Andygator

Babyfood banana and hay aroma. Shimmering amber with a thick white head, good lacing. It tastes of apple core and wheat, with a light grassy finish. Alcohol very well concealed. Well done and easily enjoyable.

Being that my name is Andy, I was naturally drawn to Andygator. I’m typically not a big fan of Bocks but I’m enjoying this one. Definitely has a bite to it and maintains a malty character. Would probably buy again if possible.

Bomber from BevMo, Salinas. Says it is a Helles Doppelbock on the labelNose was grassy hops, light caramel, and a light vegtal note. Clear yellow with a big yellowish glass-lacing head. flavor is slightly sweet, corny graininess, light pepperiness, and a slight bitterness in the finish.

22oz bomber from DeVino’s in Columbia Heights, Washington DC. Pours a transparent, straw yellow with a frothy, active, white head. Pleasant aroma, sweet, slightly grainy, some sticky fruits (pear), slight apple, slight booze. Flavor is sweet and malty, sweet-sticky fruits, apples, pears, just a touch of hop bitterness. Sticky, full bodied finish. Sessionable, even at 8%, but unremarkable.

Hey, another Abita gem(?) courtesy of kiefdog. Pours deep gold with thin white head. It has a pretty full aroma with sweet malts and moving to grains, sugar, some honey and apples. The taste is similar beginning with a thick sweet mouthfeel and giving up sugar, malts, grains and honey. The honey note peaks about midway to briefly take control of the flavor. It ends pretty smooth with lingering grains and sweetness.

courtesy of kiefdog. Pours golden, thin white head. Aroma had the typical Abita scent with plenty of sweetness. Taste, malty, hoppy, fruit notes, brown sugar, light bitterness and grainy as well as alcohol presence. I am starting to wonder if Abita’s water that they keep talking about is not infecting their beers. Come on guys, you can do better than this..

This beer type is obviously misclassified here. On the label, it states Helles - which is probably the intended truth. Clear golden coloured body with a tonne of bubbles rising from the bottom and sides. Thick tan head that stays afloat for quite a while! Aroma of fresh citrus, coriander seed, bright hops and an odd grassyness. Medium-bodied; Sharp malty flavours with a very strong and bright grassy and yeastie flavour. Aftertaste shows some citrus, a bit of curacao and some very mild spices. Overall, not such a great beer - but by no way ’bad’. I wouldn’t buy this again, but it’s much better than pretty much all of the other Abita beers I’ve had. However, I am disappointed of this brewery too jumping on the stupid large bottle bandwagon. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Falls Church (Tyson’s Corner), Virginia on 13-February-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 05-April-2009.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a small white head over a clear golden body. Aroma of straw, fruity esters, dough, and a bit salty. Taste is fruity and a bit grassy with some corn notes. Light bubbles.

Bomber from BevMo. Dark gold color with a multifinger frothy white head. Aromas of grain and veg and canteloupe? Medium plus body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is grain, sugar (not kandi), and something like mild noble hop. It starts rather pale malty, but, barring what sticks to your lips, it finishes dryish. Even some hop bitter comes forth in the end. It’s a very different sort of thing. I think it’s rather underrated because it is so far off the beer norms. Keep an open mind folks.