Name – Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale
Country – United States
Type – Belgian Strong Pale Ale

Appearance – Pours a  deep golden almost orange color with a very minimal bubbly head.

Smell – Strong fruit smells of pear and banana.  You can pick up the alcohol in the smell as well.

Taste – Sweet malts with that banana taste coming back again.  You get that alcohol taste there at the end.

Following up with another Florida brewed beer I went with Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale.  This one was a little awkward for the style.  I expected a little more on the pear and apple tastes than the over powering taste of banana that I was picking up.  But I must admit that the label does say that it is best if cellared for 2 – 3 years.  I did not notice that until the bottle was opened.  Plus I don’t have proper cellar conditions in my house at this time.  Maybe I will pick up a bottle once I get moved into my new house and cellar it so that I may try it at it’s maturity.

Overall Grade – C-