Flossmoor Station Ellas EpidurAle

Light Golden Brown Coloring. Candy Sugar Aroma. Sweet Candy Notes with Alcohol Warming. Light Wheat and Yeast Background. Overall a Very Sweet But Still Tasty Concoction.

Shining golden hue wearing a slight haze and a diminishing white head. Québec’s barley sugar, candied caramel apples, clover honey and various herbs form an undecided aroma forgetting the notion of focus and going strong on yeast (doughy and estery), malts and hops. Full bodied, lots of malt(and alcohol) in there, the carbonation being perhaps a bit limited for a belgian style. Seriously sweet for such a hoppy beer. Every ingredient provides packs of flavors, they remain surprisingly in communion if not transcendent or spectacular in their balance. A karmeliet without the class nor restraint. I’d gladly have a full-size portion at the pub.

On tap at the brewpub
Golden amber, thin head. Very sweet aroma with some yeast and a bit of fruit. Rich sweet sugary malty flavor with light-to-medium hop bitterness and some grass. Thick palate. Could use a touch more hop finish. Still, a very fine effort.

Clear light gold color with no head. Aroma is missing. A surprisingly sweet wheat taste comes through right away. Candy sugar on the side with some grass and yeast. Not too shabby.

Light gold and mostly clear. Intensely sweet malts, with notes of rock candy, honey, and caramel. Fantastic hop aromas, with herbs, flowers, and honey. Slightly grassy bitterness to cleave off the sweetness. Really tasty trip.

Pours a clear orange with a frothy, dissipating white head. Candyish aroma with apricots and rose petals. Flavor is heavily sweet with lots of honey and candied cloves, orange and ginger. Med-light body. Finishes heavily boozy. Very good interpretation.

On tap: Coppery hue with golden highlights topped by a fading frothy head and some lace. The aroma has notes of honey, thistle, clove, banana, herbal hops, and estery yeast. The taste starts sweet with honey and butterscotch notes followed by some ripe fruit and spicy hops. The finish has a twang (almost lactic) and a kick of alcohol. The feel is sticky but not heavy, warming and semi-dry. A solid effort with good character, spiced nicely.

Clear copper with a jiggly creamy white head. Aroma is like a sink filled with dish soap for several hours, some lemon detergent and a small clove accent. Full mouthfeel. Strong triple ABV sting is really proclaimed. Lemon poppyseed muffins, lemon juice and pepper flavor. Creamy and spicy, feels hot on the palate. Enjoyable.