Hood Canal Dosewallips Special

Brewed by Hood Canal Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Kingston, Washington USA

I am perplexed by this beer. I tasted it first and came to ratebeer looking for the style of this beer and thought for sure it was a saison. I can not imagine this beer being anything else. It is unfiltered, with a light orange body, heavily carbonated, and larged bubbled, quickly diminishing, white head. The smells like a typical belgian sour ale with components of sweet candy apples, oranges, and a slight white pepper. It tastes like a light belgian sour as well. It has a slight sweet/sour thing going on with components of sour orange and lemons as well as a slight tannic graininess. The body is very light and watery with prickly carbonation. Overall, a very unexpected beer.

On tap at the brewery in Kingston, WA--(I am pretty certain this is not a spice/herb/vegetable beer) Poured a light golden-straw body with a medium white head. The least offensive beer in the tasting tray. Grainy and mildly fruity nose with a sharply carbonic floral crisp and dry body. Finished clean and sessionable.

purchased at central market in poulsbo, washington. pour is clear piss color with thin white head, some lacing. smell of grain, floral, touch of citrus, bit of berry. taste is watery, spice, orange, strawberry, malt. not that great of an aftertaste.

On tap at Crabhouse, Port Angeles. Mild hops aroma, just a bit of orange essence and graininess. Hazy medium amber with thin white lacing head. Medium bodied with heavy carbonation. Mild grain taste, with just a bit of bitter orange peel. Dry, with mild bitter finish and clean after.

22oz Bomber
Wow what a fun and great beer to drink. Amber in color with a thin head. I was not sure what this was as for style and after drinking it was ore of an amber than a spiced brew. The spices where subtle yet there but not a huge beer. Would be a everyday easy drinking amber beer. It was however very tasty.

A sweet aroma that kind ofreminds me of a cream ale, as it seems as if there is some corn in there. A light golden ale appearance with a small head. Very acidic taste, but strangely, not in a bad way. This is followed by some sweet maltiness that might be like a flavor found in a light pale ale. It is not a bad ale, but it really doesnt do much for me. I like their Amber ale alot more.

(22 oz bottle: $3.29 at Bottleworks in Seattle, WA) This beer smells and tastes musty and sour with hints of fruit and a watery palate. I’ll go ahead and call this yet another infected bottle from Hood Canal Brewery. So far I’m 4 for 4 on getting infected bottles from this place. Hey, you gotta admire consistency!

Light amber with a smallish head. Sour malt aromas, slightly fruity. Flavor reminds me of sour apples almost. Malty and bitter. Nothing special.