El Toro Johnny Blaze Beer

Brewed by El Toro Brewing Co.
Style: American Dark Lager
Morgan Hill, California USA

A- Pours a clear auburn hue with an off white, fizzy head which dissipates quickly. S- Aroma is very faint sugary sweetness and hints of grainy malt. T- Grainy malts dominate the flavor with a cloying sweetness toward the end that has no distinct flavor. M- Thin with a lot of carbonation. D- This one was one of the harder ones for me to drink of the night. A friend described it as smelling like gym socks but I just attributed it to being a little too sweet with an off flavor i couldnt put my finger on.

Draught at the brewpub as Johnny Re-Blaze Beer; maybe its just a new batch, but the description did say that it was an amber pale ale. Amber red with a big off-white head. Strong anise and hops aroma. Light caramel malt flavors with medium hops and some anise. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Definitely interesting and drinkable stuff.

Has a somewhat sweet and metallic aroma. Pours reddish. Flavor is soapy malt with a wierd undertone. Kind of peppery in the finish. I think this had Anise seeds or something like this which probably gave it that "odd" flavor. Probably my least favorite of their brews.