Central Waters Tigers Eye

GTMW ’08. Poured a clear medium dark orange color with a white head. Not much in the way of aroma other than a bit of toffee. Slightly sweet with spicy malt, toffee, and a bit of grass. Eh.

Great Taste of the Midwest 2008

To wind the event down I began to seek out some of the lighter and palateable beers on my list. Since I was in the vicinity of the Central Waters tent thanks to a 4:45 special tapping I started with this. Having missed it last year I wanted to give it a try. Mild ales are a style that I would love to get a handle on; sadly very few of them are easily available if you don’t happen to be in the right place at the right time.

Aroma / Appearance - The semitransparent body was a combination of bronze and copper. Fluid and light it smelled of sun tea with a handful of lemon slices. Simple, clean and refreshing it was the perfect choice.

Flavor / Palate - Reminding me of chilled iced tea with a slice of lemon this flows smoothly through the mouth. Some sort of noble hop sits on the throat for a second before a bitter but easy going finish. The wet finish renews a worn out palate almost instantly.

Pours a deep copper colour with a medium sized white head. Floral aromas as well as caramel apples. Im starting to be able to recognized fuggles, and this one was a beer i tasted it in right away. generously hopped with a very smooth bitter finish.

Pours amber brown with light head. Light malt aroma with some grain and hops. Flavor follows aroma, but more dry.

[Growler courtesy of Skyview] Pours amber-brown with a light cream head. Very faint sweet malt in the aroma, but barely anything. Bad. Ditto for the taste as it is like, as Guerde said, drinking mineral water with a little grain. This was really quite bad.