rallison (52), USA
Jul 9, 2008
Batch 20. I love Eisenbahn, so I had to give this one a try.
The first thing I notice is the pour. There is just a slight, slight tint of green. This ultimately gives what should be a decent amber colored beer and odd overall hue. Bummer. Head is decent, but leaves no lacing.
The smell? This has definitely got some DMS going - cooked corn right here. Huge disappointment. On top of that, I think there may be some diacetyl as well.
The taste? I sure hope this is better than the look and aroma! Well....no, it is definitely not. A basic pale ale with some off flavors similar to the DMS smelled in the nose. This is one-dimensional and too flawed to drink much of. A slight odd astringency - possibly from the hops - also brings this beer down. Just a bad beer from start to finish. In fact, I think this may very well taste worse than it smells. Ugh. Thumbs down.
I could go on about the mouthfeel and drinkability...but what’s the point. This beer is not good, so I could care less about those two.
Not recommended. That smoked lager they do? Put your money there.
 esjaygee (918), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 29, 2008 Semi hazy amber with a thin white dissipating head. Aroma of sweet malt, earthy hops and corn. Taste is strange and is woodsy, malty and corny. APA my ass. Astringent body with a corny aftertaste.
hombrepalo (545), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 26, 2008 Light golden color with off-white head. Lightly toasted malt and dry grass aromas. Hints of sweet citrus. Nothing too exciting. Dry honey and rye flavors. Floor malt tastes with a mild honey linger. A boring pale ale in my book. Hints of things here and there, just nothing that shines through.
danielyabu (117), Curitiba, Brazil
Oct 17, 2008 Essa American Pale Ale já foi uma de minhas Eisenbahn preferidas, mas, de um tempo para cá, ou tive azar com alguns lotes, ou sua qualidade diminuiu drasticamente (fato também ocorrido com a outrora gloriosa Strong Golden Ale). Em termos de aparência, manteve-se o status quo. Espuma média e rochosa, branca e longeva. Há ainda excelente formação de colarinho em seu corpo borbulhante, de tonalidade cobre. Em seu aroma farejei banana e, em seus últimos lotes, desagradáveis notas de leite azedo e solvente. O sabor inicial é salgado e levemente amargo, sensação esta última que se torna moderada em seu final de média duração - o gosto é azedo durante todo o gole, sensação inexistente nos primeiros lotes que tive oportunidade de degustar, há cerca de três anos. No paladar se percebe um corpo médio-leve, de textura aguada e um tanto seca, bem como carbonatação suave e final metálico e levemente adstringente.
minch25 (212), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Pours clear honey amber w/ thin eggshell white head. Spicy slightly metallic hoppy aroma as if it were a pilsner. Heavily grainy flavor, esp retronasal. Touch of malt sweetness. Good, not amazing. Interesting.
acrdz (4489), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Sep 17, 2008 12oz bottle. Nose has some mild floral ginger notes, Belgian-style yeast esters present along with some some sweet honey. Fairly banal flavor, some mildly sweet honey malts, some creaminess to the texture, a mild candy sugar note as well. Simple, sweet, lightly hoppy. Forgettable but very easily drinkable.
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