Southampton Altbier
It's not everyday you find Southampton lining the coolers of your local Korean fruit stand. No BB date, but all the fluorescents were quite obstructed by all the bottles of fruit juice. $2 32oz bottles of pomegranate juice seem quite the bargain. Side note: I find it funny that the key pictured on the label, wouldn't fit the key hole pictured at the top. Light head, little lacing, but a strong rise of carbonation in this un-etched, generic pint glass. The color is easily mistaken for a glass of iced tea. Scents of cheap plum wine & raisin bread; mild whiff of alcohol; stale cinnamon &/or ginger. On my taste buds, a salty/sweet balance, accentuated by the strong carbonation, leave a lingering, slightly charred toffee taste that isn't sticky or over burnt. Minute flavors of bitter mumbling fruit rinds limp into place, but don't add or distract from much of anything else. My go-to brown ale during these sticky summer months. Not the best, but it does the job. :)