Pours cloudy orange with ok head and lacing. This in the environment of summerfest by some new development high rises that look like they will be worn down by weather in 10 years. There’s a crane next to us building more. I’m thinking about packing myself into a cargo container and shipping myself to a place with beer better than this. Finishes with light sourness.

Location: Draft at Matchbox in Rockville, 5/23/14

Aroma: This beer has a light aroma of grassy hops, pale malts, and some bread
Appearance: Pours a clear gold color with a small head and some average lace
Flavor: The flavor is light sweet and light bitter, similar to the nose and clean flavor-wise
Palate: The body is fairly light, it has some crispness, and a clean, lightly dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a solid pilsner, but not a top-of-style offering. It doesn’t quite hit the level of crispness that I look for in the style.

Full pint at Lia’s in Chevy Chase. Poured a light copper color with a small white head. Aroma was light caramel notes, touch of pine. Flavor was light caramel, some bitter notes. Touch of floral notes, a little biscuit. Pretty tasty about halfway between their pale ale and IPA.

On draft at the Mad Fox Maibock Festival 2014. Pours a hazy light coper with a thick off white head. Biscuit nose. Sweet caramel flavors with some citrus hop notes underneath. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Slight bitter finish.

Draft at Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pour a hazy orange color with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of rye, toasted malts, caramel, mild citrus. The taste is toasted malt, caramel, nougat, mild stone fruits, spicy rye. Medium bodied, good balance, slight lingering bitterness.

Not great for a style I don’t prefer anyway. Pours murky orange without much head or lacing. Kind of acrid, bitter. Some whiskey barrel but not much. Light sweetness. Doesn’t come together super well. Tap at DC Beer festival.

AC beer fest

Some light coriander and light aroma of Belgian floral yeast here. Finishes with some sweetness, average carbonation. Bottle at some bar I don’t remember.

Surprisingly good. Very rich and robust roast malt aroma. Pungent and thick. Some light booze and caramel with a bite of bitter dark chocolate. Well balanced. Thick and rich on palate. Medium bitter finish. Bottle at Capital Lounge.

Draft at Sedona Charlottesville. Pours a clear copper color with a thin frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of tropical, resin, citrus hops, mild pale malt. The taste is juicy tropical and citrus hops, mild pale caramel malt. Thin-medium bodied, smooth, slight lingering bitterness.