Pelican Bridal Ale

Brewed by Pelican Pub & Brewery
Style: Bière de Garde
Pacific City, Oregon USA

750ml bottle, 2005 Vintage from John’s Marketplace in Portland, shared at my 2000th rating tasting with Kmweaver and his wife, my girlfriend Cyn, dalekliz, fordest, toncatcher, and wetherel. Pours orange with a tan ring. Nose is sweet malty and light, nice overall. Taste is sweet malty and light with a hint of spice. Decent.

750mL bottle, 2005 vintage, courtesy of WeeHeavySD. Thanks, Jon! Pours a very murky, orange-brown color; light-tan head with patchy lacing. Lots of dried orange peel and candy sugar in the aroma; slightly overripe. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy dried oranges, dense candy sugar and sweet malts; relaxed carbonation; dense, chewy Belgian core, if a touch messy; light oxidation. Lengthy finish: dried oranges, malty sweetness, and dense dried fruit. 6.3.7.3.13=3.2

Draft @ Pelican. Pours a clear, bright amber color with orange hues; thin, light-tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Very light aroma of toasted malts and Belgian sugars / dried fruit; quite resigned. Medium mouthfeel: chewy dried fruits, candy sugar (kind of bland candy), and toastiness; decent, light Belgian estery presence appears at mid-palate; a touch bland overall. Medium finish: candy sugar and lightly toasted maltiness; decently dry. 5.4.6.3.13=3.1

Hazy orange colour with a white head. Malty, almost vinous aroma with vanilla and hop notes. Sweet fruity flavor with grainy and alcohol sweet notes.

2005 bottle sampled July 2008.

Stunning, stunning, stunning. Beautiful deep amber brown, glowing - only a hint of a head. Big complex nose that cmes out even more deeply in the flavor, incredible how much is going on here. Caramel and finely aged hops almost like a barleywine but without any of the heaviness; smoke and deep malt like a scotch ale. Wood, a bit of pepper, a little bit of dark fruit, again those well-aged hops (in a good way!). Pretty flat mouthfeel but this is a minor quibble. In general, a very unusual and at 3 years of age absolutely outstanding beer. The age served this one well and I think timed it well. I’d be interested to try it fresh but I bet it was near its peak just now.

Splendid and I would say sorely underrated on the site.

(Bottle 75 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with tiny floating impurities and a yellowish/beige head. Sweetish aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Medium body with a low carbonation and a soft mouthfeel. Sweetish notes of caramel and overripe fruit and a whiff of aroma hops. Very subdued bitterness. 260708

Bottle. A amber beer with a off white head. The aroma is of caramel malt, fruit and rye bread, the taste is much the same but sweet. Medium body with a sweet finish.

Copper with no head. The aroma is of spruce (gran) and dark fruit and malt. The flavor is similar, but it lags something compared to the aroma.

Hazy amber with tiny off white head. Sweet vinious aroma with overripe fruits, caramel, plums and toasted malt. Sweet fruity aroma with toasted malt, caramel and alcohol notes. Somewhat watery for a beer of this style. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.