Winter Park Beer

Brewed by Orlando Brewing
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Orlando, Florida USA

Date: 11/17/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy pale yellow, fine off white head, lots of drippy lace, strong vitamin aroma hides a touch of malt, dry malt flavor, vitamin character balances the otherwise sweet malt, the vitimins are only slightly the expected character but rather a different kind of bitterness, touch of citrus,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Hazy blonde. Weird aroma - chocolate, mushrooms, tea, citrus...WTF? Light body. Slight footy yeast note. Finishes quick. Nothing overly impressive either in conception nor construction.

Draft... Same light yellow color as their blonde ale, but a touch hazy. The aroma holds less toffee and butter and has more of a multivitamin/mineral essence (think of a freshly opened bottle of multivitamins, but muted). Less sweet than their blonde ale... more crisp and bitter. The palate is basically the same, but there’s less carbonation. Short, crisp finish. Not bad for a “health beer”, I suppose.

on tap-pours a white head that bubbles and slightly hazy yellow color. Aroma is vitamins. Taste is sweet, wheat/grainy, light fruit. Light/medium body.

Draft sample at brewhouse. Poured a hazy yellow color with an average fizzy white head that was mostly lasting and had good lacing. Moderate sour citrus yeast aroma. Light to medium body. Light to medium sweet flavor with a light to medium sweet finish of short duration. This beer did not meet my expectations.

On tap at Orlando brewery. Pours a lightly hazy golden with a medium creamy white head that left some lacing. Aroma of wheat, cereal grains, mixed citrus...and a vitamin. Flavor of the same. First thing I thought about this beer was that it tasted and smelled lie a vitamin. Then I read the menu and noticed they add vitamins and minerals into this one...interesting.

Pours hazy straw gold with bright white head. The aroma is exactly like opening up a plastic bottle of dusty multi vitamins. I think it leans toward smelling like Flintstone vitamins. It tastes like drinking watery vitamins mixed with a thin malt tea. Not so good or enjoyable. It is thin, watery, weak and tepid.

Sample at brewery taproom. Hazy blonde color with small white head. Yeasty aroma like fresh brewer’s yeast and cheese. Low carbonation, slightly slick mouthfeel. Bland, thin finish is surprising. Mainly just has a lingering yeast finish and some sparged grain flavors.