Cold from tap
Pours clear brown/red, tall fine tan head that stays and laces
Aroma pine needles
Mouthfeel moderate body, sharp hop bitterness
Flavor hop bitterness up front, big pine, malt not really apparent
Finishes with big bitterness on back of tongue, yet somehow not very dry
Overall needs considerably more abv to meet the bitterness. Needs more sweetness to meet the pine. Certainly not a SAB clone. Jody would probably like this.
Cold from tap
Pours clear brown slight haze, tall fine light tan head that stays
Aroma sweet malt, asian spice, metal
Mouthfeel sweet but light body, no coating
Flavor heavy bready sweetness balanced with sharp but not overwhelming bitterness, metal at back
Finishes metallic, pretty sweet almost cloying
Overall very different, nice balance, should do this again some time with fresher specialty grains.
Cellar temp
pours golden, bright, nice even while head that drops back but lingers, light lacing
aroma fresh ripe fruit, big barnyard/horse blanket, indian spice in the way back
mouthfeel nice dryness, light body, no coating
flavor horseblanket first, fruit next, bread
finishes dry, some dirt/bile
overall nice example, may be losing touch with sanitation, picking up something that doesn't belong at the back.
