![]() ![]() Poured from 510mL bottle into a dimpled mug. Too bad I do not have any more I guess it is a reason to visit again. I like the cinnamon is there but overpowering, a nice touch. The body is medium, has medium carbonation, and has a pleasant finish. The mouthfeel is creamy and slightly dry. Nosing the glass, I smell cinnamon, dark roasted malts, horchata, sugar sweetness, caramel, chocolate, coffee, molasses, bready, and a bit of earthiness. I am charting color around SRM 34, dark brown, nearly black. The slow dissipation left lots of lacing on the glass. The pour created a frothy and creamy light tan head with excellent retention. Considering this is an Imperial Porter, I use a tulip glass with a temperature of 50 degrees. Sorry, Odell, everything else I have tried was far better. The beer has issues I will not dissect what happened. The body is medium-plus, has medium carbonation, and finishes terribly. I also taste chocolate, cinnamon, bourbon, oak, dark roasted malts, and vanilla. I tasted sour milk with overcooked veggies. However, this beer has an awful off-flavor. This beer has been in the fridge since I purchased it. The aromas are delightful, I enjoyed nosing the glass. Nosing the glass, I smell cinnamon, chocolate, caramel, lightly roasted coffee, vanilla, molasses, oak, resin, bourbon, dark roasted malts, bready, and alcohol. I have seen several imperial stouts with beautiful head retention of over 12 percent ABV. ![]() The appearance is sub-par for this style. I am charting the color around SRM 34 dark brown, nearly black. The retention came and went, leaving no lacing on the glass. The pour created a creamy two-fingered light tan head with dismal retention. Since the last beer was a horchata porter, why not a horchata stout? I am staying with a tulip glass and served it at 52 degrees. I would rate this much lower as the BSDA that it is currently listed as. My ratings reflect this beer as Holiday beer or a Winter Warmer (which is what Mad Elf really is). If you like sweet, fruity, and boozy beers, this one is for you. This is not my favorite BDSA nor my favorite Troeg's offering, but this makes a decent winter warmer. The alcohol is not hidden and provides a noticeable boozy note. The sip dries slightly and does not get cloying but it is certainly sweet and spicy. The cinnamon and other spices are quite a bit sharper. The sweet cherries and the candi sugar are more pronounced. A light note of cinnamon with a hint of cloves and some baking spices. Tons of cherries with honey and candi sugar. A 1-finger hight beige/light tan head quickly dissolves to a ring and filmy cover leaving OK lacing.įruity, sweet, and a touch spicy. 2 minutes agoĬlear amber with bubbles continuously rising. Looks good and has a nice mouthfeel, but otherwise no need to revisit. An interesting and refreshing revisit, but a modest witbier. There is a hint of corn adjunct that is not to style, but it is otherwise quite light and drinkable, which is the hallmark of mass produced beer from this conglomerate. The contemporary one actually tastes almost exactly like I expected: a mellow, inoffensive witbier that with lighter flavor and and insipid finish. ![]() Another beer I wish I could go back in time to try side-by-side with a current one, because it would have been pre-Molson/Coors buyout and could have been different tasting. I remember thinking it was pretty exotic and drank it periodically. This may well have been my first introduction to this style (and possibly wheat beers in general) decades ago before my foray into craft beers. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. Flavor is wheat malt with hints of corn sweetness, faint orange and coriander flavor tapers off in the finish. Aroma of wheat, mild orange and coriander a bit of mineral. Pours a hazy, light to medium golden yellow with a fine, three finger white head with great retention and lacing. ![]()
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