Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale pours up with little head that fades to nothing shortly.
This is the highest rated Pale Ale in the world. I would say that it is rated so high, because it is very similar to an IPA.
The flavor profile is very hoppy from start to finish.
It is a very enjoyable beer, but you should think IPA.
Avery Ellie’s Brown pours with a little head that fade to very few bubbles around the edge.
The aroma is giving hints of chocolate malt with a little hop characteristics in the background.
The flavors start off with a crispness that is followed with a chocolate maltiness that is very enjoyable. The chocolate malt flavors are mellow and very enjoyable.
I like this a good bit. It is very drinkable and the ABV is below 6% so you can enjoy them for a while before thinking too much about the ABV.
O’Fallon Black Hemp has a nice almost black color with a hint of dark amber at the edge. The head is minimal and fades to very fine bubbles at the edge of the glass.
The aroma has deep malt aromas, which is right on given this is a Black Ale.
The mouth feel is crisp and light in the mouth initially, but the finish shows more of the body in this beer.
The taste starts out very mellow in the malt department, but it turns up quickly mid-way through the beer to present it’s deep malt flavors.
As for being a session beer, the ABV is fine, but the bold malt flavors may hold this beer back from session beer list of most people.
I enjoyed it.
O’Fallon Hemp Hop Rye Amber Ale pours up with little head. The color is a dark golden amber, which is appropriate given these is an Amber Ale. The head fades to fine bubbles around the edge of the glass.
The aroma is a little fruity with a malt hint in the background. It is very enjoyable.
The taste is crisp with a light malty fruit taste of a dry wine. But, I wouldn’t say the beer is dry or fruity. I normally associate Amber Ales with a strong bold malt taste, which this beer doesn’t have in any way.
With the ABV of 5.5%, I could easily see this as a session beer. I have enjoyed it, but I would call it an Amber Ale.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA is a very good IPA that pours up nicely.
The hop profile is to die for as far as IPAs go.
I always enjoy Dogfish Head beers. It is extra special here at Walt Disney World since the beer landscape is so bare.
Charlotte poured me a Bass Ale at the Rose and Crown in the England pavilion in Epcot.
Bass Ale is always enjoyable. It pours up nicely and the head fades to a few bubbles around the edges.
The aroma has a nice maltiness to it.
The beer is generally crisp with carbonation bite and this one is true to the form.
The taste starts out with a little malt and finishes with mild hop flavors.
This beer is a great session beer and a go to beer when available of selections is very low.
Boddingtons Pub Ale pours up very nice and creamy with a fine bubbly head which holds on while you drink it.
The aroma is very mild and lost in the smells of the ocean.
The taste is a little dry with a mild bitterness. There are malt characteristics present, too, buy they are very mellow The creaminess presents in the mouth feel, too.
It seems very appropriate to be drinking a beer of English origins on a cruise ship in the Atlantic ocean while reading “Hops and Glory” by Pete Brown. I just wish my GPS chip had gotten a good location when the picture was taken at sea.
We are sadly having to say goodbye to Huntsville’s first brewery since prohibition. Olde Towne Brewing Co. has had call it quits. Their bottle line experienced more troubles and they have had to suspend bottling. Back in December, they let go of the sales personel. Their business manager has just left as well. The brewer, Daniel Stearns, has taken on the role of Operation Manager, but he is actually the only person left. The owner is in the process of having another local brewery take over the facility including a possible lease-purchase.
We are all here at The Nook celebrating Olde Towne and saying good bye to the crew. They was a nice size crowd.
Williamsburg Alewerks’ Coffeehouse Stout pours up with head that fades quickly to a simple trim of bubbles around the edges.
The aroma gives you a reason to understand why this beer is call Coffeehouse. The coffee tones are mellow like an expresso from a deep French roasted bean. There is a little bit of chocolate malt in the aroma, too. You can almost miss it, but it is there.
The taste is crisp, but it is not from the carbonation. The body and temperature are contributing to the crispness in the mouth. The flavors flow all over the mouth due to the body of this beer. There is medium body, but it doesn’t get in the way. The coffee mocha flavors are what this beer is all about if you had briefly describe it.
This is a very enjoyable beer. With the low ABV of 5.4%, this beer could almost be a session beer, but you would have to be a fan of Stouts and American Brown Ales. So, this is a session beer for me.
Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale pours with a small amount of head that fades to a thin trim of foam around the glass.
The aroma is a very dry mellow mocha with little to no flora from the hops as expected.
The tastes starts with a dry lightly carbonated chocolate malt flavor that reminds me of bitter chocolate, which I enjoy. The finish only gets drier with a mellowing of the chocolate tones. The malty flavors stick in the mouth due to the dryness.
This is a very good American Brown Ale.