 detroiter (957), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
Feb 16, 2007
Cask! The bartender pulled a cloudy hazy frothy cascading golden orange brew and set it in fron of me. I put it side by side with a regular ’tap’ version of the same beer. The cask version was considerably deeper (the tap version more towards the ’golden’ side of the equation). It was a lot cloudier than the tap version which was clear. Faint aroma of a musky malt.
Taste - ahhh. Fantastic maltiness, a bit sweet, surprisingly complex. I tasted a bit of mustiness, but in a good way. I’ve had Town Hall’s "Musty Pete" and didn’t care for it. But this one I liked because the mustiness and peat flavor was subtle. Some honey. Lots of melon. Melon? How’d that get in there?
Perfect carbonation. Perfect white head that lasted forever. Medium body. Exceptionally smooth mouthfeel. Simply put, this beer is great.
I tried this beer on tap last year, and again from the tap this year. Good, but not outstanding. But on cask, oh my goodness!
Syd (734), Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Updated: Sep 22, 2008Growler. Pint shows a clear golden color with a decent head and clingy lace. The aroma is quite pub bitter like, English hops and malt, and some marmalade. The flavor is rather bready and floral, with decent hops to temper. The palate is fairly cleansing and filling. Overall, I like it fine - glad I got the take out growler. Update 9/20/2008 - Had this cask and it rocks! The flavors really show through and make for a nice English pub like fully rounded pint. Wonderful!
grimreeser (738), Minnesota, USA
Aug 8, 2008 On tap. A dark slightly hazy golden. Golden promise malt. Smells like a scotch ale, light aroma. Nice flavor.
malzmiller (11), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Jul 8, 2007 Golden, cloudy chill haze. heather and honey come to mind. rich malt and alcohol. Town Hall always does better with their seasonal and single releases then some of their standard house brews. This early spring brew is a pleasure.
Stine (1354), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Apr 1, 2007 Golden orange and mostly clear. Mossy aroma. Hints of hay and sourdough – very English bitter. Taken as an experience it’s like breathing through the mouth off the shore of a temperate zone coastline. Rotted wood, seaweed, and wet mammal and salt mist. The scotch malt works its magic. With hints of doughy flavor, white fruits and grassy hops. Palate is rather empty and sour. Lacking a bit in depth but extremely interesting.
BDR (1883), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Mar 29, 2007 Didn’t get much from the nose on this one. Cloudy gold color with minimal white head. Faint nose. Grainy sweet tasting body with a little hop bite to it.
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