New Glarus Stone Soup

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Smells like artificial banana flavoring. Pours an interesting cloudy yellow with a simple head. Sweet, thick, doughy tasting. Tastes strangliy similar to Mountain Creek Classic Lager. The breweries where that and this are made aren’t real far from one another. Hmmmm.????????????

12oz Bottle $6.99 6-Pack Roy’s Market New Glarus Stone Soup pours a mildly moderately hazy (from bottle conditioning) golden that lightens considerably when held to the light. A 2 finger white craggy head formed on the pour that fell to 1 finger after some time. Glassful of carbonation bubbles rise to the head. Moderate lacing. Aroma begins with a nice refreshing lemon zest. Pale biscuity malts are present in the background and there is a very small sprinkling of clove. The bottle states that ginger is used but I don’t pick any up. The flavor starts off with biscuity malts but is quickly overtaken by a lemon and mild orange sweetness. Slight metallic twang on the back end accompanied by the clove from the aroma. Bod is on the lighter side. High carbonation, not prickly but it does tickle the sides of the tongue. Refreshing. Easy drinker that’s perfect for a warm summer day like today. Quenching with a light enough body to drink a few in a sitting. A solid brew from New Glarus. I’ve had some better in the past but this is an affordable highly drinkable brew. I think I’ll crack another. 5/20/07

Bottle from Ryan. Thanks. Pours out a yellowish to light orange color with a little white head on it. Smell is fruity, citrus, some bananas, spices, even some authentic smells as though this was from a brewery in Belgium. Taste is smooth and lively. Easy to drink, almost chugged this one. The citrus and fruit notes in this beer make it awesome for a hot day. Really good stuff from what appears to be Wisconsins best brewery. This stuff is great.

Pale lemony gold color, glowing and semi clouded with a bunch of activity within. Medium capping of white foam thats compactly firm and kinda fluffy. A few splotchy strings of lace are stuck about. Very nice aroma of blooming fresh bubble gum right out of the wrapper mixing with a pleasing floral touch and slight banana and clove spice. Taste is a bit bland however, the sweetness I was hoping to find isn’t there in enough strength as its a pale display of yeasty playing dryness over the bubble gummy floralness. Actually, the bubble gum sweetness is at the lips when first taken in, but falls away as it enters the palate only to return ghostly in a weakened spicy finish. Once it settles in, its a plain attachment of grains and dryishness from yeasty actives. Rounds off a bit towrds the end with some banana mixing in and the return of pink bubble gum. This somehow falls short for me, even though I like it. Perhaps the mouthfeel has something to do with it, as its a bit roughened and scratchy in areas with a yeasty carbonation texture that doesn’t bold well for my palate. The sweetness underneath helps play it through as it finishes with a slight spice pulling late with light dry hops and some clove. A tough one to put numbers to, but overall, something just wasn’t doing it for me, I needed something more, what that is, I’m unsure. This is drinkable enough however - a decent standard of ale for a quick enjoyment, but quite possibly a bit boring beyond one or two.

Bottle... Hazy yellow ale with a small, fizzy, white head. The aroma is of clove and smoke phenols; bubblegum and overripe red apple esters. Perfectly balanced flavor... pale malt sweetness followed closely by durable bitterness. Buffered, acrid fruitiness with a hint of spice. Medium- bodied with Champagne-like fizziness. Spicy, dry, banana finish. Kudos to 1FastSTi for sending the bottle my way!

Aroma is banana, some clove and maybe some indian coriander? Pours a cloudy, golden-yellow with a tall white head that quickly dissapears. Belgian yeast overpowers the remaining flavors of bubblegum, spices, bread, honey and corn. Light body with a slight bitter finish. Quafable beer.

From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a hazy, light golden yellow color with a fizzy layer of small white head. Yeasty, bready aromas with a hint of banana and fresh lemony wheat. Heavy on the creamy banana, and also features some lightly pithy orange zest, grated ginger, and floral honeysuckle. Not getting much in the line of phenols or spicy yeast notes. Light bodied, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. Lots of creamy wheat flavors, and when I say creamy, I’m referring to the flavors and not the mouthfeel, which is very sharp, refreshing, and well-attenuated. Rather boring malt complexity; I agree with the comment about it tasting like spotted cow feremented with a belgian yeast. Almost a bit corny, the thin malt background gives way to a bready, restrained yeast presence. Dry crisp finish. The refreshing drinkability of this beer is its best, and only real asset.

Pleasantly spiced with hint of citrus. Nicely carbonated that really brings out the belgian golden yeast. This is a very drinkable summer brew. Great job New Glarus.