Showing posts with label Apricot Beer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apricot Beer. Show all posts

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Cisco Brewers 'Grey Lady Ale'

Here's a pint of Witbier with a cool label I picked up today.
The Brewery is based out of Nantucket and it's a 4.5%
Pours out a Hazy-lazy yellow, Golden and Citrusy looking.
Smells like berries, Juniper berries to be precise.
Don't let the Ale title on this one fool you, it's a very mild beer with little to no bite at all.
I wouldn't call the flavor too complex either, but the mouth feel is syrupy and there's a lot of sweetness to it... So I wouldn't pair it with too many different things.
One thing I definitely DO like is when I pour out a pint and the bottle still has a generous portion left over.
The beer is pretty good, kind of boring but easily palatable and sweet so I could see how someone would enjoy it.
Also the girl ringing me up and Whole Foods forgot to charge me for it so... it was free.

All in all the beer gets a 7 / 10

Monday, March 29, 2010

Dogfish Head 'Aprihop'

First post in awhile.
This beer is a 7% IPA from Dogfish Head Brewery out of Delaware.
It's called Aprihop because it's brewed with Apricots.
Yeah so, medium pour... very light head (kind of off white and lacey) and it smells grassy.
It's also has a little bit of a syrupy or smokey look to it which I thought was interesting for a 7% IPA. I heard when it gets warm the apricots dominate the flavor more... but I wouldn't know haha.
Crispy Carbonation and almost a straight up Dogfish Head style IPA, but you can tell there's something a little summer-y about it.
Each sip finishes very cleanly and the beer is pretty dry over all.
It's a great beer for warmed weather and I would prefer it with lighter food as the flavors in it aren't too complex or do not require all of the attention of your palate

8 / 10