Pale yellow pour. Aroma is kind of spicy and grassy. The flavor has some light grainy sweetness, perhaps some adjuncty sweetness and a spicy crisp finish. Clean, but not much going on to me.

On draught at the Elysian brewery in Seattle, Washington. Pours a clear golden pale brew with a creamy white head that has some nice retention and good lacing. Aroma of toasted crystal and golden grain malt, light citrus zest and a touch of grassy hops. Taste is light to medium bodied, light carbonation with a mild fruity malt flavor with citrus and grassy hop character. Finish continues the toasted golden grain and crystal malt aftertaste that turns to a crisp and light bitter flavor.

Draught @ Elysian Field. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a small white head. Fruity malty grainy aroma with some weak hints of hops. Fruity malty grainy flavor. Sweet malty grassy finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Who am I to disagree with Oakes? And yet, I’m at the brewery two years later and obviously drinking a very different batch! First impression was, yeah, looks pretty awful, like a Fosters, but appearance was saved later on by great lacing. Not much in the nose except Fostery grass and a little hops. Mouth was wonderfully creamy, and totally unanticipated. Pretty one dimension taste, a little malt, but great hoppy finish, another real surprise. Certainly a great take on a terrible style.

Light golden colour. Lightly grassy, lightly malty aroma. The flavours are light, but the bitterness is not. Tons of Pride of Ringwood character. Dry finish. A bit one-dimensional, more a showcase for the PoR hop, which really isn’t one of the world’s better hops. But I can see why they’d want to try brewing it.