Summertime Ale (Special Hoppy Liberty Edition)
Stone Arch Brew House
- From:
- Stone Arch Brew House
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Dark Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 17, 2003
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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Reviewed by cokes from Wisconsin
3.82/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First off, I have absolutely no idea what style this beer is trying to be. I guessed that a beer that proclaims to be "Summertime", "dry-hopped", and a "Special Hoppy Liberty Edition" would fall in line with a Pale Ale.
Dead wrong.
Murky cola brown with a wispy tan head that retreats as it is still being poured. Loads of sediment.
Weird aromatics of clove, burnt brown sugar, pepper, metallic hops and rye toast. Attractive, but not as expected.
Taste begins with a syrupy scorched molasses. A coffee roastedness enters early and hovers over throughout. A quick Black malt twang preludes the wheat characteristics. Clove, and burnt vanilla beans, and black peppers and a crusty breadiness. Doughball yeastiness. A caramel sweetness emerges from the depths as the beer ends sugary sweet, similar to how it started. Hopping is of limited notice, but creates a lightly bitter tail end. Alcohol is noticed, leading me to believe this is relatively strong.
Medium bodied, low carbonation and slightly sticky sweet.
Maybe a hybred poter, weizenbock, dubbel and dunkelweiss?
Not bad at all, but waaaaay different than I had expected.
Is this a mis-labeled bottle?
Jul 17, 2003Dead wrong.
Murky cola brown with a wispy tan head that retreats as it is still being poured. Loads of sediment.
Weird aromatics of clove, burnt brown sugar, pepper, metallic hops and rye toast. Attractive, but not as expected.
Taste begins with a syrupy scorched molasses. A coffee roastedness enters early and hovers over throughout. A quick Black malt twang preludes the wheat characteristics. Clove, and burnt vanilla beans, and black peppers and a crusty breadiness. Doughball yeastiness. A caramel sweetness emerges from the depths as the beer ends sugary sweet, similar to how it started. Hopping is of limited notice, but creates a lightly bitter tail end. Alcohol is noticed, leading me to believe this is relatively strong.
Medium bodied, low carbonation and slightly sticky sweet.
Maybe a hybred poter, weizenbock, dubbel and dunkelweiss?
Not bad at all, but waaaaay different than I had expected.
Is this a mis-labeled bottle?
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