch many things from bay leaves, rosemary, ginger, anise and eucalyptus. Chai tea comes to mind. Dry start. Light herbal seem to touch the tastes first. A mild pale malt comes in mid swallow. Likely a bit cleaner than a true traditional ale, and more a complex spice ale, but I’m not complaining. Nice mix of herbal and spice.
DrnkMcDermott (1848), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 1, 2008 Updated: Dec 1, 2008<i>Half-liter bottle.</i> Definite herbal medicine smell when opened. As I pour, smell offers lots of ginger and some menthol. Hazy yellow with a few strings of bubbles and a head that’s gone quickly. Taste brings in that ginger, but then I also catch the anise (licorice), caraway and bay. That was with the list of spices on the to guide me, of course, I’m guessing that ’gentian’ is the source of the camphor note. In fact, it’s pretty good for my stuffy nose and sore throat that’s kept me off beer the past few days. A nicer herbal brew than anything from Celestial Seasonings, for sure. hopscotch is right: if this beer were around more often, I’d keep some handy.
hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 28, 2008 Bottle… Murky, straw-colored ale. Spicy, yeasty, herbal nose. To me, the things that really stand out are lemon peel, ginger and something very sarsaparilla-like - probably a synergetic result of blending all those herbs. Light to medium-bodied with tingly carbonation. Mildly sweet, lightly acidic and not at all bitter, but very herbal. Crisp, herbal, refreshing finish. They went out and tried to create something traditional, tasty and wacky – and succeeded. A great change-of-pace beer. I’d drink this on a regular basis if it were more available to me.
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