Silky amber-paled, medium-bodied “dunkel” (dark) lager retains moderate caramel creaminess and gentle barley-roasted candi-sugared malt sweetness, but hindered fruit blandness, stifled earthiness, and faint smokiness lost in midst.
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DEVIL MOUNTAIN BLACK HONEY ALE
Unique ‘African black honey’ sweetness and robust mocha creaminess permeate foam-filled beige-headed golden. Dank chocolate mustiness sours sticky licorice finish bluntly. Brewery defunct: 2000.
DIXIE JAZZ AMBER LIGHT BEER
Healthy-headed New Orleans-styled pilsner remains bland. Not competitive with serious ‘amber’ beers or ales since cheap skunk-y bitterness, oxidized metallic flow, and buttered popcorn finish hurt distinction.
DOGFISH HEAD FORT ALE
Alarming $17 price tag for 22-ounce bottle justified by astonishing 18% alcohol volume. Deeply penetrating pureed raspberry fortification dissipates slightly to medicinal apricot-brandied cherry tang as accumulative perfumed waft brightens sinewy pink-glowed amber-pruned fruit ale. Sharp apple cider tartness underscores bitter hop bite. Sticky whiskey malting nips at the heels, securing tertiary naval orange, purple grape, peach, nectar, and clementine illusions.
DOGFISH HEAD RAISON D’EXTRA
Magnificent adjunct ‘Raison D’Etre’ illuminated by deeper mocha-malted penetration and loud bruised orange waft. Ripe raisin burst and overripe prune thickness of ‘bulbous brown flavored ale’ settles to sensational creamy cognac finish. Moreover, incredible brandy luster consumes deep alcohol-ridden backdrop while tempting candied butterscotch expanse increases density of ridiculously strong slow sipping majesty.
(DOMINION) GREAT AMERICAN RESTAURANTS PALE ALE
Basic barley-roasted toasted hop composition welcomes modest red-fruited backdrop, where dry malt-smoked cherry flurry emerges. Tealeaf, tobacco, and herbal illusions spotted.
(DRIE FONTEINEN) SCHAERBEEKSE KRIEK
Ineffectually mellow bone-dry lambic (comparable to a less formidable mouth-puckering gueuze) pours a lighter shade of garnet as slight magenta head forms. Sour oak-aged cherries immerse distant cranberry-strawberry-rhubarb tartness and vinegary tannic white grape acidity. Minimal soft-hopped carbolic fizz eases leathery earthen barnyard funk and dusty rose slunk.
J.W. DUNDEE’S OKTOBERFEST
Sour dry-fruited frontage fades into astringent dry-hopped popcorn snag, leaving autumnal gourd-spiced expectancy of autumnal marzen in the dust. Rotted peach, apricot, and orange illusions slip into waxen caramel malt sweetness, muddling roasted nut smear before picking up metallic twang.
EDDIE MC STIFF’S MOAB RASPBERRY WHEAT BEER
Cloudy pale yellow dry beer lacks expected wheat sustenance, but boasts wonderful light-bodied raspberry spritz and aroma. Easy flowing apricot, blueberry, lemon, and unripe peach hints decorate the corners.
EFES DARK LAGER
Sharp hop roast embitters sugary maple malt splurge, bruised orange endurance, and red fruited esters murmuring through fascinating Vienna-styled ruby-hued clear-bottled lager. Copper ale-like subtleties (faint nut, dusky mocha, tinny finish) absorb soft water crisping, mildewed earthiness, and dank charcoal-tobacco illusions.
EKU HEFE WEISBIER
Sweet butterscotch malting sets the tone while fizzy hops cascade above disruptive soapy mouthfeel. Ultimately, musty fruited tang and beleaguered caramel creaminess cause discernible letdown by squirmy barleymalt finish, ruining early promise.
ELYSIAN GOLDEN GORGON ALE
Citric-fronted amber-hazed Belgian-styled pale ale bestows orange rind, lemon peel, and grapefruit bitterness upon tamped down hop sedation to soft wheat bedding. Embraceable candied malt sweetening follows through effectively.