Sample at Daily Growler UA. Pours a slightly murky mahogany-amber color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, dark fruit and slight hops. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, raisins, citrus and earthy hops. The finish is malty and fruity with a fig and raisin aftertaste. Above average overall.

Draft at Olympic. From notes. Loads of chocolate and banana dominate. Chocolate covered banana?

Single bottle purchased at Binny’s beverage depot. Has a nice cheerful beery aroma under the cap, a fine combination of malt sweetness and German hop bitterness. A little bit hazy when poured in the glass with a stiff pillow of foam on top. It looks very similar to the Goose Island 312 wheat beer and the taste bears that out but there is a little more wheat spiciness to it and more use of aroma hops. A slightly salty tang toward the end but this is just a little more flavorful than the 312 yet only has a little bit more alcohol and is a fine locally-made session beer.

So I grabbed this, uninspired like, just for the tick and to fill out my mix and match sixer. Little did I know it would be one of the more interesting beers I selected. Not that its a great one per se, but hey, some of the other beers were pretty bad. Anyways, hazy dull yellow, modest head. Big fruity nose and flavors, I never ate a passionfruit but this must be full of it. Tropical fruits, sweet, touches of a spicy and citrus character throughout. Semi-dry at the finish though, and balanced. As a witbier, any phenols were covered by the adjuncts, a welcome thing to do. Would one call this a Florida wit?

Lukt: Duft av frukter og karamell.
Utseende: Fin gyllen farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Smak av friske fruker og honning.
Hvor: Kjøp/Nydtt@Melkebaren tasting med Ingve
Medium: Flaske@750ml, ABV@%, Når@20-01-2015
Kommentar: Et nydelig øl, anbefales.

12 oz bottle courtesy of shrubber85. Bright cloudy yellow color that resembles grapefruit juice. Aroma is still really fresh with limes and juicy tropical fruits.

Flavor is much like the aroma with the juicy tropical fruit and lime with a mild tartness from the lime. Mouthfeel is soft with a mild, subdued spice in the finish. Very refreshing! One of the best in style I have had in a very long time. I wanted more when the glass was empty. And with the ABV so low it would be easy to kill 8 or 9 of these.

750 ml bottle @ Kick. Unclear golden body with a nice off-white head. Aroma is very refreshing with mango and other citric fruits, some orange, mild caramel malt and spicy yeast. Flavor has sweet malt, but all the fruit flavors dominate immediately and camouflages all other flavors for the first sips. Then the fruit almost seems to partly disappear and the malt, caramel with spices and some bitterness appears. The whole flavor is a bit unusually for me, everything feels very refreshing and fruity and then almost disappears and what’s left is not too impressive. Might have something to do with the beer not being too fresh anymore, the bitterness is actually a bit harsh and aftertaste feels slightly sticky. Well the price for this beer in Norway is ridiculous, but I shouldn’t hold that against anyone as I know this is not a part of a regular import but more than less made available for the few extra interested customers. Anyway nice to have sampled it, probably much nicer when served fresh, but not too impressive today.

Bottle from Binnys. This has been hiding in my cellar since April, so it may be a little gone by now. Let’s see. Grainy, light cocoa porter smell in the bottle. Pours a deep brown/black with some bubbles on the side, and a 1" layer of brown foam, which brings up more cocoa smell. Chocolate taste settles down after a few sips, leaving a rather roasty porter/stout combo. But atill, plenty malty, and there’s some sweetness aching to get out, but held back by otherwise unnoticed hop bitterness.

Purchased this bottle at Binny’s, South Loop. No head on a ruby/ brown liquid. Aroma is burnt sugar and starch.

The flavor is just as it smells, very sugary with chocolate and caramel. Body is about right for a porter. Lingering burnt sugar and gets a bit overbearing after 6 oz.

Bottle shared at our Christmas tasting. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of chocolate and roasted malts. Sweet chocolate flavor with roasted malts and some banana. Medium body with average carbonation.