Northwoods Mouthy Muskie Ale

Brewed by Northwoods Brew Pub
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA

Date: 09/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy gold, wispy white head, light sweet grain aroma with a musty character, tart lemony malt flavor, light bitterness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Drinkability: 3/10
Score: 4

12oz bottle from brewpub: Pours a transparent golden bronze with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet, pale grainy malt and a hint of metallic notes and noble hops. Body starts thin and watery with a strange raspberry seed tartness and fizzy carbonation toward candy-like tart finish. Very weird, but if you called it a raspberry ale, I’d probably have rated it higher.

Yet another bottle of beer that leaves me wondering what I was drinking. In the glass, it took on the appearance of a urine sample. The aroma was kind of funky, a soured wet hay smell. The flavor was similar, sour and acidic. I don’t know if the bottle was bad, but it was actually the best drink that I’ve had from this brewery to date.

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Tap at brewpub. Light golden color with a small white head. Light grass and grain aromas with a light back drop of clean yeast. Cream ale flavors of light malt and grain. Light and nearly too much spritz. Mild brown sugar in the finish that is light and sweet. Clean though not very exciting.

Picked up single 12-oz bottle from brewpub. Pours a light golden straw brew with a thin off white film and a light white ring. Aroma of sweet popcorn, some flowery hops, and a touch of apple. Taste is highly carbonated, some sweetness on the tongue and a corn flake taste finish. Finish is watery and too clean. One of their better ultra-llight brews.

Light gold color with no head. Sweet and slightly moldy corn aroma and taste. It’s pretty much the same as any of their other beers. You have to wonder if these are all from the same keg.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, pale gold body with a small white head. Smell: Odd, distressing aroma of rotten lemons and perhaps corn. Taste: An equally odd, but even more distressing flavor of abandoned citrus fruits and musty corn. Good grief. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: The muskie or "ugly pike" is an appropriate mascot for this beer.

Light Gold Coloring with White Ring. Sweet Aroma. Sweet and Skunky Malt Flavor. Lacking of Any Redeemable Quality.