Tröegs Scratch 1

Formerly brewed at Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: California Common
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Translucent straw colored body, medium sized white head with modest retention. The nose is comprised of very fresh citric hops(wet-hopped notes), spicy yeast in moderation, light toasted grains, faint flowers, toffee and bread dough. The flavor is very exciting for such a typically uninteresting style. Hoppy bitterness is mild to moderate and extremely pleasing and well integrated into a soft malt base. Sweetness is low, though it adequately offsets bitterness and blends well with peppery spice from yeast and light alcohol notes. Astringency is low, pleasing also. Floral notes so subdued in the aroma are still light but very expressive in the taste, complex.The finish is medium-dry, crisp and bready, light hops lingering. Mouthfeel is light bodied, well carbonated and very smooth. This is easily the best California Common I’ve encountered, hard proof that even the most bland styles always have room for improvement. This particular example makes that step toward perfection with skill and grace. Very, very drinkable and pretty satisfying.

Bottle from Capones sampled with Mad_indian. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is very floral, the is also some citrus, and pale malts. The flavor has a small amount of sweetness upfront, bread, and and a nice floral bitterness.

Bottle from capones, sampled with Stegosaurus. Golden color with hop presence in both the nose and the taste. Good balance and an enjoyable beer.

From Secret Santa!! Pours a clear, straw gold, with a small white head. smells a little grainy, but nothing really offensive. had a nice little lemon citrus aroma too. The taste is a little bit spicy, definitely some sweet cinnamon in there, along with some grainy citrus. This was my first impression of this style, and i’m pretty pleased actually. Easy drinking and pretty refreshing. Nice job.

Lighter golden color with a small white head. Aroma is a bit earthy with some light hops, grain, and maybe some light non-ripened fruit. Flavor has a lot of raw grain with some earthy hops, some light fruit. Not all that exciting, but good for the style. Refreshing summer beer.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma is a bit earthy. Smells of a little spice, grain, corn, and a hint of hops. Poured golden in color with a medium-sized white head that lasted throughout. Very good to excellent lacing. A little hazy. Sparkling. Flavor is lightly bitter and a tiny bit tart. Tastes of hops, grains, bread, corn, burning, and wood. Light body. Thinish sticky texture. Lively carbonation. Dry hoppy finish. Overall, lacking a bit in flavor, but very drinkable.

Poured a hazy golden color with a medium sized, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus fruits, floral hops, toffee, and light bread. Taste of more dough, citrus, pine, and light tartness, with a dry, woody, bitterness in the finish.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium and hazy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of grains, citrus, lightly fruity, and a trace of spices. Tastes of citrus, spicey, and very lightly fruit. Honey sweetness.