Today I am continuing with the series of beer reviews that I officially (sort of) announced yesterday. Having a theme to fall back on certain helps to make the decision of what to post very easy.
I cannot remember for sure, but I think that these few beers gifted to me by Cousin Daniel are the only beers that I made an attempt to seriously evaluate outside my home. Usually when I am away I try to enjoy myself and not worry too much about specifically documenting the beers that I drink. A few notes on a napkin or a scrap of paper are usually as far as I go. Even the notes on these are shorter than normal.
So for today there is . . .
Brewery: Ithaca Beer Co. (Ithaca, NY)
Name: White Gold
Style: (American?) Pale Wheat Ale
ABV: 8.0%
Tasting Notes: Stored in a cooler (not cold) and served in (my Ithaca Beer Co.) pint glass. Bottle marked with batch E!012. Served on family lobster night in Maine!
Aroma: Lightly grainy aroma with a fruity nose in back and (maybe) a bit of spice.
Appearance: Pale, apple cider-like in color. Short, white head that quickly dissipates. Cloudy with tiny, champagne-like bubbles.
Flavor: Apple-like fruitiness and light sweetness in what is a pretty mild overall flavor. No noticeable hop flavors and a very slight dryness at the finish that does not linger.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with a medium amount of carbonation. Quite smooth and somewhat creamy.
Overall Impressions: It foamed and foamed out of the bottle (similar to Old Habit) and that may have flattened it some and likely affected the flavor (take final grade for what it is worth as a result). Somewhat champagne like to me, at least more so than beer-like. Certainly OK, but no need to have again immediately with so many other good Ithaca beers to choose from.
Grade: B- (to C+)
Ithaca Beer Co. - White Gold
Then in a different location.
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