LaConner Tannenbaum Ale

Brewed by LaConner Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale
LaConner, Washington USA

Rerate, with my previous 3.9 description below. I’m only noting the changes. Man, this has really gone downhill. Pours the same brown but no head or lacing. The flavor is less complex and more syrupy. Palate isn’t as crisp and is a bit cloying. Overall, this has taken a dive, IMO. What was once a great Winter offering is now just average. --- Pours a cloudy brown with a nice head and some lacing, despite a vigorus pour. Aroma is strong of molasses and caramel with some nice floral hops. Flavor took me a while to figure out; there’s some pine flavoring. Well balanced dark malts with some strong hops make up most of the flavor, but the pine and other spices make it complex. Palate is very full and crisp for the style. Overall, it’s good and worth seeking out.

citrus hop and slight chocolate aroma, cloudy ruby hue, sticky and hoppy with hints of spruce

Piney and fruity hops wast toward me. Sweet and spicy aroma. Deep rich and warming. Great smooth dark malt flavor, not a touch of astringency. Very well-balanced, good hop flavor without being overpowering. Could use just a touch more carbonation. I'm not sensitive to low carbonation, and even I think it needs more. Reccomended.

This beer was sampled at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival. The great Tannenbaum poured a mean reddish maroon color with a slightly pearlishy white head that was fairly lean and faded quickly. The aroma was all about the hints of cherry and vanilla spices but there was definitely a hint of woody and pineyness in there. The taste is definitely hoppy...very dry in the finish with a fruitiness in mid sip. Definite acidity here..but really it seemed like your typical american strong ale. Very citrusy/fruity right up front followed by a total dry hopped finish. There's a slightly sweet finish as you hit the bottom, where you can finally taste those malts..but man what a struggle it was.... overall it was nothing special..but fun to taste at the moment.

Dark red color, lots of light tan head with sheets of lacing. The aroma is full of bittering hops, dark caramel (molasses?) and some alcohol. Sweet finish with some maltose and hops in the finish. Blends very well, good balance. Thanks Brian!

Pours a dark ruby brown with a thin off-white head. Very complex caramel malty aroma with plenty of western hop presence. Body starts thick and caramely sweet with some fresh bittering hops and puckering oak tart-like finish. Good complexity and balance throughout. A very nice English strong ale.

A dark ruby red Scottish ale with an enormous nose of butterscotch and faint hints of sherry. The body is very malty and chewy with a mix of butterscotch and apples. The finish is smooth and slightly warming, intriguing beer from one of the best PNW micros.

Light brown color with a very thin (none) head. Roasted malt that tasted of caramel. Alcohol was all over this. Very mild hop taste.