Flat Earth Ovni Ale

Brewed by Flat Earth Brewing Company
Style: Bière de Garde
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

22oz bottle. Cola-like pour. Looks like Diet Coke. Brownish with amber around the edges. No head retention. Wet grass, old rusting metal, over baked bread, charred caramel... Really not appealing of a nose. I see where they are trying to go with the malt and hops, but they really don’t get there. Thick and cloying body for this style of beer. Cola sweetness. Bread crust. Dried leaves. Banana peel. Toffee, grain. Sweeter yeast profile really doesn’t work here. Flabby body with a grainy finish.

Bomber: Pours ruby brownish with a thick bubbly tan head that fizzes away and leave a trace cap. carmelized sugar aroma, biscuity malt. Flavour is toasted malt. some light nut and sweetened coffee tones.

Bottle. Dark amber pour with a medium head that dissipated quickly. Aroma of toffee and biscuit maltiness. Similar flavor with some chocolate and a slightly bitter hop finish.

Dark brown color with a medium head. Light orange aroma along with bread. Big bread taste. Lots of dark malts, nuts. A bit cheesy on the finish. Alcohol not incredibly well hidden. Not too shabby.

Pours reddish brown with a decent sized head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, and dark fruit. Flavor is sweet.

Sampled at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits weekly beer tasting. Pours a semi-clear dark copper amber with a fast dissolving off-white head that dissipates to a fine film and thin/bubbly ring. Aroma of toffee, caramel malt, some salt water taffy, and cream. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation, with flavors of toasted biscuity caramel malt, a touch of chocolate, figs and dark fruits. Finish has a nice toasted malt aftertaste that is quite enjoyable. Nicely done!

A dark, almost brown color with a heap of brownish head. Lots of toffee in the malty body with a faint fresh grain character with a little caramel. There was also an intriguingly refreshing (and light) flavor that I can’t identify, though it is somewhat reminiscent of milk chocolate. Tap @ Acadia

Clear, garnet-hued, smallish head, dunnish, plenty carbonated... Malt dominates the nose, flushes out rosy, fresh, fruity associations, some cherry, berry, grape...with grain below. Lovely stuff. Fills the mouth happily and spreads deliciousness. Well-rounded, malt infused, little hops, and just plain juicy. Tons of fruity flavor, not from hops, but malt and yeast. Most wine-like. Medium-bodied, with a terse grainy texture, leading into the finish, with remains malty, and ultimately dry. Urges further drinking. Very tasty ale. So similar, but superior to amber/red ales. Just the right indgedients went at work here. This is delicious. Loving it. Hope this is a hit for them! ...