Weak barleywine-styled celebrator needs better dimension, resonance, warmth, and bourbon-burgundy boozing to compete favorably in exulted class. Tangy cherry, quince, apricot, and pear murk overlays brown chocolate malting, but red-fruited nature dries up prematurely.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
(UINTA) BLUE SKY PILSNER
Soapy white-headed sunny-yellowed German-styled dry pils plies sour fruited facade to doughy corn-husked tobacco astringency. At blanched finish, toasted barley-oats and biscuit-y wheat fortify faded grapefruit-lemon pang.
(UINTA) ANGLERS PALE ALE
Crisp copper-hazed maltose-wafted dry body perks up honey-roasted barleymalt slack and black molasses sapping with brisk Cascade hop bittering to floral tart-fruited finish. Biscuit-y wheat spine embraces pekoe tea nuance. Enjoyable sweet n’ sour resonation.
UERIGE STICKE ALTBIER
Buttery caramelized malt serenade, spiced hop overture, and cracked wheat endurance receive chocolate-toffee confluence contrasting cherry-soured green apple dalliance. At off-dry finish, tea-like sentiment gets crowded by whiskey tonicity.
UERIGE DROPPKE ALTBIER
Astringent nature and pungent alcohol reminder preclude novice imbibing. Sugary caramel malts and dry nutty hops sit atop earthy bed as liquor-burnt bitterness augments hesitant smokiness.
TYSKIE PORTER
Strong dark Polish porter aids sweet barleywine lead-in with favorable oncoming brown chocolate creaminess and thick maple syrup richness for truly original full-bodied peculiarity.
TYSKIE LAGER
Clean-watered pale lager needs deeper cereal-grained cornmeal penetration to supplement dry breaded malt slope, grassy hop moderation, and thin rice adjunct.
TYSKIE KSIAZECY PILS
Heavily carbonated amber-cleared pilsner lacks full-frontal crystal malt assault. Despite sturdy grain richness, soapy water finish undermines subsidized moderate hop bitterness.
TYRANENA FIGHTING FINCH MAI BOCK
Tidy penny-hued German-styled springtime bock brings ripe peach-tangerine tang and sublime perfumed waft to subtly crystal malted midst. Sweet butterscotch-toffee spotted alongside mild barleycorn base, aiding mellowed dry-hopped bitterness.
TYRANENA CHIEF BLACKHAWK PORTER
Small rural Wisconsin brewery crafts six year-round bottled beers as of ’07. Robust mahogany-hued garnet-highlighted porter brings bittersweet powdered chocolate, molasses, and cocoa initiation to roasted coffee continuation. Brown sugar snatch tempers dried cherry and walnut-pecan illusions, finishing with mild resin-y acidic tang.
TWO BROTHERS THE BITTER END PALE ALE
Exquisite citrus sweetness, toasted barley persistence, and piney piquancy inform totally consistent ruby-hazed English bitter. Floral backdrop deepens spruced hop surge and candied malt purge. Upon ’08 re-tasting, astringent earthiness distracted lightened yellow-fruited meander and mustard seed twinge.
TWO BROTHERS PRAIRIE PATH GOLDEN ALE
Smoky pale malting and dank hop bitterness provide rustic flow to slim fruited finish. Berry notes make a cameo, but flaccid golden ale is just too soft and under-whelming for serious consideration.