Sleipnir
Ethereal Brewing

 

This was being served far too cold so I had to let it warm for about 20 minutes. When it did, it opened up to a plethora of sweet malts. Barley, grains, bran flakes, Carmel malt and a touch of honey it is very sweet. Lots of dark fruits like prune, date and raisin. This was too boozy as it was served but really settled well.

On the brink of their first anniversary, the brewers of Ethereal dive into a ripe old taste the finds influence in the mature British stronger ale. But with the help of some wild yeast, that "olde" character is enhanced with its own pungent perfume, stale taste and powder-fine texture.

Wafting above its light bronze color, its muddled haze, and its fluid white froth the tale of two beers play out starting with its scents- first is of a biscuit-sweet perfume with marmalade and floral fragrance. The other is of balsa, burlap, damp hay and must.

Its taste follows suit with a a young and fresh flavor that surrounds a caramel, shortbread and honey-sweet center. Its light ester profile is of orange and apricot with fruity tobacco becoming a bridge to the other, more earthen side. That's where the taste of organic chemistry promotes a woodsy, dusty and soiled taste.

Full, creamy and somewhat weighted with residual jammy sweetness and malt texture, yet drying wonderfully with a powdery, fresh sawdust character of weathered woods, rose and tangy cork. As the finish is remiss of dried pineapple and citrus, a gamey afterglow seemingly of mushroom leads to a mid-length linger.