From me here at MikeLovesBeer.com I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe St. Patrick’s Day. Don’t drink green beer, drink Irish beer or some good craft brew, like Kell’s Irish Lager from Rogue.
Cheers!
Name – Great White
Country – United States
Type – Witbier
Appearance – Pours a hazy, straw yellow color with no head. I thought I may have just poured the first bottle wrong but the second one was the same.
Smell – A lot going on here. Smells of citrus, wheat, yeast and almost like a pepper smell.
Taste – Pretty on with the smells. Big wheat and yeast flavors and almost a sweet bubble gum taste I picked up in there with the citrus.
A very complex white ale we have here with a lot of different things mixed in there with the smells and tastes. Other than the total lack of head on the beer I would say this is an above average white ale.
Overall Grade – B-
Name – Left Hand Rye Bock Lager
Country – United States
Type – Doppelbock
Appearance – Poured a very deep red color. Borders on brown with a big tan head but left no lacing.
Smell – Smells of cherries and grains like bread were present.
Taste – Sweet malts are present with hints of cherry, toffee and caramel. Add in notes of rye as well.
I gave this a try expecting a big rye taste but was a little disappointed that it wasn’t there. That didn’t make this a bad beer just not totally what I was expecting from it. I have to learn not to have expectations. But it was a good enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Overall Grade – C+
