 zach8270 (1408), Henrietta, New York, USA
May 18, 2008
(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Amber in color with a soapy white head. Aroma is dry with some floral hops and a little bit of malt. Flavor is dry, grainy, hoppy, and doughy. Finishes rather watery and weak. Not too bad, but nothing incredible either.
DarkElf (2661), La Jolla, California, USA
Sep 6, 2008 07-Jul-08 (12-oz bottle: BevMo in La Jolla, CA) This 2008 Early Spring Beer is a Sierra Nevada product through and through. Remarkably clean, technically flawless and pushing the balance envelope toward a more hop-centric beer. Grainy malt base flavors with just a hint of caramely sweetness, but the maltiness takes the supporting role without calling attention to itself. This allows the moderately strong, floral and earthy hop flavors and medium bitterness to take charge, finish with authority, and define the beer, which so often is the case with a Sierra Nevada brew. Mildly fruity, no diacetyl, crisp and very clean, perhaps too clean and perfect because the beer lacks charm. Medium in body and carbonation. The nose is grainy, earthy, and a bit cheesy, but the beer isn’t caramely at all, and the delicate floral hop fragrance is easily overwhelmed by the other aromas if the beer is swirled in the glass. Golden-amber body, and unless the glass is held to a light source, the haziness almost conceals the streams of carbonation bubbles as they rise to the surface. The creamy, off-white head pours to an inch in height, settling slowly to a thin but complete layer, leaving a few large, dense patches of lace on the glass. A technically excellent beer overall, but like many of the Sierra Nevada products, it leaves me lacking in enthusiasm.
Beerman6686 (724), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Pours a cloudy amber color with an off whte head. Aroma was if biscuts, a bit hoppy and some roasted malts. Flavor was pretty bland, liek all other bitters are, just at least some hops too it though.
TBone (4976), Pori, Finland
Sep 2, 2008 Bottled
Hazy amber color, decent creamy off-white head. Aromatic hoppy, a bit yeasty nose. Aromatic hoppy, a bit yeasty flavor too. Some licorice, lacks on the malt side.
pintocb (409), Darsville, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2008 Copper pour with a small white head. Balanced aroma with a slight emphasis on grassy hops. Flavor matches the nose. Balanced and very drinkable.
Thomas_E (5037), Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep 1, 2008 Golden colour with an off white head. Malty, light sweet aroma with hoppy grassy and fruity notes. Hoppy grassy flavor with fruity and light malty sweet notes.
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