 muzzlehatch (4422), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Mar 21, 2008
22 ounce bottle from City Market in Burlington, VT (March 2008), served a bit below cellar temperature from a Chouffe tulip. No idea what to expect from this sucker, the first "Peak Organic" seasonal, except that being brewed by Shityard, it’ll likely not be something I’ll buy again. But there’s always hope, right? It pours a totally clear copper-brass, with a moderate fluffy off-white head that dissipates rather slowly leaving hints of lace....mild, rather sweet aroma, hints of nutty-caramel qualities; closer to a brown ale with a touch of hops than anything; with warmth an unpleasant mustiness sets in that conflicts with the sugary malts, and the all-too-typical Shipyard house diacetyl comes to the fore....and well, the moment I’ve (not) been waiting for as I put it to my lips: sour, cardboardy, harsh and completely muddled on the tongue, with a hard, dry burnt-woody quality that makes it nearly undrinkable....low carbonation, syrupy mouthfeel. Yep, another winner from New England’s worst brewery....
puboflyons (342), New Hampshire, USA
Jun 20, 2008 Sampled at a beer tasting in Concord, New Hampshire in a 5 fl. oz cup. It pours a rather rusty brown with a foamy beige head. Aroma is hopped and sweet. Taste is also sweet and slightly hopped or malted but I didn’t notice much in the way of maple.. This wasn’t too bad.
thejoeshow (61), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jun 9, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a nice copper color with a beige head that starts off big then fall to a much smaller height but lingers and laces well. The nose is heavy on the maple syrup and molasses. Very appealing with background hints of oats and even a very subtle hop prescence. Tastes exactly like you would think. Sweet and full of maple flavor that comes out in the nose. The mouthfeel is better than expected. Not too syrupy and not too thin. It does finish a little dry but not enough to ruin the beer. If the name of this beer appeals to you, buy it.
tytoanderso (1140), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
May 30, 2008 Sample poured from a 12oz bottle. Minimal herby and grassy hops initially greet the nose followed by some toasted bread and sweeter maple syrup notes. Pours a brilliantly clear orange/copper with virtually no head. Grainy malt and sharp, bitter but altogether unremarkable hops on the palate. No real silkiness from the oats and just a touch of artificial sweetness from the maple. Leaning toward medium bodied with an abrupt hoppy finish.
sneagrams3 (1318), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
May 24, 2008 The Dan Journal #173. 22oz bomber. Tasted 5/17/08. Filtered with an amber hue. Off-white head. Oaty bready aromas. Soggy bread. Medium bodied and smooth and sweet. Oaty mild malts. Tart flavor. Touch cinnamon spiciness. Good finish. Meh...
Cornfield (4245), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
May 12, 2008 Pours a clear apricot body with with a modest off-white head that fades rapidly. Lopsided lacing. Has kind of an APA aroma, grainy malt, a sweetnes that I’ll assume is from the maple (although I can’t clearly identify it as such), and a citric & earthy bitterness. The flavor doesn’t really display any oat or maple characteristics. It has a sweet graininess to it along with bitter soil in lieu of hops. I would neither recommend nor drink this beer again. <font size=-4> Binny’s Beverage Depot, Chicago (Downtown), IL<font size=-1>
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