Big Ern
Castle Island Brewing Co.

Cloudy, light amber color. Large head that requires the server to make multiple putts. It settles quickly to rim bubbles. Still, there’s plenty of spots and wide streaks.

The smell is similar to the smell of powdered malt for home brewing except there’s no sweetness. Light earthy smell.

Dry like the smell but with a solid malt footing. The hop dominates in the swallow. Fuller bodied with a lower carbonation level—almost chewy. There’s a bit of earthiness to the swallow but that dissipates quickly to a simple bitter aftertaste.

Over the top hops and haze. Definitely a lot of flavor and distinctive, from hops and malts you don't see everyday.

 

 

 

 

Both have tons of orange zest, passion fruit, pear, mango and white peach. Cracker malt base. Dry, zesty bitter finish. Bigger Ern is a bit too much. Boozy and overall heavy but still good. Big Ern is dynamite.

Nice, medium bodied beer. Hop without hop aftertaste.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look is burnt apricot with 2 fingers of nice white head.

Smell is dank and sweet tropical fruit. Orange and something else in there as well.

Taste is on point. Starts out nice with orange and tangerine. Then BIG sweet overripe tropical fruit comes rushing in. Really low bitterness.

Feel is soft and creamy.

Overall this is a fine beer that definately fits the NE style. It isn't as hazy as the big names but this beer is also somewhat cleaner on the palette.