The mostly clear beer is golden like a golden beer - which is to say it is a deeper gold than the yellow of a traditional American macrobrew. The head is voluminous, but I am really thinking that this is an effect of the tall and slender glass more than anything. The relatively white head has medium to small bubbles that leave the impression of lacing on the sides before becoming a respectable pillow floating on the beer. The aroma is sweet and very grainy; it's almost a wheat beer by the smell.First sip is very much like a wheat beer in that I think it would benefit from some fruit. The sweetness is there are the beginning, but the grains and a musty, stale bread is dominating most of the rest of the beer. There are times when I'm not sure what the brewer saw in a beer when they put their label on it, and right now, this is where I am.
Tip-in is sweet bread, heavy with grains, and carbonation tingling gently around the sides while a bit of honey adds to the sweetness. The middle is sweet and smooth as the carbonation turns up the prickle in the back of the mouth and the bread gains a dusting of grains to give it texture (this is why the brewers made it, and it taste good). The finish is a bitterness followed by stale bread, coriander, and maybe a hint of banana.
Bottom Line: It has some merit.
2.0/5
