Flossmoor Station Bitter Harvest APA

Rather thinly colored, golden/orange with a short head leaving wet lace trails. Sharp PNW nose (my guess was Simcoe) atop honey, caramel, ’’Polish honey wafer’’ and low grapefruit. Hoppier than your traditionally hoppy APA. Astringent, some palpable alcohol, notes of yellow apple. Mid-bodied, dry finish. Another good one. A few sips and I was on board.

<font size=-4>From an old notebook. On draught March 8, 2008 at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=292>Flossmoor Station, Flossmoor, IL 60422<font size=-1>

Sampled from the full sampler at Flossmoor Station. Poured a deep gold with a foamy white head that is very inviting and sticks around through my experience. Aroma of flowerly hops and some mild sweet malts. Taste is a nice hoppiness (I agree, very Pacific Northwest on this one) with a good malt balancing. Great bitterness that finishes with a nice bite. Yum!

Pour is clear golden with a sitcky white head...strong pine and grapefruit nose...strongly hopped with lots of grapefruit...some malty sweetness fades in and out...

pours almost clear amber, repectable off-white head, good lacing. strong evergreen aroma, some citrus hoppiness. flavor of evergreen and citrus, slightly bitter. medium bodied, bitter finish. well-done effort in one of my favorite styles.

my home brewpub ==> <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/flossmoor-station-restaurant-&-brewery/234/> Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

My idea of sessionable material here...huge PNW hop nose and initial flavors. Secondarily, the caramel balance kicks in nicely and tempers the bitterness well. What’s not to like here!

on cask at Night of the Living Ales IV, this was a huge dissapointment as its probably more that the beer needs co2 as it is from this firkin it was extremely watery. like a pnw hop infused water drink. i’ll have to try this on tap sometime and re-rate.

On tap at Flossmoor Station and served in a shaker. This beer poured an amber/brown hue with a lasting head of off-white foam. A nice amount of spiderweb lace was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of a mix of grapefruit and caramel notes, as well as a bit of unripened orange and light lemon. The flavor consisted of a nice blend of citrus with a mild toasted caramel background. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with moderate carboantion. A nice, sessionable APA.

Draft at FS. Brown color that’s actually a bit hard to see through, and a brownish head. Hoppy smell is prominent, but seems "gentle" or friendly. But at first sip—forget dat! Big smack of strong American hops. Grapefruit and pine up top, and an overall generous bitterness that only a big dry hop can provide. A light caramel malt background with some malt sweetness that even all this bitterness can’t quite cover up.