Reverend Waldo Abbey Ale
75th Street Brewery

Sample at the brewpub. Pours a mostly clear amber color with gold around the edges. Medium off-white head that dissipates steadily, and spotty lacing. Aroma of apple cider, sweet malt and yeast. Medium-bodied and smooth with sweet malt and spice flavors, along with touches of hops and yeast. The finish is slick and fruity with a yeast aftertaste. Pretty good all around.

Served on-tap at the brewery. Poured a light yellow with slight hints of red. A fine persistent white head which left a little lacing on the glass. Aroma of Belgian Abbey yeast (Nick the brewer on duty identified it as a White Labs strain) and Belgian base malt. Flavor was true to the aroma, with some darker caramel notes, perhaps 80-90 L crystal or some Special B malts. A little bready suggesting some toasted malt. A medium to light beer with steady carbonation that balanced the mild sweetness present in the flavor. A very drinkable beer with noticeable but not overbearing Belgian yeast character. Nick reported that it has been well-received and popular, so they have now made this a regular brew, though having to maintain a separate yeast strain for something that brews every other week has been a little challenging. This might explain the sweetness we found. This is normal ABV beer that does not overwhelm a person, but thanks to the Belgian yeast, has enough interesting flavors present to not become boring. A very good session brew, and without imposing hop or dark grain flavors, could well be a nice "breakthrough" beer for your macro-swilling associates.