 Kinz (1901), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
May 15, 2008
This was on tap at Capital Alehouse Midlothian. Cap Ale listed it as 5.5%, but in the brewer’s blog on the website, he mentions it comes in at 8.5%. I think the 8% seems closer to what I experienced, so that is what I went with. Brewmaster describes this as an experimental American Farmhouse Ale, an Imperial Cream Ale meeting Belgium. I thought it tasted like a Maibock. So I’m entering it as an American Strong based on the fact that it doesn’t fit in anywhere neatly. In any case, nice medium amber, good head. Faintly sweet nose of caramel. Initial flavor has a hint of sourness, followed by a malty sweetness. Slight drying on the finish keeps it from being cloying. The sour note I mentioned earlier fades as it warms and eventually goes away entirely. Not quite my bag, hopefully we can get some better information about this brew.
LooseCannon (663), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Aug 13, 2008 22oz bottle from the brewery, # 2005 of 2008. Pours havy golden in color with thin white head. Aroma spicey, sweet, yeasty and malty. Taste sweet malt, lemon and spicey with bitter finish.
jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Aug 10, 2008 22 oz bottle #1773 of 2008-pours an white head with yellow/gold color. Aroma is spice-clove, banana, perfumy, grain/grassy, yeast. Taste is sweet malt, pepper, herbal, spice-clove, banana, perfumy, grain/grassy, yeast, some alcohol, fruit.
MaltDawg (293), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Off taps at Capital Ale House. Noted as summer seasonal - double cream ale. Fruity belgian nose with bit of bubblegum over pale malt sweetness. Clear orange/amber with small white head. Spicey almost hefe like flavors with a medium body and a sweet fruity finish. Pretty big for a summer seasonal. Interesting and pretty tasty.
Immy (1559), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Bomber purchased at the brewery, #2004 of 2008. Clear dark gold with a thin white head. Fruity nose, caramel and a bit of alcohol, very light berry notes. Body is the full side of medium, a bit slick. Candylike sweetness, caramel and yeast. More like a one dimensional BSA. OK.
dkachur (778), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Aug 7, 2008 22 ounce bottle from the brewery, bottle #1594. A slightly brown-tinged red color. Medium head does not stick around long at all. Light attempts at lacing.Very sweet, fruity aroma. The fruitness expresses itself as apricots and other stone fruits. Some caramel and the corn makes itself known. Definite caramel and fruit notes. The fruitiness shows the apricot again with some tart berry notes. Subtle grassy notes. Some astringent alcohol makes its presence known also. Medium bodied.
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