Climax Cream Ale

Tap at Barcade. this was eh. Pours orange with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet and hoppy and eh. Taste is sweet crisp and just a big old eh.

Growler from EZ Liquors...well it is pretty much the only way Climax beers are sold. Pours a thin looking orangey gold with a medium sized bright white frothy head that has some decent lasting power. Aroma of celery, grains, and more vegtable notes sneaking in. Medium to light bodied with very crisp noticable carbonation and a biter bite on the end. Flavor of malty cereal grains, slight honey sweetness, a touch of corn and a citrus rind bite on the ending. If this one was slightly cheaper it might make for a decent session beer but at $9.99 for 62 oz and from the same state it’s more like a hmmmm.....I’ve had it so maybe I miiiiight pick it up again to support the local guy but at that price not likely....

Half gallon growler. Golden color. Creamy, long lasting head. Aroma is very week, hops dominate over sweet malt. Light body, very dry in the beginning with citrusy finish. Reminds me of good eastern European lager. Not bad at all.

Draft. Pours yellow gold with a white head. sweet malt aroma with a hint of hops. The flavor is well balanced with both floral hops and sweet and grainy malt. Very drinkable, much better than I expected.

Tap at Barcade. Hazy golden-orange beer with a white head. Aroma is quite citrusy with lots of marmalade and light grapefruity citrus character. Flavour shows very light maltiness with just a touch of light crackery character. Flavour shows lots of fresh citrusy hops with just a hint of light resinousness. Fairly dry finish. It’s pretty nice. More APA than crea ale, but whatever.

Draft at barcade. Pours a hazy golden body with a white head. Aroma is hoppy; earthy hops, grass, citrus and floral notes. Easy drinking beer but nothing stand out about this one. Easy to drink.

Tap at Barcade: Hazy honey color with an off white film. Biscuity aroma with some grass, sweet pale malt and an touch of orange. Well carbonated body. Has some evident pale malt in the flavor with light caramelized character. Then an orange-citrus hop touch comes through. Earthy grain is in there also with a fairly resiny finish. Simple, nothing really wrong with it, and it’s easy to put away a pint quickly.

Half gallon growler. Hazy amber, yellow color. Creamy, long lasting beige head. A pleasant biscuit malt aroma is balanced by a refreshing spicy hoppiness. Creamy semi-sweet malt flavor with hints of vanilla and fruit. Decent hop bitterness lies long on the tongue. This is very drinkable ale that I highly recommend.