J.T. Whitneys Goldenshine

Weak malty aroma. Clear light gold, thin white head, no lace. Generic malt with just a bit of noble hops. Unclean biscuity finish on the first couple sips, goes away later. Sour twang. Watery mouthfeel.

Draft at the brewpub. Poured a clear gold color with a thin white head. Not much of a nose other than a hint of apple and a whiff of less than noble hops. Light bodied and delicately sweet with mild bitterness. I tasted some cereal grain mixed with hay and a bit of noble hop. So so at best, but an improvement over the kolsch I sampled just before it.

This brew pours a clear golden colour with a little white head. Pretty malty, decent lacing but aroma is grainy with a hint of hops. Watery mouthfeel which turned me off. Overall a bland tasting beer.

Clear gold with a small ring of a head. Very "macro-ish" for a micro. Flavor was faint but had some malt and adjuncts. Mild hop effects and bitterness. No life in the mouth.

On draught at the brewpub in Western Madison, Wisconsin. Pours a clear golden blonde brew with a fast dissolving white head that leaves behind some spotty lacing and white ring. Aroma of light golden grain malt, a touch of corn character, grassy hops and a touch of pear. Taste is light bodied, plenty of carbonation with flavors of golden grain malt, grassy hops and some light biscuit. Finish is semi-dry, crisp and then no aftertaste. A light summer lawnmower beer at best.

JT Whitneys has nice micro brew pub with nice view of the brewing area and reastaurant and bar. The brew is affordable and have a nice variety of brew types but the brew is mediocre or less for a micro brewering reatuarant, with the exception of very good barley wine smoked porter, old ale, and gran cru. The food is a bit pricey but good. If this place good up the quality of the brew it could be a red hot destination-- if places like Flossmoor Station can have very good beer than JT Whitney should be able to too.

Date: 06/22/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear gold, fine white head, streaks of lace, light malt aroma, sweet corn flavor, light bitterness still allows the corn to be in control,

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

sample at brewery (being rated in real time using thier wi fi hotspot) . NOt a whole lot of flavoe but after seeing the previous ratings, it was better than I expected. Better than any major brewery light beer and a good place to start the sampler. Nothing special.