Jungle Boneyard
Cellador Ales

Poured from a tall-boy into my Drie de Fonteinen tumbler.

Unclear maize body with a fist of highly active, rocky, stiff peaks on top. Thick tendrils of lace; good retention.

Wild notes are a mix of pleasant citrus and savory cheesy aromas along with some faint ammonia/urea elements. A touch of sage emerges eventually.

Complex palate entry, although the flavors seem to conflict rather than synergize. Initial sweetness hint at grapes and honey, while the finish is fairly dry with the barrel contributing minerality and white wine notes. Some tartness, but not too sour. Funk is minimal and subsumed by the addition of sage, which weds with the light (clover? orange?) honey flavors. Yeast character is minimal. Oddly refreshing...

Light-bodied, heavily carbonated (although not quite "fizzy" it fades fairly quickly), and gently warming.

I feared this would be more "interesting" than enjoyable, but actually it isn't particularly strange. Enjoyed the can, but probably wouldn't go out of my way to get this again.

L: Darker golden blonde ale.
S: Strong herby, sage beer.
T: A light start of herbs and sage body into a clean, dry, crisp honey tail. pretty enjoyable.
F: A good medicinal-esque beer.
O: A very odd, unique and good beer using just herbs and honey as the basis.