Wasatch Superior Ale

Brewed by Schirf Brewing Company/Wasatch Brew Pub
Style: Amber Ale
Park City, Utah USA

Pours a thick head, dark amber. Smells mildly hoppy. Very mild taste, not really anything special. Palate is bland. No substantial aftertaste, resulting in a middle-of-the-road ale. Not really superior.

medium body with a lasting hoppy finish. Floral grapefruit with a musky malt background. a good amber ale with a good kick of dry hoppying.

Medium brown color, medium head. A medium bodied ale. Malty and slightly sweet, mild hops, slightly spicy. Mild taste, lots of flavor. Good balance. Smooth. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly malty.

Dark brown with a toffee head. Roasty nose. Bitter nutty and well bodied. More like a brown ale. Thin.

On tap @ Wasatch poured a clear brown with a lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, earthiness and light citrus. Palate was light bodied crisp and dry. Flavors of earthiness, carmel and a hint of grapefruit rind with a crisp lingering bitter finish.

Tap at brewery in Park City (early fall): Brown hue. Coffee-like nose. Light body. Malt accented. Nice flavors of toffee and toast. Balanced hops, albeit weak. Slight burntness blended well with the mild bitterness. Decent session beer.

On tap @ Wasatch Brewpub Park City. Pours up clear amber with tan head. The aroma is a bit perfumy with a flower pedal note as the spicy to citrus hops build and take over. The taste is tart and bitter spice to citrus hops with no body or malty chewiness behind for balance. It tastes like thin hop tea with just a hint of medium roasted malts and biscuit deep in the background hiding under a bush. A little disappointing considering the title and my expectations of what a superior ale would (should) taste like. Just too darn thin.

This beer was veryd dissapointing. Although I could taste the hops, which were not at all floral, they were not well balanced with the sweet malt.