Onopa Bouzards Special Bitter

Formerly brewed at Stonefly Brewery
Style: Bitter
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

On tap at Stonefly Brewpub 12/16/08. Hazy amber with a medium white head that leaves some lacing. Aroma of sweet bready malt, pine and mild fruit. Taste of sweet malt, earth/woodsy hops with some light citrus mixed in.

LIghtly hazed amber color with a taller white head. Earthy hops lead the way in the aroma, only a hint of caramel. Fairly clean malt, with a dash of nuts. More chocolate and malts in the finish and linger Mild citric hops nip to keep thing honest.

Semi-hazy, glowing orange with a heavily speckled white head. Fairly modest aroma. Has the traditional ESB barnyard bite to the smell, along with some hay, lemon herb butter and sourdough crust. Flavors are right on for a bitter. Upfront lemony / acidic twang joined with crisp, clean qualities drawn from the malts. Good, straight forward stuff.

a cloudy copper color w/ a thick creme of wheat looking head that stays and laces. Smells good, w/ an odd hop and a nice malt aroma. Good body, lightly creamy w/ nice carbonation. The flavor is a nice even bitter but not biting w/ a good light malt balance and an almost nutty finish. Overall a good beer.

I had a small sample of this. This beer is a definite must try if in the Milwaukee area. I got milk chocolate and banana esters. Bitter finish (not overly so). Caramel and orange hop aroma. The body was dark amber with a slight haze. It had head that looked like cream of wheat. Off-white. TRY THIS! 7, 5, 9, 4, 17=4.2 >>>>>>>>>>&g I resampled this last night. Was I on crack? It is not a 4.2 beer. In fact, either the quality has really decreased or this was simply too early in my rating career. I noticed most of the same characteristics. Add some breadyness, remove the chocolate and banana.

Slightly hazy dark amber body. Medium-strength caramel malt aroma. Caramel malt flavor with sweet chocolate millk notes. Finishes with a spicy, leafy hop finish. A very enjoyable, characterful brew. My rating doesn’t describe it for shit, but this stuff was very nice.

Stopped by Onopa for my Birthday to see if the new brewmaster had anything on tap yet. He did. I started with a glass of this fine brew. Very tasty indeed.