Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: European Strong Lager
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy gold with basically no head. Aroma not super strong (though I’m suffering from a bit of congestion), but the lime and orange is noticeable, not grapefruit like most hoppy beers. Again, the flavor is citrus with out resorting to the grapefruit and peel flavor of strong pils or IPA’s. Has just a bit of that lemon peel bite on the back end, ending with the slightest hint of Brazil nut. I’m really not getting the malt that other reviews report for whatever reason. Surprisingly heavy feel for a pils or a lager, wading into brown ale territory. I’m not a huge fans of pilsner style beers, but this has enough stuff going on to make it interesting. Yea, this is good.

Even the pilsners are cleanup hitters with this brewery! Two-inch head that dissipates, leaving slightly consistent tracings...pale gold, slightly bubbly body in a willibecker...strong banana (?) notes...heavy malt with a hint of fruit/perfumy aromas--intriguing....HEAVY impressions...lagerish weight in a light pilsner character: an imposter? comfortably medium taste--not at all an indictment of alcohol...overall, a refreshing brew that will fool many with a false sense of pleasure...personally, tough to want a pilsner with this much alcohol, but the balance the C.C. brewers attempt to achieve is approximating a success

Bottle. Clear orange with a white creamy head. Fruity aroma consisting of some oranges, apricot, and sweet bread. Chewy hop resin flavours as well as some sweet (yam) bread, alcohol, and toffee notes. Pretty tasty.

Sweetness with mild hoppiness in the nose. Clear gold in the glass with a quickly receding head that leaves a small amount of lacing on the glass. Mixture of hoppiness and sweetness in the flavor. Not a s dry and bitter as other imperial pils as the balance could be better.

Poured from 12 oz. bottle. Nice golden color with small, quickly dissipating head. Not overly carbonated. Mild hoppy aroma with light malty notes. Nice body with slightly citrusy front palate, malty middle and complex hoppy finish. Not bitter or tart, but a beer with a nice deep character and bold taste. More than I expected from this beer. Not overpowering, but would definitely stand up to a nice fall poultry dish.

Bottle. [Courtesy of Papsoe, yet another great tasting @ Henrik´s] Small rocky white head that mostly diminished. Flat and clear body with a golden color. Fair display of lacework. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, caramel, grain, citrus. Medium bodied with a dry texture and a soft carbonation. Moderated bitter flavor with some light sweet notes. Dry and bitter finish. 18-09-2007

12 fl oz bottle. Pours golden yellow with a little lacing head. Sweet, slight raisin aroma, fruity hops. Sweet and slight spiced, nice fruity hoppy flavour. Slight spiced finish.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of markgugs. Pours a slightly hazy, deep golden with a small, rough, off-white head. Very flowery and aromatic - almost perfumy - nose. Medium body, rather soft mouthfeel, lightly fruity, some peach notes and a citrusy edge. The finish is fairly bitter. Quite interesting and well composed. 180907