Fish Tale Anniversary Ale - 10²

Brewed by Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: American Strong Ale
Olympia, Washington USA

12 oz. bottle: Transparent orange/amber with a sustaining head, nice lacing. Floral hop aroma with deep rich sweet malts as well. Overall this beer was well balanced, hops and sweeter malt both shine, with a dry bitterness in the finish. Well hidden alcohol, I was not figuring this to be 10%.

Discount Liquors, Milwaukee, WI. - 12 oz bottle. The pour is murky dark orange with a thin off-white head with sticky lacing left on the glass. Aroma of fresh citrus laced fruit salad and juicy fruit gum. Delectable, nectar-like flavor with some bold citrus notes, but not bittering. Some nectarine in there as well with a hint of mint in the back end. Very well rounded flavor, slightly nutty as well. 10% ABV hidden extremely well and it is creamy smooth. Another winner from one of my favorite breweries.

Bottle. Pours light amber w/ off white foamy head. Alcohol and light hopps in the nose. Smeel malts, caramel and some bitterness.

Amber with a fair amount of off white head. Malty and woody nose. Mostly caramel malts with some hops present, finishes somewhat astringent. I was expecting more of a hop presence, so I was somewhat dissapointed. Decent brew overall. I was surprised that this was 10% ABV, the beer hides it well.

Tap @ 2004 Toronado Barley Wine Festival (6 3 6 3 15). Cask version. Hazy amber color with a big foamy tan head. Light woody flavors with a minimal amount of fruit. Rating #2 from Bottle in 2004 (7 3 8 4 17). Cloudy amber color with a laced tan head. Strong Cinnamon, port, and floral flavors and aroma. Strong alcohol presence with a dry finish.

Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Lots of malt and lots of hops in the aroma. Lots of caramel and toffee with enough citrus hops to balance. Pours a dull reddish-orange with no transparency and small white head that quickly fades to a ring. Lots of malt up front with caramel and toffee and barely some fruit. Finish is mostly floral and piney hops as opposed to the citrus in the nose. Some woodiness. Alcohol is covered up nicely. Hops linger for some time in the aftertaste. Caramel comes on moderately strong initially in the aftertaste too, but quickly fade while the hops last.

Reddish. No head. The flavour is very dry and hoppy. Finish is quite refreshing. Fruity aroma. This is indeed a good beer.

A hazy red beer with a light red head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy with some fruityness in the back ground combined with the alcohol. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel as well as hops, alfa acids, and alcohol. The end is very lovely bitter.