Peeper Ale
Extra special thanks go out to Drazzamatazz for hooking me up with this as an extra. The review is from notes taken on 6/4/2010 and poured from the bottle to a pint glass. Appearance: Pour is a bright lemony yellow/pale straw color; starts with a massive 3 finger fluffy white head with great retention; body is perfectly clear and shows a ton of carbonation; big fluffy patches and swaths of lacing are left behind on the sides of the glass. Smell: When I crack this beer my nose is literally bombarded with citric/lemony hops that smell sticky and bitter; once it settles a little bit a very nice sweet malt presence creeps in and offers some balance while allowing the hops to do their job. Taste: Very nice bitter/citric (lemony) hops dominate the flavors, but don't really wreck the palate like some uber-hoppy beers do; a light, toasty graininess falls in there, but I have to wonder where the sweet malts went that I picked up in the nose; hoppy bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Body is especially light and the carbonation is very strong and a tad sharp; a light sticky coating is left behind and holds the bitter hops in the aftertaste quite well. Drinkability: Quite high - very nice flavors that aren't overpowering, refreshing and light body; a simple and straightforward beer with a moderate ABV that would be hard not to like.