Bottle @ Berliner Weisse Takeover, Ulfborg 2013. Pours ruby amber with a small bubbly head. Nose is yeast and chili peppers. Flavor is yeast, caramel, chili and fruit. Medium bodied.

Pours a slightly murky deep reddish brown color with a huge off white head that persists forever leaving moderate lace on the way down. Smells of spicy rye and peppery yeast phenols with a sweet lightly bready and caramel malt base with a hint of dark fruit. I can’t find any peppers in the nose, they must be subtle. The flavor is sweet and malty up front with spice and rye providing balance. I found the pepper and it comes in lightly in the middle and lingers long into the finish. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet spicy mouthfeel. Nice brew, I could have used a bit more pepper but I enjoyed it just the same.

A reddish copper ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, pungent mix of veggies,hot peppers, and grassy malt. In mouth, a rather strange grainy malt with boiled veggies and green peppers, not so good. On tap at Somerville Summerfest, July 14, 2012.