Mike Loves Beer

Name – Satsuma Harvest Wit
Country – United States
Type – Witbier

Appearance – Pour a pretty hazy straw yellow color with a big white head.

Smell – Wheat and orange rind seem to be the main things I get.

Taste – Wheat, bitter orange, coriander and some other spices to it.  Has a pretty dry finish.

With the summer coming to a close I figure I would have a few of the left over summer beers I had picked up.  I had the Abita Strawberry wit when that was out and found it very unique so I picked this up.  Nothing really unique here though.  It is a pretty straight forward witbier, not that there’s anything wrong with that.  There is probably a bit more orange presence than normal but orange is pretty typical in this style.  I thought it was good for what it was but there are some other wits that I would rather have for the summer.

Overall Grade – C+

Name – Strawberry Harvest Lager
Country – United States
Type – Fruit Beer

Appearance – Poured a clear golden yellow color with a small white head that disappeared quickly and left no lacing.

Smell – Think of the Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake ice cream bar, that is exactly how it smells.  Strong strawberry sweetness and nothing really else.

Taste – Slight strawberry taste that is not over powering and is gone rather quickly.  Smooth and crisp.

I pretty much got this for the novelty purpose of it and didn’t expect anything really out of it.  I was pleased it was really bad and not just totally undrinkably sweet.  I could enjoy two at the most of this, and did have, before it would lose it’s appeal.

Overall Grade – C+

Name - Saison Dupont
Country - United States
Type - American IPA

Appearance - Poured a nice amber color with a good sized head.

Smell - Smells included sweet malts, caramel, grapefruit and earthy hops.

Taste - Nice hoppy flavor with a slight grapefruit and orange taste in there.  Backed with a nice sweet malt flavor to round it out.

This is a pretty good all around IPA.  Pretty dead on to what I think an IPA should be all about.  If you like IPAs I would highly recommend Jockamo from Abita.

Overall Grade – A