Double fermented gold-rusted medium-bodied bitter retains biscuit-buttered bread crusting, mild floral hop lament, and vegetal respite before diacetyl honey serenade softens its light malt-smoked whiskey finish. Ashen wood tones knocks back citric snip.
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FLYING FISH E.S.B. AMBER ALE
LEFT HAND SAWTOOTH ALE
ROGUE WHITE CRANE BITTER ALE
Easy drinkin’ copper-toned bitter (a.k.a. Rogue Oregon Golden Ale) receives polite spruce hop frontage and mild toasted barley continuance, settling into clean watered sweet malt finish. A fitting session beer for milder thirsts fluffing tardy honeyed wheat against concealed grapefruit-quince undertone.
(UNICORN) ROBINSON’S DOUBLE HOP PREMIUM ALE
(MCAUSLAN) FRONTENAC EXTRA SPECIAL PALE ALE
ADNAMS SUFFOLK SPECIAL BITTER
Dry wheat-husked toasted hop sass and chalky caramel malting seduce laid-back soft water flow as aromatic tobacco-peat earthiness lingers. Secondary rye-pumpernickel breading and wet cedar sweetness recede to smoked wood tinge. Surprisingly lacks advertised bitterness though redeeming novice appeal is undeniable.