Hopswitch (Mandarina)
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten

 

Gold in color with just a hint of haziness. There's a quarter inch of densely packed brilliant white head on top. Moderate lacing. The aroma is comprised of grassy German hops and pale bready malt. I'm tasting citrus to grassy German hops with some nice sourdough malt flavor. The mouth is very light, crisp, smooth, and quaffable.

Pours an effervescent gold with 3+ fingers of ivory colored head. Stellar lacing with good head retention

S: Perfumy & flowery hops

T: Follows the nose, breadyness as well up front, some dryness too. Soapy hops mix with a little crackery dryness, a little lemon & grassyness as this warms, sweet grainy notes as well. Finishes with soapy & lemony hops, crackery dryness & sweet grainyness

MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation, really good balance

Drinks very easy, lovely example of the style, maybe they should consider making this a regular offering?

This beer, from a mix pack, is clear, golden, and with a tall beautiful head. Fruit, floral, and pale malt aroma. Very clean, with a balanced, slightly spicy hop flavor. Soft and bready, fuller in body than expected. Wonderful.

16oz bottle. Poured out a clear, golden color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of toasted caramel, citrus and grasses. Sweet toasted caramel taste and citrus with a sharp bitterness.

 

Aroma is fruit, light citrus and underlying spicy hops. The flavor is fruit/citrus, bready malts, slightly oily and a spicy/mildly bitter hop finish.