Harveys Elizabethan Ale
From 9.3oz bottle to Bruges hybrid glass on 5/27/11 *From notes I'm not sure of the vintage, as there was a big pricing sticker placed on the label. A: Purple-amber in presentation, with a tiny .5 finger head and no lacing to speak of. S: Malty prune juice. It's overly sweet and syrupy on the nose, making me pull away from the glass. T: Hardcore prunes and raisins. Big time branflakes and rottting black fruit. It feels like this one was aged a bit too long at the brewery, as it's too cloyingly sweet. M: Rough, like liquid sandpaper. O: Harveys Elizabethan Ale misses the mark. It's too sweet and lacks any sort of balance. I will say that due to the prune juice like flavor profile, my Grandma would love it.