Blue Cat Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Blue Cat Brew Pub
Style: California Common
Rock Island, Illinois USA

on tap at Old Chicago, Bettendorf, IA. pours a hazy dull copper in color with a decent head and lace. aroma was some orange zest along with some floral notes. flavor was slightly sweet with subtle citrus and floral notes. better than I expected and would like to try it again.

Draft at the brewpub. I guess they make the same style for every anniversary? This one was made for their 13th. Advertised as 6.2% ABV and 19 IBU’s. It poured a hazy orange brown color. Head was white, thick and foamy with good retention and lacing. Smelled of malty cereal grain, light brown sugar, and subdued sprucy hops. Initial flavor was a burst of fresh cereal grain and malty caramel. Unfortunately my taste buds soon became numb to these flavors and they were replaced by a resiny-grape candy note. As I try more and more of this brewpub’s beers, I notice this strange flavor in many of their offerings.

Produced for their 12th anniversary. The body is a dark pleasing copper with a white head. The aroma had walnuts and some oranges. The taste was toasty with smoked almonds and some dry oak in the finish. A very smooth and slick body make this a great sesion beer. A decent rendition of the style.