 drjay44 (756), Salida, Colorado, USA
May 22, 2009 Draft at the brewery. Pours a thin head with slight lacing over a clear golden orange (SRM 15) body....nose is floral....tasteis sweet with slight hop finishing bitterness.....mouth feel is light......overall not as rich as anticipated, and rather light.
beastiefan2k (1590), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
May 18, 2009 Shaker pour @ brewpub. Has a clear reddish copper color. Aroma is musky, lagered malts that are lightly sweet. Otherwise a pretty unassuming aroma. Taste is a lightly sweet maltiness and I swear I get just a hint of vomit at the very end of the flavor (I know weird). In general pretty herbal in a vegetal way and not interesting at all.
rader58 (164), Leawood, Kansas, USA
May 13, 2009 Pours a clear copper color. Full malty flavor. Very creamy texture with a smooth finish
Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
May 3, 2009 Tasted on the 2009 May 1 release of this year’s batch. Peach/copper pour, lovely dense white head. Floral and delicate bread crust aroma. Spicy, refined herbal hops, crisp, firm underlying malt backbone, a bit of plum skin/grape bite in the finish. This is fantastic beer. With 90% or more of the beer I drink and brew being ales, I forget how subtly brilliant a well-crafted lager can be.
pantani (1894), Salinas, California, USA
May 20, 2008 Amber with a thin white head. Aroma is caramel, citrus, yeast, lightly hoppy. Taste is toffee with a light hoppiness, light maltiness, and caramel. Good stuff.
eboats (887), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
May 7, 2008 Growler. Pours amber with an off white/tan head. Aroma is a light citrus hop with pilsner malt. Flavor is light hops, some floral notes, lightly toasted, some malt. Crisp finish.
Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
May 27, 2007 On tap @ the brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a frothy off-white head. It has a fairly muted aroma, primarily of sweet malts (caramel) and a faint fruity hop presence. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and surprisingly creamy/smooth; quite nice. This is a very smooth and well-balanced beer, with the sweetness of the malts perfectly countered by the bittering hops. I was quite impressed with how consistent it was in flavor from start to finish. I look forward to next year’s batch.
harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
Aug 1, 2006 Sticky sweet and a bit light for the style, but has a nice caramel malt component. Sweet fruitiness, with a bit of chalky bitterness in the mid palate. Overall a decent bock, but like I said could be a little bigger.
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