William Wallace
Earth Eagle Brewings

 

 

 

 

 

Light woody and a very easy drink.

 

Draught @ Brewery: Stopped here after the Granite State Growler tour. This one pours a hazy amber color. There was almost no head or lacing with this one. It has an interesting nose. Earthy, definitely get some juniper and faint heather. The taste is good. Malty with no real hops noticeable. No real sweetness either. Some juniper. Unique and very good!

 

 

 

 

 

Had on tap. Opaque murky chestnut brown body with a tan collar. Earth, peat smoke, juniper berry, slight pine, tea and honey in the nose. Taste is pretty much the same, a touch sweeter than nose. Feel is medium bodied but more viscous than expected, warm. This really worked well for me

 

Poured from a 32oz growler into an imperial pint glass. Color was a medium amber with a fair amount of haze to it. Next to no head when poured, and nothing shortly there after. A few small occasional streams of bubbles rose from the sides/bottom. The aroma was a bit strange. Had a definite herbal smell, but reminded me of tuna fish. Flavor was surprisingly sweet and balanced. Some unherbal flavors up front, but then shifted to a berry flavor, but not overly sweet. Coated the mouth nicely, not that much carbonation however. Overall not bad, aroma was a kick in the face, but the flavor more than made up for it.

First had: on tap at Earth Eagle

"Brewed with heather, juniper and spruce tips."

This brewery seems to have a leaning towards making gruits. And there's nothing wrong with that; it's still a relatively uncommon style. I did like their Chinese Rock quite a bit more than this one, but it still was quite good, and perhaps more representative of the style in general.

Cloudy amber pour, with a thin off-white head; minimal retention and lacing. Herbal aroma, notes of pine and meadow grass. Taste reflected the scent, with a bready malt base, pine needles, juniper berries making an appearance but not overwhelming anything, herbal and earthy, and something almost woody in there as well. Medium body, lower carbonation, and a nice beer overall.