Griffin Claw Brewing Company Notre Dan

Notre Dan

 

Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.12
ABV: 6.25% IBU: 35 Ticks: 1
Belgian Style Strong Pale Ale
 

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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; 2015 vintage bottling. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pineapple, apricot, pear, apple, pepper, clove, honey, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pineapple, apricot, pear, apple, pepper, clove, honey, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate earthy yeast spiciness/hop bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pineapple, pear, apple, pepper, clove, honey, cracker, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast spice/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Belgian pale ale style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2015 at 22:40