Oliver's Export Ale
Pratt Street Ale House

Had on tap at Frisco's the other night.

The beer pours a honey orange color with minimal head retention and/or lacing. In fact it looks like most cask offerings from the Wharf Rat/Oliver. The nose is pretty simple; one gets some light sweet malt and pretty much that's it. The beer is equally sweet and malty on the palate, but with a hint of underlying hoppy bitterness. Nothing complicated about this one; it's a pleasant, sessionable ale with no rough edges. The beer is medium bodied with well disguised alcohol. Abv. does not seem very high on this beer, which is pretty typical of Oliver beers.

A pleasant beer. Nothing to get excited about, but it's fine for what it is. Obviously, this beer is anything but retired.

Pulled from a hand pump, and poured into a pint glass, this ale pours the color of apple cider (an orange/gold color) leaving a 1/2" creamy white head. Very hazy body keeping a lot of light from shining through the glass.

Aroma is very mild with some hops. However, what I took from this was that it smelled more like vinegar than anything else, which I happened to NOT like that much. However, the smoke smell of the establishment, and others smoking near me, makes it more difficult to smell at all.

Taste was much better though! A slight earthy hop flavor followed by a nice amount of pale malts. A nice light-medium body gives way to a slightly drying alcohol feel, and a hoppy aftertaste. Overall, pleasant.

Mouthfeel was excellent due to there being next to zero carbonation and a very smooth body and feel from beginning to end. The little bit of dryness on the finish also capped this one off as incredible.

Overall, this is one of the easiest brews I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. I recommend you get your hand on this one before it is all gone!!!