 DruncanVeasey (2753), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 Updated: Nov 11, 2009
Bottle from Beers of Europe (as plain old ’Midas Touch’). Appropriately orange-gold with a slim white slick. Alcohol-driven, slightly cakey aroma very much like a boozy English Barley wine of the Gold Label variety; notes of grass, almond, Special Brew, cherry Palinka...malty, caramelised, alcoholic. Mingles agreeably with the stench of Octo’s nail polish. I’m warming to it. Flour, grass, lemon and honey like a pils or Oktoberfest. Opens with green apple, almond, nougat, honey..Some orange rind as it warms. Would never have picked out the Muscat grapes blind, but then I know next to fuck all about wine. Getting plenty of cherry and almond, wrapped up in a rich, Custard Cream-accented maltiness sticking around long after the swallow. Could be the honey, a much-abused substance in brewing, but here integrated to maximum effect. Sweet, biscuity and warming. Zero hop presence for a big US beer, itself something of a virtue. A little tangerine and lychee on the burp. Sort of like an English GA reduction, with the hops turned right down low. DFH really seem to get the malt. Spectacularly weird and pleasant, but at the same time..very ordinary and very...English. Won me over.
douglas88 (1626), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 12 ounce bottle at the tasting in SLC- Mikey’s big event. Pours a light bronze color with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet honey and odd herbal notes. The flavor was decent; easygoing honey and sweet almost funky grape notes. Spicy. Not bad.
bonk0076 (92), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Pours a very light light and clear orangish-straw color with a thin white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is of strong fruit notes - primarily grapes, as well as hints of citrus and honey. Taste is dominated by the sweetness of grapes and honey, but balanced by bitter malts. Finishes very nicely.
TipsyMcStager (928), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Aroma is light sweet honey. Pours slightly cloudy golden, thin head. Sweet, prunish flavour, alcohol finish. Mid-range body. Rather have a 90 min IPA.
JBVatkeens (10), Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 I had this from a bottle. It smells sweet and tastes the same. The grapes make up a lot of what I taste in this beer.
waltersrj (41), Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 Pours light orange. This has a thin off white head as well. The nose is sweet, grape, and citrusy. The taste is white grapes, champagne, small amount of hops. This is an interesting and fruity beer. Good beer overall.
potbeercollege (381), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Bottled. Thin orange maybe more gold with thin plain white head. Aroma is citrusy orange and sweet and also heavy and grapes kind of like champagne. Flavors are heavy, white grape and medium sweetness, not a lot of hop bitterness definitely more malty. A little to sweet for me lightly sour, and at very end is awesome with light salt that brings it all together. Great brew. I don’t usually like a sweeter beer this does it for me.
ttutony (69), Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Very interesting blend of things going on here. Orange-gold color in the glass with fruity, grapey aromas. Thick honey and floral flavors, you can definitely taste a grape flavor as well. Very unique.
patrickfannon (348), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Updated: Nov 22, 2009Bottle. 12 oz. Pours amber orange with a thick, frothy white head. Aroma of grapes, sour grapefruit, apples, honey, lemon zest, dry hops, and barley. Full bodied with a lingering, sugary finish. Outstanding.
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