 ElGaucho (1719), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 8, 2008
Bottle. Very similar aroma to Three Floyds Alpha King which must be coming from the Cascade hops. Sweet, well balanced and moderately hoppy. Slightly hazy gold. Good, ghoulish, sloppy lace. Upon first sip there is something I really like about this brew and something I’m not sure of. Fairly strong bitterness greets the front of the tongue. Good balance. This is a watered down version of Alpha King and perhaps more sessionable. This would be a great beer to indoctrinate hop newbies. Clearly I prefer a little more robustness in my ales, but the label says it best, this is an extraordinary, session pale and clearly a victim of the Ratebeer big beer bias.
Drnk_McDermott (1517), Park Forest, Illinois, USA
Jul 8, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Tried to guess the style before I saw the description here. Smell upon opening was a little tart, like a wheat, then sweetens up like a dubbel. Pours an amber beer with busy columns of bubbles rising from sides of glass, slightly puffy white head. So it does look more like an IPA. Smell now suggests some chewy malts and an APA load of hops. Taste may be a little thin on malt for what’s boasted. Nice spicy hop load with a bit of PNW to it. Good, yes. Extraordinary? Ennh.
joshwilfong (478), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 4, 2008 dark brown with white head. flavor has some definite crystal malt with a nice hop aspect to it. a flavorful and drinkable beer, perfect for a social setting. a great drinking beer
dmac (789), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Jul 1, 2008 12 oz bottle purchased at Oak Tree. This one poured with waaaay to much head. Virtually it was a glass of head so I thought it might have been infected but the aroma and flavor seemed to be okay. Aroma had a slight bit of mustiness, the malt profile seemed to be wheaty although I’m pretty sure this isn’t brewed with wheat. Flavor is dominated by lots of malts with some spicey pepper as well. For some reason I was expecting something smooth and easy drinking and this was much fuller and more complex then I was anticipating.
emerica56 (434), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Jun 29, 2008 The color is somewhat clear with a golden tint. There is a white sudsy head that leaves some streaks along the sides of the glass. The nose has some bitter hops mixed with pale malt. As you take a sip the beer is nice and crisp with the perfect balance of bitterness and bready malt. Overall the beer is nice and crisp and can be pared well with most foods.
hellbilly (768), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jun 29, 2008 pours a pale amber/orange tea color with a minimal head. smells sweet and grainy with orange and mild grassy hops. very tame flavor... orange/citrusy hops, grass, grain and a moderately dry finish. light to medium bodied. smooth texture. kinda meh. leaves me wanting something more.
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