 Sammy (2959), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 15, 2008
On tap at the brewpub. Golden yellow colour. Bubbles, hard carbonation, a little lace. Neutral aroma, medium mouthfeel, 3.9% A.b.v. Odd bitterness. Merely passable beer.
jcwattsrugger (3757), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Oct 10, 2007 on tap-pours a white head and gold color. Aroma is fruity-sweet, grainy. Taste is apple cider. Effervescence on the back of the tongue. Close to our home brew Canadian Lager.
hophead75 (1620), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
Apr 6, 2007 sampled at the brewpub. Clear golden with a small off white head. Aroma is lightly grainy, light notes of diacetyl. Taste is also lightly grainy, light sweet malts, vanilla..with a clean finish.
axilla (940), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 17, 2006 Draft early Feb. Poured clear yellow with a soapy white head. Light citrus in the nose. Flavor was a nice clean crisp citrus with some mild floral hints. Nothing special here but definately drinkable.
ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Mar 15, 2006 Draught pint at the Shed on 3/11/06
Clear, golden-to-clover honey-yellow body has a frothy, one-finger high white head atop, that is well retained and even laces lightly. Some bubbles in the liquid, but not bursting with visible carbonation.
The nose is flowery, with easygoing, clean hops, some minerals from the water or yeast and plenty of grainy malt (some type of lightly husky, dry, yet pale colored malt), perhaps just two-row. There seem to be no off-notes, just a clean, grainy malt bill that fills the nostrils sufficiently, backed by the light hoppiness.
The flavor has a light edge to it, just a minor crisp, citric hoppiness, but otherwise gentle and flowery, with some light hay, sweat, papery/grainy malt and a touch of dough on the very finish. For being low in alcohol, it is very well-attenuated, no wortiness and yet not thin, or loose in texture. Quenching and drinkable, with a very slight sourness (almost Kolsch-like, but fleeting) and the typical hard-water mineral thing that the Shed has going on. Carbonation is moderate for the style, though perhaps a bit too bubbly.
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