Samurai Ale
12oz bottle, weizen glass, "Bottled On: Aug 25 2009". Pretty pale, corny yellow. White wine before the yeast and tangerine tinged weizen cloudiness after it. A very large, very white rocky, loose head on a violent pour. Very good retention with globs of lace. Smells of white grapes, rice, Budweiser, pear. I wish there were a nutty, brown rice quality. I might be able to get behind a beer headed in that direction. Fruity with grape, pear, and green apple. The rice is in the character of Budweiser, as is much of the flavor. A little drying at the end along with some noble hops. Not as carbonated as might be expected, one way this differs from a lager. The mouth is treated gently, as this is meant to be a gentle craft beer. I really don't fancy this but it could be an excellent departure from macro lager. Easy drinking with some more flavors.