Toll Gate
Turtle Swamp Brewing

Just noted the beer was dated 5/21 so I'll hafta re-review with some fresh ones from the brewery. But I'm likin' it, gotta say it's aged well. It's 5.9%, 8 months old. Go figure. Good drinkin' beer.

 

 

 

 

Smooth IPA with great body body, smooth ending and surprisingly refreshing. Toll Gate is aptly named!

 

 

Pretty good, smooth with a hint of sour

 

 

 

Dirty copper color and crystal clear. Long lasting head which provides some streaks for lace.

Strong weedy hop nose. The malt holds up,though, with some light caramel, earthiness. In a word, chewy.

The flavor starts with straight up darker biscuits and then the weeds come in strongly. Long "green" vegetal bitter aftertaste. The body leans thin with a correspondingly leaning high carbonation. The beer is complex and easy to drink. Not quite world-class but pretty close. Worth trying if you visit the Turtle Swamp Brewery.

Crowler fresh from the brewery today

Poured into a Sam Adam as glass

Translucent, light tea colored liquid, some carbonation , two finger off white, dense, soapy foam cap, great lacings

Aroma is earthy, floral, fruity, whiff of spice

Taste is earthy hops over a malt base

Hop nibbles, doesn’t bit. No sudsing but not flat

Good beer

 

 

 

Nice classic British IPA. Nice change of pace and good for multiple drinks at 5.9 abv. Good stuff all around, although I think the Crowler format I had it in sapped it of some of its body.