Fallout
Elysian Brewing Company

 

Bottle.
Appearance: Orange. Clear. Thin, Fuzzy head. Nice, sticky lacing.
Smell: cardamom.
Taste: medium malt. Biscuit. Perfume and citrus. Cardamom. Sweet.
Mouthfeel: medium carbonation. Medium body. Sweet.
Overall: a bit too much on the cardamom. Pretty decent though.

 

 

 

I had this on tap at T Brendan O'reilly's served chilled in a pint glass.

The color is sort of a murky hazed golden brown with light cream cap and fine bead, lace is pretty much non existent. The smell is very good with floral and spiced elements with mildly perfume type aroma with ginger and woody tangy scent along with the potpouri element of cardamom. The feel has a slight dry ale yeastiness with subtle spiced accent and light hint of earthiness with semi-dry finish and moderately low carbonation for the style and mild alcohol on the palate.

This ale has a gentle ginger spiciness and cardomom flavor that covers the mild alcohol taste and light malt sweetness but generally low in cardamom taste overall. The hops come forward slighly and malt has a place in the profile but it is really just to support the general high alcohol ginger beer scheme which is not bad in my opinion. Overall not a bad spiced beer -somewhat dry in the yeast andmalt so the spice can shine and the beer comes off as mild as far as the base goes so it is pretty easy to drink - it is a very decent but not exceptional spice beer.

 

 

 

Thanks to 5000 for sending me this bottle.

The beer pours a hazy orange color with a white head. The aroma is very heavy on the herbal notes. I get some cardamom and ginger, as well as some rosemary. There is also a hint of biscuit malt and some orange citrus.

The flavor is also herbal. I get some biscuit and toffee, as well as some rosemary and cardamom. The orange citrus notes also come through, and they are joined by a little bit of grapefruit. The bitterness level is fairly low. There is also a bit of a minty, medicinal quality that goes well with the other flavors.

Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

 

A: The beer is clear orange amber in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a two finger high off white head that eventually died down and left some lacing on the surface.
S: There are light aromas of cardamom in the nose; these start to become stronger as the beer warms up.
T: The taste has flavors of tea, herbs and spices, the latter of which seems to longer through the finish. As the beer warms up, the herbal flavors become stronger.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The beer almost smells like a gruit beer and is packed with lots of herbal aromas and flavors. It’s not a bad choice if you like cardamom.

A: Pours a cloudy glowing orange to copper in color with some gentle visible carbonation near the surface of the beer. The beer has a half finger tall light beige head that quickly reduces to a thick film covering the entire surface of the beer, a small thicker patch, and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: The aroma of the cardamon is in the forefront of the smell of this beer - it is not overly strong and is actually quite pleasant and inviting. Behind the smell of the cardamon, there is a more subtle aroma of tea.

T: Starts out with a pleasant, yet light, malt body and then the flavors of the cardamon and spices start to build. There is something very similar to the flavors in chai tea (herbs and spices with the tea).

M: Slightly lighter than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly creamy.

O: Because of the lack of traditional beer smells in this one, it almost reminds me of a Gruit beer. Due to the strength of the cardamon smell and taste, this is not the easiest beer to drink - and I am a person that really enjoys cardamon. Very interesting and I am very glad I chose this beer randomly for purchase.

 

Bottle opened on 8.13.12.
Third in the series.

A - Pours a very cloudy, medium orange with a one inch, fluffy off-white head. Good retention.

S - Very spicy, floral, oranges.

T - Very spicy, some floral and orange zest as well.

D - Great carbonation with a light body.

O - So spicy, hard to get much else out of it.

 

 

 

22oz bottle poured into a large mug

Pours slightly cloudy coppery yellow with a pretty quick fluffy head, which fades quickly too, leaving some pretty lacing on the side of the glass. Lots of active carbonation. Smell is spicy. I would guess that it's cardamom, but I'm not sure what cardamom tastes likes. Sweet, maybe a little floral.

Taste is good, except for a soapy aftertaste. Sweet, some citrus and straw, more of that spicy flavor that I think is cardamom (with more confidence since I smelled the cardamom in our spice cabinet). But that soapy aftertaste is kind of a buzzkill...otherwise this is nice.

Mouthfeel is a bit gritty and dry.

Overall, if it wasn't for the soapy aftertaste, I'd like this beer quite a bit more.

Growler filled at DeCicco's in Ardsley, NY

Pour is cloudy and dull amber, under a lite tan head, that stays. Leaves a mess of bits of fine lace on the glass.

Spice infused nose, earthy and mineraly to my none to sophisticated sniffer.

Quite dry, quite hoppy and quite complex, with a healthy dose of dense spice. It's a dry brew with notes similar to cumin and lite chili pepper notes, also honey and a hint of mint come to mind.

I like it. Different, complex and quite enjoyable. Prolly would wash down some BBQ, thai or Indian food in fine style