Northwoods Birchwood Ale

Brewed by Northwoods Brew Pub
Style: American Pale Ale
Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA

Pours amber with white head. Aroma of grains and some roasted malts. Flavor is pretty thin with grain and malt barely eeking out the carbonation.

clear tiny white head nearly odorless some grains. Ok coating very week palate. Flavor is bland grain some yeast reminiscent of a miller product. not good.

Clear copper. Good nose, lots of butterscotch and caramel. Flavor lacks a bit upfront, but finishes with a rich toffee-molasses character, but it’s a bit fake and cheap tasting. Rather low hops. Eh.

Dark amber with a small off white head. Caramel and herbal hops aromas along with a touch of wintergreen. Toffee and toast flavors. Simple yet effective.

Light amber color with no head. Kind of a sugary aroma. I was hoping for a sugary taste so there would in fact be a taste, but no... nothing...

Gold Coloring with White Ring. Malt and Lightly Toasted Aroma. Crisp and Dry Hop Taste.. Decent Enough Pale.

Sample at the brewpub. Medium-to-light amber, wispy head leads to a decent cherry-accented citrusy, wet hoppy nose with a touch too much butterscotch..light fruit upfront in the flavor, but watery and sour, mineral-accented at the end.

Draft, at Northwoods. Hoppiness is actually more bitter than they describe, and it almost detracts from an otherwise decent malt balance. I caught an odd note of strawberries, but maybe it’s just me.