Key West Sunset Ale

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Melbourne, Florida USA

Light golden colour...little tono head. What is there is off white. Aroma is almost nothing. Very light hop aroma. Flavour is weak there is a light maltiness and even a slight vinigar flavour. Very weakly flavoured beer but not offensive.

"Thanks eaglefan for this one. Ho hum a pretty simple beer. Poured a golden color. Aroma was pretty weak could pick much out of it. Flavor was much like Sam Adams, but way watered down. could drink a bunch of these but why waste your liver."

Aroma is citrusy with some tangerine. Pours a nice copper brown. Surprisingly flavourful and hoppy. Some malt character and a refreshing finish. A pleasant surprise.

Bottle. Fruity malt aroma. Reddish orange and amber color with small head. Sweet fruity (mixture of peach, orange and berry) malt flavor with a pecan finish - light hops. Not too strong and pretty fruity. Nice middle of the road beer.

I was most unimpressed with this brew. It was very very light and slightly skunked. Nothing stood out at all as far as flavors go. Hops? Ummm NO. The bottled version of this was about as good as bootie light and that is not good in case you needed to know.

Draft sampler at FBGF. Poured a bown color with a moderate off-white head that diminished quickly. Medium sweet roasted malt aroma. Average roasted malt and fruity flavor with a long light bitter finish.

Sampled from bottle, a gift from Dansting. Pours clear copper-amber with a thin white head. Aroma is pretty clean with a few fruit notes. Flavor is a bit malty with dark fruit and some zesty citrus. Not much of an after taste. Medium body and moderately carbonated. Overall, a decent beer, but there is a ’tang’ flavor that I don’t dig too much. Glad to have finally tried a beer from Florida.

Tasted on tap at Outriggers on Fort Myers Beach. Aroma is pretty non-existent, although that could be because I of the plastic cup it was served in and the fact that I was sitting outside at the Tiki Bar. Appearance is an orange red color, similar to the setting sun off in the distance. Wasn’t overly impressed but I did detect almost an apricot flavor well hidden among some light hops and maltiness. This at least kept me interested and gave it a unique flavor. It was the best of the worst with other options being bud, bud light, and miller lite. The bartender from Pittsburgh told me if I liked this beer to try Yuengling lager, which in his opinion was slightly better and could be purchased at the nearest Publix grocery chain. Slightly better doesn’t make me jump out of my seat to make a special trip, if you know what I mean.