Notes from March 2009 Initially purchased & consumed in December. Worked on a couple extras sixers throughout the winter. BB notch of March. First fresh examples of this beer I've ever had in a bottle. Wow. Ommegang anniversary glass. Light tan lathered head, sticky/scummy lace over a filtered rich dark bourbon amber. Smell is predominately toasted grains & caramel(lots), spiced sharply with pine & orange rind. Caramel to the point of being honey-ish. Alcohol is quite noticeable for 7%. Taste is mainly honey, toasted/burnt grains, & husks upfront, with juicy grassy & floral hops making their way in. Some tangerine rind. Not monstrously bitter at all, but very much the pronounced taste of unripened(green) fruit. A big detractor is that the alcohol is all there. Carbonation is lower then I'd like, body is a bit grainy & slick as well. It finishes dry though, with a hint of remaining bitterness. Great one at a time, & as a decent substitution for when Nugget Nectar isn't in season.

Notes from July 2009 Growler from New Beer. Ommegang anniversary glass. A cascade of brass finally settles with a couple dollops of eggshell head over a deep gold, slightly hazed body. Decanting not being my best skill, I drop more sediment into the bottle then I should of. Today's color is now peach. :P The smell could use some work. Dusty & grassy, with some orange rind, lemon & Witbier strength alcohol & wheat. Initial nectarine tartness. Fading, it gives into rindy grapefruit & bittergreens. Finish is bready & yeasty, maybe a touch peppery. Grassy peach, & big on yeast now that I fumbled on the pour. As is warms it turns into more of a soapy whit, a style that has never grown much on me. Carbonation is alright. I sense a little menthol after a few pours. Dustier then I would of liked. Not too much trouble on the growler. By the glass, I could see coming back for another after running through a sampler. Slightly better in the bottle, but what's left are old bottles...

Roast, some chocolate. Better than I thought it would be. Reddish black brown pour with decent head. Light bitter end. Can.

S: cotton candy - blueberries - icing sugar A: deep ruby tinted copper body - thin head T: honey - soft fruits - floral end P: slightly tart - mellow wheat - some sugars O: interesting - not blue raspberries (fake) - easy-drinking 16 ounce can - Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia - purchased: 15-September-2024 - canned: 17-April-2024 - US$4,49 - sampled: 21-September-2024

Pours hazy gold and smells of tart tropical fruit. The flavor is pleasantly tart with pineapple, orange, and other tropicals. Easy drinking. Pretty refreshing.

Sample at Daily Growler Powell during their last weekend in business on 08/23/2024.

Pours gold with a lingering white head. It smells of passion fruit and other tropicals. The flavor has some solid bitterness and a fairly long finish. Medium body.