Longshot Honey B's Lavender Ale
12oz bottle, Bruery tulip, best by September 2011. At the pour this is a very golden and effervescent ale. The head is a puffy, tight white phenomenon and the body is of darker gold. All seems in order, proceed. The nose does not belie the presence of that lavender; herbal, oily lavender reaches up from the glass, possibly mingled with some earthier hops. Perfume comes to mind, as does lavender oil room scents. While heavy on the lavender, it's a rather pleasant earthy, herbal, minty drink. A little chalky yeast gets in there and this seems to me a bit like Saison du Buff. Rosemary could be construed. The mouth is actually a little heavy and chalky for what should be, and mostly is, refreshing. What is the base beer? A Saison or some kind of Belgian pale certainly. I don't think it's boring, as one of the very early reviewers I read seemed to think. I could question how this was the best that a Sam Adams employee brewed, but not bad, not bad.