33 Acres Of Life
33 Acres Brewing Co.

Pours quite brown with a two finger off-white head. The smell is actually very good. It is dominated by a savory, almost umami note that honestly reminds me of mushrooms, or cooked meat. As strange as that sounds it's actually a good smell. I assume it must be from yeast. There is malt as well, but subtle. The flavour, at first, follows the nose, but with more grainy malt. Hops presence is indiscernable at first, but the whole thing goes south on the finish when the hops make themselves known, and quite strongly in fact, with a long and strong bittering finish that lingers on the palate. This would not be a bad thing by itself, but the hops here, whatever they are, are an example of what I dislike about New World hops: honestly and simply put, the tastereminds me of vomit. Other than that the beer is not bad at all, but the lingering taste of the finish just puts me off.

Look: Clear red-brown color. Very little head, which quickly turned into a patchy skiff of different sized bubbles. Left a narrow strip of lacing on the glass. Started with medium sized bubbles on the side of the glass. Very low amount of small bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.

Smell: Hardwood, yeast, and a little bit of malt. Very light scent of button mushrooms. Swirling the glass kicked up a bit of a skunky smell.

Taste: Oak and button mushrooms with medium bitters. A cereal-malt flavor shows up. This cereal-malt flavor grows to dominate more of the flavor as the beer warms up. The aftertaste is dominated by a bitter, wet cardboard. The bitters build up while working through the glass.

Feel: Quickly grew to a creamy foam that retained its creamy feel while the bubbles grew larger.

Overall: Very pleasant beer. The flavor mix evolves nicely as it warms in the glass. However the bitters hang around and grow a little too bold by the end of the glass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep, clear amber bronze with a fizzy, off white head and gentle lace cover. Mild grainy aroma with earthy, leafy hops. Fuller malt flavor with plenty of grains, caramel, slight fruity esters and a very crisp, herbal bitter finish.
Medium body, lively carbonation. Very crisp and refreshing - nice take on a less common style.

On tap at Toby's on Commercial, split a pitcher with two non-craft beer drinkers who enjoyed it. Yeasty, malty, sweet, a hint of bitter. Highly carbonated, clean finish. Good beer, but 33 Acres makes several better ones.