 muzzlehatch (4425), Burlington, Vermont, USA
Mar 29, 2008
22 ounce bottle from City Market in Burlington, VT (March 2008), sampled a little below cellar temperature from a Unibroue glass. A moderate to largish creamy off-white head forms above the pale translucent-near opaque amber body, fading quickly and leaving a touch of faint lacing....floral notes in the aroma are obvious but not particularly powerful, not dominating but instead mixing interestingly with some cedary woods and light citric hints....the body is a touch woody as well, moderately sweet with hints of burnt sugars, lightly bitter and tart throught and growing somewhat hard and mineralic, and more strongly tart to finish....hops are muted, the woody hardness perhaps more the product of the flowers....interesting and drinkable, but not entirely successful.
Boutip (1769), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Aug 28, 2008 Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of caramel malt with some very subtle notes of jasmine and some floral hops. Taste is also dominated by some medium full caramel malt with some very subtle jasmine and some floral and lightly bitter hops. I would have expected more dominant jasmine notes but still very enjoyable and easily quaffable.
argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
Aug 27, 2008 (22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Hasy amber body topped by small white head. Aroma is medium sweet, jasmine. Taste is medium sweet, floral, light orange. Light-medium body. Weird -- almost devoid of flavor, just a neutral ale.
kmweaver (2010), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Aug 24, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Thanks, Tom! Pours a hazy, golden-orange color; light-tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Very vegetal, stalky, and floral aroma; odd, but clearly expressed, like a flower garden. Medium mouthfeel: basic sweetness, stalky floral notes, and a touch of maltiness expressed at the core; very floral, odd stuff overall; watery along the edges. Medium finish: some sugar, toasty malts, and not much else.
BuckNaked (1195), Tempe, Arizona, USA
Aug 13, 2008 22oz bottle: Bottle conditioned. Pours to a pale amber colored body, very slightly hazy (probably because I carried the bottle up stairs and roused the yeast a bit), with a small off-white colored head that quickly faded to a small ring. The aroma shows very slight hints of jasmine, herbs, light hops, and sweet malt. Taste shows more jasmine than I was expecting given some of the reviews on ratebeer - yes, it doesn’t take over the beer but it’s noticeable and I thought extremely well integrated into the beer. I wouldn’t want to drink pure jasmine anyway. After the light refreshing jasmine hits your mouth you get crisp, lightly sweet pale malt, very mild hops, and slight hints of wood or dusty grains - hard to place. Light body, medium carbonation. Finishes with light notes of jasmine. I like the jasmine much better in the beer than I thought, and really felt it made the beer more refreshing and crisp. Compliments go to the brewers here for their restraint rather than over usage of spice.
VTHopHead (673), Barre, Vermont, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Bomber - Poured a darkish amber in color with a small off white head that faded to a thin rim around the glass. Aroma was not strong, but did have a somewhat flowery or herbal presence to it. Flavor was also not particularly strong. Has an OK pale ale as the basis, but anything related to "jasmine" seem to be absent. A drinkable beer, but nothing that unusual/remarkable.
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