Mishawaka Summer Solstice

Brewed by Mishawaka Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Mishawaka, Indiana USA

Bottle acquired in trade with BBB63 (thanks!). Poured a medium amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of toffee, peaches and caramel. Tastes of peaches, caramel, citrus and other fruity aromas. Light alcohol bite in the finish. Lightly sweet.

Bottle: Rich deep amber hue with a small fizzy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of fresh pine leaves, pineapple and orange zest, bready and biscuity malts, and hints of caramel, pepper, and clove. The taste starts malty sweet with some subdued bitters and citrus. Moderate spices and yeast notes as well. The feel is a bit underwhelming, not much kick to speak of and almost wish the 8.5%ABV would be more dominate. Not really sure what to make of this beer, smells very nice but the taste and feel does match up. Seems not to mesh and maybe needs some more time to get it together.

Poured a lightly hazy, amber color with a thin, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, some toffee, grass, and light citrus hops. Taste of peaches, apricots, pineapples, grass, citrus hops, caramel malts, some pine, and faint bitterness... light alcohol as well in the finish. This was an enjoyable American Strong.

Thanks to HopDog. Pours a cloudy amber with a very small head. Aroma of grapefruit and peach. Flavor is a little harder to pinpoint. Some lighter peach and sweetness with an alcohol finish.

Bottle: Dirty golden, hazy, small white sudsy head, spotty lacing, soft carbonation.   Soft hop nose, slight oat.   Resiny on the tongue, very soft hop flavor, somewhat malty, with a hint of citrus.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   Clean finish, slightly malty on the tongue with hop resin clinging to the back of my throat.   The 8.5% ABV is well hidden, but otherwise the beer seems soft on the nose and somewhat light on the tongue.   Clean, just not terribley interesting.   Thanks Mike for the freebie!

Sampled at the Ohio Labor Day gathering, provided by BBB63. Light copper/golden body, thin-medium off-white head. Caramely aroma with hints of DMS (butterscotch!). Fruity, bready, caramely aroma with plenty of clover honey, sugary, rather full and creamy. Medium-bodied and refreshing. The DMS doesn’t distract the palate to a significant degree. Not bad, not excellent...meaning quaffable.

Clear amber gold with a short white head. Honey aroma, along with pale caramel malts and some maibock tendencies. Crisp, sweet and a high ABV that shows itself early in the tasting. Sweet fruity esters. Imperial pils like finish. We’re all over the place with this one, but it’s decent.

thanks to bbb63(i think) who was pouring this at logans gabf weekend. yellow dark pour with a thin white head. alcohol and marshmallow nose. sugary wheat taste with a bitter finish , very nice. there is a fruitiness here that is nice. the syrupy wheat flavor hides the alcohol well.