Holly Anew
Tilted Barn Brewery

 

 

I picked up a 500 ml bottle of this beer at the brewery last weekend. No bottling date on the label that I can find.
Beer has been in my cellar since purchase. I am pouring into my snifter.
The beer pours a clear mahogany to copper color and rests fairly dark in my glass. Some light dredges come out at the end of the bottle pour. A fluffy beige to khaki colored head foams up about 2.5 cm and fades to a sturdy surface covering and leaves dense clingy lattice as I sip or swirl the glass.
Aroma is some light toffee and brown sugar with a bit of fusol booziness and some peppery spice. No hop character to be found on the nose.
First sip reveals a light to medium body with fine tingly carbonation. Beer drinks easier than expected and doesnt have any stickyness that can come in on bigger boozy beers. Physical traits milder than I would like across the board.
Flavor is some mild toffee and slightly burnt brown sugar, a little black pepper on the finish. not any hop character to speak of. This is a sort of one dimensional beer, but it isnt bad for sure, just was hoping for something more interesting and with more depth.
Still glad to have tried this one.