Deschutes 19th Anniversary Golden Ale

Formerly brewed at Deschutes Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle. Murky, sunny gold appearance. Pasty, sticky aroma of corn starch and syrup, cereal grains, some straw , honey and pineapple. Crusted sugar of burnt citrus fruits. Unlikeable. Flavor is grassy and crisp, with lots of pungent vegetal and earthy flourishes of old noble hops that tend to waft foul tones alongside a too bold alcohol presence. Raging sugars. Citrus perfume. Cheap champagne. Palate is syrupy, coolly spicy, lightly carbonated, reticent; diminishing on a feather of warm honey malt seared with uncomplicated booze. Shying away from cloying territory, favorably, at the very end. Thanks for sharing, Brad!

bottle by way of kenb... hazy gold colored with a soft white head and little rings of foam. sweet aroma... smells like yeast, alcohol, orange, grass, floral and skunky saaz hops. the palate is on the sweet side and without a whole lot of character to make up for it. flavors of floral sweetness, honey, spice and more skunky hops. spicy alcohol on the finish and throughout. medium body. stickiness on the lips.

Clear golden body with light white head. Sweet highly hopped aroma. Sweet caramel flavor with floral and citrus hops. Medium light body with high carbonation.

Thanks to bitbucket for the trade. Pours a translucent golden with a smaller bubbly white head that left some lacing. Aroma of grainy cereal malts, mixed citrus, bready Pilsner malt and maybe just some hints of Belgian yeast. Reminded me a lot of a Heller Bock in terms of aroma. Flavor was a lot of the same. Grainy/bready malts, some noble hop spiciness, citrus, some alcohol heat and just a touch of orange and Belgian yeast. Looks like my numbers are just above the average. While not an amazing beer and not really to style. Still enjoyed this one. Didn’t blow me away...but had enough going on to make it worthwhile.

22oz bottle thanks to Kevin. Slightly hazy honey yellow color. Doughy biscuit and cracker nose, heavy on the alcohol and with some Belgian yeast esters. Thick, big, a little boozy, sticky and chewy, but very fresh and vibrant, with a chewy honey coated barley flavor. Finishes with a frothy bite. Interesting stuff.

Tasted 2/2/08. 22oz bomber. Golden orange hue and relatively clear. Orange and cinnamon aromas. Bready with an almost tea-like aroma. Medium to full bodied and warming. Moderate burn. Tart and bitter. Peppery. Good yeast showing. Dry bitter hop finish. Clumsy palate and poor melding. Meh...

Bottle Dr.Bills. Light in color, no head, slightly sour doughy aroma. Finish was dry.

sampled at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event share with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. poured celar golden (duh!) with a sweet and spicy aroma. flavor was intersting with a sweety fruity base top with some strage spice and mediceal flavor. All the differnet things could stand to mesh better.