5 Seasons InaugurAle

Date: February 01, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine beige head, layers of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet cereal aroma with a nice fruity character
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice bready character, sweet fruityness, balancing earthyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

A brass color with creamy white head and lace. Medium malt and a hint of earthy hops. Light caramel malt, almost musty, with a medium bitter. Medium bodied with a tad aggressive carbonation. I gave this beer an extra .1 for the nice finishing bitter.

unusually dark for this style with an amber hue. crisp grainy aroma. flavor is grainy with a touch of fresh hops thrown in. dry and crisp. a very nice beer.

Appearance: Clear, copper body with a thin, wispy, white head. Smell: Altogether mild aroma smelling lightly of grainy pale malt, seasoned firewood, and only a hint of fruit. Taste: Lightly sweet, lightly grainy pale malt flavor followed by the characteristically woody, spicy hop character of Northern Brewer hops. Like a tea made of ash tree bark peelings, really. Dull, muted citrus fruitiness. Moderate bitterness throughout. Finishes dry and crisp with a mild, lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation with a fine, crisp texture. Drinkability: It’s an adequate California Common that’ll do in a pinch, but why not go for something a bit more stirring, like their Hopgasm.

Pours a dark, clear golden like dark honey with a thick beige head. Aroma is malty, slightly spicy, slightly sweet, and slightly hoppy. Flavor is more hoppy than malty with a whisper of sweetness and not too much bitter to it. Texture is crisp, tingly and sassy and has a bit of a bite.