Stalkholm Syndrome
Blue Lobster Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

750ml growler courtesy of Cam...what a nice surprise. Thanks as always buddy!

A lightly hazed yellow into a taster glass multiple pours over. Thin skim and a summer's blanket of lacing...she looks the part.

Light dough, peaches, and a splash of tropicality. Not overly vibrant or bright, but what's here is nice.

Starts full and juicy on the front of the tongue. Crackers, wheat, and crushed black pepper join the orange-tangerine smack along the middle. The finish is a rindy bitterness that's firm but kept in check.

Nice weight and feel on the tongue with an alternating juiciness and bitterness that never feels light or let's you down.

I drained this growler over the course of a late afternoon while dicking around the house. While I never found myself in love with it, I sure didn't tire of it either. I saw another review comparing this to Gumballhead. No fucking way....that beer is relatively gross...this is not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growler picked up a week ago and held up well thankfully.

Huge foamy 2 finger head, head fades semi slowly, mostly clear slight haze golden orange yellow Color.

Nose brings fresh hops, citrus and light tropical fruit, hint pineapple, nice orange rind and tangerine, little candied orange peel, light wheat like floral grainy aromas with hint of gumball like ester.

Taste nice light wheat character, light and little toasty, hint cracker malt, then into lots of hops, light tropical fruit, little citrus, orange peel, tangerine, etc. Little gumball like ester fruit, juicy tangerine and little pear, fair bitterness. Finish is bitter, lingering citrus and fruit, and stone fruit, little wheat.

Mouth is med bod, nice carb.

Overall a very nice beer, reminds me a lot of Gumball Head from Three Floyds, quite a tasty beer and wish I could get more beers from these guys easily. This will be a definite stop on my way by from now on.

 

 

Poured on-tap and served in a shaker pint, the beer is a hazy, orange-yellow coloring with a filmy, light, bubbly, tall, white head that has a great cling as you drink. Nose of lemon and clove, with a hops bitterness and bready notes. Subtle. Flavors of toasted grain forward, with a solid, but balanced, hop undertone providing a grassy, peppered, resiny bolt. Great flavors, and very well blended/balanced. Smooth, mid-bodied transitioning into a light, crisp finish. Aftertaste of grains and bitter, with a blend of citrus. Very easy to drink, this one could be trouble. Wow!