No distinct pale ale flavor or particular Belgian-styled aura surrounds this preposterously weak brown ale-harked mess. Still searching for an identity.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
CAVE CREEK CHILI LAGER
Gimmicky one dimensional lager lacks luster after green jalapeno pepper hits you like hot tamale at first swallow. Distant garlic uneasiness usurped by harrowingly cloy finish.
CAULIER SAAZ ALE
Rewarding rocky-headed bottle-conditioned ale pours off-white before revealing hazy bleached yellow hue. Spritzy Saaz-hopped signature picks up wheat biscuit exertion as dried banana, tangerine, apricot, grapefruit, and lemon fruiting enlighten sour-candied honeyed clove finish, revealing latent grassy herbal mint nuance.
CAULIER BON SECOURS BRUNE
Chewy caramelized candi-sugared malts sweeten dry prune-fig intensity to nutmeg-spiced bruised orange tempest of sturdy copper-hazed 8% alcohol daze.
(DRYTOWN) CATSKILL AMBER BEER
Russet amber with soda-like flow and bottoming sediment clumps registers caramel-mocha thickness. Sweet barleymalts, sticky yeast sinew, and tangy citrus notes exhibit fertile richness not far removed from ‘busier’ red ales. Brewery defunct: 2002.
CATAMOUNT 10TH ANNIVERSARY ALE
Middle of the road ale has typical Catamount essence – a hint of hop-spiced bitterness and bland malted grain finish suited for lighter ale drinkers. Surprisingly, for an anniversary celebration, it lacks richness, bite, and character. Brewery defunct: 2002.
CATAMOUNT PORTER
Chocolate-scented mahogany-hued porter with firm oats-toasted barley-wheat mesh allowing sweet yeast to envelop bitter black coffee finish reminiscent of, but less prominent than, Samuel Smith Taddy Porter. Tingling carbonation tickles nose while light malting softer than frothier porters. Brewery defunct: 2002.
CATAMOUNT PALE ALE
Dry-hopped pale ale with sweet malts providing refreshing simplicity and fruity mustiness absorbing grain richness.
CATAMOUNT OATMEAL STOUT
Rich oatmeal presence, malt-infused berry aroma, and bitter grain linger provide strong up-front resonation. Mocha-coffee notes fill out blackened hop backdrop nicely.
CATAMOUNT BOCK
They call this sweet-scented bock “pride of the North Country.” Golden, smooth and very settling, this is meekly moderate-bodied. Its pleasantness lies in soothing (never bitter) mocha finish and chocolate-coated backdrop. Like most Catamount beverages, it walks the fine line between processed macro and average microbrew. Brewery defunct: 2002.
CATAMOUNT AMBER ALE
Slightly sweet and easy flowing, satisfying novice tastes with simple mineral graining, subtle hop bitterness, and soft mocha finish. Too watery and unassuming to be truly distinct. Note: in or around 2002, Harpoon Brewery of Boston bought the Catamount factory. Brewery defunct: 2002.
CASTLE SPRINGS INDIA PALE ALE
Band-Aid-scented Brussels lace-laden IPA with initial hop-spiced ardor, brisk carbolic shimmy, and red-orange-fruits dancing on the tongue. Finish: questionable. Brewery defunct: 2002.