Country of Origin: United States
Price comparison: About the cost of a national domestic.
Alcohol percentage by volume: 6.2%
Cute bottle/label? None (bought ½ gallon on cask).
Appearance: Translucent orange with nicely tingly carbonation. Small ivory head with a semicircle of lace around the perimeter of the surface.
Scent: Floral hops with some starchy sweetness like buttered cornbread.
Flavor: Bitter citrus and hops, some malt that is mostly overtaken by the hoppiness; a pepper/lemon zest finish.
Impressions: Very bitter (seven kinds of hops!) and its light mouthfeel and not-painful ABV make it a good thirst quencher.
Will I buy this beer again? I liked this pretty well. It definitely wants something salty to balance the hops, so plan accordingly or you'll finish off the whole bag of pretzels without being aware of it. I had it with spicy food at dinner and avoided the eating-too-much issue, but only barely. I'm enjoying the whole novelty of being able to purchase draught beer without having to buy a keg of macrobrew, so this is probably going to be my Super Bowl beer this year.
Rating:
3½ out of 5 cute beer glasses
Reviewed: January 28, 2004
